{"id":74264,"date":"2026-10-27T15:31:41","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T06:31:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=74264"},"modified":"2026-10-27T15:31:43","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T06:31:43","slug":"pokemon-unite-to-shut-down-on-march-23-but-new-library-feature-will-allow-users-to-access-some-of-the-games-content-even-after-eos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/pokemon-unite-to-shut-down-on-march-23-but-new-library-feature-will-allow-users-to-access-some-of-the-games-content-even-after-eos\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon Unite to shut down on March 23, but new library feature will allow users to access some of the game\u2019s content even after EOS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pok\u00e9mon Company has <a href=\"https:\/\/unite.pokemon.com\/en-us\/news\/unite-end-of-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced<\/a> that it will shut down <strong>Pok\u00e9mon Unite<\/strong> on March 23, 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pok\u00e9mon Unite is a free-to-play MOBA, in which each player controls their Pok\u00e9mon in a 5-on-5 arena battle. The game was released for the Nintendo Switch in July 2021, followed by an iOS and Android release in September. It launched in China in November 2024, and by July 2025, <a href=\"https:\/\/unite.pokemon.com\/en-us\/news\/pokemon-unite-fourth-anniversary-producer-letter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">it had surpassed 200 million cumulative downloads globally.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In November 2025, the game ended services in the Netherlands and Belgium, with users <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/pokemonunite-20241001-312726\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">speculating it could\u2019ve been due to strict regulations regarding \u201cloot boxes\u201d in the countries<\/a>. However, on October 27 this year, it was announced that both the Nintendo Switch and mobile versions of Pok\u00e9mon Unite would end services globally.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, further sales of Aeos games, the title\u2019s in-game currency, as well as UNITE Club membership renewals, will be suspended as of today. The Pok\u00e9mon UNITE Aeos Crown 2027 Tokyo tournament is set to continue according to schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even after services end, players will be able to use a special \u201clibrary\u201d feature that allows them to view certain records and in-game content. The library feature will be a part of a new update scheduled for November 12, and players who have completed the required data download before services are terminated will have access to the feature even after the scheduled shut-down date. However, the Pok\u00e9mon Company warns that library data cannot be transferred between devices, and that support for the feature will not be available after services end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Pok\u00e9mon Unite is scheduled to end services on March 23, 2027, almost six years after its launch for the Nintendo Switch in 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":79,"featured_media":74266,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[{"did":"did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2","date":"2026-10-27T06:31:50+00:00","uri":"at:\/\/did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mytmgyz4rv2w","response":"{\"uri\":\"at:\/\/did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mytmgyz4rv2w\",\"cid\":\"bafyreiabjfknmrlhsjre2mopdyjrazmg7gbh5ccml3ejgotsde3itjslvu\",\"commit\":{\"cid\":\"bafyreibqn5dxmk6vp5cf5meryh6jxmsjuyanor7opvo2bggc4echtlitu4\",\"rev\":\"3mytmgyzdmn2w\"},\"validationStatus\":\"valid\"}"}],"autoblue_post_url":"","autoblue_publish_document":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-74264","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":8}},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - 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