{"id":136136,"date":"2026-02-20T03:55:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T03:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-197735"},"modified":"2026-02-20T03:55:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T03:55:00","slug":"pokemon-unite-is-adding-the-original-legendary-bird-trio-as-playable-pokemon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2026\/02\/20\/pokemon-unite-is-adding-the-original-legendary-bird-trio-as-playable-pokemon\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon Unite Is Adding The Original Legendary Bird Trio As Playable Pok\u00e9mon"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ahead of the 30th anniversary of Pok\u00e9mon and the annual celebration Pok\u00e9mon Day, the free-to-play MOBA Pok\u00e9mon Unite<\/a> has revealed the next trio of playable Pok\u00e9mon coming to the competitive multiplayer game.<\/p>\n

It’s the legendary birds Articuno, Zapdos and Moltres, which featured in the original Pok\u00e9dex. Zapdos will be arriving on 27th February 2026<\/strong> (aka Pok\u00e9mon Day<\/em>), with the other two to follow this Pok\u00e9mon at some point in the future.<\/p>\n

In Pok\u00e9mon Red and Blue<\/a> on the Game Boy, these birds were included alongside Mewtwo as the original legendaries.<\/p>\n

If you haven’t already played Pok\u00e9mon Unite, this competitive Pok\u00e9mon game is once again free-to-play on mobile devices and the Switch. It’s also playable on the Switch 2. In some other Pok\u00e9mon news ahead of the big celebrations next week, Pok\u00e9mon TCG has lifted the lid on its next Trading Card Game Booster set.<\/p>\n

Have you tried out Pok\u00e9mon Unite<\/a> on a Switch device or mobile yet? What else would you like to see from the 30th anniversary celebrations? Let us know in the comments.<\/em><\/p>\n

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