ZA kicks off Ranked Battle "Special Season" with new rewards

Pokemon Legends: ZA has begun its eighth season of ranked online battles, though The Pokemon Company said it was a “special season” with unique rules and bountiful rewards for players to consider. The latest ranked battle season in Pokemon Legends: ZA also allows players to earn Mega Stones from previous seasons.

After the launch in October 2025, Pokemon Legends: ZA has used Ranked Battle Seasons as a way to encourage players to compete in online games for various rewards. During each season, a unique Mega Stone was offered to players who climbed the ranks, with prizes such as Greninjite and Baxcalibrite awarded at varying intervals. Every season of Pokemon Legends: ZA Ranked battles also had specific rules that determined which Pokémon could join the battle. However, Pokemon Legends: ZAThe seventh-ranked Battle season was criticized for allowing the mode to be dominated by legendary monsters such as Zygarde, Groudon, and Kyogre, limiting how viable other Pokémon could be for a time.

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Pokemon Legends: ZA Season 8 Ranked Battle Details (March 12 to April 1)

Now, Pokemon Legends: ZASeason 8 is underway with a new set of rules for coaches to keep in mind. Pokemon Legends: ZAThe current season only allows Pokemon that received a new Mega Evolution form Pokemon Legends: ZA or i Mega dimension DLC to join the battle. All Pokémon are set at level 50, and trainers can only take a team of three unique Pokémon, with no duplicates. Although Groudon, Kyogre, and Mewtwo are excluded from participating in Season 8, Zygarde is still an option for Pokemon Legends: ZA coaches to think about. However, the only items allowed in Season 8's Ranked Battles are the Mega Stones that first appeared in Pokemon Legends: ZA or the one Mega dimension DLC, meaning other Mega Stones and held items cannot be used. The list of eligible Pokemon that can be battled Pokemon Legends: ZA Season 8 is as follows:

Allowed Pokemon (Pokemon Legends ZA Season 8, listed in National Pokedex Order)

Raichu (excludes Alolan Raichu)
Fissionable
Victreebel
Starmie
Dragonite
Meganium
Feraligatr
Skirmish
Chimecho
Absol (Mega Absol Z)
Staraptor
Garchomp (Mega Garchomp Z)
Lucario (Mega Lucario Z)
Frozen load
Heat run
Darkrai
Emboar
Excadrill
Scoliped
Leery
Electric power
Chandelier
Golurk
Chesnaught
Delphos
Greninja
Pyroar
Floette (Eternal Flower only)
Meowstic
Malamar
Barbaracle
Drag algae
Hawlucha
Zygarde
Crabominable
Golisopod
Dramp
The stomachs
Zeraora
Falinks
Scovillain
Glimmer
Tatsugiri
Baxcalibur

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It's worth noting that while Lucario, Garchomp, and Absol have two Mega-Evolved forms, only their “Z” variants first appeared in Mega dimension expansion are allowed in Season 8. Pokemon Legends: ZA trainers participating throughout Season 8 can claim all previous Mega Stone offers from Pokemon Legends: ZAs recent seasons, starting with Greninjite at Rank Y. Season 7's main reward, Blazikenite, will once again be available for Pokémon trainers who reach Rank S in Season 8.

Pokemon Legends: ZA Season 8 Ranked Battle Rewards

During the season

Rank S: Blazikenite
Rank T: Swampertite
Rank U: Sceptilite
Rank V: Baxcalibrite
Rank W: Chesnaughtite
Rank X: Delphoxite
Rank Y: Branch Jite

End of season

Rank A: Mega Shard ×300
Rank B to Rank E: Mega Shard ×200
Rank F to Rank R: Mega Shard ×100
Rank S and below: Mega Shard ×50

At the end of Season 8, trainers will be awarded a free number of Mega Shards based on their rank, with amounts starting at 50 Mega Shards for Ranks S and below. Trainers who climb up to Rank A will receive a whopping 300 Mega Shards. These shards can be used to buy some of them Pokemon Legends: ZAs many Mega Stones and Technical Machines (TM), with a cap of 9,999.

Which critters should you use in Pokemon Legends: ZA Season 8?

Although Zygarde will still be a threat in Pokemon Legends: ZA Season 8, its dual typing of Ground and Dragon still has some weaknesses for other trainers to exploit. Additionally, Pokémon like Mega Garchomp Z can attack faster than their regular Mega-Evolved counterparts, although this comes at the cost of a shorter Mega Evolution timer. Pokémon trainers who can adapt to their surroundings and pick off weakened enemies with quick attacks can have a shot at victory in the latter part of a battle.

Some of the best Mega-Evolved Pokemon in Pokemon Legends: ZA happen to be the ones that debuted in either the base game or the Mega Dimension DLC. With Mega Dragonite, any of the Mega-Evolved Starters, and Mega Raichu X and Y providing extra coverage, trainers will have many options in Pokemon Legends ZAlast season. Time will tell what The Pokemon Company has planned for future Ranked Battle seasons.