Today, The Pokémon Company International revealed new details for the Pokémon Legends: Z-A game. New merchandise featuring Mega Evolution has also been released on Pokémon Center to help fans gear up for the highly anticipated video game release. Additionally, this summer’s Pokémon Presents presentation has been confirmed.
Pokémon Legends: Z-A
The Pokémon Legends: Z-A and Pokémon Legends: Z-A – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition games have been slated for release on Thursday, October 16, 2025. Preorders will begin Thursday, June 5, on Nintendo eShop.
Players who purchase either the physical or digital version of Pokémon Legends: Z-A for Nintendo Switch will have the option to upgrade to the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition by purchasing an upgrade pack. Upgrade packs will be available on Nintendo eShop and My Nintendo Store.
The cover art has also been unveiled, featuring the game’s main characters and their partner Pokémon battling a Mega-Evolved Pokémon at night in Lumiose City.
Pokémon Legends: Z-A is a new frontier for the Pokémon video game series, blending an RPG story unfolding in a single city with action elements and a real-time battle system unlike anything seen before in the franchise. Trainers can look forward to the beginning of a new adventure in Lumiose City—one woven by people and Pokémon together!
Mega Evolution Merch at Pokémon Center
Ahead of the upcoming release of Pokémon Legends: Z-A, Trainers can look forward to Mega Evolution–themed products and experiences as part of a larger celebration highlighting fan-favorite Mega-Evolved Pokémon. The festivities kick off at Pokémon Center, the premier online destination for official Pokémon merch, which will release new apparel, accessories, plush and more featuring Mega-Evolved Pokémon throughout the year.
Starting today, fans can collect giant pins featuring Mega Charizard X and Mega Charizard Y, as well as shop from a capsule collection of apparel and accessories showcasing Mega Venusaur, Mega Gengar, Mega Lucario and more Mega-Evolved Pokémon.
Beginning next month, Trainers who preorder Pokémon Legends: Z-A at Pokémon Center in the U.S., Canada or the U.K. will be able to receive a random Pokémon Sitting Cuties plush featuring Chikorita, Tepig or Totodile as a gift with purchase, while supplies last. Stay tuned for more Mega Evolution–themed offerings coming soon by visiting PokemonCenter.com.
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Looking forward to it!
I’ve been thinking about which version to get and I’m thinking the Switch version so that I can play the upgrade on Switch 2 plus it’s like having two games in one (technically 4, 2 docked and 2 undocked mode).
I may be wrong, but I think I read somewhere that Switch 2 Edition games can be played on Switch 1
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Wow, October 2025 can’t come soon enough! I’m excited for both the Switch and Switch 2 versions of Pokémon Legends Z-A. The Mega Evolution merchandise and summer Pokémon Presents sound like fun ways to build up to the release. If you’re planing to play it, you might want to find a comfortable RS gaming chair for long hours of playing.