Right now, Pokémon Legends: Z-A is an enigma. We do know it is likely one of the last marquee games for the Nintendo Switch, that it takes place entirely in the metropolis of Lumiose City, and that it will bring back the beloved gimmick of superpowered Mega Evolutions. Beyond that, Z-A is uncharted territory. We’ve only gotten one other game in the Legends subseries with 2022’s Pokémon Legends: Arceus, and based on what little information we have, it sounds unlikely Z-A will be a carbon copy of its predecessor.
Arceus was about capturing Pokémon in an untamed world where human/Pokémon relationships were still in their infancy. Z-A will be set entirely in a big city. The most exciting thing about Z-A is that it will show us what developer Game Freak believes the core tenets of a Legends game to be. Right now, we only have one game to extrapolate from, and Arceus was one of the best games the series has put out in several years. Z-A has a lot to live up to, and right now, the mystery is exciting. – Kenneth Shepard
