Blastoise and Gardevoir were announced before the release of Pokémon Unite. After Gardevoir found its way into the game on July 28, it is now Blastoise’s turn. Here is what we know about the Pokémon.
The Water-type Pokémon Blastoise (DE: Turtok) has been present since the first generation in the main Pokémon games and is one of the iconic trio of starter Pokémon. Blastoise evolves from Wartortle, which in turn evolves from Squirtle. The developers TiMi have firmly announced Blastoise for Pokémon Unite, and he was already playable in the beta of the MOBA.
What can Blastoise do? In the closed beta of Pokémon Unite, a glimpse at Blastoise’s moveset was available. With attacks like Water Gun or Hydro Pump, he is classified as a ranged attacker. With a toughness value of 3.5/5 stars, Blastoise is just below the already known defenders Slowbro and Crustle. Thus, he is declared a defender by the game.
His starting attacks are Skull Bash and Water Gun. After that, you can choose between Water Spout or Hydro Pump at level 5, which then replaces Water Gun as an attack. Water Spout damages the opponent and reduces their movement speed. In contrast, Hydro Pump is a pure damage move.
At level 7, you then have the choice between Surf and Rapid Spin. The former stuns affected opponents. After an upgrade, Blastoise temporarily gains a protective shield once Surf hits. If Blastoise uses Rapid Spin, he rotates around his own axis and is freely controllable.
After reaching level 13, Rapid Spin increases Blastoise’s movement speed and reduces the damage from opponents to him. If you choose one of the two attacks, it replaces the starting attack Skull Bash.
Here you can watch a video featuring him, his attacks, and gameplay from the closed beta:
When is the release of Blastoise?
What we know about the release: Already on June 17, more than a month before the official game release, Blastoise was announced along with Gardevoir. While Gardevoir is already playable, there is no fixed release date for the Water-type Pokémon.
Some players expected Blastoise two weeks after the release, as Gardevoir was added to Pokémon Unite directly in the first week after the game’s release. However, on August 3, only patch notes for the following day were posted, which included bug fixes and balancing. However, there was no trace of Blastoise. Users are now speculating whether the turtle will arrive in August or even wait until September.
This is how the first new Pokémon was released: Since the tweet in June, there has been no further mention of the two Pokémon. However, a few days before the release of Gardevoir, the tweet from June 17 was retweeted by the official account. Shortly thereafter, a post was made one day before Gardevoir’s release announcing the Psychic-Fairy Pokémon.
It is possible that the release of Blastoise will follow a similar pattern.
Are you among the players who are looking forward to Blastoise? What do you think about its abilities from the closed beta? Do you have any guesses about when Blastoise might finally become playable? Let us know in the comments.
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