"That game, which told of the distant-past version of Gen IV's Sinnoh region, delivered Pokémon in a new wrapper; rather than embarking on a quest to pursue battling glory and catch as many Pokémon as possible, you were tasked with calming Frenzied Noble Pokémon and completing research to help build the region's first Pokédex. It was a refreshing spin on the tried-and-true Pokémon formula, which"
"Pokémon Legends: Z-A puts you in the shoes of a new arrival to Lumiose City within the Kalos Region trainers explored in Pokémon X & Y. Set after the events of Pokémon X & Y, Legends: Z-A depicts a Lumiose City undergoing an urban redevelopment project led by a corporation called Quasartico Inc to create a city environment where both people and Pokémon can cohabitate. To accomplish this, Pokémon have special areas in Lumiose called Wild Zones."
Pokémon Legends: Z-A moves the Legends formula to modern-day Lumiose City in the Kalos Region, set after the events of Pokémon X & Y. Lumiose undergoes an urban redevelopment led by Quasartico Inc to create shared environments where people and Pokémon can cohabitate, including designated Wild Zones. The player arrives as a newcomer and begins gameplay in one of those Wild Zones. An early cutscene shows the player exiting a train and being noticed by someone filming city content before a video ad from Quasartico CEO Jett interrupts. Guided tours of city gameplay loops raised anticipation for the game’s late-2025 release.
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