Customer Ratings & Reviews

The second entry to the fantastic Pokemon Legend series. I loved the gameplay and exploration of the city. Slightly bland graphics at times.

The game is fun. Biggest difference from the last Legends game is that there is more of a focus on Battling instead of capturing and "researching" pokemon. Battling is more dynamic instead of it being turn based, moves are on a cool down and you can move to kinda position your pokemon. Much more engaging. I do like the ZA Royale, its a fun concept that you pretty much do alot of the battling in a section of the map against NPCs every night if you want. The side missions can pretty funny and fun, and the Alpha pokemon are pretty big when compared to their normal size versions. Its really funny seeing a big version of your favorite Pokemon just follow you around the city. Mega-Evolutions make a return from previous 3DS games. You will get the ability Mega Evolve certain pokemon not too long into the Story. Taking on Rogue Mega Evolved pokemon bosses is pretty fun because you and your pokemon are battleing this really big mega evovled pokemon with alot of different attack styles, like a boss will have a ranged attack that you and your pokemon need to dodge or it can make copies of itself or call for help from smaller pokemon. The boss encounters themselves are pretty fun and you NPCs who fight along side you. Graphic wise, it looks good on the Switch 2 and the Switch 1. Mainly the Pokemon and NPCs look good but the background and the city are just average, like you can tell not as much work was put into the environment. Sound design is great. Alot of the little sounds you hear like a shiny notification or the deep Alpha Pokemons sound is very distinct. The Soundtrack for certain characters are pretty good. The Story is pretty solid. Really just trying to figure out whats going on with these certain types of Pokemon and you meet a lot of characters along the way. If you've ever played a Pokemon game its about as interesting as majority of games in the franchise. What I dont like about the game: Not really a stark difference from the Switch 1 version, outside of the framerate and clarity of the game. While the game does have alot of fashion options, the options for Male characters are terrible; makes you kinda wish you had clothing that the NPCs where wearing. I don't like how some megastones are restricted to rank battles/online - not saying it can't be fun or chaotic but it just that there only doing this because they aren't giving them away in the game itself (or permanent mystery gift) and/or they dont have like a PVE online component like Raids. I also dont like how the research levels (while somewhat easy) are a step back from Legends Arceus. Also I dont like how you do have to trade some pokemon to evolve them (I though with this being a Legends game we were passed this). The game is fun. If you like pokemon, customizing your character and actively battling with your pokemon then you'll really like the game. If your expecting a pokemon game to really show you what the Switch 2 can do or if your expecting a game significantly better then Legends of Arceus then you may be disappointed. Overall, this is another pokemon game that you can have some fun with and spend some time hunting and capturing pokemon.

the game is fun and a great return to the kalos region. the new battle system is great to master as well!

This game was absolutely amazing. You can tell the designers had more time to work in how the graphics are less janky and glitchy than Scarlet/Violet (much as I loved those two). It plays like a dream, it provides a challenge for gamers looking for something more than the standard adventure, the story was amazing, it's absolutely addictive. This is definitely on my "play the same thing over and over again" list.

Finally, a Pokémon game that runs smoothly and without major technical issues. But is it fun to play? There are some nice gameplay improvements, ditching the traditional turn-based combat in favor of a more dynamic system. It feels closer to an MMORPG where you select a skill, target an enemy, and wait for cooldowns. It can be fun, letting you rush around collecting items, fighting wild Pokémon, and quickly moving on to the next activity, but it does get repetitive at times. Lumiose City is a densely packed area full of NPCs and Pokémon, with no more roaming adventures across the world. I don’t necessarily mind that, but it starts to feel old quickly. Many buildings are basically flat textures with only small differences, and overall the visuals seem constrained by the aging Switch hardware. The developers clearly had to compromise. You can cross the map in just a couple of minutes. There’s verticality, like jumping onto rooftops, but it doesn’t add much variety. Indoor areas look much nicer by comparison, but there are only a few, and many visible doors aren’t accessible at all (the NPCs you need are just standing outside). That feels very underwhelming compared to older entries in the series. The animations are excellent, characters look great, and the cutscenes have action. But it all falls flat when no character has any voice acting, not even a little. It’s very disappointing. Pokémon Z-A’s main strengths are its dynamic combat and more fluid gameplay. That might satisfy longtime Pokémon fans, but for newcomers this feels like a very “kiddy” game. The first few hours are slow and overly hand-holdy, as if you’ve never played a game before. I found the most fun came from looping around the city, battling Pokémon nonstop, but with a constrained map and shallow character interactions, it’s hard to recommend to anyone who isn’t already a fan. Yes, it’s better than Scarlet/Violet, but that was a low bar to clear.

1000 battles… how much time have I wasted? This was a fun game, the interactive battle mechanic brought life to what Pokemon battles might actually feel like. The clothing aspect was fun as well. Where it faltered was that it didn’t feel like a bustling city and when you only have the one city to explore in the whole game, it makes it feel a little lack luster. Overall I don’t regret buying it but I feel like they could do better

Super fun game, love thr new battle system and some of my favorite pokemon got megas! All around win for me!

This pokemon legends game is so fun- it has been a great experience. I let my dad play it for a little and he ended up buying his own game. The game keeps players interested and shows some of our younger audiences what it was like playing with these gimmicks from the start.

Awesome game, it feels incredibly good to get your money's worth. I've got more than 100 hours logged and the shiny hunting being so easy and accessible will have me playing for 100 more while I wait for the DLC. Best Buy brought it to my window, didn't even have to get out of my car and I was able to not have to worry about missing my delivery or worse.

I had and continue to have a blast with this game. I'm playing on the Switch 2 so load times and graphics aren't negatively affecting my opinion. The gameplay loop is fun to me and I do like exploring the city of Lumiose. The characters and city ooze personality and there's little details in the way the pokemon interact. If you enjoy the series, this is a game I would at least recommend trying.

Pokémon Legends ZA takes an interesting spin on the normal Pokémon formula. So far, I’ve been very satisfied with my purchase. I would definitely recommend this game for someone who has played Pokémon in the past and even someone who wants to get into the Pokemon series. It gives you a fresh way to play without having to commit to the normal gameplay loop.

This game seems to get a lot of hate online. I enjoy it for what it is. Yes, you're stuck in one city, but the devs made it explorable with new areas that unlock as you progress. The new battle mechanics are a fun change to the classic turn-based mechanics of classic pokemon games. The story is a good continuation of XY, but it doesn't feel complete. My biggest complaint is that they didn't make the more buildings explorable, but this adds the possibility of unique events within different buildings in the future. The map would be massive if you could go inside more buildings or if the buildings you can enter allowed you to explore more rooms. This seems like the biggest oversight since so many older pokemon games had department stores and houses you could enter. You can't even really explore the Richissime hotel outside of the forced story progression. You could at least go to another floor in X/Y. I enjoy the game, but Nintendo and/or Gamefreak could have invested more into making the city fully explorable. I'm not sure if Gamefreak is losing interest in Pokemon games, or if Nintendo isn't giving a big enough budget or isn't providing approval on certain development aspects. It's a pokemon game so it'll sell, but cutting back on the quality will kill the series if more isn't invested to keep up with expectations. They don't even have voice actors for cutscenes after almost 30 years and we can see what Gamefreak is capable of after seeing Beast of Reincarnation. Hopefully new areas are added for special events. The first event/added side quest for Diancie was a few cutscenes and a battle. It was lazy. I want to be able to explore the buildings with maybe an underground tunnel network connecting them. This would be a great DLC.

Others may focus on what could be better and perhaps Game Freak should review Pokémon's traditional lack of voice acting However, I believe media should be evaluated by itself before being compared to anything This is why i give Legends Z-A 5 stars because no matter how it compares it is still an amazing game with an interesting story to me

This is the best Pokemon game i played in years. Really different from the others. I loved battling through the ranks instead of the traditional gym system. And after completing the main story i completed the pokedex a week later. The battle royale style multiplayer battles were really fun too! 10/10 Pokemon game!

Was a really fun game to play, though there are a few things I think need work. More time and people need to be put towards these games for sure, stuff like voice acting and more time for debugging and texture improvements would be nice. Watching cutscenes with no voice acting, and not seeing who's talking at times is rough. As for the game itself, I enjoyed traveling around the city and having the real-time battle mechanics were great. While it was fun, it can definitely me improved and I look forward to what they'll do with it, although I do still hope this doesn't fully replace turn-based combat.

If you loved Pokémon Legends: Arceus, then you're going to love this game as well. There is a much bigger variety of Pokémon in this game compared to the first, so you can build up your team pretty much however you'd like to. The city feels much larger than it actually is, with a lot of side quests to do. If you're worried about being a high enough level for the end game, don't be. The game throws enough Pokédex challenges at you that if you do a lot of the ones regarding catching Pokémon types, you'll get there. There are also a lot of Alpha Pokémon that are worth a ton of exp, and since exp is shared, leveling up your party shouldn't be much of a hassle. All in all, buy this game for whichever platform you like, as it's on Switch 1 and 2. You won't be sorry.

Don't listen to those people that say this game is bad, they only care about the graphics! the story in the game is awesome and all of the Pokémon in this game look incredible. wonderful game that will make you smile

If you’re a fan of the Pokemon franchise then you’ll have a blast in this. I recommend everyone with a Switch 2 to try this game too. Genuinely this Pokemon may not be all that stunning in some visual aspects but the core gameplay itself is quite addicting and you’ll find yourself naturally wanting to collect and grow further.

Game is very good. so good that I played it all in 3 days this game does not deserve all the criticism it has. Only disappointed in customer service when buying ( was expecting to get a preorder bonus but they refused to give me one because I didn’t preorder early enough even though I’m pretty sure they had extras) still glad I bought it tho

Legends Z-A was my first entry into the series, and it made a strong impression. The tutorial made the core systems easy to understand, and learning the different Pokémon typings was one of the most enjoyable parts of the early game. My playthrough lasted about 30 hours, partly because I spent extra time getting comfortable with the mechanics, but the experience remained engaging throughout. Finishing the main story doesn’t mark the end of available content. Side quests, shard collecting for purchasing Mega Evolution stones, and online ranked battles provide substantial post-game activity. With the addition of the DLC, there is even more to explore. Overall, the game offers an accessible introduction for newcomers and enough depth to keep players invested after the credits roll.