The biggest change, even from Legends: Arceus, is the battle system. There were some light real-time elements in the Noble Battles in Arceus, but Legends: Z-A takes it up several notches. The demo I ...

Pokemon games have always been a bit of a mixed bag with storytelling. Many of the early games told a relatively similar story, one where you battle your way through gyms and defeat a Team ...

I got to play the upcoming Switch game. It takes place in one city, but its real-time feel is a whole new spin. I started with CNET reviewing laptops in 2009. Now I explore wearable tech, VR/AR, ...

For the past few years, developer Game Freak has been experimenting with the Pokemon formula. 2021’s Pokemon Legends: Arceus redefined what it meant to catch a Pokemon, and 2022’s Pokemon Scarlet and ...

Julián F.L. is a video game & anime expert, historian & journalist with a lot of passion for these subjects and over 10 years of experience in writing about them. He has enjoyed video games, anime, ...

As we approach the launch of Pokémon Legends: Z-A for the Switch 2, I see a ton of changes to the formula that are tempting me back. We’ve seen the open world with Pokémon roaming about and traveling ...

The Escapist recaps For battles, Z-A is a breath of fresh air The Pokémon world through new eyes Ask The Escapist The battle system in Legends Z-A is fast-paced and fluid. Image credit: The Pokémon ...

This week is the Pokémon World Championships in Anaheim, and with it, the first playable demo of Pokémon Legends: Z-A. I had the chance to play two different ten-minute segments of Pokémon Legends: ...

A Pokemon Legends: Z-A player manages to complete a shiny hunt in Wild Zone 20, which was removed from the game with the Mega ...

We know for a fact that whenever a new Pokémon game is announced, the number one question that people want to know the answer to is “What new Pokémon will the game introduce?” When Pokémon Scarlet and ...

Among all of Nintendo’s franchises, Pokémon remains unlike anything else. A pop culture phenomenon that’s made Pikachu, Poké Balls, and Ash Ketchum household names. It all began with the games, of ...