Mega Greninja X keeps Protean and has 140 special attack/speed
Mega Greninja Y becomes a physical attacker with a secondary poison typing
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Pokemon Day Presents 2024 - Pokemon LZA 2025
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Mega Greninja Y becomes a physical attacker with a secondary poison typing
Does it mean no game for 2024 ?
Excited for Legends Game, love Kalos region (I'm French), but I hope we will other cities than Lumiose !
But BW/BW2 were my favourite game ... I hope soon a remake / visit of Unova soon
Excited for Legends Game, love Kalos region (I'm French), but I hope we will other cities than Lumiose !
But BW/BW2 were my favourite game ... I hope soon a remake / visit of Unova soon
If the weebocortex of my brain is still functioning correctly, technically it is "zetto ē" which is the Japanese transcription of the letter Z followed by the letter A. If anything, it's saying it should be pronounced "Pokémon Legends Z A."
Seems only fair then that Alola gets shoehorned into Legends Kalos. (He says, mining all the copium he can that GF will include Marshadow for reasons^TM. ...c'mon mega marshadow?)
More realistically, I do expect at least some Alola mons make it in a la hisuian Goodra/zoroark/decidueye, whether as regional forms or megas.
I mean they could be scales too (like how Zygarde's scales are styled like cells), but they definitely seem styled like stems growing upward. Which also fits with the stylization of the A.
I think it probably is meant to be a new Pokemon and a new counter part to Zygarde
The pattern on the A does look a tiny bit like the tree in the sketch early in the trailer:
I mean, it's not like it's particularly convincing, but maybe this mon has something to do with whatever greenery makes it into Lumiose.
The true ultimate brainrot interpretation from an Alola stan (yours truly):
‘Member how Legends: Arceus retroactively added some development for Giratina by explaining why it wanted to protect the world from Cyrus?
Well you see, Z-A should be read as “Zee to Ay” as in, “Zygarde to Alola”
The Quasar logo also indicates a celestial theme (like Sun and Moon)
Legends: Z-A will therefore introduce new UBs and create a retroactive reason for Zygarde to go to Alola
‘Member how Legends: Arceus retroactively added some development for Giratina by explaining why it wanted to protect the world from Cyrus?
Well you see, Z-A should be read as “Zee to Ay” as in, “Zygarde to Alola”
The Quasar logo also indicates a celestial theme (like Sun and Moon)
Legends: Z-A will therefore introduce new UBs and create a retroactive reason for Zygarde to go to Alola
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So, what XY music track you most looking forward to a remix of? I can't wait to hear what they'll do with the Boutique theme
I wonder if the DBZ community also has people saying that the Z should be pronounced Zetto as the accurate pronunciation.
Smaller, more intimate world maps with lots of detail > large empty ones. Every time I play Skyrim I can barely remember shit about the world. Pretty sure the Yakuza series does something similar to what LZA is probably going for to great effect.
I don't think those intimate, incredibly detailed Yakuza-style urban spaces will be the same in LZA without some guy like Goro Majima beating the shit out of everyone. Hawlucha better start lifting so he can fill the role
Yeah Ash-Gren was basically a pseudo Mega for Ash since they were still operating under the rule that Ash can only use new mons but he needed a "Mega" of his own and the Kalos starters didn't have Megas at the time so it was basically there to be a fake Mega made for him.
If the Kalos starters get Megas this time, which they almost certainly will, Mega Greninja would basically be Greninja's new and now official/permanent super form that is also canon to the games. Basically erasing the need for the fake Mega form, if not outright replacing it entirely moving forward. It would also explain why GF wiped Ash Greninja out of existence in SV beforehand.
Fair counterpoints on Ash-Greninja coming back, I just think it could be a thing since Ash-Gren was introduced in Gen 7 like with Zygarde's new forms. If the Kalos starters do get Megas in Z-A, it might be possible for Mega Greninja to take or base off design aspects of Ash-Gren as references to it.
I'm wondering how Z-A's regional dex would pan out. XY's dex introduced the general idea of having a large number of 300-400 Pokemon natively living in that region, with around 20%-25% of the dex being the newest generation of Pokemon (around 70-80, not counting newly introduced alternate forms of existing Pokemon). Would Z-A's regional dex also be as large as the modern core games' dexes, or would it be more condensed like Arceus's dex of 242?
I'm wondering how Z-A's regional dex would pan out. XY's dex introduced the general idea of having a large number of 300-400 Pokemon natively living in that region, with around 20%-25% of the dex being the newest generation of Pokemon (around 70-80, not counting newly introduced alternate forms of existing Pokemon). Would Z-A's regional dex also be as large as the modern core games' dexes, or would it be more condensed like Arceus's dex of 242?
Speaking of Alola representation, I have seen a lot of people aegue that since Enamorus happened, qw could see another sublegend group get a new addition/spotlight now, and the Tapus seem to be the popular choice. The Muskedeers obviously fit more but since they just got Paradoxes... It sounds like reaching but we are now discussing a Pokemon Z game so I dunno.
You think they'll invent a whole new terrain for a whole new tapu? I think that might be interesting, like maybe Dark Terrain with some kind of useful effect. Then we can have a dark-fairy Tapu, and primal-like Xerneas and Yveltal formes with their own terrains a la Primal Groudon/Kyogre
Wait a minute, if we're going back to Kalos...
ACTUAL GOOD CUSTOMIZATION OPTIONS ARE likely BACK BABY WOOOHOOO!!
X and Y introduced character customization and it's become such a core feature of the series ever since, that when Scarlet and Violet decided to basically remove it for school uniforms, I'd say just about everyone hated that. After more than 10 years of designing clothing for the mainline series, we can expect that our trainers will be as fabulous as ever, nothing more fitting for the Paris of Pokemon!
ACTUAL GOOD CUSTOMIZATION OPTIONS ARE likely BACK BABY WOOOHOOO!!
X and Y introduced character customization and it's become such a core feature of the series ever since, that when Scarlet and Violet decided to basically remove it for school uniforms, I'd say just about everyone hated that. After more than 10 years of designing clothing for the mainline series, we can expect that our trainers will be as fabulous as ever, nothing more fitting for the Paris of Pokemon!
To be fair XY is the game that introduced the Strange Souvenir from the Alolan (with his incredibly vague, out of date by the time SM actually came out, hints) Backpacker.
Doing something more with the Guardian of Alola (a new Pokemon, a shared mega form, whatever) doesn't feel entirely off the table. It's one of the more notable connections and the one most in your face time (as opposed to something like wallpaper having grapes and oranges) they referenced a future project so may as well reference it back. Plus It kind of mirrors Zygarde coming to Alola. Legendary Exchange Program.
You weren't supposed to see that. Gamefreak lawyers are on their way
That's Dandy Furfrou, I believe
There were like 4 times during that trailer where I tried to figure out what a Pokemon was only to see it was another Furfrou
Pokemon Z-A more like Pokemon Furfrou-Interiors
With Legends Arceus seemingly being inspired by the Azure Flute event, and Legends Z-A presumably having something to do with Zygarde, I wonder if the overarching theme of the Legends series will be "revisiting ideas we had for older generations that never came into fruition"
Looking back at the other stuff announced (which I want to comment on):
Sleep: Sleeping habits of Legendaries should be interesting to see. The Beasts I feel are a safe choice, though I'd be interested in seeing the sleeping habits of say the Regi Trio, Deoxys, Spacetime Trio, DARKRAI, Arceus, Forces of Nature, Aura Trio, Eternatus, and the Treasures of Ruin. Ultra Beasts would also be interesting.
Tera Raids: So we're getting Venusaur tomorrow and Blastoise after (and Charizard again cause Charizard). Venusaur/Ground and Blastoise/Steel are pretty good combos as they not only thematically match but they're good against all but one of the weaknesses of their Tera Type.
TCG Pocket: Yeah, a new thing to get people addicted on! Joke (sorta) aside, it sounds decent. I like you open the pack by swiping the top of it, the interactive art cards is neat (hopefully there's a good number of them), and they give people 2 packs a day which from I hear is pretty good for freebies. Of course it's now all going to depend on how much packs are to buy (and if there's a limit, which I think there should be cause I can see this being very addicting and, if Pokemon Company wants to look responsible, should put a cap on it).
I'd be perfectly happy if they make a Charizard Z that's the looks of Y but the Type of Z (would also go with the stats and Ability of Y, but I'd be good if they give it something unique).
At this point they might as well for the Switch 2. LZ-A likely has been in the works for a while, but they probably haven't started on whatever they plan to do with Unova.
What would a new counterpart to Zygarde even be? It's a pretty unique Pokemon with its cells mechanic and it's lore makes it the balance between Xerneas (life) and Yveltal (death).
Huh, so it seems to be set in modern times and sounds like most, if not all, of it is taking place within Lumiose City.
First off, I guess we're going for an obtuse definition of "Legends" here. I guess GF is taking the route of what is happening is a "Legendary" Event rather then it being something which takes place in the past. Or "Legends" is specifically referring to whatever "Z-A" represents, Z likely being Zygarde and A possibly a new Pokemon?
It also makes me wonder will the gameplay be the same as Legends Arceus. Like, Arceus had large empty fields and took place in a time before catching Pokemon was the norm so there was no "catching rules". But if this is taking place in a big city known for its compact streets and catching Pokemon is normalized, it doesn't feel like the LA gameplay would work that well or at the very least feel awkward.
I'm going to need to see the gameplay and the plot setup before I get excited.
How bout them Unova Fanboys?
Hey, I'm just glad we didn't get a chibi, nearly 1:1 remake like Diamond & Pearl got.
Black 3 & White 3 dream still technically alive!
Just gotta wait a little longer (which I have no problem with, release the game when it's finished and not because a year has an empty Pokemon game gap).So if A is a new Pokemon, it might be based of Yggdrasil itself?
Poor Ratatoskr (at least he got a role in the God of War series).
This seems to be the logo for the company in charge of the "Lumiose City Urban Redevelopment Plan"
That's just Macro Cosmos's
Or they keep the Kalos Starters as the Starters but make some of the other region Starters available to get... you know, like the ones which can Mega Evolve.
Because how much do you want to bet they'll have every Pokemon that can Mega Evolve in the game (maybe also throw in Groudon and Kyogre too)?
Except I think the people are wearing modern day clothing, like at the very beginning when they're drawing the scene in by pencil they have on the far right a girl in pigtails in what looks to be typical Pokemon trainer clothes.
Well if the majority if the game it taking place in Lumiose City I'm hoping they make several remixes of Lumiose City's theme.
I've always felt they should have swapped the Gym Leader & Elite Four theme. The Elite Four theme sounds upbeat and hype which is how previous Gym Leader themes have been, meanwhile the Gym Leader theme is grandiose sounding and somewhat foreboding which is how Elite Four themes (if the E4 get a special theme) usually goes.
I doubt that the starters of Z-A will be anything other than the Kalos starters since this isn't a BDSP/PLA situation where it would've been stupid to have two games with the same starters releasing a few months apart. Plus we're already gonna have the Kanto & Hoenn starters too so any more would be overkill.
So, the Z-A name, the scales/leaves logo, the mention of "only in the city", and the wireframes-sketching swap have one thought at the top of mind. Time travel. You bounce between the modern version of the city and the ancient one, with decisions in the past changing what you find in the future when excavating the ruins uncovered by the modern redevelopment. That also lets them use 2 different sets of encounter tables and environments over basically the same structures. The endgame cutscene then is a fully redesigned city influenced by your decisions.
Of course, maybe I'm only thinking this because I'm a big fan of Dragon Age 2.
Of course, maybe I'm only thinking this because I'm a big fan of Dragon Age 2.
I am a STRONG fan of better char customization and it's sad that XY was the high point of the series.Wait a minute, if we're going back to Kalos...
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ACTUAL GOOD CUSTOMIZATION OPTIONS ARE likely BACK BABY WOOOHOOO!!
X and Y introduced character customization and it's become such a core feature of the series ever since, that when Scarlet and Violet decided to basically remove it for school uniforms, I'd say just about everyone hated that. After more than 10 years of designing clothing for the mainline series, we can expect that our trainers will be as fabulous as ever, nothing more fitting for the Paris of Pokemon!
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