Important takeaways
- The Gen 6 starting trio will likely remain starters in Pokemon Legends ZA, but with some unique twists.
- Possible new patterns and spells for the returning starters in Pokemon Legends ZA have been leaked.
- Given that Pokémon Legends: Arceus gave its starters similar makeovers, this leak looks credible, but should always be taken with a grain of salt.
Before the release of Pokemon Legends: ZAa couple of standouts Pokémon leaks point to the Gen 6 starting trio sticking together as starters for their second game. While Chespin, Froakie and Fennekin are all expected by some to be options for players' first Pokemon in Pokemon Legends: ZAas per rumor they will come with a twist.
Pokemon Legends: ZA was announced for Nintendo Switch at the end of February, following the success of 2022 Pokemon Legends: Arceus. Set in the Kalos region, which was originally introduced in Pokemon X and Y and mirroring the real France, the game has already been revealed to bring the Mega-Evolution mechanic to Legends spin-off series, and its name suggests that the story will center around the legendary Pokémon Zygarde.
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One Leaked Pokemon Legends: ZA Mega Evolution would join a very exclusive club
If the latest Game Freak leaks are anything to go by, a popular Pokemon will be getting a very notable Mega Evolution in Pokemon Legends ZA.
A leak from late October hinted that the starting trio would enter Pokemon Legends: ZA would again consist of Chespin, Froakie, and Fennekin, the three Pokémon available at the beginning of the original pair of games set in the Kalos region. That rumor, shared by prominent Pokémon leaker CentroLeaks, has now been bolstered, as a new post on their Twitter account now claims that a cryptic message from other Pokémon leaker Riddler Khu alludes to the Gen-6 starters staying as starters for the upcoming one Legends game. However, according to CentroLeaks, the message from Riddler Khu suggests that the returning starters will have “something different” about them.
Pokemon Legends ZA Starters are rumored to be Altered Gen-6 Starters
If the rumors are eventually confirmed, it is likely that all three starter Pokemon will receive new designs and writings. Starters in Pokemon Legends: Arceus — Rowlett, Cyndaquil, and Oshawatt — all originally came from different generations, and none of them began in the region where both Legends: Arceus and the trio of Pokemon Diamond, Pearl and Platinum was set. But that one Legends: Arceus the starters all changed from their original forms through their final evolution, with Hisuian Decidueye switching his Flying secondary type to Fighting, Hisuian Typhlosion adding a secondary Ghost typing, and Hisuian Samurott picking up a secondary Dark typing.
It should be noted that Riddler Khu's cryptic posts have led to a few different assumptions about the upcoming starting trio in the past, such as a post from early October that simply read “3 5 8”, leading some fans to believe that the next round of starters would be from the third, fifth and eighth generation of starting trios. There have been many other theories about this Pokemon Legends: ZA starters, including one pointing to Totodile, Turtwig, and Litten, based on the pack card booster pack cover stars in an official Pokémon Advent calendar.
Pokemon Legends: ZA
Pokémon Legends: ZA is an ambitious new entry in the Pokémon video game series, releasing simultaneously worldwide in 2025. A new adventure awaits in Lumiose City, where an urban redevelopment plan is underway to shape the city into a place that belongs to both humans and Pokémon .
- Franchise
- Pokémon
- Released
- 2025
