Pokémon Legends: Z-A

Pokémon Legends: Z-A (Pokémon LEGENDS Z-A（ゼットエー）) is an upcoming 2025 video game developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo and The Pokémon Company for the Nintendo Switch. Announced in February 2024, Legends: Z-A is part of the ninth generation of Pokémon video games. It takes place in Lumiose City in the Kalos region, based on Paris, France, which originated in Pokémon X and Y (2013). Legends: Z-A is the second Pokémon Legends game, following Legends: Arceus (2022).

Setting
The game will take place in the Kalos region, which is based on France and was first introduced in the 2013 video games Pokémon X and Y. According to its trailer, it is set during an urban redevelopment project at Lumiose City, which is based on Paris, with Nintendo of America stating that it will take place entirely within Lumiose City.

Development
On 27 February 2024, Legends Z-A was announced during a Pokémon Presents presentation with a release window of 2025. At the end of the trailer, the Mega Evolution mechanic, which was first introduced in X and Y, was also teased to return. Pokémon Legends: Z-A is being developed by Game Freak.