NEW POKEMON LEGENDS OH I AM SO PLEASED (Pokémon Legends Z-A Reaction/Discussion)

Pokemon Legends Z-A was announced during the latest Pokemon Presents, and ohhhhhhhhhhhh I am happy

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"Reloaded Installer #11" by LHS.

[rattiom]

It says it's the "urban redevelopment plan" so I'm assuming this is the past too, and the trailer looked "futuristic" because it's the blueprint of what Lumiose City will eventually become

[RhythmGrizz]

- Pokémon Z at long last
- Megas are back
- new Legends game
- 2025. Not rushed for holiday sales.
This may be one of the best, most fan-rewarding decisions Game Freak ever made.

[monocle_mage]

The story of Legends Arceus is largely based on the Japanese colonization of Hokkaido that started in 1869. Between 1853 and 1870 Paris was undergoing a renovation project commissioned by Napoleon III, so I'd say that Legends Z-A is most likely supposed to be contemporaneous with the first Legends game. The Eiffel Tower was not built until 1889, but that's not too much later and there's no reason for the games to adhere to our version of history exactly (there was also not a giant death laser built in France 3000 years ago).

[Titin-ozjh]

As a French person (France is the inspiration for Kalos), the pretty obvious thing that comes to mind is Paris' urban development plan under Haussmann in the 19th century.
It's what gave Paris its famous aesthetic, and it's exactly the type of architecture that the teaser is showing off
It's also the century of the World Fair that came with the construction of the Eiffel tower
So for me it's pretty obvious that the game still happens in the past, as people mentioned, the futuristic lines and all that could just be interpreted as a blue print

The 19th century also happens to line up with Arceus' time frame.

[guiguiregismercer]

XYZ-A as if you were finishing something and starting over, a transition

[solgerWhyIsThereAnAtItLooksBad]

The city is MASSIVE, they just didnt let us explore more than a circle in it

[nicklinn]

I wholeheartedly thought we were getting a city development spin off game lol

[darkmoon]

Also, notice that the “A” looks a lot like the Ultimate Weapon in the AZ flashback from XY 👀

[remington]

I find it kind of cute that Arlo was waiting for the title meanwhile other hardcore fans picked up on the Pyroars and Aegislash/Sylveon battle indicating it was in Kalos, even with the big Lumiose Tower.

[jphnny]

Gonna be wild when team rocket drop the plate on sector 7

[mikeandmax]

There’s already a TCG app but this one seems more focused on collectors rather than battling.

[clinttw]

I have a guess that it looks virtual in the trailer because the city doesn't exist yet, it's like the blueprints for the city plans. There will be undeveloped areas in this older city and pokemon will live there, maybe?

[skippy]

Pokemon Z is basically the Metroid Dread of the Pokémon series so this is amazing

[cullenmuir]

I think the presentation is less to do with it being futurtistic, but rather we are seeing the blueprints for the city. So what we are seeing is that we will be instrumental, in the not too distant past, in building Lumiose City.

[DanGamingFan]

I'm so glad we're getting another Legwnds game. And I'm glad it's going back to gen 6. It's like the Pokémon Z we never got. I'm glad they aren't rushing it to the 2024 Holiday season. I hope they give it the time it needs.

[shrimpbisque]

If the entire game takes place in Lumiose City, and Lumiose City is the Pokémon version of Paris, you know what that means...

*CATACOMBS*

[Tanner-Barlow]

I think the thing I am most excited about with this game is that it's releasing in 2025 rather than shoving it out this year. Maybe this means the game can actually be finished and have decent performance rather than just pushed out to have a release every year.

[HorseMelons]

I have a theory that since ZA takes place “entirely within Lumiose City”, it could be the player character works on expanding the already massive city into the rest of the kalos region. It would explain how exploration could work, and could allow for customization as far as how the city is expanded.

[jackscrivens]

I think Legends Z to A could secretly be the first Switch successor game announcement.

[kurtbamber]

A big part of Pokemon X&Y's story was a Pokemon war that happened in the past and this part of the story was never fully finished so I think it completely makes sense for this to be revisited as it's such a big part of Kalos's past. Also the 2025 thing is actually a good thing as normally we get a game every year so hopefully it means they are spending more time on it and we can actually have a polished game...