Pokemon Unite: Every word and term you need to know

If you’re jumping onto the Pokemon Unite hype train like, then you’ve probably read or heard someone use a word or term you’ve never heard before.

Here is a list of all the terminology you need to know so that you can better understand what your teammates are saying.

A glance at words and terms used in Pokemon Unite

Every word and term explained in Pokemon Unite

AFK

• Short for away-from-keyboard, describes someone who is idling in game.

All-Rounder

• A class of Pokemon that can fill multiple roles due to their versatile movesets and balanced stats.

AOE

• Short for area-of-effect, describes skills or moves that hit multiple targets.

Attacker

• A class of Pokemon who specialize in ranged offense.

Backdoor

• Generally used to describe a player being able to score a goal without being detected.

Battle Item

• An equipable item that gives its holder an extra active skill to use.
• X Attack is a battle item that boosts the user’s Attack for a short time when activated.

Bees

• A quick way to mention the Vespiquen and Combee swarm.

Boufflant

• A bull Pokemon with an afro that spawn in front of both team’s bases.

Buff/Debuff

• Buff – Describes any positive lingering effects like an attack boost.
• Debuff – Describes any negative lingering effects like defence reduction.

Burst

• A large sudden output of damage.

Cheese

• A cheap tactic meant to catch people off guard.

Cooldown

• The recharge time after a move has been used.

CC

• Short for crowd control, used to describe stuns and slows.

Defender

• A class of Pokemon with naturally high health and defensive stats whose job is to take damage for the team and disrupt the enemy.

Drednaw

• A giant turtle Pokemon that spawns at the bottom of Pokemon Unite’s Remoat map.

Farming

• When a player focuses on knocking out wild Pokemon for experience, points, or both.

Feed

• When a player is knocked out repeatedly in a short period of time.

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Gank

• Describes when a player attempts to knock the opponent out by flanking from behind.

Harass

• Dishing out damage with the intent of pushing the opponent away from something.

Held Item

• An equipable item that provides passive bonuses to the user in the form of stats and effects.
• Choice Specs is a held item that gives a small Sp.Atk boost and increases the power of moves when they hit enemy Pokemon.

Jungle

• An alternative name for the central area in Pokemon Unite.

Kite

• A tactic used by ranged Pokemon where they attack while moving to avoid taking damage from melee Pokemon.

KO

• Short for knock out.

Lane

• Used to describe one of the two paths that lead from one side of the map to the other.

Ludicolo

• A duck-like piñata Pokemon that spawn in front of both team’s bases

Objective

• A word used to describe things or actions that can lead to victory.
• Goals, Zapdos, Drednaw, and Rotom are all considered objectives.

Push

• When a team or player rushes down a lane to take out a goal.

Roam

• Moving around the map with the intent of knocking out a Pokemon.

Rotom

• A Pokemon that symbolized electricity which spawns at the top of the Pokemon Unite Remoat map.

Snipe

• A large sudden output of damage focused at one target.

Speedster

A class of Pokemon that specialize in offense and agility who can quickly move around the map to score points or knock outs.

Squishy

• Used to describe Pokemon with naturally low health and defence stats.

Supporter

• A class of Pokemon who specialize in supporting their allies with moves that can heal, provide shields, and hinder enemy Pokemon with debuffs and slows.

Tank

• A word used to describe Pokemon with naturally high health and defence stats.

Ultimate

• Another term for Unite Move.

Zapdos

• A legendary lightning bird Pokemon that spawns in the middle of Pokemon Unite’s Remoat map.

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