Pokémon Unite to shut down on March 23, 2027, The Pokémon Company confirms

The Pokémon Company will shut down Pokémon Unite on March 23, 2027, taking both the Nintendo Switch and mobile versions of the MOBA offline. TiMi Studio Group developed the title, which launched for Switch on July 21, 2021, before expanding to Android and iOS.

After the servers close, players will no longer be able to log in or participate in battles. The end date gives the game roughly a five-and-a-half-year run.

What changes for players immediately?

Monetization stopped on October 27, 2026. Players can no longer purchase Aeos gems, the game's in-game currency. Gems already held remain usable until the shutdown date.

The Unite Club subscription is winding down in parallel:

• New memberships are closed.
• Automatic renewals are suspended.
• Current members keep benefits until their paid membership period expires.

What does the farewell event offer?

A special event starts on November 12, 2026. It includes a 'library' where players can review "certain records and in-game content." Log-in bonuses and missions will award special Unite coins, redeemable for past game items.

"We offer our sincerest gratitude to the many Trainers who have played since service started for the Nintendo Switch version on July 21, 2021," The Pokémon Company said. The company added: "We would like to express our thanks to everyone by holding a special event until service ends."

A regulatory footnote worth noting

The shutdown follows an earlier regional withdrawal. Pokémon Unite was discontinued in Belgium and the Netherlands in November 2025. No official reason was given. Loot box restrictions in both countries are the likely cause.

The game shipped with a Prize Machine mechanic. It required players to spend in-game currency bought with real money to obtain cosmetic items. Belgium bans the sale of loot boxes under its gambling law. The Dutch government announced in July 2023 that it was pursuing its own ban.

What does this change for TiMi and the partners?

A live-service title with this footprint carries real revenue. Free-to-play MOBAs depend on recurring currency sales and subscriptions. Both revenue streams are now closed, more than a year before the servers go dark. That gap between monetization cutoff and shutdown suggests an operational wind-down rather than an abrupt exit, with the November event serving as retention through the final stretch.

For TiMi Studio Group, the closure removes one mobile pillar from its Western-facing portfolio. For The Pokémon Company, it retires an experiment in the competitive MOBA genre under the Pokémon license.

The practical question for affected studios and partners is redeployment: live-service teams built around Unite's content pipeline will shift elsewhere before March 2027. Watch how The Pokémon Company reallocates the license next, and whether the Belgian and Dutch loot box precedents push other publishers toward similar regional or global withdrawals.