Pokémon Unite: All Pokémon you can have in your party

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Pokémon Unite is the latest Pokémon game to come to Nintendo Switch, iPhone, and Android devices. It’s a free-to-play online multiplayer battle arena game where 5-v-5 battles occur. Victory depends on user skill, team strategy, and individual Pokémon skills. But exactly which Pokémon can you use? Here are all of the playable Pokémon characters available right now.

Pokémon Unite roster

Roster
Roles & Battle Type system
Coming soon
Pokémon License prices
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Pokémon Unite roster

Here are all of the playable characters you can use right now, along with their roles. There is also a Pokémon Unite tier list that shows which Pokémon are higher ranking than others. If you want to gussy up your favorite characters, you’ll want to take advantage of the various Pokémon skins to make your fighter look unique.

Absol (Speedster)
Alolan Ninetales (Attacker)
Blastoise (Defender)
Blissey (Supporter)
Charizard (All-Rounder)
Cinderace (Attacker)
Cramorant (Attacker)
Crustle (Defender)
Decidueye (Attacker)
Dragonite (All-Rounder)
Eldegoss (Supporter)
Garchomp (All-Rounder)
Gardevoir (Attacker)
Gengar (Speedster)
Greedent (Defender)
Greninja (Attacker)
Lucario (All-Rounder)
Machamp (All-Rounder)
Mamoswine (Defender)
Mr. Mime (Supporter)
Pikachu (Attacker)
Slowbro (Defender)
Snorlax (Defender)
Sylveon (Attacker)
Talonflame (Speedster)
Trevenant (Defender)
Tsareena (All-Rounder)
Venusaur (Attacker)
Wigglytuff (Supporter)
Zeraora (Speedster)

Roles & Battle Type System

Unlike core Pokémon games, Pokémon Unite’s battle system focuses on Battle types rather than Elemental types. During each battle, Pokémon can grow as they fight and can even temporarily evolve.

There are five different Battle Types:

Attacker: Has low Endurance and excels at dealing heavy ranged damage to opponents.

Alolan Ninetales
Cinderace
Cramorant
Decideueye
Gardevoir
Greninja
Pikachu
Sylveon
Venausaur

Speedster: Has high Mobility and Offense and excels at making quick attacks and scoring points.

Absol
Gengar
Talonflame
Zeraora

All-Rounder: Has balanced Offense and Endurance and are highly tenacious fighters.

Charizard
Dragonite
Garchomp
Lucario
Machamp
Tsareena

Defender: Has high Endurance and excels at protecting allies and hindering opponents.

Blastoise
Crustle
Greedent
Mamoswine
Slowbrow
Snorlax
Trevenant

Supporter: Provides team support by inflicting status conditions on opponents and by healing allies.

Blissey
Eldegoss
Mr. Mime
Wigglytuff

Pokémon Unite: Pokémon Licenses coming soon

We do not currently know who the next Pokémon coming to Pokémon Unite will be, but we’ll update when we learn more.

Pokémon Unite License Prices

To use a Pokémon in battle, you will need to have its Pokémon License. You can purchase these in the shop by either spending Aeos Coins or Aeos Gems. Aeos Coins are earned as you play, while Aeos Gems can only be purchased with real-world money. Here’s the price for each license.

Pokémon
Aeos Coins
Aeos Gems

Absol
10,000
575

Alolan Ninetales
8,000
460

Blastoise
8,000
460

Blissey
8,000
460

Charizard
6,000
345

Cinderace
8,000
460

Cramorant
8,000
460

Crustle
8,000
460

Decidueye
10,000
575

Dragonite
10,000
575

Eldegoss
6,000
345

Garchomp
10,000
575

Gardevoir
8,000
460

Gengar
10,000
575

Greedent
8,000
460

Greninja
10,000
575

Lucario
10,000
575

Machamp
8,000
460

Mamoswine
8,000
460

Mr. Mime
8,000
460

Pikachu
6,000
345

Slowbro
6,000
345

Snorlax
6,000
345

Sylveon
10,000
575

Talonflame
6,000
345

Trevenant
10,000
575

Tsareena
10,000
575

Venasaur
8,000
460

Wigglytuff
8,000
460

Zeraora*
Unavailable
Unavailable

*Zeraora was given to players as an reward for playing the game shortly after launch. If you didn’t get it then, it’s possible you will not be able to get it going forward.

Pokémon Unite: All Pokémon you can get for free

There are currently 12 Pokémon that you can get for free. However, five of these are starters. If you get one of the starters, the rest are closed to you and must be purchased. Some of them are only free during a limited-time event.

Pokémon
How to get it

Zeraora
Play Pokémon Unite before Aug 31 and then make sure to claim Zeraora.

Slowbro
Awarded after reaching Trainer Level 2. You have to claim it to add it to your roster.

Venasaur
Awarded after reaching Trainer Level 5. You have to claim it to add it to your roster.

Alolan Ninetales
Log in to Pokémon Unite on two different Days. Rewarded as part of the 14-Day Welcome Gifts. It won’t join your roster until you claim it.

Cinderace
Log in to Pokémon Unite on eight different Days. Rewarded as part of the 14-Day Welcome Gifts. You must remember to claim Cinderace to use it.

Greninja
Rewarded on the 14th day of logging in to Pokémon Unite. Rewarded as part of the 14-Day Welcome Gifts. Make sure to claim Greninja after you unlock it.

Crustle
Part of the Beginner Challenge awarded after completing all 7 Day Missions. Crustle won’t join your team until you claim it.

Eldegoss
Can be chosen as a Starter.

Snorlax
Can be chosen as a Starter.

Pikachu
Can be chosen as a Starter.

Charizard
Can be chosen as a Starter.

Talonflame
Can be chosen as a Starter.

Get out there, champ

To do well in Pokémon Unite, you’ll need to keep Battle Types in mind and use your Pokémon to score points. It will help to have a diverse group of creatures on your team. As time goes on, more Pokémon might get added to this list, and we’ll update it if that happens.