Summary
The upcomingPokemon Legends: Z-Amay not be releasing until later in 2025, according to an interesting new theory.Pokemon Legends: Z-Ais the next Game Freak-developedPokemongame. A follow-up to the well-reviewedPokemon Legends: Arceus,Z-Awill takePokemonfans back to the Kalos region and will see the long-awaited return of Mega Evolutions.
Fans know thatPokemon Legends: Z-Atakes place entirely in Lumiose City, but besides that, there aren’t a ton of other details available about the game. All that’s been shown so far in an official capacity is a CG trailer setting up the basic concept, but no gameplay has been shown. We know thatPokemon Legends: Z-Ais looking to launch in 2025, but it looks like it may be launching in the latter part of that year, which could mean fresh info on it is a ways off.
PokeBeach recently pointed outhow none of the announced Pokemon TCG sets for early 2025 seem to line up withPokemon Legends: Z-A’s focus on the Kalos region and Mega Evolutions. PokeBeach pointed out how previous Pokemon TCG sets had synergy withPokemonvideo game releases, and so the fact that the early 2025 Pokemon TCG offerings don’t seem to matchLegends: Z-Aseems to suggest that the Switch game will not be available in the early months of 2025 as some have predicted. Since corresponding Pokemon TCG sets always release within two months of their associated video games, PokeBeach concludes that the earliestPokemon Legends: Z-Awill be out is April 2025, but that it may actually launch in later 2025 instead. Of course, it’s always possible The Pokemon Company could pull something unexpected and break from its established patterns, but for now, it seems that the best bet isPokemon Legends: Z-Awill be a later 2025 release.
Pokemon Legends: Z-A Release Date Rumored for Later in 2025
IfPokemon Legends: Z-Ais coming later in 2025, it raises some interesting questions. For one, what will Nintendo use to fill up the early 2025 months in its absence? As it stands, theonly major Nintendo Switch game confirmed for early 2025isDonkey Kong Country Returns HD. Nintendo also hasMetroid Prime 4: Beyondconfirmed for 2025, but like the newPokemongame, it is not expected to launch in early 2025.
Secondly,Pokemon Legends: Z-Apotentially launching later in the year could also mean it overlaps or comes a lot closer to the launch of theSwitch successor console. The next-generation Nintendo onsole has yet to be officially unveiled, but many are expecting it to launch at some point in 2025. If so, it will be interesting to see ifPokemon Legends: Z-Agets a native Switch 2 port or if it has some kind of performance enhancements when running on the newer console versus the older Switch. Ultimately, all fans can do is speculate until Nintendo and The Pokemon Company decide to share more information.
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.
