Pokemon Legends: Z-A Switch and Switch 2 Release Date Set

Nintendo used social media to reveal the release date for both the Switch and Switch 2 versions of Pokemon Legends: Z-A. Nintendo kept mentioning it would be a late 2025 release. Now we know it will show up worldwide on October 16, 2025. We also know what its box art will look like.

First, here’s the cover teaser image. It shows Lumiose City after dark. It also highlights the fact that Pokemon can appear freely, due to ones like Gardevoir nearby as the player characters battle against an opponent using Mega Lucario. This also highlights how, like Pokemon Legends: Arceus, battles with Pokemon will take place in the city among everyone. All three starters, which are Chikorita, Tepig, and Totodile, also appear alongside the trainer options.

Here’s how that will look:

Some of the other social media announcements that appeared included other details about the release. The one on the Pokemon series confirmed the frame rate and graphics will be better for the Switch 2 version of Pokemon Legends: Z-A, and it noted Switch buyers can eventually get the upgrade pack for it. The Japanese also noted that digital pre-orders start on the eShop in Japan on June 5, 2025, the day the Switch 2 launches. That reveal also noted physical copy pre-orders would open on July 23, 2025. 

The Pokemon Legends: Z-A release date is October 16, 2025, and we’ll find it on both the Switch and Switch 2.