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Pokémon Legends: Z-A - Nintendo Switch
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Highlights
- Live the life of a Pokémon Trainer and help protect the peace in Lumiose City
- For the first time in the Pokémon RPG series, command your Pokémon in real-time battles
- Use the power of Mega Evolution in battle and take on rampaging Rogue Mega-Evolved Pokémon
- Compete in the Z-A Royale each night to test your skills and try to become the strongest Pokémon Trainer
- Visit shops, restaurants, and places called wild zones—where Pokémon roam free—all centered around Prism Tower
- Meet all kinds of interesting characters on your journey—including AZ, the enigmatic owner of Hotel Z, and Team MZ, the crew that aims to keep Lumiose a peaceful place
Description
Live the life of a Pokémon Trainer and help protect the peace in Lumiose City!
Lumiose City—a home for people and Pokémon alike. Thanks to an urban redevelopment plan driven by Quasartico Inc., the lush greenery of verdant parks intermingles with facilities using the latest cutting-edge technology. A lot has changed here since the days of the Pokémon™ X and Pokémon Y games!
Choose Chikorita, Tepig, or Totodile as your first partner Pokémon, and then set off on a grand adventure! Your journey will take you to all manner of sights in the streets arrayed around Prism Tower, including shops, restaurants, and places called wild zones—where Pokémon roam free. As you catch, train, and battle Pokémon, there will be plenty of people to meet too—like AZ, the enigmatic owner of Hotel Z, and Team MZ, the crew that aims to keep Lumiose a peaceful place.
Catch, battle, and Mega Evolve—all in real time!
Step onto the battlefield and command your Pokémon directly—there are no turns! For the first time in the Pokémon RPG series, Trainers and their Pokémon can both move around in real-time battles, and your Pokémon will unleash their moves when you tell them to. Strategically swapping out your Pokémon and accounting for each move’s timing and area of effect will greatly help you in this new style of battle.
Harness the power of Mega Evolution! Unleash your Pokémon’s hidden energy to temporarily transform its appearance, enhance its capabilities, and perhaps even change its type. Use this power wisely and try to overcome your toughest challenges, like those posed by the rampaging Rogue Mega-Evolved Pokémon across Lumiose City. Investigate these dangerous incidents so you can put a stop to them—you may even encounter new Mega-Evolved Pokémon along the way!
Compete in the Z-A Royale when night falls—or battle with other players in the Z-A Battle Club
You’re invited to join the Z-A Royale, a competition for Pokémon Trainers to test their skills and determine who’s strongest. Each night, a battle zone for the competition will appear. Prepare yourself by spending the day catching and training Pokémon, then venture into the battle zone to take on other Trainers. Be strategic and complete bonus card challenges as you battle to speed up your climb from Rank Z to Rank A. Reach the top, and you might just have a wish granted.
You can also test your skills against friends or Trainers around the world in the Z-A Battle Club. Take on up to three other Trainers at once, locally* or online**, in frenetic real-time battles!
*Any Nintendo Switch Online membership (sold separately) and Nintendo Account required for online features. Membership auto-renews after initial term at the then-current price unless canceled. Not available in all countries. Internet access required for online features. Terms apply. nintendo.com/switch-online.
Get a Ralts holding a Gardevoirite in your game as an Early Purchase Bonus, and purchase the digital version for 100 Poké Balls!
Purchase the Pokémon™ Legends: Z-A or Pokémon™ Legends: Z-A – Nintendo Switch™ 2 Edition game early and you can get a Ralts holding a Gardevoirite in your game as an Early Purchase Bonus. You can receive it by choosing Get via Internet in the Mystery Gift*** function of your game, up until Saturday, February 28, 2026.
The Ralts holding a Gardevoirite can be received in either the physical or digital version of either game. Level up your Ralts to evolve it into Kirlia and then Gardevoir. After the player receives the Mega Ring, a Gardevoir holding a Gardevoirite will be able to Mega Evolve.
Additionally, players who purchase and download the game before Saturday, February 28, 2026 from Nintendo eShop will get an email with a code for 100 Poké Balls which can be redeemed through the Mystery Gift function in your game until Tuesday, March 10, 2026.
© 2025 Pokémon. © 1995-2025 Nintendo/Creatures Inc./GAME FREAK inc. Pokémon and Nintendo Switch are trademarks of Nintendo.
*Additional games and systems required for multiplayer mode. Sold separately.
**Nintendo Switch Online membership (sold separately) and Nintendo Account required for online features. Membership auto-renews after initial term at the then-current price unless canceled. Not available in all countries. Internet access required for online features. Terms apply. nintendo.com/purchase-terms/
*** The Mystery Gift function can be found within the Link Play menu option in the X menu after you unlock the Rewards feature in Mable’s Research in the Pokémon Legends: Z-A game. You will need to connect your Nintendo Switch 2 or Nintendo Switch system to the internet to claim this bonus. The user profile on your system will need to be linked to a Nintendo Account in order to connect to the internet. (This does not require a Nintendo Switch Online membership.) It takes approximately 1 to 1.5 hours of play time before you can access the Link Play menu. Item can only be redeemed once per save data file.
Lumiose City—a home for people and Pokémon alike. Thanks to an urban redevelopment plan driven by Quasartico Inc., the lush greenery of verdant parks intermingles with facilities using the latest cutting-edge technology. A lot has changed here since the days of the Pokémon™ X and Pokémon Y games!
Choose Chikorita, Tepig, or Totodile as your first partner Pokémon, and then set off on a grand adventure! Your journey will take you to all manner of sights in the streets arrayed around Prism Tower, including shops, restaurants, and places called wild zones—where Pokémon roam free. As you catch, train, and battle Pokémon, there will be plenty of people to meet too—like AZ, the enigmatic owner of Hotel Z, and Team MZ, the crew that aims to keep Lumiose a peaceful place.
Catch, battle, and Mega Evolve—all in real time!
Step onto the battlefield and command your Pokémon directly—there are no turns! For the first time in the Pokémon RPG series, Trainers and their Pokémon can both move around in real-time battles, and your Pokémon will unleash their moves when you tell them to. Strategically swapping out your Pokémon and accounting for each move’s timing and area of effect will greatly help you in this new style of battle.
Harness the power of Mega Evolution! Unleash your Pokémon’s hidden energy to temporarily transform its appearance, enhance its capabilities, and perhaps even change its type. Use this power wisely and try to overcome your toughest challenges, like those posed by the rampaging Rogue Mega-Evolved Pokémon across Lumiose City. Investigate these dangerous incidents so you can put a stop to them—you may even encounter new Mega-Evolved Pokémon along the way!
Compete in the Z-A Royale when night falls—or battle with other players in the Z-A Battle Club
You’re invited to join the Z-A Royale, a competition for Pokémon Trainers to test their skills and determine who’s strongest. Each night, a battle zone for the competition will appear. Prepare yourself by spending the day catching and training Pokémon, then venture into the battle zone to take on other Trainers. Be strategic and complete bonus card challenges as you battle to speed up your climb from Rank Z to Rank A. Reach the top, and you might just have a wish granted.
You can also test your skills against friends or Trainers around the world in the Z-A Battle Club. Take on up to three other Trainers at once, locally* or online**, in frenetic real-time battles!
*Any Nintendo Switch Online membership (sold separately) and Nintendo Account required for online features. Membership auto-renews after initial term at the then-current price unless canceled. Not available in all countries. Internet access required for online features. Terms apply. nintendo.com/switch-online.
Get a Ralts holding a Gardevoirite in your game as an Early Purchase Bonus, and purchase the digital version for 100 Poké Balls!
Purchase the Pokémon™ Legends: Z-A or Pokémon™ Legends: Z-A – Nintendo Switch™ 2 Edition game early and you can get a Ralts holding a Gardevoirite in your game as an Early Purchase Bonus. You can receive it by choosing Get via Internet in the Mystery Gift*** function of your game, up until Saturday, February 28, 2026.
The Ralts holding a Gardevoirite can be received in either the physical or digital version of either game. Level up your Ralts to evolve it into Kirlia and then Gardevoir. After the player receives the Mega Ring, a Gardevoir holding a Gardevoirite will be able to Mega Evolve.
Additionally, players who purchase and download the game before Saturday, February 28, 2026 from Nintendo eShop will get an email with a code for 100 Poké Balls which can be redeemed through the Mystery Gift function in your game until Tuesday, March 10, 2026.
© 2025 Pokémon. © 1995-2025 Nintendo/Creatures Inc./GAME FREAK inc. Pokémon and Nintendo Switch are trademarks of Nintendo.
*Additional games and systems required for multiplayer mode. Sold separately.
**Nintendo Switch Online membership (sold separately) and Nintendo Account required for online features. Membership auto-renews after initial term at the then-current price unless canceled. Not available in all countries. Internet access required for online features. Terms apply. nintendo.com/purchase-terms/
*** The Mystery Gift function can be found within the Link Play menu option in the X menu after you unlock the Rewards feature in Mable’s Research in the Pokémon Legends: Z-A game. You will need to connect your Nintendo Switch 2 or Nintendo Switch system to the internet to claim this bonus. The user profile on your system will need to be linked to a Nintendo Account in order to connect to the internet. (This does not require a Nintendo Switch Online membership.) It takes approximately 1 to 1.5 hours of play time before you can access the Link Play menu. Item can only be redeemed once per save data file.
Model Compatibility: Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch OLED, Nintendo Switch Lite
ESRB Age Rating: E10 - Everyone 10 and Older
ESRB Content Descriptors: Fantasy violence
ESRB Interactive Elements: In-Game Purchases
Electronics Condition: New
Video Game Genre: Action, RPG
Format: Physical
Multiplayer: Online and Local Multiplayer
Battery: No Battery Used
Street Date: October 16, 2025
TCIN: 94776534
UPC: 045496905309
Item Number (DPCI): 207-30-0404
Origin: Imported
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Shipping details
Estimated ship dimensions: 6.62 inches length x 4.1 inches width x 0.55 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 0.077 pounds
Return details
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This item must be returned within 30 days of the date it was purchased in store, shipped, delivered by a Shipt shopper, or made ready for pickup.
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Q: Does preorder come with a bonus
submitted by Starmight11 - 5 months ago
A: You get ralts with gardevoirite and 100 pokéballs
submitted byCandis - 4 months agoA: Best Buy is offering along with a gamers mat with a map on it and GameStop is offering free in game clothes and the ralts with gardevoirite with 100 pokeballs
submitted byWe want steelbook - 4 months agoA: No, preordering the game from Target does not include a bonus.
submitted byDuhllin - 3 months agoA: Hi Starmight11, thanks for reaching out about the Pokémon Legends: Z-A - Nintendo Switch Yes, pre-ordering Pokémon Legends: Z-A does come with bonuses, though they can vary depending on where you pre-order and whether you get the physical or digital version. If you have any additional questions, we welcome you to contact MyTGTtech at 833-848-8324 every day between 7 am and 11 pm CST.
submitted byRena - 5 months agoTarget expert support
Q: Those this game work on Nintendo switch lite?
submitted by Mina - 5 days ago
A: Hi, thank you for reaching out about Pokémon Legends: Z-A - Nintendo Switch. Yes, Pokémon Legends: Z-A works on the Nintendo Switch Lite. The game was designed for and released on all Nintendo Switch family of systems, including the original Nintendo Switch and the Switch Lite. If you have any additional questions, we welcome you to contact MyTGTtech at 833-848-8324 every day, between 7am-11pm CST.
submitted byMatt - 3 days agoTarget expert support
Q: Is the game age rated? Is it good for an 8 year old?
submitted by Linda - 24 days ago
A: Hi, thanks for reaching out about Pokémon Legends: Z-A - Nintendo Switch This game is rated E10 - Everyone 10 and Older by the ESRB. The ESRB have noted that it has Fantasy violence and In-Game Purchases. If you have any additional questions, we welcome you to contact MyTGTtech at 833-848-8324 every day, between 7am-11pm CST.
submitted byMike - 23 days agoTarget expert support
Q: Is this the digital version?
submitted by Nana - 2 months ago
A: Hi, thanks for reaching out about Pokémon Legends: Z-A - Nintendo Switch. No, this is the physical version of the game. If you have any additional questions, we welcome you to contact MyTGTtech at 833-848-8324 every day, between 7am-11pm CST.
submitted byJoe - 2 months agoTarget staff support
Q: Is this the physical or digital version?
submitted by Fernando - 2 months ago
A: Hi, thanks for reaching out about Pokémon Legends: Z-A - Nintendo Switch. This is the physical version. If you have any additional questions, we welcome you to contact MyTGTtech at 833-848-8324 every day, between 7am-11pm CST.
submitted byJoe - 2 months agoTarget staff support
Q: Will this work on all switches?
submitted by Kenzie - 3 months ago
A: Hi, thank you for reaching out about Pokémon Legends: Z-A - Nintendo Switch. Yes, this version of the game is designed for the original Switch but will work with Switch 2 with backward compatibility. If you have any additional questions, we welcome you to contact MyTGTtech at 833-848-8324 every day, between 7am-11pm CST.
submitted byMatt - 3 months agoTarget expert support
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21 recommendations
1 out of 5 stars
1 December, 2025Verified purchase
Train your employees better.
I ordered this to ship to my home and the target associates didn’t remove the security box.
5 out of 5 stars
Thumbs down graphic, would not recommend
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Thumbs up graphic, would recommend
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2 out of 5 stars
Thumbs down graphic, would not recommend
27 November, 2025
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This is going to be long. This game is actually a big let down. You are stuck in one town running in circles. So the really took a huge step backwards in game play compared to other games where you can Travel around. Graphics are as expected. 1. Your boxes are accessible anytime-pro 2. Any pokeball you miss on catching is returned to you at a Pokecenter. -pro 3. Outfits are absolutely horrendous -con 4. THE GAME 50% OF THE TIME WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO MEGA-EVOLVE( this is a major glitch in the game and let down) Big Con 5. It’s incredibly easy to earn money but there’s no real incentive in the game to spend it. 6. The team memebers who are supposed to aid you in fighting mega evolved Pokémon don’t do crap. They are useless and just make you mad. 7. Cut scenes take way too long to end and there’s no option to skip the stupid story lines. 7. Some side quests will take you a long time to even complete for the crappy rewards you get. 8. The game play of targeting and open fighting gets worse as you progress in the game. I’m at level B and even while targeting and holding in the button to keep it targeted, the game fails and you have to try multiple times for it to lock on to the Pokémon. 9. If you really pay attention to what the ramen characters on the street say, you will find an old man who makes a morbid comment to himself. I found it funny but some may not. All in all I think the cost of this game is not worth the game play. They keep updating it and adding add ons but you have to pay 29.99 to add them on. Then it locks to the one device you add it on to and renders it useless if you play on multiple devices at home. I have played better Pokémon games and the hype of this release was how they got to sell so many. I’d say don’t buy.
2 out of 5 stars
Thumbs down graphic, would not recommend
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This Game Should Have Been An Email
This game has a few great net mechanics, but not enough to justify a full game. You're isolated to one city where every building is 1 texture (there are no actual windows or bricks or anything, it's 1 flat image). So the location drags it down to 1 star. They introduced new Mega Evolutions which is great, but over half of those fall flat. Overall it brings it up to a 3. They introduced a new battle style (ripping off Palworld). It's much more fast paced and a lot of fun (turn based still has it's place in the world), but I think having a set of Pokemon games with this style is a welcome addition. Up to 3 stars. There are a fraction of total tracks because you're stuck in 1 city, so it's that same song over and over. However, the night version is an absolute banger and there are other great tracks along the way, so the music brings it up to 4 stars. The story is bland, the city is empty, the quests are repetative, the assets are half finished, so due to those things I'm giving it 2 stars. I hope they take the new battle system and introduce it to future games, but as a stand along I would honestly not purchase this game if I could do it again.
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(no review title)
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1 out of 5 stars
13 November, 2025Verified purchase
Disappointed preorder
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1 out of 5 stars
Thumbs down graphic, would not recommend
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5 out of 5 stars
Thumbs up graphic, would recommend
4 November, 2025
LOVE this game!
I truly love this game. Don't look at all that bad reviews. Just buy it for yourself because you might like it. The graphics are fine, but they did make the windows flat lol. The game runs smoothly on Switch 1 and the story line is really interesting. I really enjoy being able to Mega Evolve my Pokémon and battle in real time. Finding out strategies on dodging and pacing attacks is really fun and engaging. I actually think it's pretty neat how the set the game in Lumiose City, and I don't feel cramped. The story is paced just fine, if not a little slow. The wild zones are full with Pokémon, and there are even some hiding around the city in trees and on rooftops. There is also a wide variety of Pokemon in this game, and Kalos pokemon are pretty great. I highly recommend checking the game out for yourself because haters are going to hate and there are always going to be people who don't like a non-mainline Pokémon game.
1 out of 5 stars
Thumbs down graphic, would not recommend
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Bad forced intro dialogue ... killed the vibe
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1 out of 5 stars
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(no review title)
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4 out of 5 stars
Thumbs down graphic, would not recommend
27 October, 2025
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5 out of 5 stars
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(no review title)
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2 out of 5 stars
Thumbs down graphic, would not recommend
21 October, 2025Verified purchase
Bad graphics. lazy work. DO NOT BUY
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1 out of 5 stars
Thumbs down graphic, would not recommend
21 October, 2025
dont buy!
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2 out of 5 stars
Thumbs down graphic, would not recommend
21 October, 2025
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5 out of 5 stars
Thumbs up graphic, would recommend
21 October, 2025
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1 out of 5 stars
Thumbs down graphic, would not recommend
19 October, 2025
(no review title)
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2 out of 5 stars
Thumbs down graphic, would not recommend
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1 out of 5 stars
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Ship it person went to the wrong store location and my order got canceled because they didn't want to go to the store I ordered from. Ended up having to place a new order and get the item myself. I don't recommend the ship it delivery service.