Pokémon UNITE Officially Announces First Esports Tournament

In 2021, Pokémon UNITE is probably one of the most outstanding MOBA games when it comes to a very familiar theme but many gamers love it. Launched for the first time on the Nintendo Switch platform, gamers can now download Pokémon UNITE on mobile devices through two leading application stores, the App Store and Google Play.

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Although it has only been released for a few months and is a young MOBA game, it is undeniable that Pokémon UNITE is hot when this game has surpassed the milestone of 25 million downloads in October. Yes. It can be said that this is an extremely impressive number for a MOBA game that has just set foot in the game of the big guys.

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As a MOBA title, in order to keep a long-term player base, Pokémon UNITE needs to build an Esports tournament system instead of just relying on this popular franchise. That's why The Pokémon Company announced its plan to hold Esports tournaments in 2022 and made many gamers look forward to it.

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Specifically, Pokémon UNITE will be present at Pokémon World Championship 2022 - the largest and oldest tournament system of the Pokémon series with the presence of many titles related to this topic. Pokémon UNITE's own Esports tournament will have a total prize value of up to 1 million USD, equivalent to 22 billion VND with the participation of 16 different teams. This will also be an opportunity for this emerging game to compete with other big boys in the MOBA village.

Lesley Montoya

Update 22 January 2022