Customer Ratings & Reviews

I see reviews being mixed on this game and let me explain why. Alot of those who play grew up with the originals are use to that older type of gameplay. This game is much more different but in a good way, change can sometimes be good. The mechanics are easy to learn, graphics look great, the story is fun. I am having a blast with this game, so much to do and learn with all your favorite pokemons.

Ive finished the main story of the game and played about 40 hours. I’ve enjoyed most of it including the new battle system, character customization and return of mega evolutions. The story is very repetitive for a while and the tutorial is painfully long. However, once you get into the main story it becomes more of an enjoyable experience. Don’t forget to do the side quests! There are a lot of fun ones.

As a Pokemon fan of many years, I was skeptical about this style of game. I did not play the previous Legends game, but the vast character customization options (and therefore the ability to design your character like a gym leader) was honestly the reason I decided to give this game a chance. I was pleasantly surprised! The mechanics are fun. Different, but fun. I’d say it’s one of the easier games in the series, but there is so much to do in the game that I didn’t run out of objectives or tire of catching Pokemon. The “calming rogue mega evolution pokemon” plot was a little reminiscent of the old Pokemon Colosseum game. Pros: Multiple side quests, fun story, mega-evolutions, extensive character customization, shiny pokemon are easier to find and more common, alpha pokemon are challenging and fun to collect Cons: Graphics are underwhelming, the “wild zones” aren’t big enough, the map as a whole could have been a lot bigger than one singular city, some mega evolutions locked behind DLC.

I am dissapointed by the graphics, but it does run well on my first revision Switch 1. It's fun and different enough to keep me interested. Was my dream as a kid to have a "real-time" Pokemon game so it would be more like the anime :)

It was fun to play definitely recommend the switch 2 version for 60 frames but it’s very playable on the first switch Only wish we got voice acting, if age of imprisonment has it pokemon can too

Pokémon Legends: Z-A is one of the boldest entries in the series. The real-time battle system is a huge step forward and makes fights feel more alive than ever. The story and music are great!!

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.

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

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!

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.

The graphics won't impress on a technical level, but the art style of the Paris-like "Lumiose City," which houses most of the game's setting, still does a good job of picking up the French atmosphere that this game's predecessors, Pokémon X and Y, did a beautiful job of showcasing a decade ago. I thought Violet had a more emotional story, but I found these characters generally likeable, with a main plot that could have been slightly shorter but didn't really wear out its welcome as much as I expected from the central tournament, even if I thought the story didn't really get interesting until it neared its ending. The real-time combat is the star of the show, with its emphases on reflexes and positioning, even if the game believes this a little too much, with some optional side quests having extremely high quotas for number-of-battle completions. I'm glad to be able to talk to random NPCs again, unlike in Violet where this wasn't often the case, but it would have been nice for most building interiors to be explorable - here, offices and residential areas just feel like decorations. Even most stores simply open up a menu instead of showing you their insides, with a small selection of restaurants being one of the game's few exceptions. The "fashion shop" music returns from X and Y, but while there are plenty of clothing options, those stores don't have interiors either. The online multiplayer, the highlight of the game, mostly focuses on its ranked mode, a four-player arena where each competitor brings three Pokémon. Matches are timed, not dependent on which person has all of their Pokémon faint first. Instead of this being a simple and potentially unbalanced 1-on-1 format, the emphasis on scoring instead of on elimination helps the ranked multiplayer feel more fun and less "sweaty" / obsessively detail-focused than I would have expected. The underlying party planning still feels almost as deep as the main games, minus the lack of passive abilities. Crucially the frame rate in this mode has generally been quite good, which is more than I'll say for some parts of the single-player post-game content where I'm taking on several minor side tasks at once. If you're willing to accept a number of technical compromises, I do love the game itself.

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.

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.

Great game, the missions available are good, overall very happy with the game!

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

Love its new way to play pokemon. New battle mechanics and new mega evolutions.

This is not going to fancy every single pokemon fan but once you go 3d for pokemon, then you are probably not going to back to turn base. The combat and item gathering is rather fun to do, it gets you exploring the main world. You require battling at night, which is where you get a day and night shift. This occurring all the time can be annoying sometimes

Excellent game I love, the way of combat, the catch Pokemon I like everything.

The game is a 10/10!! It’s sooo good, honestly the best Pokemon game Nintendo has made in a long time!! Anything before I haven’t been a huge fan, but this one is just so cool. I’m only giving this review 3 stars because my experience with Best Buy’s customer service was very disappointing. They sent it through an independent delivery company that was SO UNHELPFUL. I mean, they allegedly couldn’t find me home, so they sent my package back instead of reaching out to me to give them the access code for the building… I just got a text that said “couldn’t find you, contact us”, but then when I tried to contact the delivery company they literally kept me waiting for a whole freaking hour just to tell me there was nothing they could do but to add a note and wait until they had time to attempt to deliver it again. All because the delivery guy couldn’t give me a call or text me like any reputable delivery company would ??? I had to wait like two more days for it. Anyway, I’d definitely suggest you buy it in store or for pick up to avoid all this hassle.