Pokémon UNITE shuts down March 23, 2027: what the Unite Coin Exchange and Library do, and the data download to finish before then
Pokémon UNITE will stop on Tuesday, March 23, 2027, at 00:00 UTC (1:00 AM in Paris), according to The Pokémon Company's own notices (primary sources read November 13, 2026, Paris time). Since the November 12 update, two tools are live to help players leave with their collection: the Unite Coin Exchange and the Library. One of them comes with a deadline that is easy to miss: the Library only works after service ends if its data was downloaded first.
1. What is officially confirmed
- Service for Pokémon UNITE ends on Tuesday, March 23, 2027, at 00:00 UTC. That is 130 days after November 13, 2026. The game is listed on Nintendo Switch, iOS and Android.
- Aeos gem sales were suspended on October 27, 2026, at 05:00 UTC (6:00 AM in Paris). Aeos gems you already own stay usable until service ends and are no longer usable after it.
- New UNITE Club purchases and automatic renewals were suspended at the same moment. Current members keep their benefits until the end of their current membership period.
- A Grand Shop Sale with discounts of up to 80% runs from October 27, 2026, at 05:00 UTC until service ends. The shop is bringing back past items, including some Holowear and Trainer fashion items from past events and battle passes that were never added to the shop before.
2. The November 12 update, 04:00 UTC (5:00 AM in Paris)
- Unite Coin Exchange added: you exchange special Unite coins for items that have appeared before, such as Unite licenses, Holowear, Trainer fashion items and Unite snapshot items.
- Unite Coin Missions and a Unite Coin Log-In Bonus start at the same time. You earn one or more Unite coins each time you complete a mission by winning a ranked match or a match in another battle mode.
- Library feature added (details in sections 3 and 4).
- The official update notes also list balance adjustments for 10 Pokémon and two bug fixes (Morpeko and Blaziken). We discuss the balance changes in the companion topic.
3. The Unite Coin Exchange
- The shop items are also available through the Unite Coin Exchange, according to the October 27 notice.
- The official preview screenshot of the Exchange shows tabs for Holowear, Fashion, Unite Licenses, Customize, Stickers, Unite Snapshot and Other, with Unite Licenses displayed at 100 Unite coins each. It is a preview image; we have not checked the live prices in the game.
- How many Unite coins the daily log-in bonus and each mission give is not stated in the notices we read.
4. The Library: what you keep after March 23, 2027
- Purpose: view items and achievements you obtained in the game, such as Holowear, Unite licenses, Trainer fashion items, emblems and tournament results, even after service ends. The Practice Area is also available.
- You can choose Trainer fashion, Pokémon, Holowear and backgrounds from those you own, and hide parts of the interface to take commemorative photos.
- In the Closet you switch between your Trainer fashion items. In Unite Snapshot you choose the frame, stickers, fashion items, background, expression and pose from what you own.
- Battle items, held items and boost emblems are view-only. The Asia site recommends finishing merging your boost emblems and leveling up your held items before March 23, 2027, 00:00 UTC.
- Records of Trainer achievements, Pokémon achievements and tournaments you took part in up to that moment are viewable.
5. The deadline to remember: the data download
- Since November 12, the data needed by the Library is downloaded when you play normally, or when you first open the feature.
- If service ends before you have completed that first download, the Library is not activated for you and you cannot use it. New items and records obtained after the first download are added automatically.
- Library data generally cannot be transferred when you change devices. If the game or the Library data is deleted or lost after service ends, it may not be recoverable. No support is provided for the Library after service ends.
- Practical consequence taken from these notices: open the Library at least once and let the download finish, on the device you intend to keep.
6. Competition and what we still do not know
- The support schedule lists the Pokémon UNITE Aeos Crown 2027 Tokyo tournament, with qualifier tournaments starting on December 5, 2026.
- Not stated in the sources we read: the exact size of the Library download, the number of Unite coins you can earn per day or per mission, and whether more content will be added to the Exchange before service ends.
- The Asia notice for the November 12 update did not detail the "Text Fixes" it mentions.
7. Sources and discussion
- The Pokémon Company, "Special Event and Library Feature Added to Pokémon UNITE", pokemon.com, October 27, 2026, read November 13, 2026: https://www.pokemon.com/us/news/special-event-and-library-feature-added-to-pokemon-unite
- Pokémon UNITE Official Asia Website, same notice with the Grand Shop Sale section, October 27, 2026, read November 13, 2026: https://www.pokemonunite.jp/en/topics/news/20261027-update/
- Pokémon Support, "Schedule Until Pokémon UNITE End of Service", updated November 4, 2026, read November 13, 2026: https://support.pokemon.com/hc/en-us/articles/55009302696084-Schedule-Until-Pok%C3%A9mon-UNITE-End-of-Service
- Pokémon UNITE Official Asia Website, "November 12, 2026 – Update Details", read November 13, 2026: https://www.pokemonunite.jp/en/topics/update/20261112-1/
- Video: Pokémon UNITE (YouTube), "A Special Movie for the 5th Anniversary!": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umx-CtCU1MA
- Images: official screenshots from the Pokémon UNITE Asia website. © Pokémon / Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK / Tencent.
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