Summary
One hard-thinkingPokemonfan thinks they may have figured out the starters forPokemon Legends: Z-A. The second in theLegendsspin-off series,Pokemon Legends: Z-Ais slated for a 2025 release, but there are still a lot of mysteries surrounding it.
The upcoming game for Nintendo Switch was announced in February 2024 as the grand finale of aPokemonPresents presentation. While it’s been clear from the start that the game will be set in the Kalos Region and will follow a similar gameplay format toPokemon Legends: Arceus,fans have been left to ponder a lot of the game’s secrets on their own, includingpredicting thePokemon Legends: Z-Astarters.
One fan believes they’ve figured out those starters, and they found them in an Advent calendar, of all places. ThePokemonTCG Holiday Calendarwas released on August 23, containing a variety of fun surprises to open over the course of December, including seven three-card Fun Packs for thePokemon Trading Card Game. One Reddit user claims to have purchased and already opened their Advent calendar and has reported that the cover of the Fun Packs feature images of Gen-2 Water starter Totodile,Gen-4 Grass starter Turtwig, and Gen-7 Fire Starter Litten. These three Pokemon, they claim, will be the starters for Pokemon Legends: Z-A, and they’ve shared some interesting context for this theory.
Pokemon Legends Z-A Starters May Be Totodile, Turtwig, and Litten
Three-card Fun Packs aren’t standard for the trading card game, as most booster packs contain 10 cards apiece. Looking through previous covers of fun packs, thePokemonfan discovered theAstral RadianceFun Packs, whose cover was graced by Rowlet, Oshawatt, and Cyndaquil, the three Pokemon who showed up as thestarters forPokemon Legends: Arceus. However, the Astral Radiance card line wasn’t released until May 09, 2025, almost a full four months after the launch ofPokemon Legends: Arceus, so those three starters already had a justifiable reason for being featured together. The firstPokemon TCGAdvent calendar was released for the 2022 holiday season, soLegends: Arceuspredates it as well.
Whichever Pokemon end up starting out the next adventure with players, the return of theLegendsspin-off series is holding a lot of fans in anticipation. As fans continue to try to guess the starters, it’s worth noting that this may not be the biggest mystery surrounding the game, as there is still plenty of speculation from those trying tonarrow downPokemon Legends: Z-A’s release window.
Pokemon Legends Z-A
The sequel to Pokemon Legends: Arceus, Pokemon Legends: Z-A takes Pokemon trainers back to the Kalos region’s Lumiose City.
