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18-03-2025
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Pokemon Legends: Z-A is the first game its lead has directed, and he's focused on making the RPG a "good one" as it reportedly continues through its "final fine-tuning phase"
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Pokemon Legends: Z-A's director has now been revealed, and while he's been involved with the beloved RPG series for over a decade, this will be his first game at the helm. Legends: Z-A's director is Haruka Tochigi, whose first credited role on a Pokemon game was in the 2014 Gen 3 remakes Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, where he was the lead of 3D map graphics. Since then, he has been involved in 3D map graphics for Pokemon Sun and Moon and Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee before becoming the field design and lighting lead for Legends: Arceus, as well as its CG director. Most recently, he was credited as a "section director" of 3D visuals on Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. News of Tochigi's role has surfaced thanks to the 2024 Famitsu Dengeki Game Awards, which took place over the weekend. There, Pokemon Legends: Z-A won the vote for the most anticipated new game of 2025, beating both GTA 6 and Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, and a statement from Tochigi thanking fans for their support was read out. Over on Twitter, @Lewchube has provided a translation for this, revealing that Tochigi also reportedly stated that Legends: Z-A is "in the final fine-tuning phase now." Further responding to the win on Twitter (in a tweet that's been machine-translated), Tochigi reiterates his thanks and says he'll focus on making the upcoming RPG "a good one." We'll just have to wait and see what Tochigi has up his sleeve when the game launches later this year. Employing a newer face certainly isn't a bad thing – Legends: Arceus director Kazumasa Iwao's only experience leading a game prior to the 2022 RPG was in Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, and the open-zone adventure in Hisui was adored by many for being such a unique addition to the series. Legends: Z-A is also shaping up to be very different, with a real-time battle system that looks like it'll make us feel like we're in the Pokemon anime. A single frame in the new Pokemon Legends Z-A trailer gives hardcore shiny hunters and Nuzlocke runners hope for a huge quality-of-life change.
Yahoo
28-02-2025
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Pokémon Fans Have A Conspiracy Theory That Cyndaquil Isn't In Legends: Z-A Because Of Smutty Folklore
During yesterday's annual Pokémon Day Presents showcase, Game Freak finally unveiled gameplay footage of Pokémon Legends: Z-A, revealing real-time combat, the return of some old friends, and teases about new mysteries in Lumiose City. It also revealed the three starters for the game will be Chikorita, Tepig, and Totodile. At a glance, those picks aren't that odd. Pokémon Legends: Arceus had starters that originated in regions different from the Sinnoh one it was set in. However, given two of them are from Gen II's Johto region, fans are wondering why Cyndaquil, the fire-type porcupine-ish little guy who also debuted in Gold and Silver, wasn't part of the starting roster alongside Chikorita and Totodile. The most plausible reasons for the omission aren't that interesting, but the more outlandish conspiracy theories forming around it are very funny. If you somehow missed it last year, Pokémon developer Game Freak was subject to a massive leak in October. As information trickled out of the company, we learned things about upcoming projects and scrapped Pokémon, and also got a few folklore-style stories about the universe that may or may not be canon. One of these stories focused on a Typhlosion, the final form of Cyndaquil, who transformed into a human and impregnated a woman. The internet had a field day with it and the fire starter's reputation hasn't recovered from the scandal. Now, fans are spinning tales that the reason Cyndaquil isn't joining its Johto starters in Legends: Z-A is that Game Freak may have thought it was too soon to put it back in the spotlight. The more likely explanation is that Cyndaquil was a starter in Legends: Arceus, and Game Freak probably didn't want to double-dip in the same subseries. But nevertheless, fans are running with the theory, and while some think the Typhlosion jokes are dead, I am still laughing. Typhlosion has gotten some recent love, so it's not like Cyndaquil fans are starving. The Pokémon got a brand new Hisuian form in Legends: Arceus that is arguably even cooler than its Johto region variant. But even if he's not a starter this time, hopefully the little guy still shows up in Legends: Z-A as an obtainable Pokémon when the game launches later this the latest news, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Yahoo
27-02-2025
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6 huge details (including Totodile, Chikorita and Tepig as starters!) about Pokémon Legends: Z-A
It's been over three years since Nintendo and Pokémon combined to create the incredible game that was Pokémon Legends: Arceus. What a game it was, man. Sure, it wasn't a mainline Pokémon game. But the sense of wonder that it left you with was just as fantastic. Legends: Arceus was arguably the most unique Pokémon game we'd ever seen before. The plot line was a bit cliché — you were a mysterious visitor who was pulled back into the past who had no recollection of how you got there. But the story had a lot of heart to it and it brought some gameplay mechanics to the table that few other Pokémon games had been able to pull off before. POKEMON, RANKED: Every Pokémon game ranked from best to worst With that being three years ago, I can't help but be excited about what's coming with Pokémon Legends: Z-A. Pokémon released a new trailer showing off its new game and it looks like an absolute banger. This looks like so much fun. There were so many details here that make this game look like a special one. Let's dive into a few of them here. Like Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Z-A won't be introducing us to a new region. Instead, it'll be showing us a different perspective on a region — or, rather — a city in the game that we've been to before. The game will be set in Lumiose City — one of the more popular stops in the Kalos region from the Pokémon X and Y mainline games. This new Legends game expands the city in a way we haven't seen before. The idea is that you're a new visitor stopping by the city as it undergoes an urban renewal plan that makes it a suitable place to live for both people and Pokémon. Here's a big map of the city, via Reddit. Official artwork of Lumiose City in Pokémon Legends Z-A, which is undergoing a large scale redevelopment project to add more greenery to the city and make it more hospitable to Pokémon. — PLDH (@PLDHnet) February 27, 2025 It's massive. The city's design is based on Paris, France, which is pretty cool. There are three starter pokémon you'll get to choose from to start the game: Totodile, Chikorita and Tepig. Is that a weird combination? Absolutely. You're pairing two Gen 2 pokémon in Totodile and Chikorita with a Gen 5 pokémon in Tepig. It's strange. Do I care? No. They're adorable together. Serebii Update: The starter Pokémon for Pokémon Legends Z-A are Chikorita, Tepig & Totodile — (@SerebiiNet) February 27, 2025 Definitely going with Totodile here. You've never seen Pokémon battles like this before. They're actually live. You can move around during the battle and dodge attacks along with your Pokémon. I really love the real-time battles this time around. The pokemon really feel like your partner following you to dodge attacks. — VCreateArt (COMMS ARE CLOSED): (@VCreateArt) February 27, 2025 And when you want to catch a Pokémon, you can still weaken it with an attack from your partner. This is pretty much what battling looked like on the Pokémon show. It's pretty neat to see that finally included in a game after all these years. Will it work? I'm skeptical. But I'm keeping an open mind with it. You're probably asking, "Wait, if the game is based in a city then where do I catch wild pokémon?" Don't worry! There's an answer for that. The city is being revamped to make it habitable for pokémon, so there are "wild zones" included in the game where pokémon can roam free. In Legends Z-A, wild Pokémon are encountered in 'Wild Zones': — Bulbagarden - The original Pokémon community (@Bulbagarden) February 27, 2025 Folks. This is not a drill. We're seeing mega evolutions make a comeback in this game. For those of you who don't know, pokémon mega evolutions were first introduced in Pokémon through the X and Y games. It's simply a new, temporary form a pokémon takes for a temporary power boost during battle. Think of it as a quick power-up. We hadn't seen these in-game since 2020. It seems they're officially back now. These Mega Evolution renders look so sick sheee — Orenji (@MunchingOrange) February 27, 2025 While all of this news is pretty exciting, it looks like we'll be waiting for this game to come out for a while. It isn't slated to release until "late 2025," according to the game's trailer. That could mean a holiday release date. With this being one of Pokémon's most anticipated games in a while, that'd make plenty of sense. We'll have to wait and see. Until then, more details will undoubtedly arise in the meantime. Stay on the lookout for more here. This article originally appeared on For The Win: 6 huge details (including Totodile, Chikorita and Tepig as starters!) about Pokémon Legends: Z-A
Yahoo
18-02-2025
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The Palworld lawsuit gets more complicated as Nintendo bags a US patent that sounds a lot like one of the reasons it's suing Pocketpair in Japan
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A new patent has been published in the US that sounds very similar to one of the Japanese patents which Pocketpair was alleged to have infringed upon in Nintendo's ongoing lawsuit against the Palworld developer. Last September, Nintendo and The Pokemon Company filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Pocketpair in Japan. Pocketpair later revealed that it was alleged to have infringed upon three patents which all appear to cover certain game mechanics, from Legends: Arceus Pokeball-style catching mechanics to one related to riding around on characters (again, like the Ride Pokemon in Legends: Arceus). Official updates on the lawsuit from Pocketpair and Nintendo have been quiet since, but as spotted by Games Fray, Nintendo appears to have been busy behind the scenes with patents in the US that also seem to describe Pokeball-throwing actions. Before we get into the oh-so-dense meat of this, it's important to note that, as it stands, the Palworld lawsuit is in Japan only, based on Japanese patents. Since patents are territorial rights, Nintendo can only use Japanese patents in a lawsuit in Japan, hence why it'd need to have separately registered US patents in order to file a US lawsuit. This US patent doesn't guarantee a supplementary lawsuit, but it could open the door to further legal action in the US. The new patent in question (which you can view on the United States Patent and Trademark Office site) was published yesterday after being filed back in July last year, and ties back (via patent technicalities called divisions and continuations) to a December 2021 parent patent. Games Fray reports this 2021 parent is the same one that two of the divisional patents in the actual Japanese Palworld lawsuit tie into. The new US patent describes in a very complicated way different "modes" that allow the player to throw an item – such as "a catching item" used for capturing a character on "the field," or launch "a fighting character" to battle against something else. It's easy to get lost in the elaborate language, but imagine Legends: Arceus' gameplay which allows you to throw spare Pokeballs at wild encounters to catch them, or throw your own Pokemon at them to initiate an actual battle. If you've been keeping up with the Palworld lawsuit situation for some time, then this will all sound rather familiar. In fact, this patent is very similar to another US Nintendo patent which was published right at the end of last year – it describes very similar stuff but with some different terminology. What does this mean for Palworld and developer Pocketpair? At the moment, potentially nothing – no lawsuit outside the one in Japan has been filed, and we don't know if Nintendo or The Pokemon Company plans further action. However, it's interesting to see these two new patents be successfully published at all – back when the Palworld lawsuit began, one patent attorney claimed that software inventions are more likely to be considered "abstract ideas" in the US than they are in Japan, and may not be eligible for patent at all under different requirements. But these demonstrably cleared the bar just fine. Palworld dev says he's swamped with offers for Pocketpair's new publishing company, which is all about "giving devs the financial freedom to make games they want."
Yahoo
28-01-2025
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Game Freak Is Giving Out Two Previously Unobtainable Shiny Pokémon
If you're the type of Pokémon fan who cares about collecting every variation of its 1,000+ monsters, that means constantly seeking out special events to receive a rare critter or searching for hours to find one with a low spawn rate hiding in the tall grass. Shiny Pokémon are the rarest of the rare, with a color scheme different from the regular versions of any given pocket monster. Some rare legendaries are even 'shiny-locked,' meaning they will never appear in games with the alternate coloring. But good news: two of them are finally being made available, although you'll have to complete the entire Pokédex in Pokémon Legends: Arceus or Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl to claim them. Enamorous was one of the new Pokémon introduced in Legends: Arceus and has been shiny-locked since her debut in 2022. Game Freak is giving a shiny version out to anyone who has completed the Hisui Pokédex and deposited those Pokémon into the Pokémon Home storage app. So if you've caught all the Pokémon in Legends: Arceus and registered the completed Pokédex in Home, you'll be rewarded with a shiny Enamorus: a brighter shade of pink than her normal form. There is no expiration on this offer, so if you haven't finished the Pokédex, you don't need to worry about scrambling to claim the shiny Fairy/Flying genie. The second shiny Pokémon Game Freak is giving out is Manaphy. The fourth-generation mythical water-type creature was introduced as an event Pokémon in the original Diamond and Pearl. Until now, its shiny form was only obtainable by an exploit, but now you can claim one if you complete the Sinnoh Dex in Switch games Brilliant Diamond or Shining Pearl. To be clear, this does not mean you have to finish the entire National Dex including every Pokémon from all four generations—you'll just need to catch the 151 from Turtwig to Manaphy, and then you'll get a Manaphy with a blue-green color scheme. Whether you're a shiny hunter or not, everyone will have new Pokémon to chase later this year when Pokémon Legends: Z-A launches on the Switch. We still haven't seen the game in action, but did get a teaser at last year's Pokémon Day. The Pokémon Company hasn't announced any plans for a Pokémon Day stream this year, but considering it's become an annual tradition, we'll likely see Legends: Z-A on February the latest news, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
