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Pokémon Legends Z-A Review: An Enjoyable Identity Crisis

Pokémon Legends Z-A Review: An Enjoyable Identity Crisis

Earlier this year, I was interviewing the creators of BALLS: The Monster-Catchin’ Musical Comédy about the parody show’s spoofing of the Pokémon universe. We talked about how, in the ‘90s, Game Freak probably wasn’t designing the world of its monster-taming RPGs to be interrogated, or expecting the core concept of capturing magical monsters in balls to become the source of …

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Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Pokémon Legends: Z-A? – Nintendo Life

Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Pokémon Legends: Z-A? – Nintendo Life

Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Pokémon Legends: Z-A?  Nintendo Life Review | I’m 44, and ‘Pokémon Legends: Z-A’ makes me feel the walls closing in  The Washington Post Mystery Gift Codes and Rewards – Pokemon Legends: Z-A Guide  IGN Pokémon Legends: Z-A is a fresh evolution, but still the same monster  Polygon If every new Pokémon game is like Legends: Z-A then …

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Pokémon Legends Z-A Alpha Pokémon locations

Pokémon Legends Z-A Alpha Pokémon locations

Alpha Pokémon can be found throughout the many Wild Zones and Lumiose City itself in Pokémon Legends: Z-A. Originally introduced in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Alpha Pokémon are powerful variants of the regular Pokémon you encounter and have scary red eyes. Though not as important plot-wise in Legends: Z-A, Alpha Pokémon are still making a home in Lumiose City and catching …

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As Pokémon Legends: Z-A launches, we return to Pokémon Legends: Arceus’ rose-tinted take on the past, and the hard questions it raises about Japanese history

As Pokémon Legends: Z-A launches, we return to Pokémon Legends: Arceus’ rose-tinted take on the past, and the hard questions it raises about Japanese history

Pokémon has always been a jet-setting series, with its head in the clouds and its feet planted firmly in the real world. The first four generations of Pokémon games took us on a whirlwind tour of Japan. Red and Blue were set in a fictionalised version of Greater Tokyo, with dense cities and urban sprawl. Gold and Silver whisked us …

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Pokemon Legends Z-A is a good reason to catch ‘em all again

Pokemon Legends Z-A is a good reason to catch ‘em all again

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 102, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, happy spooky season, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’ve been reading about personal chefs and TikTok’s algorithm and deep sea divers, tearing through Cory Doctorow’s fabulous Enshittification …

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How To Increase Pokemon Friendship Level In Pokemon Legends: Z-A

How To Increase Pokemon Friendship Level In Pokemon Legends: Z-A

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. Are you perplexed as to how you’d be able to increase Pokemon friendship levels in Pokemon Legends: Z-A? The friendship mechanic, also known as happiness, determines your teammates’ respective affinity toward you, their trainer. This can be improved through various means to …

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Pokémon Legends: Z-A makes a big, welcome change for shiny hunters

Pokémon Legends: Z-A makes a big, welcome change for shiny hunters

Pokémon Legends: Z-A hadn’t been out even a few hours before the tweets started rolling in: Shiny pokémon don’t despawn. You can walk away from a shiny, and it’ll still be there when you come back. To shiny collectors, this is big news. In other Pokémon games, like Scarlet and Violet, pokémon despawn after you get a certain distance away …

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In Japan, Pokémon Legends: Z-A Discusses Pikachu Pooping, Though The Game’s English Translation Simply References ‘Tummy Troubles’

In Japan, Pokémon Legends: Z-A Discusses Pikachu Pooping, Though The Game’s English Translation Simply References ‘Tummy Troubles’

Japanese fans playing Pokémon Legends Z-A have spotted a rare mention of Pikachu pooping. However, the game’s English-language translation adjusts the dialogue — and instead simply references Pikachu experiencing “tummy troubles.” According to Automaton, “Pikachu’s Poop” briefly trended on X for some Japanese users after the discovery of a Lumiose City NPC who mentions that their Pokémon is unwell. “Pikachu’s …

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