The second season of Pokémon UNITE was a rollercoaster. Dragonite, Tsareena, Decidueye and Trevanent joined the roster, bringing UNITE up lớn 30 playable characters. Decidueye & Trevanent hadn’t effected the meta, while Dragonite & Tsareena loomed large throughout the season. Meta staples lượt thích Lucario và Eldegoss continued to see high usage rates, while Wigglytuff, Venusaur & Pikachu saw an increase in play compared to lớn the previous season.
Bạn đang xem: Pokémon: adventures in the orange islands
Weekly data of the main Pokémon the vị trí cao nhất 100 players in Pokémon UNITE use shows which Pokémon did well through the season. Below are the averages of that data, sorted into tiers based on meta prevalence:
Pokémon UNITE Season 2 S Tier:
Dragonite – 16.9% (NEW)Lucario – 16.6% (+0.8)Pokémon UNITE Season 2 A Tier:
Eldegoss – 11.1% (-4.1)Wigglytuff – 9.8% (+3.5)Pokémon UNITE Season 2 B Tier:
Venusaur – 7.1% (+2.7)Greedent – 6% (-5.5)Tsareena – 5.8% (NEW)Pokémon UNITE Season 2 C Tier:
Pikachu – 5.1% (+3.4)Greninja – 5% (-1.6)Talonflame – 4.7% (+2.9)Mime – 4.1% (+0.3)Zeraora – 3.5% (-0.4)Cinderace – 3% (-4.9)Pokémon UNITE Season 2 D Tier:
Snorlax – 2.1% (-4.6)Blissey – 1.5% (-1.3)Blastoise – 1.3% (-5)Gardevoir – 1.2% (+0.7)Slowbro – 1.1% (+1.6)Pokémon UNITE Season 2 F Tier:
Absol – 0.8% (+0.4)Charizard – 0.8% (+0.1)Decidueye – 0.7% (NEW)Ninetails – 0.6% (-3.6)Sylveon – 0.5% (-5.8)Trevenant – 0.5% (NEW)Cramorant – 0.4% (-3.9)Machamp – 0.3% (-0.9)Mamoswine – 0.3% (-0.7)Crustle – 0.2% (-0.7)Gengar – 0.2% (-1.6)Garchomp – 0.1% (+/-)S Tier: Dragonite and Lucario
Dragonite was introduced midway into the second season và didn’t waste any time dominating the meta. Dragonite’s Hyper Beam allows it to easily secure objectives, while Draco Impact gives it the ability to dance around the maps and score on unsuspecting opponents. When Sylveon & Greedent entered the game the developers wasted no time balancing them, but Dragonite took a month khổng lồ be nerfed down khổng lồ a reasonable level. With such a large period of dominance, it’s no wonder Dragonite ranks at the top for the season.
Lucario had seen some faltering in player base towards the kết thúc of the season, but has otherwise been a commanding presence in the meta. Lucario has incredible sustain, a strong early game, & powerful damage scaling when paired with the right held items. Even after a string of nerfs throughout the season, Lucario remains one of the most played Pokémon in the game.
A Tier: Eldegoss and Wigglytuff
Despite seeing a sizable erosion in play rate, Eldegoss maintains its position as the premier healer of Pokémon UNITE in Season 2. People have speculated the decline of Eldegoss play is due to lớn the introduction of Pokémon lượt thích Greedent & Tsareena, who have incredible sustain. While Eldegoss did see a large drop in the number of players when Greedent was introduced, there haven’t been any other introductions or balance changes that led khổng lồ long term reductions in players. & because Eldegoss remains the only ranged support in the game, it would likely take a large nerf to see any further drop in its usage in the meta.
Wigglytuff was initially passed over for other defenders until it received a sizable buff in damage and survivability early in the first season. Wigglytuff experienced nerfs later in the season, leading khổng lồ a decrease in play. But towards the end of the first season, Wigglytuff’s trajectory reversed và throughout the second season it has become the primary defender in the game, despite further nerfs.
B Tier: Venusaur, Greedent & Tsareena
These three Pokémon are all known for their sustain in combat. Venusaur saw buffs midway through the first season & has more or less ridden them throughout the second season despite repeated nerfs.
Tsareena entered the trò chơi in an absolutely dominant position only to lớn see the developers repeatedly and methodically target its toolkit, leaving it teetering towards irrelevancy.
Greedent is no longer the objective shredding beast it was introduced as, but has maintained its position in the meta primarily as a stealth scorer & disruptor thanks lớn its high mobility.
C Tier: Pikachu, Greninja, Talonflame, Mr. Mime, Zeraora và Cinderace
When the second season started, Greninja & Zeraora were the primary junglers in the game. But as nerfs took hold & Dragonite entered the game, the two saw dwindling play rates. Talonflame was able khổng lồ maintain steady play rates throughout the season despite receiving direct nerfs. Cinderace saw a buff to lớn its moves leading it khổng lồ finish the season in arguably the strongest position of any jungler in this tier.
Pikachu entered the season weak, but thanks to a large buff has seen increased play, finishing the season as one of the primary bottom lane attackers. Pikachu is better at dealing out ranged damage than its competition, but is at a disadvantage when against highly mobile characters.
Xem thêm: 403 Forbidden - Xem Phim Lan Lăng Vương Tập 24 Vietsub
Mr. Mime began this season in a strong position, directly competing against Wigglytuff as the premier bottom lane defender. As the season aged, Mr. Mime’s usage dropped thanks lớn an increase in mobility that more easily allowed players to lớn bypass its Barrier and Confusion moves.
Pokémon UNITE Season 2 usage
Understanding the play rates of the season isn’t the only way to see how Pokémon are being used. The charts below show which Pokémon have a significant overlap in players. The charts use data from the đứng đầu 100 players based on their three most played Pokémon for the season of the chart, their three most played Pokémon overall and their main Pokémon at the kết thúc of the respective season.
Junglers
In the first season of Pokémon Unite, people who played junglers found themselves playing many other Pokémon as well. Greninja and Zeraora saw heavy overlap with Venusaur players. Cinderace và Greninja saw heavy overlap with Lucario. In one of the oddest turns, Cinderace players found themselves playing a lot of Eldegoss as well.
Blastoise & Talonflame players had a lot on common with each other, but little in common with other jungle picks. Blastoise was a primary jungler for a short time, before dropping off at the same time Talonflame received a mix of buffs that made it viable for high cấp độ play. Because of this timing, a lot of players switched from Blastoise to lớn Talonflame mid-season.
In the second season this trend did not continue. Talonflame & Zeraora were entirely disconnected from the rest of the junglers and instead saw high overlap with Greedent. This is due khổng lồ Greedent và Talonflame being most prevalent in the score-based Japanese meta. Cinderace, Greninja, & Dragonite all saw heavy overlap with each other, with Greninja also having overlap with Lucario players.
Lucario
Lucario players, along with Wigglytuff players, are the primary connectors in these charts. In the first season Lucario sees heavy overlap with the meta definers of Cinderace, Greninja, Wigglytuff, và Venusaur. In the second season this trend continues, albeit with Greedent replacing Cinderace.
Support
The lane tư vấn role has consistently gone khổng lồ Eldegoss, with Blissey as a distant second. Eldegoss players often branch out into defender roles, with Wigglytuff seeing heavy overlap in both seasons. Eldegoss players also have a healthy streak of playing damage oriented roles, with Cinderace và Venusaur both seeing high player overlap. Blissey players, on the other hand, were more serious about playing the support role & only saw heavy overlap with Eldegoss.
Defenders
Wiggytuff anchors the defenders in the meta of the first season. Snorlax, Mr. Mime and Slowbro saw play as well and were all connected to Wigglytuff, if not each other. In the second season Mr. Mime had the most connections between defenders, while Wigglytuff và Snorlax had players that overlap with other roles. Mr. Mime’s connectivity is due lớn seeing its players move on to other defender roles, noticeably Slowbro. Blastoise spent most of the first season as a jungler & is now firmly rooted khổng lồ the defenders, albeit sharing players with Ninetails for some reason.
Attackers
In the first season the attackers were entirely disconnected from the meta outside of Venusaur. Cramorant started the season strong but saw its players migrate to Sylveon. Nintails had a similar trajectory khổng lồ Cramorant và saw its players split more evenly between Sylveon & Pikachu. The second season saw fewer Pokémon filling the attacker role with only Venusaur và Pikachu remaining.
