Pokemon Legends: Z-A

POKEMON LEGENDS: Z-A

Next up, we have another entry in the Legends series, apparently not so much about stories from the ancient past, but more general stories the Pokemon Company want to tell while revisiting old areas outside of the mainline games. This one takes place entirely within Lumiose City, the Paris of Kalos, about five years past the events of X and Y, and does a lot to wrap up the story, specifically the story of AZ.

You play as Paxton or Harmony, a young kid who arrives in Lumiose City to compete in a Z-A tournament being held by the Quasartico company. You are quickly roped into Team MZ, a group of kids focused on helping clean up and help out around Lumiose while also bringing in customers for Hotel Z where they live. Their leader is Urbain or Taunie, your rival and a kinda sorta color swap of your main character. Other members include Lida, the younger half-sister of Tierno, and Naveen.

Returning from X and Y, we have our immortal ancient king AZ and his Floette, who now run the hotel together. We also have Emma, who has taken over her adoptive father's role as head detective in Lumiose. Then Mabel, former Team Flare admin, now working as the acting professor at Sycamore's lab as part of her community service. And finally, we have Lysandre, who apparently survived and inherited AZ's curse of immortality, serving his penance as a speaker for Zygarde.

Newcomer characters are mostly people involved in the Quasartico Z-A tournament. Jett is Quasartico's CEO while Vinnie is her secretary, who recruits Team MZ to help investigate strange incidents around the city. Canari (Electric) is a streamer competing in the tournament, while Tarragon (Ground) is her supportive grandpa and construction head of the city. Ivor (Fighting) and Gwynn (Ghost) are a brother and sister duo who oversee a fighting dojo in the city. Corbeau (Poison) is the head of the Rust Syndicate, a Yakuza-inspired crime family who are much more well-meaning than they seem, while Philippe (Steel) is his right-hand man. Jacinthe (Fairy) is a wealthy (and a little bit scary) heiress, and Lebanne (Dragon) is her strongly-implied-to-be-indentured maid. Finally, Grisham and Griselle are two former members of Team Flare who now run a coffee shop and call themselves Team Flare Nouveau.

There's not actually a villain in the story, just a build up of Mega Evolution energy forming underneath Prism Tower, due to the use of AZ's superweapon five years before, which at one point possesses Floette and turns it into a giant plant/biological version of the superweapon. We also got a DLC where we meet Diantha's daughter Ansha and her companion Hoopa, as well as a returning Korrina, who work together to close a bunch of dimensional rifts opening around the city.

As for stages, it's mostly just the city of Lumiose, greatly expanded on from its appearance in X and Y, with lots of Wild Zones where Pokemon can roam freely. Hotel Z is the most distinct new location, as well as Quasartico's headquarters. Prism Tower is also notably featured in the story.

And that's pretty much it! Here's what we've got so far:

Characters:

All new Pokemon

Paxton/Harmony, also maybe Taunie/Urbain as echoes?

Trainer System:

Florian

Juliana

Paxton

Harmony

Nemona

Arven

Penny

Taunie

Urbain

Clavell

Professor Sada

Professor Turo

Jacq

Tyme

Salvatore

Raifort

Dendra

Saguaro

Hassel

Miriam

Lida

Naveen

Jett

Vinnie

Katy

Brassius

Iono

Kofu

Larry

Ryme

Tulip

Grusha

Rika

Poppy

Geeta

Tarragon

Canari

Gwynn

Ivor

Philippe

Corbeau

Lebanne

Jacinthe

Griselle

Grisham

Giacomo

Mela

Atticus

Ortega

Eri

Billy

O'Nare

Briar

Carmine

Kieran

Perrin

Cyrano

Crispin

Lacey

Amarys

Drayton

Ansha

Stages:

Naranja/Uva Academy

Area Zero

Other Paldean areas

Kitakami

Blueberry Academy

Pokemon Sleep stage?

Denis Mansion

Southern Ruins

Pokemon Protection Bureau

Bamboo Borough

Pokemon Unity Lab

TCG Pocket stage?

Lumiose City

Hotel Z

Quasartico Inc.

Prism Tower

Mega Dimension

Thanks for reading! Next up, let's cover Animal Crossing! No, wait, Minecraft! No, wait, that's not right either.