India, July 30 -- Game Freak has released a trailer and key art for Pokemon Legends Z-A, a bold new direction for the series that takes place entirely in Kalos's capital of Lumiose City, with urban renewal, a futuristic look and feel, and Mega Evolution. The game is coming in 2025 and is clearly taking Pokemon games in a new direction while keeping what makes Pokemon, Pokemon.

It was first announced in February 2025 and got more details at the July Pokemon Presents. Pokemon Legends: Z-A is not a return to the open world or wilderness of Legends: Arceus, but instead the story takes place in an expanded Lumiose City that has been re-imagined. The city is being developed by Quasartico Incorporated, the fictional company building Lumiose's f...