Customer Ratings & Reviews

Amazing installment to an already amazing franchise. Highly recommend due to graphics, gameplay, and story.

A lot of pokemon cool battels and the ranking system is cool and you can heal in a battle and looks really beautiful and the wild zones are really cool and you can knock out a Pokemon with a super effective move in one hit and it is not that cool when you knock out a Pokemon and you go two catch it and it doesn’t go in then it disappears and you have two knock out a nother one but really fun and can’t wait for the next one

The real-time combat system is a bold step for the series: battles feel more dynamic, with the player and Pokémon acting simultaneously rather than a purely turn-based menu system.  • The game takes place in the familiar region of Kalos (specifically in Lumiose City), which brings a nostalgic value for long-time fans while introducing fresh mechanics.  • Sales are strong: the game sold approximately 5.8 million copies in its first week, showing there is still strong demand for Pokémon titles.  • There is a clear intent to build on the spin-off “Legends” sub-series (after Pokémon Legends: Arceus) and experiment with the formula.

Very fun game overall. Good animations, and gameplay! Love the story and nostalgic vibes. The new mega evolutions feel fresh. Would recommend 100%!

Great game, love the new battle system and the return of the catching system from Arceus, the game runs really smoothly! Also really enjoy the design of the city!

Pokemon came out when I was in high school, so I didn't really mesh with it much. The turn based battles just seemed really slow to me when I was actively playing more action focused games. This game, ZA, was made for people like me who didn't like the turn based battles, but loved the collecting aspect. The battles are more active, faster, and collecting is a breeze. If you haven't really meshes with previous installments, give this one a shot. You might be pleasantly surprised.

The game is fun. Good story, not forced to push through the story you could do side quests. And even weeks after finishing the original story I am still playing.

Brilliant take on the Pokémon game series. Real-time battles, and MEGA Pokémon make it better than a lot of recent entries to the series. I do recommend.

My son love this Game, easy to play and very entertainent

It's a pretty fun game once you get out of the tutorial. There's always something to do which is nice. The new battle system is super fun and brings a breadth of fresh air in a Pokémon game

It's a really good game with tons to do. Despite the graphics the new combat system is more intuitive and the Pokemon selection is great.

Got this on a whim after hearing a few bad things about it, but I have played every Pokémon game, so I had to. I am enjoying it a good bit, but it does have some big drawbacks. There is no nature area (map is just the big city), live battle can make it hard to dodge, and photo mode with Pokémon in cafés can be ianky. Textures/model quality could be better, too, imo. Overall though it is fun, but made me miss legends of Arceus. Worth playing.

Great game! Fantastic graphics! Love it alot! Best pokemon game of the year!

Real time combat makes it a little different than legends arceus was. As is the loss of pokeball sniping from a large distance. I especially miss the fly jet feather balls from arceus. Royale structure could have been interesting if they had kept with it but they quickly abandoned the naming theme for each letter rank match, skipped multiple letters and only have a handful of npcs in the royale that are equivalent to gym leaders,rivals and to a lesser degree elite 4 and champion. Many of the wild zones where you catch pokemon don't list all the pokemon found there and some honestly I never had spawn period despite them being listed. Some pokemon aren't really found in them either only on rooftops or via side quests or the sewers/underground area. Speaking of its a shame the catacombs and sewers barely get used at all as well as abandoned/empty buildings. Had they done that the city would have felt far more large and varied than it was. Traversal takes a big hit compared to all the other games. Sure you can quick travel to various locations once registered but otherwise its incredibly slow going with only a run option. No rollerskates, mounts, bikes hurt things. Oh and you never get surf which is extremely weird as every other pokemon game allows for traveling on water but this one. But without a proper flying pokemon option traveling between rooftops even with rotoms glide clunky feature leaves much to be desired. Boss battles are far easier than arceus. Especially after you get all the charms so the player doesn't instantly faint and black out as much. Besides when targeted from alphas I only had 1 fainting spell from a hawlucha ambush after coming down a ladder. That thing never respawned either come to think of it. As I wanted revenge.

A fun and unique entry into the series that has taken an entirely new twist with its fast-paced combat. Any fan of Pokemon would likely be very entertained with just how immersive the world feels. Just know that competitive battling is much easier on Switch 2 due to its higher framerate.

Great Pokémon game. So addicting! I’ve already logged 30+ hours in the first week!

Loving the game. New experience compared to classic Pokemon but it's fun and interesting. Graphics aren't spectacular but it's stable.

I had my doubts, significant doubts, about this game. I didn't buy Pokemon Legends: Arceus because of them. But I have completely finished my copy of Violet and wanted the newest entry. Because I love Pokemon. It hits all the things I love in a game, and I could avoid the elements I don't like (they're there, but they're not required). I started with Pokemon Gold, and I've been playing since. So, let's be clear. This is different than what I like, or what I want in a Pokemon Game. It's like Pokemon Go, only worse. There are elements I like - I like the flexibility to change moves and change names. I like the rewards for catching pokemon several times. I like some of the complexity. And there are meh things that are promising, but just don't float my boat. I like that looks aren't gender-locked, but the vast majority are feminine or genderless. I like masculine clothing. I'm sure there are other people who do. There isn't any, but there are very definite feminine outfits. Maybe it's the art style. I like that when you miss with a pokeball, you get it back. I don't like that you can miss. I like the number of quests. I don't like that so many of them are platform activities. And I hate that you can be directly attacked by pokemon. I'm at the very end of the game; and I can't complete it. Because I am really bad at hand-eye coordination. And I've gotten stuck over and over in this game because a key element of the gameplay is that you have to dodge direct attacks. I got through the game by really overleving my team (and that's easy to do, so there's that), but of course now I have a team of 90+ trying to beat the final (technically post-game) thing, and there's nowhere to level to. Yeah, the solution to my frustration is to "get good" as the kids say. But that's not my jam with Pokemon. So here's the summary: if you like platformers and games where you dodge and jump and run around the screen and you like Pokemon, you will love this game. I love Pokemon because I don't like games where you have to jump and dodge and run around to succeed, and this game ain't that. I should have bought Scarlet instead. I would have scared my cat less.

I love this game and really like how to made that seasonal battle grounds and the battle in game it great

This game is more focused battles than the last Legend's game, which focused more on exploration and catching mechanics. The battle mechanics follow some of the same, but follows more of a chill MOBA style. There are also no secondary abilities, which may not be everyone's cup of tea for more the VGC hungry players, but I think it's less overwhelming for the new and more casual players to memorize. The story and characters are actually pretty well written and I even laughed out loud at some parts. Design wise, as mentioned, the game is more battle focused so a majority of the game's scenery looks fairly bland, but that's bit of a nitpick. For what it is, I think it's pretty fun. My only main complaint is the price for both systems is FAR too high for a spinoff -- you will have to shell out even more if you want the DLC. (At least it's more engaging than Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's bonus content, so that's a plus, I suppose.)