Battle Pass 21 arrives!
Battle Pass 21 is now live for all players in-game. In addition to the usual variety of new daily lessons and missions, and rewards for players to redeem including in-game currency and different booster items, this pass also adds two new pieces of Holowear, Stage Style: Snorlax and Stage Style: Gardevoir. A teaser trailer was posted to the official Pokémon UNITE channel on YouTube alongside the release of this new pass, highlighting these two new pieces of Holowear.
Players can raise their level through regular gameplay as they complete daily lessons and Battle Pass missions, receiving in-game Battle Pass rewards each time they level up. Free-to-play players will still however be able to receive an amount of Aeos Coins, Aeos Tickets, Item Enhancers, and a Season 17 Rank Protection Card from the Battle Pass.
As usual, the most desirable content is gated off specifically for paying players. This time around, the game is offering two different ways of purchasing the Battle Pass, those being Premium Pass and Premium Pass Plus. Both offers are compared in the table below.
| Premium Pass | Premium Pass Plus |
|---|---|
| Unlock Premium Missions | Unlock Premium Missions |
| Access to new Holowear | Access to new Holowear |
| Access to new Fashion items | Access to new Fashion items |
| Special Portrait Frame | Special Portrait Frame |
| Special Unite Snapshot Decoration | Special Unite Snapshot Decoration |
| +25 Battle Pass Levels | |
| Special Sticker |
The regular Premium Pass costs 490 Aeos Gems, while the Premium Pass Plus costs 840 Aeos Gems and will only be available for a limited time. Upon purchase of either Premium Pass, players will immediately receive Stage Style: Snorlax, along with Premium Missions. Those who have purchased the Premium Pass Plus will also receive a Battle Pass Level Raiser, and a Stage Style: Gardevoir Sticker. The Stage Style: Gardevoir holowear meanwhile can only be obtained by leveling up on the Premium Battle Pass all the way to Level 100.
Stage Style: Snorlax features no Special Audio/Visual FX. Stage Style: Gardevoir meanwhile features Audio/Visual FX for Unite Move, Scoring, Returning, KO and Movement.
A full list of all the prizes that can be obtained in the new season can be found below:
Version 1.13.1.5 has been released, with nerfs and bug fixes for the recently released Pokémon Metagross. Its Magnet Rise move has beeen significantly weakened, while Gyro Ball got bug fixes that affected its damage output.
The full, detailed patch notes can be read below:
New video showcases Gyarados using Aqua Tail
As previously announced, Gyarados will be joining the fray as a playable Pokémon to join the fray from January 25th. One of its moves has now been showcased by the Pokémon UNITE official X (formerly Twitter) account in a video. Gyarados's Aqua Tail has the Pokémon swing its tail continuously for a set amount of time. If it hits an opponent 3 times, the move can be used again with no extra cooldowns. No further information about Gyarados has been revealed as of the time of writing.
Season 17 has now started in Ranked Matches. As usual, players will begin the season with a rebalanced rank based on players' rankings from previous seasons. Rank Rewards that can be obtained this season include:
- Beginner: Class 3 - x1,000 Aeos Tickets
- Great: Class 5 - x1,500 Aeos Tickets
- Expert: Class 5 - x1,500 Aeos Tickets
- Veteran: Class 5 - x2,000 Aeos Tickets
- Ultra: Class 5 - Unite Ranked Set (Season 17)
- Master 1200 - Background (Season 17) and x500 Aeos Tickets
- Master 1400 - Frame (Season 17) and x500 Aeos Tickets
- Master 1600 - Sticker (Season 17) and x500 Aeos Tickets
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Version 1.13.1.5 - Patch Notes
Update Date/Time 2024-1-15 at 07:00 Post-Update Version Ver. 1.13.1.5 Update Details Bug Fixes Text Fixescommunity.pokemon.com
