Pokemon Legends: ZA is reviewed bombed, which has dragged down the user score significantly. Pokemon Legends: ZA is the latest post for a long time Pokémon franchise, and it has received mostly positive reviews from critics. Although it hasn't scored as highly as the groundbreaking Pokemon Legends: Arceus, Pokemon Legends: ZA reviews have been much stronger than Scarlet and Violetwhich stand as the lowest rated games in the series.
Pokemon Legends: ZA Reviews have praised the return of Mega Evolutions and the fun core game loop, while criticizing the game's pacing and lackluster graphics compared to others. On the aggregator website Metacritic, Pokemon Legends: ZA has received a 79 overall rating with 57 reviews counted so far, down from the 83 it started with.
Pokemon Legends: ZA Negative reviews
The Pokemon Legends: ZA the user score is at the same time significantly lower than the critic score. At the time of this writing, Pokemon Legends: ZA has 4.1 user ratingwith 61% negative reviews, 29% mixed and 30% positive. While there are some legitimate negative user reviews, there are also many who have given the game a 0/10 or 1/10, which most people would agree is not really fair, even if you dislike the game. These reviews mention things like The Pokemon Company's “greed”, the game's “laziness”, and in some cases Nintendo's ongoing and highly controversial Palworld trial. It seems that the review bombing is more of a way to criticize the handling of Pokémon franchise over the past few years as opposed to genuine assessments of the game's quality, though that doesn't mean there aren't legitimate complaints.
Pokemon Legends: ZA has been subject to significant backlash that has only gotten worse since it hit store shelves. Pokemon Legends: ZAThe presentation has come under a lot of scrutiny, with many complaining that the repetitive, flat textures and lack of voice acting make it feel cheap despite being part of the most successful media series of all time. It was actually claimed by former Nintendo employees Pokemon Legends: ZA only needing to sell 200,000 units to break even, indicating that the game's budget was relatively low compared to other triple-A games on the market.
The most recent Pokémon leaks have thrown more fuel on the fire. It seems like the upcoming generation 10 Pokémon games and the massive 4 region Pokémon remake projects are particularly ambitious, which has left some fans feeling underwhelmed with what ZA takes to the table. Still with Pokemon Legends: ZA having just been released, it's highly unlikely that the 0/10 review score was left by people who actually finished the game. Regardless, it will be interesting to see how the scores change over time.
- Released
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16 October 2025
- ESRB
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All 10+ / Fantasy violence, in-game purchase
