Summary
In typicalNintendoandPokemonfashion,the release date for Pokemon Legends: Z-Awas dropped out of nowhere via a random post on Wednesday. Both theNintendo SwitchandSwitch 2versions of the next Pokemon gamewill launch on July 03, 2025,and if you plan on pre-ordering through Nintendo, a second bonus has been revealed, and there will also be some pretty unique bundles available.
Following confirmation of when exactly Pokemon Legends: Z-A will be here,a page on Nintendo’s European sitewent live where those eager to return to Lumiose City can register their interest for pre-orders. To further tempt you to commit to the game early, it also revealed thatpre-ordering Legends: Z-A will get you a Partner Pokemon figurinethat includes all of the game’s starter options - Tepig, Chikorita, and Totodile.
That gives Pokemon fans a decision to make. It was previously revealed thatpre-ordering Legends: Z-A through the Pokemon Center will come with a plush partner Pokemon bonus. The same three starters, of course, but only one, not all three, like the figurine. You also won’t be able to choose which partner you get, unlike the game.
Another Pokemon Legends: Z-A Pre-Order Bonus Has Been Announced
More Importantly, What Am I Going To Have To Do To Get My Hands On That Umbrella?
There’s a second incentive to buy through Nintendo instead of the Pokemon Center if you want more than just a plush or a figurine with your copy of Legends: Z-A. Nintendo has also revealed details about some Legends: Z-A bundles -Mega Evolution, Trainer, and Champion’s Choice bundles, showing off the items that will be included with those bundles.
The figurine and bundles have only been listed in Europe, for now. Hopefully they will also be available in the US and elsewhere.
Which items are part of which bundles isn’t clear, but the items that will be bundled with the game, if you want them to be, include a partner Pokemon pin set, Mega Evolution Charizard figurines, a cap, a mug, and my favorite Legends: Z-A bundle item of all, an umbrella. The bundle prices haven’t been revealed, but how much the game will cost when bought all by itself is now known.
Pokemon Legends: Z-A will be a $60 gamewhen bought on the original Switch, whilethe Switch 2 version is going to cost $70. There will bea $10 upgrade pathfor those who pick up the OG Switch version and get a Switch 2 post-launch. Legends: Z-A will be a real acid test for the Pokemon games.Scarlet & Violethad issues that can partly be blamed on the Switch’s hardware. If those same issues are present on the Switch 2 version of Legends: Z-A, it’s very much a Pokemon problem.
