'Pokémon Legends: ZA' Reveals More Than 140 Pokémon You Can Catch and Battle Jordan MoreauSeptember 24, 2025 at 11:44 PM 0 Nintendo "Pokémon Legends: ZA," the first "Pokémon" game to launch on the Switch 2, is nearly here, and Nintendo has revealed a Snorlaxsized amount of Pokémon that will appear i...
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Jordan MoreauSeptember 24, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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"Pokémon Legends: Z-A," the first "Pokémon" game to launch on the Switch 2, is nearly here, and Nintendo has revealed a Snorlax-sized amount of Pokémon that will appear in the game. The news comes alongside an hour-long demo of the game, a sequel to 2022's open-world spinoff "Pokémon Legends: Arceus," that showcased the new catching and battling mechanics.
To start off, there is more character customization than any previous "Pokémon" game. You can dress your trainer in dozens of different hairstyles, outfits, hats, glasses, backpacks — the possibilities are endless, making your character feel more personalized than ever before. Once your outfit is set, it's time to actually catch some Pokémon in the wide-open Lumiose City from "Pokémon X and Y."
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Lumiose City is divided into wild zones, where you can catch Pokémon, and battle zones, where trainers fight to rise from rank Z all the way up to A. The wild zones are scattered around the city and have distinct day and night cycles, with exclusive Pokémon roaming around at different times of day. Before you dive into a battle, though, you can select your Pokémon's four attacks from a larger pool of known commands. If you want a more defensive move-set or to inflict status conditions, like poison or paralysis, you can now swap those moves on the fly between battles.
Like "Arceus," the wild Pokémon battles in "Z-A" can move quickly, but larger alpha Pokémon put up more of a fight and can now damage your trainer. During a tough battle against an alpha Houndoom and a pack of Houndours, I commanded my Gyarados to use water attacks while my trainer dodged fiery blasts and avoided fainting. Luckily, there are cafes that will heal your wounded team just like Pokémon Centers.
Trainer battles also get an upgrade with bonus objectives that give you extra points to increase your Z-A ranking. Some of the bonuses include sneaking up on enemies to get a surprise attack, landing a one-hit K.O. or using a certain type of move to initiate a battle. The rest of the demo included a fight against the newly revealed Mega Victreebel that grew gigantic and went rogue.
"Pokémon Legends: Z-A" releases on the Switch and Switch 2 on Oct. 16. Below, see the 142 Pokémon that are confirmed so far to appear in the game. There will also be Mega versions of several Pokémon, including Charizard X and Y, Alakazam, Slowbro, Victreebel, Gengar, Kangaskhan, Pinsir, Gyarados, Dragonite, Ampharos, Steelix, Scizor, Tyranitar, Gardevoir, Sableye, Mawile, Altaria, Banette, Absol, Salamence, Lopunny, Lucario, Gallade, and Hawlucha.
Charizard
Beedrill
Pidgey
Pidgeotto
Ekans
Arbok
Pikachu
Raichu
Cleffa
Abra
Alakazam
Machoke
Bellsprout
Weepinbell
Victreebel
Slowpoke
Slowbro
Gastly
Haunter
Gengar
Onix
Kangaskhan
Staryu
Starmie
Scyther
Pinsir
Magikarp
Gyarados
Eevee
Vaporeon
Jolteon
Flareon
Dragonair
Dragonite
Chikorita
Totodile
Spinarak
Ariados
Pichu
Mareep
Flaaffy
Ampharos
Espeon
Umbreon
Steelix
Scizor
Heracross
Houndour
Houndoom
Larvitar
Tyranitar
Ralts
Kirlia
Gardevoir
Sableye
Mawile
Numel
Swablu
Altaria
Shuppet
Banette
Absol
Absol
Bagon
Salamence
Budew
Roserade
Buneary
Lopunny
Garchomp
Lucario
Lucario
Hippopotas
Hippowdon
Snover
Glaceon
Gallade
Tepig
Patrat
Watchog
Pansage
Pansear
Simisage
Simisear
Panpour
Sandile
Krokorok
Krookodile
Scraggy
Trubbish
Garbodor
Emolga
Lampent
Chandelure
Bunnelby
Diggersby
Fletchling
Fletchinder
Talonflame
Scatterbug
Spewpa
Vivillon
Litleo
Pyroar
Flabébé
Floette
Florges
Skiddo
Gogoat
Pancham
Pangoro
Furfrou
Espurr
Meowstic
Honedge
Doublade
Aegislash
Aegislash
Spritzee
Aromatisse
Swirlix
Slurpuff
Inkay
Malamar
Binacle
Skrelp
Dragalge
Clauncher
Clawitzer
Helioptile
Sylveon
Hawlucha
Dedenne
Goomy
Sliggoo
Goodra
Klefki
Pumpkaboo
Gourgeist
Noibat
Noivern
Zygarde
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