Promising and highly anticipated, Pokémon Legends ZA finally presented itself during the Pokémon Presents of this February 27, 2025. Worries and disappointment seem to be the watchwords in the community of players.
It was undoubtedly the most awaited announcement of this Pokémon Presents. Pokémon Legends ZAbriefly unveiled during the live this Thursday, February 27, 2025, was finally able to show itself in pictures. Revealed for the very first time in February 2024, it is clear that the next title of Pokémon quickly cooled the community of players.
Worthy successor to Pokémon Legends Arceus (2022), Pokémon Legends ZA was able to present itself through a trailer of a few seconds. On the program: new adventure, new combat system and new face for the Kalos region, which appeared for the first time during the games Pokémon X/Y (2013). Despite the expectation aroused for a year, the soufflé has quickly fell and criticisms rushed.
The return evolutions
THE Pokémon Presents of this year 2025, which celebrates the 29th anniversary of the license, revealed a lot on Pokémon Legends ZA. The few minutes of the trailer, for example, announced which starters will accompany the adventure in Illumis, namely Gruki, Kaiminus and Germignon.
Several other Pokémon were able to be seen during the presentation, but only the Mega-Evolutions, which are making their comeback in 2025, aroused the attention of the players. Lucario, Absol, Guard, Pharamp, or Dracaufeu have been able to show themselves in their final forms, without new Pokémon seeming to benefit from the mega-evolution. A solid wait for fans.
Pokémon falls back into its flaws
The trailer for Pokémon Presents itself focused on the scenario of Pokémon Legends ZA. As expected, the players will meet in the streets of Illumis, overlooked by the Prismatic Tower, which “Dress in the center of this city with sublime panoramas”. An adjective “sublime” Somewhat illusory, the vast majority of players who have unanimously noted the simplicity and ugliness of the graphics.
A problem that games Pokémon fail to dodge from the opus Sword and shield On Switch, released in 2019. The license seems to fall into its flaws, despite the more successful and refined game promises.
An original scenario that plays with nostalgia
Pokémon Legends ZA Stages an illumination submitted to redevelopment work throughout the city, in order to help Pokémon flourish in the city. The history protagonist, which the player will play, will be on a tourist visit to the city and will stay in a hotel. Hotel held by a character who could not be more legendary of the license, since it is neither more nor fewer AZ, whose history had greatly marked the games X/Y in 2012.
The works of Illumis, led by the company “Quazar”, also seems to the heart of the intrigue of Pokémon Legends ZA. Other entities and characters will accompany your adventure, without other details having been revealed.
The players particularly appreciated the brand new combat system proposed by Pokémon Legends ZAwhich allows more freedom and will require more strategy. No more confrontations in turn, Pokémon seems to want to go forward towards all new mechanics.
Another great concern: the release date
Scheduled to release “end of 2025”, Pokémon Legends ZA Encourages the concern once again. Previously intended to appear this summer, the title Pokémon seems to have experienced some development problems. Game Freak, who only displayed a wave launch fork, would he be late in the design of the game?
THE Pokémon Presents, very expected events, was therefore experienced as a cold shower by the players, who surely have not finished expressing their dissatisfaction on social networks.