Notice Regarding Temporary Suspension of Draft Pick in Ranked Matches

TPCi_GarbageKing

Hello, Trainers,

Thank you for playing Pokémon UNITE.

Currently, the game application is experiencing instability, specifically resulting in frequent crashes (forced termination) before battles begin in Draft Pick.

We sincerely apologize for the significant inconvenience and frustration this has caused many of our Trainers.

We would like to report on the cause of this issue and our future course of action.

■ Issue and Cause

Our investigation has revealed that the direct cause of this phenomenon is data processing exceeding the device's memory capacity during gameplay.

Specifically, this is caused by a combination of the following factors:

• Data that should be released is accumulating in the memory across various parts of the game.
• The Draft Pick screen processes a large amount of data, leading to high memory usage.

The combination of these factors exceeds the device's load capacity, leading to crashes.

■ Current Status and Actions Taken

We have implemented fixes in several past updates; however, we have not yet achieved a complete resolution of the crashes.

We are continuing to identify and fix areas where unnecessary data accumulates and are working on optimizations to reduce the memory used in Draft Pick.

■ Future Action Plan

We plan to release an update in late January to further improve stability.

However, to prevent disadvantages caused by game crashes, and to ensure that everyone can participate in Ranked Matches with peace of mind as soon as possible, we have decided to take the following action:

• We will change the settings so that Draft Pick will not occur in Ranked Matches until the update aimed at improving stability is released.

Please note that the duration may be extended depending on the progress of the fix. In such a case, we will update users on the situation.

We deeply apologize to those who were looking forward to the strategic gameplay unique to Draft Pick for failing to meet your expectations and for the inconvenience caused.

The entire operations team will continue to do our utmost to improve game stability. We appreciate your understanding and continued support.

The Pokémon UNITE team