With things still a bit “up in the air” with what we can expect from the Nintendo Switch 2 for the rest of 2025, it’s important we look at what IS known and what we can officially look forward to, and that brings us to Pokemon Legends Z-A. The upcoming title from The Pokémon Company will arrive on Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 on October 16th, and you can tell that the hype is building for the title, as more buzz and press continue to come out for it. Case in point, the latest cover of Nintendo Dream spotlights the game and its many characters:
Pokémon Legends Z-A is the cover story for the latest issue of Nintendo Dream Magazine.
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It makes sense they would focus on the game’s characters, as Pokemon Legends Z-A takes place entirely within Lumiose City, albeit, a “redeveloped” version of it that has zones for Pokemon to be caught in and trainers to battle in. There are even committees and syndicates that clash with one another during the game’s events. As if that’s not enough, there are detectives trying to solve the mysterious Mega Evolution outbreaks, and an “old friend” whose role in the game isn’t known yet.
Nintendo is so confident that this game will do well that the title is being bundled with the Nintendo Switch 2, which will undoubtedly sell well in places like Japan.
