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Wording for Invitations to Lobbies Needs to be Clearer

Dragonfly102024
Dragonfly102024 Member Posts: 3,509 ✭✭✭✭✭
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This has happened to many of us.

We receive a ping invitation to join a lobby. However, the limited amount of wording on the actual initial invitation, does not specify what type of match it is.

It should say the stadium as well as the type of match because, for example: Theia Sky Ruins (Groudon) could be either a casual game or a ranked match or a custom battle.

I am not the only person who has been tricked into joining a custom battle, given no opportunity to exit the lobby since as soon as I join, they start it and it goes immediately to Pokemon selection. I am forced to play or lose points or having a surrender on my record just to get out of it.

On top of that, I have declined invitations assuming they were a specific type of match (ranked or casual) since I wanted to play the other type but then I find out later it was the type of match I wanted to play at that time.

Do you see the confusion and frustration the limited invitation wording causes?

Please fix it. A simple "Ranked" "Casual" "Custom" or "Quick" would suffice if it was added after or below the stadium type.

Thank you in advance.

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  • Mod_Bee
    Mod_Bee Moderator Posts: 1,467 mod
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    Hello @Dragonfly102024, thank you for sharing your feedback.

    We appreciate you taking the time to explain how wording for invitations impacts the player experience. Feedback like this helps the team better understand opportunities for improvements. We will share this with the team and recommend submitting feedback to support as well.

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    1. Visit https://support.pokemon.com/
    2. Select Pokémon Unite
    3. Click Contact Us
    4. Complete and submit the support form with your feedback

    Thank you!