Since their introduction a somewhat long time ago, playable Legendary Pokémon have colored battles in Pokémon Unite in different ways. There have also been struggles to make them work within the ecosystem of the game, including to keep things fair. Because of these factors, it seems pertinent to make a review of the situation and see what that bodes for current players, and from there to gain insights for future additions of playable Legendary Pokémon.
Currently, the existing playable Legendary Pokémon cover Mewtwo with its Mega Y form and Miraidon with the Attacker role, Mewtwo with its Mega X form as well as Zacian and Suicune with the All-Rounder role, and Ho-Oh with the Defender role. None have the Speedster or Supporter roles, though Darkrai and Hoopa respectively for them (despite being Mythical rather than Legendary) seem to fill the roles nicely until a proper one appears.
Taking a somewhat generalist overview, it seems players have not become too dependent on them, as other Pokémon, both new and old, become used more often instead of any of these; the restrictions placed by them being EX Licenses may have also helped in this regard. Meanwhile, of the species above, the most rarely used seems to be Ho-Oh, given that its controls are a bit tricky from my first-hand experience - yet it might be different in some cases.
For the future additions, it's plainly obvious by the above: additions to fill the Speedster and Supporter roles, especially to complement the existing ones by virtue of their relations to other Pokémon. As well, a possibly more workable Defender than Ho-Oh (even with this being already capable in the hands of certain players) could be another consideration, at the least in order to provide alternatives that fit the current play styles of players.
While the addition of playable Legendary Pokémon to Pokémon Unite shook things up initially, they seem to have become normalized since, with further additions not being as problematic and in a way being suitable to the current dynamics of the game. Future additions are almost a certainty in this regard, and they along with regular species additions will keep defining the dynamics along with the players that will help to make it so.
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