Generation IX · Paldea / Kalos
Legends: Z-A
Lumiose City's urban redevelopment, set entirely within one city.
At a glance
Developer
Game Freak
Publisher
Nintendo / The Pokémon Company
Platform
Nintendo Switch / Switch 2
First released
16 Oct 2025 (Worldwide)
Genre
Role-playing game
Generation
Gen IX · Paldea / Kalos
Release dates
Legends: Z-A launched simultaneously worldwide on 16 Oct 2025.
🇯🇵First
Japan
16 Oct 2025
🇺🇸Same day
North America
16 Oct 2025
🇪🇺Same day
Europe
16 Oct 2025
🇦🇺Same day
Australia
16 Oct 2025
Key innovation
Real-time battles and the return of Mega Evolution.
Critical reception
81
Legends: Z-A holds a Metascore of 81/100 on Metacritic, indicating generally favourable reviews for its original Nintendo Switch / Switch 2 release. See the reviews on Metacritic →
About Generation IX
Fully open-world design let players tackle the story in any order across the Paldea region, while Terastallization added a new strategic layer to competitive battling. Legends: Z-A followed, set entirely within a redeveloping Lumiose City with real-time battles.