Latest Pokemon Legends: Z-A Trailer Reveals a Brand New Pokemon
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As expected, today's Pokémon Presents stream gave us a new trailer for Pokémon Legends: Z-A, the next mainline title in the series set to release on October 16, 2025. It focused mainly on story elements, showing us the team of allies and rivals we'll get to meet while exploring Lumiose City.
Mega Dragonite, an orange dragon with large wings on its head and a pearl on its tail.
Mega Dragonite, an orange dragon with large wings on its head and a pearl on its tail.
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The most exciting announcement though, is the reveal of a brand new Mega Evolution: Mega Dragonite. Dragonite was one of the Pokémon that people were shocked didn't get featured when Mega Evolution was first added in Generation 6. However, that wrong has now been righted, with Dragonite's new form featuring wings on its head and a pearl on its tail like its pre-evolution, Dragonair.
New Mega Evolutions have been at the top of people's wishlists ever since Z-A was announced, and hopefully Dragonite's inclusion means we'll be getting a bunch more of highly requested Megas like Flygon, Talonflame, or the game's starter Pokémon.
With this game being set after the events of Pokémon X/Y, we're also getting to meet older versions of characters from those games, the most surprising of which is Emma. She is one of the nicher and more mysterious characters in the series, featuring in X/Y as a character in an easily-missed sidequest alongside fan-favourite character, Looker. It'll be interesting to see what she brings to the table.
As for new Pokémon content that you can get stuck into right now, this stream also saw the surprise reveal and release of Pokémon Friends, a brand new puzzle game exclusively on mobile.
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