It's easy to get overwhelmed towards the end of a battle in Pokemon Unite, but it's vital that players keep their cool to the very end. The final minutes of a game are often the most influential, so players are encouraged to keep pushing forward no matter how grim things seem. Redditor Roninspectre117 proves this true in an awesome clip shared to the game's official subreddit. Although it was a close match, the final effort of this player actually ended up securing the win for their Pokemon team even though it was only a ten point goal.
Most games in Pokemon Unite tend to fall into one of two categories. Either one team absolutely dominates the other, gaining experience and scoring goals at a much faster rate, or the match ends up being very close, with neither team losing much ground. In both of these cases, it's still possible to win if players focus their efforts. For one-sided matches, Zapdos often holds the key to victory, while in even matches, it's important for players to try and score as much as possible.
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The video below shows the last 30 seconds of the game that Roninspectre117 scored this timely goal in. Playing the brand new character Gardevoir, Roninspectre only has ten points stored up to score with, but goes for it anyway. Right after they finish charging the goal, a group of enemy players comes launching in to try and stop them, but it's too late. It doesn't take long for Roninspectre117 to fall here, but at least they secured the ten points.
Since Pokemon Unite doesn't show the score mid match, this player had no way of knowing what effect that ten point goal might have had, so they were no doubt surprised to see the results screen. Roninspectre117's team actually ended up winning with a score of 436 to 433, a three point margin, meaning that ten point goal decided the game. Players are likely to get wrapped up in scoring major 100 point goals, getting important targets like Zapdos or Rotom, or trying to KO enemy players, but they should always remember that even small goals can make a difference at the end.
After seeing how close the match was, the enemy players all ganging up on this Gardevoir seems completely justified, although they wouldn't have known the score just yet either. Fans in the comments seem to love Roninspectre117's dedication to their team, while others can't seem to get over the Venusaur missing with Solar Beam in the last five seconds. Roninspectre117 may not have been declared as the MVP of the match by Pokemon Unite, but those watching this video know the truth.
Pokemon Unite is available now on Switch and releases in September on Mobile.