A Pokemon Unite player survived a tricky situation in a match while playing as Slowbro. The release of Pokemon Unite marked Pokemon's entry into the world of multiplayer online battle arena games - or simply MOBAs. With this, the game combines the competitiveness of the genre with one of entertainment's most beloved franchises.
Like other MOBAs, Pokemon Unite features battles between teams of five players each. Pokemon Unite divides Pokemon into five classes with different roles within the game. There are important things about Pokemon Unite to know not only to understand the particularities of the game but also to become a better player. One of them is to understand the role of each class, its strengths and weaknesses, and the best Pokemon to play. The Pokemon Unite player can then use the casual matches to train, and put their knowledge to the test in Ranked.
User Hypechat shared on Reddit a clip of a match where their Slowbro survives a tricky situation. The Pokemon is attacked by enemies Zeraora, Venusaur, and Edelgoss, and uses Amnesia to absorb the damage received and convert it to HP. Slowbro has strong abilities in Pokemon Unite, which are aimed at crowd control effects. The Pokemon then uses Scald to slow down the opponent's movement, and its Unite Move disables Zeraora. Low on HP but still alive, Slowbro buys time for allied Glaceon to enter the fight and eliminate Edelgoss and Venusaur, while Slowbro eliminates Zeraora.
Slowbro is one of the Pokemon Unite's Defender class Pokemon, which act as the game's tanks. These Pokemon have high durability and great crowd control and are intended to be the team's front line during fights. Originally a Psyhic-type from Gen 1, Slowbro is not a standout among the best Pyschic-type Pokemon for competitive tournaments. In Pokemon Unite, however, Slowbro is among the best Pokemon in its class because of its ability to soak up damage and remove opponents from fights.
Pokemon Unite is an ideal MOBA for beginners and the situation shared by Hypechat is a good example. With intelligent use of Slowbro's abilities, a player can stay alive even in the most unlikely situations, creating satisfying plays. The moment experienced by the player becomes even more fun because although Slowbro lives the "no thoughts head empty" philosophy, the Pokemon can be a tough opponent to face during a match.
Pokemon Unite is available now for Android, iOS, and Switch.
