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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Image: Nintendo The latest UK Charts data is in and, as expected, Pokémon Legends Z-A has comfortably taken the top spot this week following its release on 16th October 2025. Boxed sales were almost equal for the first week, with the Switch 2 Edition bagging 51% of the split, and the OG Switch version 49%. According to The Game Business’ …
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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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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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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 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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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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Image: Nintendo Life For some trainers, one of the most difficult decisions in a new Pokémon game is your starter Pokémon pick. In Pokémon Legends: Z-A, the same traditions apply, where you pick from one of three Pokémon. This time you have a choice of Chikorita (the Grass-type), Totodile (the Water-type), and Tepig (the Fire-type Pokémon). “After arriving in Lumiose, …
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Happy Saturday eve! As always, at the end of the week, we’re here to offer up our suggestions for games to dive into during your time off. And even if you know what you’re going to play, hopefully we can suggest something new and exciting to consider. Continuing with our spooky October suggestions, I’ve got two horror recommendations for ya’ll: …
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Shiny Pokémon have always been sought after, and that’s no different in Pokémon Legends: Z-A. If anything, Shiny Pokémon are that little bit easier to track down in Lumiose City thanks to visual and sound cues that appear when one is nearby, but there are still a few things you can do to boost your chances of catching a Shiny …
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