Pokemon Legends Z-A gameplay revealed as core game announced for Switch and mobile
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Pokemon isn't ready to make a Switch 2 appearance just yet, but fans can expect Legends Z-A later this year as well as a new title called Pokemon Champions which will also come to mobileTech14:50, 27 Feb 2025Pokemon Legends Z-A looks great(Image: Pokemon)The Switch 2 is coming this year, but Pokemon Legends Z-A will seemingly be the first console's 'last hurrah'.We already knew that the next edition in the Pokemon Legends spin-off series would be arriving on Nintendo's 2017 system, but while we had hoped today's Pokemon Presents would give us a hint of news about Switch 2, it wasn't to be.We'll keep waiting for the Switch 2 Nintendo Direct on April 2 that will likely give us information on the price and when we can play it, but for now, fans can look forward to not one, but two Pokemon games.That's because aside from Pokemon Legends Z-A, fans can expect a new title called Pokemon Champions.While Legends Z-A was already slated for this year, today's Pokemon Presents finally gave us a deeper look at the title.The Paris-like Lumiose City will offer plenty of new Pokemon to catch in Wild Zones situated throughout, and has a range of characters to meet.Trainer battles are more dynamic in Legends Z-A(Image: Pokemon)It'll use a similar (if not the same) catching system from Legends Arceus, but new this time are Trainer Battles which feature area-of-effect attacks and a greater emphasis on timing.Even rooftops can be explored it seems, and as for those all-important starters, we're getting familiar faces in Chicorita, Tepig, and Totodile for grass, fire, and water respectively.Who will you pick?(Image: Pokemon)That's not all that Switch fans have to look forward to, though. Aside from updates to the MOBA Pokemon Unite, The Pokemon Company revealed a fresh new title called Pokemon Champions.Planned by Game Freak but developed by The Pokemon Works, it'll offer a 'core battle' experience like those in the mainline entries since Red and Blue (or Green, in Japan), linking to Pokemon Home so players can battle with their collection of Pokemon.Article continues belowThe idea is great, and it'll be interesting to see how it comes together. It's slated for 2025 on Nintendo Switch and mobile.For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletters.
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