Pokémon Legends: Z-A
Updated: 12/10/2025, 11:53:18 AM Wikipedia source
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 (2013) and the second entry in the Pokémon Legends sub-series, following Pokémon Legends: Arceus (2022). 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, and will be released on 10 December 2025.
Infobox
Tables
| Aggregator | Score |
| Metacritic | NS: 75/100 NS2: 78/100 |
| OpenCritic | 72% recommend |
| Publication | Score |
| 4Players | 9/10 |
| Eurogamer | 3/5 |
| Famitsu | 8/10, 9/10, 9/10, 9/10 |
| Gamekult | 6/10 |
| GameSpot | 7/10 |
| GamesRadar+ | 4/5 |
| HobbyConsolas | 85/100 |
| IGN | 8/10 |
| Jeuxvideo.com | 15/20 |
| MeriStation | 8.6/10 |
| Nintendo Life | 6/10 (NS) 7/10 (NS2) |
| Shacknews | 9/10 |
| TechRadar | 4.5/5 |
| Video Games Chronicle | 5/5 |
| VG247 | 4/5 |
| The Jimquisition | 4/10 |
| The Washington Post | 2.5/4 |
References
- Japanese: .mw- .mw- .mw- Pokémon LEGENDS(ポケモンレジェンズ) Z-A(ゼットエー), Hepburn: Pokémon Rejenzu: Zetto Ē
- Score based on seven reviews
- Score based on 100 reviews
- Score based on 106 reviews
- Pokemon Legends: Z-Ahttps://www.gamesradar.com/games/pokemon/pokemon-legends-z-a-is-the-first-game-its-lead-has-directed-and-hes-focused-on-making-the-rpg-a-good-one-as-it-reportedly-continues-through-its-final-fine-tuning-phase/
- Nintendo Lifehttps://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/11/pokemon-legends-z-as-mega-dimension-dlc-scores-december-release-date
- Pokemon Legends Z-Ahttps://www.gamespot.com/articles/meet-the-three-starters-in-pokemon-legends-z-a/1100-6529758/
- Pokémon Legends: Z-Ahttps://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/02/pokemon-legends-z-a-introduces-thrilling-series-first-real-time-battles
- The Vergehttps://www.theverge.com/games/759788/pokemon-legends-z-a-battle-real-time-preview
- Nintendo Everythinghttps://nintendoeverything.com/pokemon-legends-z-a-how-mega-evolution-works/
- Pokémon Legends: Z-Ahttps://www.eurogamer.net/pokemon-legends-z-a-has-a-battle-royale-mode-that-finally-explains-what-its-name-means
- www.nintendo.comhttps://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/check-out-the-latest-pokemon-announcements/
- Pokémon Legendshttps://www.ign.com/articles/new-pokemon-game-pokemon-presents-2024
- Pokémon Legends: Z-Ahttps://www.theverge.com/2024/2/27/24083767/pokemon-legends-z-a-nintendo-switch-2025-launch-date
- Pokémon Legends: Z-Ahttps://www.ign.com/articles/pokemon-legends-z-a-first-trailer-reveals-rooftop-running-gameplay-and-late-2025-release-window
- Pokémon Legends Z-Ahttps://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/pokemon-legends-z-a-will-take-place-entirely-in-one-city/
- Pokémon Legends: Z-Ahttps://screenrant.com/pokemon-legends-za-everything-we-know/
- Pokemon Legends Z-Ahttps://www.gamesradar.com/pokemon-legends-z-a-guide/
- GamingBolthttps://gamingbolt.com/pokemon-legends-z-a-introduces-rogue-mega-evolved-pokemon
- Pokémon Legends: Z-Ahttps://dotesports.com/pokemon/news/pokemon-legends-z-a-coming-2025-features-return-to-kalos-and-mega-evolution
- Pokemon Legends Z-Ahttps://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/pokemon-legends-z-a-is-officially-coming-to-nintendo-switch-in-2025/
- Pokemon Legends Z-Ahttps://www.gamesradar.com/pokemon-legends-z-a-launches-in-2025-with-the-return-of-mega-evolutions/
- Pokémon Legends: Z-Ahttps://www.polygon.com/pokemon/530077/pokemon-legends-z-a-trailer-announcement
- Bleeding Coolhttps://bleedingcool.com/games/pokemon-day-2025-brings-multiple-announcements-updates/
- GameSpothttps://www.gamespot.com/gallery/switch-2-nintendo-direct-april-2025-all-the-biggest-announcements/2900-6391/
- IGNhttps://www.ign.com/articles/pokmon-legends-z-a-and-pokmon-legends-z-a-nintendo-switch-2-edition-have-a-release-date-pokmon-presents-set-for-july
- GamesRadar+https://www.gamesradar.com/games/pokemon/pokemon-legends-z-a-locks-the-mega-evolutions-for-the-kalos-starters-to-ranked-seasons-making-them-impossible-to-get-without-paying-for-nintendo-switch-online/
- Eurogamerhttps://www.eurogamer.net/all-pokemon-legends-z-a-new-mega-evolutions
- GamesRadar+https://www.gamesradar.com/games/pokemon/nintendo-announces-pokemon-legends-z-a-dlc-before-the-games-even-out-mega-dimension-expansion-adds-spatial-distortions-and-makes-raichu-the-third-pokemon-to-ever-get-two-mega-evolutions/
- IGNhttps://www.ign.com/articles/pokmon-legends-z-a-getting-dlc-starring-mega-raichu
- Dexertohttps://www.gematsu.com/2025/11/pokemon-legends-z-a-dlc-mega-dimension-launches-december-10
- IGNhttps://www.ign.com/articles/as-datamining-begins-fans-warn-that-the-pokmon-legends-z-a-spoiler-floodgates-have-now-opened
- Kotakuhttps://kotaku.com/pokemon-legends-z-a-mega-evolutions-new-leak-starters-1851772521
- Tech Timeshttps://www.techtimes.com/articles/312211/20251008/pokemon-legends-z-leak-confirms-fossil-pokemon-comeback-only-few-make-cut.htm
- Video Games Chroniclehttps://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/spoiler-warning-pokemon-legends-z-a-leaks-have-started-ahead-of-its-release/
- Eurogamerhttps://www.eurogamer.net/psa-pokemon-legends-z-a-spoilers-are-out-in-the-wild-ahead-of-its-release-this-week
- Nintendo Lifehttps://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/10/psa-pokemon-legends-z-a-is-already-being-datamined-watch-out-for-spoilers
- Polygonhttps://www.polygon.com/pokemon-legends-za-leak-mega-starmie-legs-stats/
- The Escapisthttps://www.escapistmagazine.com/news-mega-starmie-cursed-legs-pokemon-legends-z-a/
- Polygonhttps://www.polygon.com/analysis/465967/pokemon-game-freak-nintendo-hack-leak/
- Polygonhttps://www.polygon.com/pokemon/561817/pokemon-teraleak-nintendo-discord-subpoena/
- IGNhttps://www.ign.com/articles/pokmon-teraleak-reveals-unannounced-games-seemingly-laying-out-franchises-major-releases-through-2030
- IGNhttps://www.ign.com/articles/a-year-on-from-the-teraleak-hackers-release-pokmon-legends-z-a-files-including-gameplay-videos-showing-cut-content-and-early-builds
- GamesRadar+https://www.gamesradar.com/games/pokemon/pokemon-legends-z-a-is-the-latest-victim-of-a-major-nintendo-breach-as-more-than-70gb-of-information-is-reportedly-shared-online-in-huge-freakleak/
- Nintendo Lifehttps://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/10/pokemon-z-as-source-code-and-beta-builds-have-now-supposedly-leaked
- Press Start Australiahttps://press-start.com.au/news/nintendo/2025/10/14/a-bunch-of-new-pokemon-games-have-seemingly-leaked/
- Polygonhttps://www.polygon.com/pokemon-wind-waves-leak-gen-10-game-freak/
- Eurogamerhttps://www.eurogamer.net/another-devastating-pokemon-leak-reveals-plans-for-future-games-but-its-the-reported-development-budgets-that-have-left-players-stunned
- Tech4Gamershttps://tech4gamers.com/nintendo-leak-pokemon-games-1000-profit/
- Gamereactorhttps://www.gamereactor.eu/everything-we-know-about-teraleak-the-biggest-leak-in-nintendo-and-pokemons-history-1617393/
- TheGamerhttps://www.thegamer.com/pokemon-legends-johto-changed-to-kalos/
- Kotakuhttps://kotaku.com/pokemon-leak-budget-canceled-masuda-black-white-remake-2000635371
- The Times of Indiahttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/esports/pokemon/pokmon-legends-z-a-dlc-leak-brings-16-new-megas-but-flygon-fans-are-crying/articleshow/124598703.cms
- Metacritichttps://www.metacritic.com/game/pokemon-legends-z-a/critic-reviews/?platform=nintendo-switch
- Metacritichttps://www.metacritic.com/game/pokemon-legends-z-a/critic-reviews/?platform=nintendo-switch-2
- OpenCritichttps://opencritic.com/game/18645/pokemon-legends-z-a
- 4Playershttps://www.4p.de/test/pokemon-legenden-z-a-im-test-review-wertung-fazit-meinung-der-beste-serienteil-der-letzten-dekade/3352179/6
- Eurogamerhttps://www.eurogamer.net/pokemon-legends-z-a-review
- Famitsuhttps://www.gematsu.com/2025/11/famitsu-review-scores-issue-1922
- Gamekulthttps://www.gamekult.com/jeux/pokemon-legends-z-a-3050887455/test.html
- GamesRadar+https://www.gamesradar.com/games/pokemon/pokemon-legends-z-a-review/
- GameSpothttps://www.gamespot.com/reviews/pokemon-legends-z-a-review-a-battle-revolution/1900-6418423/
- HobbyConsolashttps://www.hobbyconsolas.com/reviews/analisis-leyendas-pokemon-z-siguiente-paso-megaevolucion-pokemon-1487006
- IGNhttps://www.ign.com/articles/pokemon-legends-z-a-review
- Jeuxvideo.comhttps://www.jeuxvideo.com/test/2036102/j-ai-redecouvert-pokemon-avec-z-a-sur-nintendo-switch-2-grace-aux-combats-en-temps-reel-mais-est-ce-vraiment-la-revolution-tant-attendue.htm
- MeriStationhttps://as.com/meristation/analisis/analisis-de-leyendas-pokemon-z-a-la-aventura-que-supera-a-arceus-y-reivindica-un-sitio-en-el-futuro-de-la-saga-f202510-n/
- Nintendo Lifehttps://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/nintendo-switch/pokemon-legends-z-a
- Nintendo Lifehttps://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/nintendo-switch-2/pokemon-legends-z-a-nintendo-switch-2-edition
- Shacknewshttps://www.shacknews.com/article/146331/pokemon-legends-za-review-score
- TechRadarhttps://www.techradar.com/gaming/nintendo-switch/pokemon-legends-z-a-review
- Video Games Chroniclehttps://www.videogameschronicle.com/review/pokemon-legends-z-a-review/
- VG247https://www.vg247.com/pokemon-legends-z-a-review-nostalgia-and-new-mechanics-combine-for-great-pokemon-vibes
- The Jimquisitionhttps://www.thejimquisition.com/post/pok%C3%A9mon-legends-z-a-a-budget-game-at-a-premium-price-review
- The Washington Posthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/video-games/2025/10/16/pokemon-legends-z-a-review/
- Dexertohttps://www.dexerto.com/pokemon/pokemon-legends-z-a-review-2-3266512/
- Nintendo Everythinghttps://nintendoeverything.com/pokemon-legends-z-a-sells-5-8-million-copies-worldwide-in-first-week/
- Famitsuhttps://www.famitsu.com/article/202510/55922