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Five Pokémon, three lanes, ten minutes. The lane you queue into matters more than the Pokémon you bring. This page covers how to assign players, how to build a coherent 5-pick comp, and three reference lineups you can copy directly.
Every UNITE map is built around the same lane structure. Top has 2 players, jungle has 1, bottom has 2. The objectives that decide the game (Drednaw at 7 minutes, Rayquaza at 2 minutes) live on the top and bottom halves respectively.
The "scoring lane." Two players, usually a damage pick + a Defender or Supporter who can soak hits while their partner deposits energy. Drednaw spawns on the top side at the 7-minute mark, so this lane needs to be winning by then to contest it. Common picks: a Supporter (Eldegoss, Alcremie, Blissey, Wigglytuff) paired with an Attacker or All-Rounder.
One Speedster (usually) farms wild Pokémon in the central jungle for accelerated XP. Hits level 5 by ~3:30 and rotates to gank lanes. The most impactful role at low ranks: a good jungler decides 80% of matches. Common picks: Speedsters with mobility (Absol, Zeraora, Leafeon, Meowscarada, Talonflame) plus a few All-Rounders that flex (Mewtwo X, Garchomp).
The "carry lane." Bottom is closer to Rayquaza, which spawns at the 2-minute mark and decides the late game. Bottom typically runs a scaling Attacker + a Defender or Supporter. The Attacker farms safely while the partner zones. Common picks: late-game scaling Attacker (Cinderace, Decidueye, Glaceon) + Defender (Snorlax, Mamoswine, Goodra).
Copy any of these directly. Each is built for a specific game plan, so pick the one that matches the playstyle your team agrees on in lobby.
The 70%-of-matches default. Balanced, forgiving, works at every rank.
Two scaling Attackers, all-in on the late game. Wins if you survive to 4 minutes.
Two Speedsters, end games before they start. High ceiling, low floor.
The Pokémon UNITE community has converged on these via thousands of high-rank matches. Break them at your own risk.
Spawns once at the 7:00 mark on the top side. Killing it gives the team a shield, +25 attack briefly, and ~20 Aeos Energy each. The top-lane team should be at the spawn pit by 6:30. Losing Drednaw usually means the enemy snowballs into the late game with an XP lead.
Spawns once at the 2:00 mark on the bottom side. Killing it gives the entire team a goal-zone shield buff that makes their next dunks uncontested for 30 seconds. Final 2 minutes already have double scoring. Rayquaza + double-scoring + uncontested dunks = ~300 points in 60 seconds. Win Rayquaza, win the match.