<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Unite	I-Application
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
Pokémon	B-Application
UNITE	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
,	O
multiplayer	O
online	O
battle	O
arena	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
TiMi	O
Studio	O
Group	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
The	O
Pokémon	O
Company	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
21	O
July	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
73	O
countries	O
on	O
22	O
September	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Unite	I-Application
is	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
online	O
battle	O
arena	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
standard	O
matches	O
consisting	O
of	O
two	O
teams	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
5	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
type	O
"	O
system	O
common	O
in	O
other	O
Pokémon	O
games	O
,	O
a	O
system	O
similar	O
to	O
rock	O
paper	O
scissors	O
that	O
determines	O
each	O
Pokémon	O
's	O
effectiveness	O
against	O
others	O
,	O
is	O
absent	O
from	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Unite	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Unite	I-Application
is	O
unique	O
from	O
other	O
MOBAs	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
in-game	O
scoreboard	O
,	O
to	O
prevent	O
players	O
from	O
leaving	O
the	O
game	O
out	O
of	O
frustration	O
when	O
they	O
are	O
losing	O
in	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2021	O
,	O
The	O
Pokémon	O
Company	O
announced	O
that	O
another	O
closed	O
beta	O
test	O
would	O
be	O
scheduled	O
for	O
March	O
2021	O
,	O
this	O
time	O
specifically	O
for	O
Canadian	O
Android	B-Application
smartphone	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reveal	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Unite	I-Application
was	O
controversial	O
,	O
with	O
outlets	O
discussing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
potential	O
to	O
open	O
a	O
new	O
competitive	O
gaming	O
scene	O
to	O
a	O
fresh	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
video	I-General_Concept
of	O
the	O
announcement	O
quickly	O
became	O
the	O
most	O
disliked	O
video	O
on	O
The	O
Pokémon	O
Company	O
's	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
channel	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
officially	O
released	O
on	O
21	O
July	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mobile	O
versions	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
have	O
been	O
released	O
as	O
of	O
22	O
September	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TiMi	O
plans	O
to	O
continue	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
after	O
its	O
official	O
release	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
offering	O
new	O
playable	O
Pokémon	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
which	O
became	O
available	O
for	O
players	O
on	O
28	O
July	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2022	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
officially	O
confirmed	O
by	O
producer	O
Masaaki	O
Hoshino	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Pokémon	O
World	O
Championships	O
taking	O
place	O
in	O
August	O
,	O
joining	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
games	O
(	O
known	O
as	O
VGC	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
TCG	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Pokkén	B-Application
Tournament	I-Application
's	O
last	O
Championship	O
Series	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
first	O
season	O
of	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Unite	I-Application
Championship	O
Series	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
11	O
supported	O
Regional	O
Zones	O
:	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Mexico	O
,	O
Central	O
America	O
,	O
South	O
America-West	O
,	O
South	O
America-East	O
,	O
Japan	O
,	O
South	O
Korea	O
,	O
Europe	O
,	O
Oceania	O
,	O
India	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Asia-Pacific	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Unite	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
discussions	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
social	O
media	O
amongst	O
fans	O
,	O
The	O
Pokémon	O
Company	O
—	O
through	O
the	O
official	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Unite	I-Application
Twitter	B-Application
account	I-Application
—	O
promoted	O
a	O
survey	O
for	O
feedback	O
from	O
fans	O
to	O
improve	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Unite	I-Application
won	O
the	O
award	O
for	O
Best	O
Game	O
of	O
Google	O
Play	O
's	O
Best	O
of	O
2021	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
being	O
nominated	O
for	O
Best	O
Mobile	O
Game	O
for	O
the	O
2021	O
Game	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
