It’s so players don’t get discouraged Pokémon Unite, the free-to-play MOBA from The Pokémon Company and Tencent Games’ owned TiMi Studios, continues to chug along.
In Pokémon Unite, mechanics like beating Zapdos — which can significantly lower the time it takes to score — can change the tides very quickly.
The 10-minute matches go by quickly, and depending experience with MOBAs, some of the contests can get one-sided quickly.
In an interview with the developers, Kotaku reporter Ethan Gach asked Pokémon Unite’s producer, Masaaki Hoshino, why the scoreboard is not visible to players.