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.
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
This item can be returned to any Target store or Target.com.
This item must be returned within 30 days of the date it was purchased in store, delivered to the guest, delivered by a Shipt shopper, or picked up by the guest.
A: You get ralts with gardevoirite and 100 pokéballs
submitted byCandis - 1 year ago
A: 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 - 1 year ago
A: No, preordering the game from Target does not include a bonus.
submitted byDuhllin - 1 year ago
A: Hi Starmight11, thanks for reaching out about the Pokémon Legends: Z-A - Nintendo Switch
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submitted byRena - 1 year ago
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submitted byYA Books are Epic - 6 months ago
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submitted byMike - 7 months ago
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submitted by Sheth - 9 months ago
A: They will email you the download code then it’s up to you to give the download code to the gift recipient.
submitted byYA Books are Epic - 6 months ago
A: Hi, thank you for reaching out about Pokemon Legends Z-A - Mega Dimension DLC - Nintendo Switch (Digital).
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submitted byMatt - 9 months ago
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Q: Is this the Switch 2 version?
submitted by Sebastien - 3 months ago
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It's regular Switch version, not specifically the Switch 2 edition.
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submitted byRena - 3 months ago
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Q: Does this work for switch 2
submitted by PK - 6 months ago
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submitted byJustin - 6 months ago
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Q: wait i don’t understand, do i need to purchase this differently from the pokemon z-a in order to access it! ?
submitted by Giselle - 8 months ago
A: Hi, thank you for reaching out about Pokemon Legends Z-A - Mega Dimension DLC - Nintendo Switch (Digital).
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submitted byMatt - 8 months ago
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Q: Is this game pre owned?
submitted by S - 8 months ago
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submitted byMatt - 8 months ago
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Q: Those this game work on Nintendo switch lite?
submitted by Mina - 9 months ago
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submitted byMatt - 9 months ago
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Q: Is this the dlc I need for the Nintendo Switch 2 version of the game?
submitted by WearBare - 9 months ago
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submitted byMatt - 9 months ago
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Q: Is the game age rated? Is it good for an 8 year old?
submitted by Linda - 10 months ago
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This game offers a unique battling experience and the ability to mega evolve Pokémon, which many guests find engaging. However, the repetitive city environment and lengthy tutorials detract from the overall enjoyment. While some guests appreciate the new mechanics and graphics, others feel the game lacks depth and variety. It's a mixed bag that may appeal to die-hard fans but could disappoint those seeking a more expansive adventure.
Summary created by AI from text of reviews reflecting recent feedback provided across different star ratings (includes incentivized reviews)
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3.6 out of 5 stars with 79 reviews
29% would recommend
31 recommendations
1 out of 5 stars
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24 May, 2026Verified purchase
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Yeah definitely no good
Target Team Member
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5 out of 5 stars
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1 May, 2026Verified purchase
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Excellent
Ayanami
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5 out of 5 stars
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22 March, 2026Verified purchase
Shiny hunt begin
Easily downloaded dlc is worth it for more expanded story and shiny hunting :)
Robert M
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1 out of 5 stars
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6 March, 2026Verified purchase
boring and ugly
this game is so ugly. The entire game you just run around the same city, and every single building looks the same. The tutorial takes 2 hours to finish. you cant do anything fun until 2 hours into the game. The battling is actually unique and fun but that is literally the only thing fun about this game. Arceus is way more fun.
Kaitlin
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5 out of 5 stars
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18 February, 2026Verified purchase
Fun game!
A good birthday gift for my kid.
Pk
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1 out of 5 stars
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19 December, 2025Verified purchase
TARGET DELIVERY SYSTEM IS BAD
TARGET DELIVERY SYSTEM IS BAD my package was delivered to a different building, I had to walk and look for my package like a criminal who is trying to steal a package from a different building. really bad experience!!!!
tide
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2 out of 5 stars
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16 December, 2025
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This was initially quite a fun concept. However, after about a week with it and about 30 hours in it has become quite tedious and frustrating not having enough berries to do high level challenges and not getting lower level challenge areas to farm the berries I need. It is quite easy to lock yourself into an unwinnable situation unless you reload from backup (x b and up on d pad) which I spend more time doing than actually playing the game because the RNG is just so bad on the donuts. I completed the crown tundra DLC for Sw/Sh so it's not like I can't handle long repetitive challenges but this is just not fun. When you do finally have RNG on your side and get a good donut it's maybe 8 minutes of gameplay then it's over and start all over resetting for good stats. I've still not seen about 1/3 to 1/2 of the new Pokemon and only tend to see 1 new pokemon each day or night cycle.
MK
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5 out of 5 stars
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14 December, 2025
peak fiction
this soon peak fiction what ever people the hyperspace is so cool and a great with cool pokemon and it's challenging would recommend
Gina
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1 out of 5 stars
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13 December, 2025
More of the same Visual Novel Slop
This is the same rinse and repeat talk to Corbeau/Hotel Z friends forced dialogs hand holdy story filler padding slop as before. Actual content is very sparse (limited to short 3 minute or less bursts in hyperspace). Honestly a straight up 0 for $30.
The Chosen One
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1 out of 5 stars
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10 December, 2025
keeps getting canceled.
never got it because I keep trying to buy it with a target gift card. and target doesn't understand it apparently.
Kenny
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5 out of 5 stars
7 December, 2025
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Got it in 10 min
Jonathan
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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.
MeganH
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5 out of 5 stars
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28 November, 2025Verified purchase
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had a problem with my order but they fixed it very helpful
Nicholas
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5 out of 5 stars
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28 November, 2025Verified purchase
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Such a fun and easy game to play
Switch User
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2 out of 5 stars
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27 November, 2025
Read before purchase
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.
Angela
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2 out of 5 stars
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27 November, 2025
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.
Tyler Durden
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5 out of 5 stars
15 November, 2025Verified purchase
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Loved it first Pokémon game worth the money game play is fun
Oliver
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1 out of 5 stars
13 November, 2025Verified purchase
Disappointed preorder
The game is OK, my son seems to really enjoy it. However, there was an item promised with preorder which didn’t arrive with the game or since. I’m disappointed that Target would allow this to happen. There were plenty of other retailers offering items with preorders but I trusted Target.
Mommy Vero
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1 out of 5 stars
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7 November, 2025
Don't waste any money on this
It was literally the bare minimum they could do. For $70 you DON'T get multiple towns/cities, in depth post game, or decent story. It was pretty much a generic lets be friends basic game for kids. It was very short of a game as well and probably 1/4 story than Arceus was. The infinite royale is CPU only and very easy also. So yeah this was a let down. The city burns my eyes to look at also its genuinely annoying visually.
The Chosen One
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5 out of 5 stars
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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.
