Are you ready to catch — and Mega Evolve — ’em all once again? Pokémon Legends: Z-A is almost here, launching October 16, 2025 at $59.99 for Nintendo Switch or $69.99 for the upcoming Switch 2.
Upgrade Options
If you don’t yet own a Switch 2 but plan to upgrade later — maybe over the holidays — you can buy the Switch version now and then purchase the $9.99 Switch 2 Upgrade Pack when ready.
DLC: Mega Dimension
A paid DLC titled Pokémon Legends: Z-A: Mega Dimension is also available. It features:
- Two brand-new Mega Evolutions for Raichu.
- Additional story content releasing post-launch.
- Immediate access to exclusive costume items if purchased before release.
Pre-Load and Storage Requirements
Pre-loads are live now via the Nintendo eShop, including the game’s day-one update.
- Switch: 4.1 GB free space required
- Switch 2: 7.7 GB free space required
Spoiler Warning
Physical copies are already in circulation, and dataminers have begun uncovering content. IGN reports spotting all-new Mega Pokémon, but we’ll avoid spoilers here.
Setting and Features
Set in the Kalos region, Pokémon Legends: Z-A marks the first addition to the Mega Pokédex in over a decade.
Key points:
- No new base Pokémon species are expected.
- The Pokémon Company has only revealed a small set of new Mega Pokémon; the final roster remains a mystery.
Release Timing
Digital copies unlock at midnight in each local region on October 16.
In the U.S., Nintendo typically treats the country as a single region, meaning players in Central, Mountain, and Pacific time zones can start on Wednesday, October 15.
Global release times:
October 15, 2025
- PDT (San Francisco): 9 PM
- CST (Mexico City): 11 PM
October 16, 2025
- EDT (New York): 12 AM
- BRT (São Paulo): 12 AM
- BST (London): 12 AM
- CEST (Paris, Rome, Berlin): 12 AM
- EEST (Turkey): 12 AM
- UTC (New Delhi): 12 AM
- ICT (Hanoi): 12 AM
- HKT (Hong Kong): 12 AM
- CST (Beijing): 12 AM
- JST (Tokyo): 12 AM
- AEST (Sydney): 12 AM
