| Pokemon Legends Z-A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Release Date | Gameplay & Story | Pre-Order & DLC | Review |
| Release Date | |
|---|---|
| Fall 2025 More Details |
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| Genre | |
| Adventure, RPG, Strategy | |
| Platforms | Price (MSRP) |
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TBA |
| Developer | Publisher |
| Game Freak | Nintendo/The Pokémon Company |
| Number of Players | Age Rating |
| 1 | E |
| Time to Finish | Cross Platform Play |
| TBA | Yes (For Switch and Switch 2) |
| Official Website | Offical Website for Pokémon Legends: Z-A |
Pokémon Legends: Z-A Latest News
⚫︎ Switch 2 Nintendo Direct April 2025: Everything Announced (Game8)
⚫︎ Nintendo Direct March 2025: Everything Announced (Game8)
⚫︎ Pokemon Legends Z-A's visuals aren't great
say former Nintendo marketing leads, but hope Switch 2 could allow Game Freak to go back to the drawing board
and add more detail to future RPGs (GameRadar+)
⚫︎ Pokémon Fans Are Frantically Trying to Work Out How Pokémon Legends: Z-A Connects to Other Pokémon Games (IGN)
⚫︎ Pokémon: Legends Z-A and Metroid Prime 4 are still Switch 1 titles, says Nintendo (VGC Chronicles)
⚫︎ Pokémon Legends Z-A Still on Track for 2025 Launch (9meters)
⚫︎ Pokémon Legends: Z-A will be a new adventure set entirely in Lumiose City (Nintendo America Official Twitter/X)
⚫︎ Pokémon Legends: Z-A releases simultaneously worldwide in 2025! (Pokemon Official YouTube Channel)
Pokémon Legends: Z-A Overview
Pokémon Legends: Z-A is the sequel to Game Freak’s Pokémon Legends: Arceus and serves as the third core title in Generation IX, following Scarlet and Violet. It will launch around late 2025, or fall 2025 and will be available for the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 with enhanced resolution and fps.
The title has been announced to wholly take place within the sprawling metropolis of Lumiose City, the grandest settlement in the Kalos region. While it's in the midst of a major rehabilitation and reconstruction plan that seeks to allow humans and Pokemon to live in harmony, players will arrive to the city and will meet its numerous color townsfolk and cheerful Pokemon.
Players will choose their partner Pokemon from Chikorita, Tepig, or Totodile, and begin their Pokemon journey through the cityscapes and the designated Wild Zones where Pokemon roam free. Encounter, fight, catch, and befriend all sorts of Pokemon and watch as Lumiose City attains completion!
| Digital Storefronts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Switch |
Switch 2 |
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| Price | TBA | ||||
Pokémon Legends: Z-A Gameplay
Pokemon Legends: Z-A is an open-world adventure RPG akin to its predecessor, Pokemon Legends Arceus. Contary to the well-worn formula of mainline Pokemon games which feature a rigid structure of exploring regions and turn-based battles, Pokemon Legends: Z-A feature real-time Pokemon battles where players can order their companion Pokemon around the battlefield, dodging moves alongside them. Pokemon's moves will have their own ranges that can reach and strike other Pokemon depending on how close or far they are from each other, a first for the series.
The Switch 2 version will feature enhanced resolution and improved frame rates for an even more immersive experience.
Mega Evolutions
Generation 6 brought Pokemon fans to the region of Kalos and introduced the Mega Evolution mechanic. However, not long after the generation passed, the mechanic was never utilized again, until now. With the franchise's return to Kalos and Lumiose City, it will once again feature the powerful mechanic of Mega Evolutions, allowing certain Pokemon to ability to evolve once during battle and assume more powerful forms that boosts their stats and changes some of their types.
So far, the following Mega Evolutions have been confirmed:
⚫︎ Mega Lucario
⚫︎ Mega Kangaskhan
⚫︎ Mega Absol
⚫︎ Mega Sableye
⚫︎ Mega Altaria
⚫︎ Mega Gyarados
⚫︎ Mega Charizard Y
⚫︎ Mega Charizard X
⚫︎ Mega Ampharos
⚫︎ Mega Gardevoir
All Confirmed Pokemon So Far
Much like the previous Pokemon Legends game, the sequel will feature a variety cast of Pokemon available to be faught, cought, and befriended. For an updated list of confirmed Pokemon along with their evolution lines, click the button below:
Pokémon Legends: Z-A Community Reaction
A Pokemon Sequel Fans Have Been Waiting
The official announcement trailer for Pokémon Legends: Z-A has been met with generally positive reactions. While comments are disabled on the Pokémon YouTube channel due to the channel being aimed towards kids, the video has garnered over 1 million views and 48k likes. Gamespot’s upload of the same trailer has also surpassed 1 million views, with 21k likes, and their open comment section has seen fans expressing excitement.
Many fans have expressed excitement for a sequel to Pokémon Legends: Arceus as well as the long-rumored Pokémon Z, a speculated game that was never released. Pokémon Z was believed to be an enhanced version of Pokémon X and Y, much like Pokémon Emerald was for Ruby and Sapphire or Pokémon Platinum was for Diamond and Pearl.
Fans are particularly thrilled that the game is set in Lumiose City, with many praising Kalos as an underrated region. Theories are also circulating about the game’s time period, as Legends: Arceus was set in the distant past, leaving fans wondering whether Legends: Z-A will follow a similar historical approach.
Pokémon Legends: Z-A Announcement Trailer
Pokémon Legends: Z-A releases simultaneously worldwide in 2025!
Pokémon Legends: Z-A Trivia
⚫︎ It’s been over a decade since a Pokémon game was last set in the Kalos region.
⚫︎ Mega Evolution is making its return for the first time since Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Let’s Go, Eevee!
⚫︎ The game features seven different logos, available in English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, French, German, Italian, and Spanish.
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