POKEMON UNITE Outlines Plans for First Anniversary This Week
This week marks the first birthday for Pokémon Unite. The popular MOBA game from The Pokémon Company International and TiMi Studio Group turns one on July 21. To celebrate, fans can get up to 5 Unite licenses and Holowear just by logging in. If you login for 5 consecutive days between July 21 at 12 AM PDT and October 12 at 4:59 PM PDT, you can get the following items:
Day 1: Pikachu + Fashionable Style: Pikachu
Day 2: Lucario + Concert Style: Lucario
Day 3: Blastoise + Firefighter Style: Blastoise
Day 4: Snorlax + Bedtime Style: Snorlax
Day 5: Sylveon + Checkered Style: Sylveon
In addition, three new Unite licenses were announced for addition soon with the tease of three more being revealed in September.
Thursday, July 21: Glaceon
Wednesday, August 3: Buzzwole
Monday, August 15: Tyranitar
Of course, that’s not all that’s planned. Between July 21 at 12 AM PDT and September 1 at 4:49 PM PDT, players can enjoy the Anniversary Cake Challenge. When you login, battle, and complete missions you’ll get frosting which can be used to complete the anniversary cake and get various rewards. In addition, from July 21 at 12 AM PDT through August 14 at 4:%9 PM PDT will be the Icy Glaceon Challenge which will let players get Glaceon through the special mission challenge. In addition to all of this, Pokémon Boost Emblems are being added to the item pool of possible energy rewards.
But wait, there’s more. For a limited time (listed below) Pokémon Unite will have it’s first PvE-style battle event with Boss Rush. Here, players will team up to take down powerful Boss Pokémon that spawn one after another and the higher your team’s score, the better the rewards you’ll receive.
Period 1: Thursday, July 21, 2022 – Sunday, July 24, 2022
Period 2: Sunday, July 31, 2022 – Sunday, August 7, 2022
Period 3: Sunday, August 14, 2022 – Sunday, August 21, 2022
There’s also the Invite-a-Friend Campaign that can give you and friends rewards if they use your invite between July 21 at 12 AM PDT and August 11 at 4:59 PM PDT. The inviter can get Holowear tickets, energy boost tanks, and more while the invitee can get Bonfire Style: Slowbro if they win “a certain number of ranked matches.” In addition, if you haven’t played for over 14 days, you can log in and get a variety of rewards by jumping back in and playing between July 21 at 12 AM PDT and August 4 at 4:59 PM PDT.
Are you excited for any of these events or rewards? Any tips for new and returning players to Pokémon Unite?