"W-R-N-G, WRONG!" — PART 43 — Pokémon Legends: Z-A

SO incorrect, you Canewbie!

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Pokémon Legends: Z-A is a 2025 action role-playing game developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo and The Pokémon Company for the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2. Part of the ninth generation of Pokémon video games, it is a sequel to the sixth-generation titles Pokémon X and Y and the second entry in the Pokémon Legends sub-series, following Pokémon Legends: Arceus. It takes place entirely in the Kalos region's Lumiose City.

Pokémon Legends: Z-A was announced in February 2024 as an exclusive to the original Switch console, before it was later announced that it would also receive an enhanced port for the Switch 2. It was released on 16 October 2025, to generally positive reviews. Critics praised the battle system, but found the city setting to be visually restricting. Paid downloadable content, Pokémon Legends: Z-A – Mega Dimension, was announced on 12 September 2025, before the release of Pokémon Legends: Z-A, and will be released on 10 December 2025.

At the start of the game, three starter Pokémon are available: Chikorita and Totodile (from Gold and Silver), and Tepig (from Black and White). As opposed to previous Pokémon games which featured turn-based combat, Legends: Z-A uses a real-time combat system that takes into account the positioning of the player character, their Pokémon, and the timing of used moves, and allows Pokémon to move around and dodge attacks while in a battle. During Pokémon Battles, the player can fill a gauge by collecting Mega Energy in order to temporarily Mega Evolve their current Pokémon, although the length of time their Pokémon remains Mega Evolved can also be increased by continuing to damage the opponent or opponents. New to the title is the ability to launch pre-emptive strikes on opposing trainers that wander a specific place in Lumiose City called a Battle Zone during nighttime hours, in a nightly competition called the Z-A Royale, while opposing trainers are capable of the same technique and can stun your Pokémon for a few seconds. There are also side quests in the form of bonus cards that the player can find and fulfill the objectives of to achieve points for accessing rank promotion battles.

The game takes place in the Kalos region, which was first introduced in the 2013 video games Pokémon X and Y. The plot takes place during an urban redevelopment project in Lumiose City, which is based on Paris, being undertaken by a company called Quasartico, Inc. Nintendo of America has stated that the game takes place entirely within Lumiose City, where Pokémon coexist with humans in locations known as Wild Zones. During nighttime hours, Battle Zones appear for the Z-A Royale, where trainers wander and can challenge and be challenged by the player to Pokémon battles. The player character's goal is to advance from Rank Z to Rank A via promotion battles with certain trainers to have a wish granted.

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