As the week of Pokemon Day celebrations carries on withNintendo celebrating one of its biggest franchises, thePokemonseries has already seen a plethora of announcements for many of its ongoing games since the festivities began on Monday.Pokemon Masters EXhas already seen a new version of May added to the game while other games likePokemon Sword and ShieldandPokemon Cafe Mixhave featured smaller events with rate boosts for fan-favorite Pokemon. Now,Pokemon Unite’s time in the spotlight has arrived as thePokemonMOBA officially revealed the next addition to its roster.
Since the game’s launch in July 2021,Pokemon Unitehas seen consistent additions to the roster each month with developer TiMi Studios frequently introducing new Pokemon and new ways to experience the MOBA. 2022 has already seenUniteadd two popular Generation 6 Pokemon to the roster with Trevenant joining the game in January and Aegislash releasing earlier this month. Now, as part of The Pokemon Company’s ongoing anniversary celebration,Pokemon Uniteofficially announced the Mythical Pokemon Hoopa as the next creature to join the fight.
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A trailer released Thursday morning on the officialPokemon UniteYouTube channel details the game’s newest addition, showing off Hoopa’s moveset. Hoopa’s abilities focus around teleporting itself and its allies around the map with its Hyperspace Hole ability allowing Hoopa and its allies to teleport both back to base and between the game’s goal points. Hoopa’s Unite Move, Rings Unbound, causesHoopa to transform into its Unbound formand alters its moveset, allowing Hoopa to deal big damage, causing its attacks to hit in an area, and creating a one-time warp point for allies to group up with.
Hoopa’s addition toPokemon Uniteis noteworthy not only due to the Pokemon’s unique moveset focusing around cross-map mobility but also becoming only the second Mythical Pokemon to be added to the game withZeraora previously being featuredat the game’s release. While Zeraora has fallen off on many players' tier lists since the game’s launch, Hoopa will look to provide a style of gameplay that is wholly unique from other members ofPokemon Unite’s roster with its teleport abilities allowing teammates to escape danger or turn the tide of a fight.
The announcement of Hoopa’s introduction toPokemon Unitemarks the halfway point for the Pokemon Day celebrations, but The Pokemon Company still has plenty planned to come throughout the days leading up toPokemon’s 26th anniversary. The previously announced schedule will feature announcements for thePokemon Trading Card Gameon Friday andPokemon GOon Saturdaybefore ending with a “PokemonPresents” broadcast on Sunday. WithPokemon Legends: Arceusseeing massive success following its launch, the future looks bright forPokemonmoving into its twenty-sixth year.
Pokemon Uniteis available now for Switch and mobile devices.
