Better meh than ruining the game.

I think this is clearly more about Mewtwo duo's release exacerbating and diluting every release after it, because everything pales I'm comparison to them as the players grew numb to their ridiculously overpowered presence shaping the game around them, so now every subsequent release feels lacking because they don't reach the same heights; *_all of the new releases look weak when they're being juxtaposed to 'the norm' that was Mega Mewtwo duo for a while_*

I think the release hype would be better if the releases weren’t gem locked at first

The gem first release always kills my hype. I get why they do it, but from my perspective Metagross still isn't out yet.

I think weak releases are far better than op ones. So many new mons even dating back to Urshifu last December have been instant meta picks that it's nice to have some that are not so overwhelming. Broken releases feel almost like they make the game pay to win for the first week and from what I've seen tend to leave everyone awaiting the next balance patch more eagerly than the pokemon's actual release. With underpowered ones it seems more like we play them, see if they're good, and if they are then cool, but if not it isn't that big of a deal because the meta isn't majorly disrupted and they can easily get buffs later like everything after Mewtwo has ended up getting. Maybe it's not as great financially for the devs but from the players' side I think it's a lot better this way

One thing the game should balance is the Attack/ Sp. Attack Split. Any special attack pokemon, no matter its role, is way better than physical attackers.

I just love the new releases! No overpowered game ruining new Pokemon, just really good balanced pokemon

I remember watching the zacian announcement with my friend. He didn't play Unite, but was aware of the main series' meta game. We kinda both were like "yeah this can NOT be good for the game"

I agree that the latest releases are underrated. At this point I want to see a draft system implemented for better team comp/banning OP mons. This is just the logical next step now that we have 65+ mons!

To me this is the shadow of something bigger. The meta will value ranged characters, characters that do CC and so on. Melee characters that do no CC have very little room for mistake. So you can't tune them in easily, either they become broken out absolutely awful.

The only thing I think about these topic is that they literally have the test server for them to see whether a pokemon is balanced or not but they just used the test server to prematurely release pokemon, not do any test changes, and just release them how they want it to be. I really hope they change their plans on that server. They could make a experimental patch every week with a lot of pokemon. They see how it performs in battle and decide whether to scrap it, tweak it a little, or apply it on normal servers. This also solves the problem of test servers only being useful when a new mon drops

I just saw someone on Chris's video comment this, but a good fix to metagross unite may be to make it unstoppable on activation, all basic attacks become boosted for 6-10 seconds, and potentially make the wall spawn on every activation

To keep hype levels high without releasing OP pokemon, the key to me is releasing fun, goofy (silly, even) pokemon. Pokemon like Mew, Buzzwole, Hoopa, Sableye and Blaziken are good examples. I know some of these were OP on release, but I find them fun regardless of their power level.

I feel like Metagross was built as a defender then somewhere in the pipeline they just switched it to All-Round but heavily stripped its defenses and made both zen headbutt and its unite stopped by terrain. My issue with the current releases is that we do randomly get these broken pokemon between releases that don't get tuned at all. I feel like Metagross needs more oomph or more tankiness because I was hyped for my cyberspider but I dont feel like I do much outside setup for some wipes. If that's how they want all-rounders to be, than a lot of all-rounders need to be changed.

5:04 that music competes with your talking

But I like the new release better that it is not game changing too much like the EX license. I like it that they need time to adjust rather than changing the whole meta upon release and then nerf.

The main problem with the community being accustomed to things being broken is that it had become very difficult to gauge whether a new release is terrible or just balanced. Personally I believed Blaziken and Mimikyu to be balanced on release, but people were so dissatisfied with these releases that they got buffed almost immediately after their release. For Blaziken I thought this was fine, as it currently feels really good without being overbearing. Mimikyu on the other hand became stupidly broken after this ‘emergency’ buff, because it probably wasn’t as bad as people were saying, and the buffs were so massive. Now we’ve arrived at the same point with Metagross, where we have to assess how good this thing truly is in the meta. Granted, I think it’s terrible. To me it feels worse to play than release Azumarill, but I can understand why TiMi would be hesitant to buff it considering what happened to Mimikyu. Having said that, it currently has the lowest winrate in the game at 42%, with the next lowest being Cinderace at 47%. Metagross seriously needs buffs, it’s the worst character in the game rn without question

Magikarp for you is the same as Mimikyu, metagross and hoopa for me

So ive been stuck at vet 3 for like 3 weeks now and I always adjust to my team's needs, I dojt know what is wrong. Basically im always the defender because everyone picks the offensive and im the defensive. I dont have enough coins to go get another defender and all I havr is slowbro, snorlax, and blastoise and im currently on a huge lose streak. Can anyone help me and tell me whats wrong?

I have a question whats the best held items right now ihave scope lenses and buddy barrier (both 30 grade) im kinda new i have mew and mimikyu i ise mimikyu alot because of shadow claw etc etc

The only release for me that felt meh was Metagross. Maybe I just don't know how to play it but it feels like an all rounder/defender hybrid that fails to do both lol In terms of hype, removing the gem lock would be a good start. The price of skins are outrageous compared to other Mobas. Pick a lane Timi. lol China is doing a lot of cool stuff with the game and I seriously hope we see some of that in the future.

I value interesting strategies that new releases offer rather than power creep. Maybe the solution hype-wise is to look at what new things it brings to the table. For example, it looks technically possible to get a magikarp to gyarados ASAP with coordinate teamwork

Release some some supporters and some ranged attackers and special attackers And i feel like they're remixing some present Pokemon moves to make new one rather than adding new concept and i like moves like metronome as a move for clefable and Mewtwos unite move etc which makes it more interesting

The biggest most concerning issue with unite is matchmaking, I with thousands of wins and mastered every season I play with 1600+ seasons shouldn’t get an entire team that has less played games combined between them than I have wins and not a single teammate having a master season ever, or get teammates with 5500 games and never a master season, those people should not be on my team and only make my gameplay much more unenjoyable with how bad they play, this will not be fixed with even drafting because people just blatantly refuse to build good team comps also

I think the game will get to a point a liitle like tier bans in competitive pokemon with how EX licenses will work. They can still release hype inducing op pokemon to keep newer players interested in the game (quick play), without negatively impacting the consistency of the experience of my veteran players (ranked).

I'm really enjoying my goodra with the new holowear

When it comes to Gyarados, I'm wondering what the hit box will be. If it's only the front, then that's fine, but if you can hit his tail, then that will change it.

I agree!! Imma use splash on my enemies and make them fear me!

First they released stupidly broken pokemons(mewtwo,zacian,blaziken on beta release) Now in response to backlash they are releasing weak mons and buffing later(meowscarada,mimikyu,metagross) Maybe in the future they will finally release pokemon which are actually fair and fun to play since day one!

Zacian was so OP I took about a 10 month break…lol

Best way to help unite, is to keep showinh support and get word out. I bet the end goal is to get as many as possible ,pokemon stadium style with enough time ,

This thumbnail is amazing!

Some releases should come with items like the CHarge charm that made Leafon so good again

To bring some more hype with these releases, i think pokemon unite should have more events that get the players more excited when a new mon drops. They're already giving some trial licenses, and some other cool rewards upon release, but I feel like they could do some more with it. Just my thoughts.

Wait until Arceus comes out and 1 shots the whole map and scores on all goals simultaneously

Mimikyu was op on day 1 and got after that his buff for play rough.

Gonna b honest so much fun playing Metagross meteor mash and magnet rise is a good combo and deals big burst :D also stunning

6:50😭😭😭

any one know what can be done with the skin tickets? i have over 1000 of them both skin and pokemon skins

To me, which basically every release doesn't feel hype, since I basically only play supports, I much prefer the new pokémon being average rather than op. Guys, remember what we've been through with Zacian and Mewtwo, I don't know if anyone really prefers op releases

That single digit am posting, sure sign of a dad with a newborn in the house. As for releases, you got it right, they need to release as a good approach shot (close, but not too far off), then adjust from there. Generating hype is easy with sequenced timed limited missions with the releases. The missions require using the new pokemon to reward cosmetics and resources. It doesn't have to grant the new pokemon (like meowscakrada, but those are cool too). Granting gems back for using your new purchase drives experience up, which naturally will lead the community to figure out how to maximize its value sooner.

It's good to have a meta. I think the release should be strong so people are tempted to buy HOWEVER the kit shouldn't be something as simple as a pressing like in case of mewtwo. Moves should be comboable like lucario for example. If they want simple kits like a pressing and sure hit then the pokemon at release should be slightly strong than rest of the Pokemons but not broken if it doesn't have complex kit. Zoroark dodrio for example are strong but rightfully so.

looking forward to Pokemon U Day

I think what unite needs to start doing to generate hype around these releases is play into the fact that people already love these pokemon. People get so hyped for smash bros characters regardless of how good they end up being because they want to have their favourites in the game, and Nintendo plays into that with big cinematic trailers at surprise events. Obviously Unite does not have the platform or budget to pull off Minecraft Steve announcement level hype, but its says something when ElChicoEevee is the one who does the most teasing and hypebuilding for the releases. If they do some teasers and allow for some speculation in the leadup to a launch, I think Unite could become really big. (Alternative Idea: Instead of slowly releasing pokemon one by one when they're ready, release 3 at once. This would mean more time to balance the newcomers, allow for a meta to develop instead of being patched in a week, and draw up more hype for releases since they wouldn't get so stale.) The new releases have come out in really great states for the meta, but they'll only make so much money for TiMi without proper buildup.

I'd love every release to be like this This season would've been so much fun if I didnt get scammed in ranked mode

Community: the legendaries are too strong! Devs: hmm let's make every non legendary release too weak

I think the pokemon itself is the excitement factor, myself just like you can't wait for Gyarados and I don't care if it sucks, I looooove Gyarados, if the game focuses on that factor and not so much making them broken, maybe they are worried about having another zacian and Mewtwos fiasco

The releases we got when they were world destroyers have been nice, but I can’t deny that a few times, I felt like I would have been better off and wait for a deal to drop (that’s what I did with Leafeon until this recent sale). Still, I really do hope Magikarp and Gyarados can thread that needle and help us kick 2024 off on the right foot. Even if their release won’t be until towards the end of the month. Just love the idea of Magikarp leveling up not because of being a high level, but because it got pissed off (going to hope for a strong release).

Having a pokemon that you need to learn would not only make you think twice about buying them but would make you an overall better player. Compared to brainlessly buying something that doesn't need any skill to be used.

I just thought about it. I feel like if they want Gyarados to be huped up even more, i think a team working on actual animations for the release of the pokemon. Let me explain. Look at Apex Legends: Their trailers are fully animated like if it was a Netflix show. (Arcane for example.) Having a fully animated trailer of some sort about Gyarados would have people surprised and hyped up. Sure, it'd cost money, but it'd also be really cool and unexpected.

I agree with a lot of the sentiment here. the EX mons tilted the scale too much and skewed everyones expectations. As for how to build hype... I think they are on the right track with stacking the roster. More mons mean more variety and diversity (unless something is "broken" and becomes a must have). I am excited to see what players bring to the upcoming tournement season and seeing how things shake out. We will still likely see the same picks throughout, but I am sure there will be wildcards.

maybe they should make it available for aeos coin from the time it is released and get the price back down a bit

I think we need new maps new objective and new game modes would love a dungeon crawler/puzzle mode in this game

I know they should make a map that's bigger, have more terrain and have roaming or predator pokemon

What they could is providing more unique machines for some of these Pokémon. They could take more inspiration from their ability and apply it to gameplay.

Missing old Unite 😢😢 everything was balanced, nothing was broken, nothing was bad

I'm happy that the game feels more balanced now, and I was super hyped about meowscarada. However, for me it's been hard to enjoy the game at all since the zacian release. I feel like I don't even have a main anymore because nothing feels fun to play.. I'm curious to read others thoughts and comments on how to make the game more fun and exciting again.

I feel like Ex mons should have 1 fixed held item & only 2 empty slots like Zacian: Mewtwo: Mewtwo Megastones = allows Mewtwo X & Mewtwo Y to mega evolve. Koraidon/ Miraidon: sandwich or tera shard. (assumption) - Sandwich = restores health & temporarily buffs a stat/ restores health & temporarily gives hindrance resistance. - Tera shard = adds a hindrance effect & temporarily debuffs opponent's speed when hit. They're already strong enough, giving them the opportunity to have a 3-slot fully damage/ crit based items & medals can be overkill (and this is without Comfey, Eldegoss & Blissey partnering up).

Maybe a crossover event with digimon would be quite something

Balanced pokemon make the game skill based and force you to play pokemon that match your skill level/ play pokemon that fit your play style which is something I love And to answer the last question I feel like if they release pokemon that people love or pokemon that people can grow (and fun to play!!) to love like my boi cram, it doesn't matter if the pokemon is broken.

I like this style of release much better and hopefully after the dopamine reset, we’ll be able to get more hype again. To be honest, what killed the hype for me was the gem locking. At this point it feels like a small thing, and I want TiMi to make their money to keep developing the game, but it’s the main reason I don’t get hyped about releases. By the time I can play the character, everyone else has ‘figured it out’ and there are guides, best builds, etc. I miss the excitement of going through that WITH everyone.

I just started playing six weeks ago and this reminds me of playing League of Legends in 2008. I absolutely love everything about the game and want them to keep it the way it is. It’s perfectly fine

While I do think they could afford to drop characters that're tuned a bit higher, I also think it's okay to be cautious for awhile after the craziness of the 1st half of 2023 releases (outside goodra). For me, I'm just hoping that they don't get scared of making characters feel unique and exciting (but also do hope that they don't make something insane just to supplement the character gimmick)

I feel like pokemon that come out in pokemon day shouldn't be caracterrized by the simple fact that they are broken beyond repair, and instead should feel unique frome the rest of the roster, like the way zacian use aeos energy to power up its moves or the mega gauges(if they dont add more megas with the exact same gimmick), but the major arguments against why they should be overpowered or stronger than the rest of the roster is because you could get both zacian and the mewtwos for free in their respecting events, however this isn't really a thing for new players who cant wrap their head around the idea of such and expensive pokemon being so powerful, and so may get the idea of"if i dont have an ex pokemon in my team we lose"

While it is kinda weird that the recent releases have been kinda mid, I think its better that they release this way cuz all of them only needed a few changes to be good. Compare that to the Mewtwos and Zacian, who needed multiple nerfs over multiple months just to give the entire roster a fighting chance (and they're still top tier strong, mind you) But I have not had much hype with new releases as I did in the first 1 1/2 years of Unite's lifespan. The only ones that really excited me last year were Chandelure and Mimikyu. And I think a huge reason why is that the new releases have all been pretty popular Pokémon. The only release that felt out of left field for me was Comfey, and even then it was a pretty obvious pick for a Supporter. Metagross and Meowscarada I can forgive cuz Meowscarada is the first gen 9 mon in the game so it has to be a good one and Metagross was probably supposed to release earlier, given the way its moves work and its leveling is kinda bugged to be like the old Garchomp, Mamoswine and Gardevoir who evolved at 6 and 10. And as funny as flopping around as Magikarp is and as cool as having more playable aquatic/fish Pokémon is, I have no hype for Gyarados whatsoever. It's moves and animations look too clunky, there will be just as many All-Rounders as Attackers when it releases (which is extra bad cuz at least most Attackers have more distinct playstyles as opposed to All-Rounders who all have slightly different flavors of brawling) and to me it seems like they added it just for the sake of popularity. I hope they go back to their earlier days of new releases, with a healthy mix of popular and unpopular Pokémon. Cuz I feel the most hype for a new release when an underdog finally gets their chance to shine. Dodrio is not one of my favorite Pokémon in the slightest, but I was very hyped for its inclusion, moreso than pretty much the entirety of 2023's releases. Give me more of the underdogs, please.

Ok I have a crazy idea but stay with me. Pokemon as a company have always teased new pokemon in the anime or other games before they released like togipi, ho-oh and meltan. And unite loves eevee-lutions. I think i'd be hype if they released like a fighting type eevee-lution all-arounder, a flying type support or a rock type defender. You could still have super hype releases and the pokemon don't have to be overpowered.

it's not that the new releases are bad. it's that the OP on-release pokemon have set bad standards for the community

I just came back to unite and I spammed meowscarada except for one match

Make a pokemon many people may be excited about, a legendary or mythical or something with as much hype as Swampert/Metagross (I don’t think anything outside of a legendary compares to magikarp)… and make it a pretty-good such hit. Like Espeon’s future sight/stored power build. I think that will start brining us back to normal. Because Mimikyu is very skill based, BUT if you’re good at it, then you take over the entire game despite lagging 2-3 levels behind the enemy. We need something pretty good, but with assurance - not MewTwo X/Y level’s of power. Maybe if a machamp/lucario-type had sure-hitting?

I don't mind them being underpowered at the beginning cuz the other way around the game gets very frustrating and also boring if a new op mon is released and on every team. Also since mons are gem locket or behind a longer ongoing event witch u can speed up with gems as well, people don't have to worry about spending money on the mons since there not op, cuz if there were let's be honest u kinda have to buy them early or not play the game for a week if there where broken since if u don't had one in ur team and the enemy had one games were really frustrating and mostly one sided

I actually also like the underpowered releases personally - I feel like it gives the playerbase a chance to figure them out acting as like a realistic “test” server and then can get buffed accordingly bc there’s more data

I think they need to release different style maps and improve team matching

I really loved Metagross, despite him being a bit underwhelming at the moment. They made him not fall into some pitfalls other pseudo legendary fell, like taking to long to get his good moves and having a worthless early game. Beldum is not string by any means, but it's playable and can win trades.

I would like a lock position format, like Overwatch. When each team has a max number of each role

I will always say it's easier to release something underwhelming and bring it up than to release something broken and nerf it into the ground, within reason for both scenarios, of course. I can also say that the Devs really need to get into a habit of hotfixing Pokemon that are causing huge issues, like Mewtwos and Zacian. This game honestly has some really high balance notes among the sour taste they left us with these EX releases, and if they can find that balance with Miraidon and Koraidon, the entire community will be in high spirits come Feb. All we can hope is that Pokemon and TiMi find this balance soon. I love this game, will always love this game, whatever happens will happen, and this string of mostly balanced releases has been a relief to say the least. Here's to a great 2024 and a year of awesome Unite content!

I just want to launch the samurott

This is a way better release method than prior. I have had a lot of fun with the last few releases. Their buffs were appreciated, but I’m at 70ish % win rate with Metagross right now prebuff. Much rather this method than releases being broken.

Balance is better than broken releases. In my opinion good ways of creating hype and maintaining balance at the same time would be releasing pokemon, that somehow change the game or just play differently than others. Ofcourse this is a lot to ask, since from developer perspective it is harder to create such pokemon. But for example Blaziken was awesome release from that perspective: it was balanced, but offered totally different kind of game play mechanic that almost felt like playing some sort of beat em up game. Awesome for fighting type pokemon. In a way megas had different mechanic too, but were released just plain broken, but idea behind them were good. Gyarados seems to have similar new kind of mechanic and I am looking forward to it.

When I saw the thumbnail I thought it was going to be about the lack of “unpopular” pokemon. Where are the new dodrios or greedents? The last what 10 releases have been super popular/pseudo legendary Pokémon? Other Pokémon need some media representation too. Gimme butterfree!

I’ll believe this theory if Miraidon doesn’t release with the impact that Mewtwo/Zacian did. On that note, can’t wait for people on Gyarados to throw games because they decided to go Jungle while not understanding how their passive works.

Id like them to keep releasing meh mons and buffing them a bit over time, but if they want to keep the hype they could start releasing better skins with the new pokemons and doing a deeper discount when they bundle them, that would make people more excited to drop a quick bit of cash on the new release, make it feel more worth it for what youd be getting

Out of the newer pokemon, Blaziken and Meowscarda were the two I was excited for. Blaziken, while not good at first, was so fun to play I didn’t really care how good or bad at was, then when it got buffed it made it even better for me. Meowscarada I’ve played just a bit and I do think it’s underwhelming, however I need to play it more to really get my opinions out on it. It may simply be I don’t like its play style.

Mons recently released great. It's just everything else is op now so they need that help.

I think what needs to happen is more thought needs to go into the feel of the mechanics themselves for each kit. Things need to flow, make sense, and feel fun. Then, no matter what, even if the pokemon need a bit of tuning, they should be new and exciting and provide a fresh playstyle. Which I think has been a bit of an issue with some of the kits. League had a similar issues as well as it evolved and eventually changed older kits to better fit the more varied character expression that it has now, and continues to do so.

I still orefer meh pokemon over the crazy broken pokemon releases. I even thkught vanilla blaziken was pretty good. Im glad the buffs they gave him didn't make him a go to Pokemon, i never have to worry about people taking blaziken when we decide on our team mates. On a side note, the play rough buffs on mimiku were ridiculous, what were they thinking?

Or... make them unique? Giving us playstyles like dodrio, blaziken, greedent, cramorant, mew, these odd ball releases. It freshens everything up. It really feels like there's too many pokemon to play because most of them have just standard playstyles because it's been redone so many times. It's gotten boring. I don't want point and click, I dont want another cone shaped slash. I want to manage cooldowns as mew. I want these skill cap abilities. The new skillcap abilities are great, but they're reskins of existing ones. The 5 I listed have expanded the playstyle of the game, not just added content to it. Sorry but Gardevoir and Chandelure's overheat are very similar, and isn't flamethrower oddly similar to delphox during its meta? Snipe Shot and liquidation both seem pretty familiar to me... maybe they're too similar to Glaceon icicle spear and decidueye arrows. The moves aren't the exact same but they're very close

I wish they'd add Donphan lol it's my favorite pokemon 🤧🤧 but 100% when Gyarados comes out imma have to get good with him 🤣🤣

Honestly, I'm happy with how it is, for two main reasons: Firstly, because new releases are gem-locked for a week, so I don't feel like I'm missing out too much if they're pretty balanced. And I get to see how it plays in matches, then can decide if it's worth getting or saving coins for the next one. If it releases OP, by the time I have access to it (without paying), it's likely to be nerfed, so a balanced release would be better. Secondly, because releasing OP Pokémon like Mewtwo/s brings hype and new players...but at the expense of the enjoyment of the dedicated players who stick around for the Pokémon that require more effort than pressing A, A, A, A, A, A, A... If new, casual players leave because they can't be Mewtwo in every match and do their own thing, I'm fine with that. Some players will enjoy the game, get to know other roles and stick around, and that's great. But honestly, weeding out the toxic, useless Mewtwo players isn't a terrible thing, imo.

i too love magikarp

I was just merely excited over Meow releasing because it's one of my favourite Pokemon, and since we're not plagued by the ever broken Mewtwos, I can play without the fear of encountering one of them and getting ripped on the spot. I prefer the meh releases, because it gives the rest of the community who don't have a way to get the PTS/haven't gotten the PTS yet a say as to what needs tuning up. People said Meow and Blaziken were weak, and they got buffed. I must give my concerns to that of power creep still being a factor however, since there's a lot of new releases that make the old ones less relevant (Example: I feel that Sylveon, for instance, is a little underwhelming compared to other Eeveelutions; or that Cinderace is being outdone by others that do its job better). If they're going to tune up the newer 'mons, they're much better balancing the game and making older ones better because they're vastly inferior to the new releases - at least, that's how I see things.

Im pretty much stressed out to the point i uninstaled the game in zacian meta to just come back in mewtwo's meta and get stressed out even more, compared to thath these new release that doesnt break my brain is so much better

My take here is that the Pokemon are inherently never meh (mostly) but PU has set a standard so high with gimmicky Pokemon (like mew and Mewtwo, even mimikyu) and with broken releases (Duraludon, Slyveon, Zacian, Mewtwo) that the player base has become accustomed to accepting broken release as the norm which then leads to Pokemon like Mowskarada, Scizor, and Confey kinda fall behind. PU does it's best at reviving old Pokemon to keep the meta turning like when Gengar and Mr Mime got series of biffs while Pokemon like Slyvone were nerfed over the weekend. I think the current trend will hold to be more stable considering the ESport aspect of it accompanied by the PTS which is a good way to include players into the decision-making process. The current meta is perfect and should not change, people will eventually lower their standards after a few releases. That's my opinion

I stopped playing this year due to over powered releases. Actually this is the first unite video I’ve looked at in months. Might pick it back up if this continues.

also i think the answer atleast for me is shiny pokemon

i definitely get why they want to low ball releases, they're trying to avoid another zacian/mewtwo release and have to spend a ton of time playing damage control for it, personally i think making characters with different playstyles is the most important thing for this game right now, meowscarada and metagross both feel very samey from other pokemon with their roles, gyarados seems like a 50/50 situation right now but I think it could definitely change things up, especially with the effort meter magikarp has

This is fine, its better if they are a little underwheling on release, and buff a little way up to make them playable rather than having pay to win broken release. It also proves the game afterall is not as much as pay to win as it is always blamed. Although I do believe Holowears are too expensive, big price for just something that does not do anything. I am not saying holowear should do something, but they could be a little less expensive so more people would buy it.

Honestly for me the perfect release level of power was chandelure and maybe mimikyu. They were great but not game breaking. I prefer this over another mewtwo or Zacian but it would be cool if Pokemon released a bit stronger rather than weaker and then get a buff. That’s exactly why we have the public test server so that doesn’t happen

Blaze,meowscarada, metagross and mimikyu were all great releases in my opinion, I also like when characters don’t ruin the game :)

I think u forgot about chandelure

I'd rather have it where they buff after release. If they have it broken on release then the first obvious downside is that it ruins the experience but then due to everyone buying the new Pokemon, Timi is going to be even less incentivized to nerf since they'll be making more as compared to being motivated to buff after