BELLEVUE, Wash. – Sept. 12, 2025 – The Pokémon Company group, in collaboration with Nintendo, announced new details for the Pokémon Legends: Z-A video game and revealed new title Pokémon Pokopia.
Pokémon Legends: Z-A
Pokémon Legends: Z-A – Mega Dimension
Players can look forward to expanding their Lumiose City adventures with the Mega Dimension DLC1 for Pokémon Legends: Z-A, compatible with both Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch. The new downloadable content will allow Trainers to continue their story with Team MZ after completing the main story of Pokémon Legends: Z-A.
The Mischief Pokémon, Hoopa, seems to hold the key to Mega Dimension’s story. This Mythical Pokémon can warp space using the rings on its horns and around its body. These loops are stretchable and can form holes inside them leading to far-off places. Spatial distortions have also appeared in Lumiose, giving fans even more to discover throughout the city.
Two newly discovered Mega-Evolved Pokémon, Mega Raichu X and Mega Raichu Y, have been revealed. Mega Raichu X floats using electromagnetism, concentrating electricity into its fists to land devastating blows. Mega Raichu Y strikes foes swiftly with the amplified electric power coursing through its body. Mega Raichu X and Mega Raichu Y each require a different Mega Stone to Mega Evolve, and both can be encountered in Pokémon Legends: Z-A – Mega Dimension.
New Mega Evolutions in Pokémon Legends: Z-A
New Mega Evolutions, available in Pokémon Legends: Z-A, have been revealed for Chesnaught, Delphox, and Greninja. These three Pokémon were first discovered in the Pokémon X and Pokémon Y video games. The Mega Stones required to Mega Evolve them—Chesnaughtite, Delphoxite, and Greninjite—can be obtained from the Z-A Battle Club as rewards for being promoted up the ranks in online Ranked Battles. In Pokémon Legends: Z-A, Ranked Battles offer three types of rewards: battle rewards earned after each battle, promotion rewards earned upon rising in rank, and season rewards that vary by rank and are obtainable at the end of each season.2
For more information on Pokémon Legends: Z-A and Pokémon Legends: Z-A – Mega Dimension, please visit the official Pokémon Legends: Z-A website.
Pokémon Pokopia
Developed by KOEI TECMO GAMES and releasing on Nintendo Switch 2 in 2026, Pokémon Pokopia is a life simulation game where players can create their own Pokémon paradise. The game features Ditto as its protagonist, who has transformed to look like a human. As Ditto, players can explore and learn moves from the Pokémon they befriend—such as Bulbasaur’s Leafage to grow greenery, or Squirtle’s Water Gun to revive dried-up plants—expanding their capabilities and helping them create an inviting environment to attract a variety of Pokémon.
Players can collect materials, build furniture, grow vegetables, and create homes for Pokémon, allowing them to experience a cozy, slow life with Pokémon—one that they build themselves from the ground up. Over time, players can develop a town of their own and invite other players or Pokémon to visit2. Pokémon Pokopia also features a day-night cycle linked to real-world time, changing weather, and in-game locations with their own unique characteristics.
For more information, please visit the official Pokémon Pokopia website.
To watch the full Nintendo Direct presentation, please visit the Nintendo YouTube channel.
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About Pokémon
The Pokémon Company International, a subsidiary of The Pokémon Company in Japan, manages the property outside of Asia and is responsible for brand management, licensing, marketing, the Pokémon Trading Card Game, the animated TV series, home entertainment, and the official Pokémon website. Pokémon was launched in Japan in 1996 and today is one of the most popular children’s entertainment properties in the world. For more information, please visit www.pokemon.com.
About Nintendo:
Nintendo Co., Ltd., headquartered in Kyoto, Japan, has created franchises that have become household names worldwide, including Mario™, Donkey Kong™, The Legend of Zelda™, Metroid™, Pokémon™, Animal Crossing™, Pikmin™ and Splatoon™, through its integrated hardware and software products. Nintendo aims to deliver unique, intuitive entertainment experiences for everyone, manufacturing and marketing video game devices such as the Nintendo Switch™ family of systems, developing and operating applications for smart devices, and collaborating with partners on a range of other entertainment initiatives like visual content and theme parks. Nintendo has sold more than 5.8 billion video games and over 850 million hardware units globally. From the launch of the Nintendo Entertainment System™ more than 30 years ago, through today and into the future, Nintendo’s continuing mission is to create unique entertainment that puts smiles on the faces of people all over the world. A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for Nintendo’s operations in the Americas. For more information about Nintendo, please visit the company’s website at https://www.nintendo.com/.
2 Nintendo Switch Online membership (sold separately) and Nintendo Account required
for online features. Membership auto-renews after initial term at the then-current price unless canceled. Not available in all countries. Internet access required for online features. Terms apply. nintendo.com/purchase-terms.
Chesnaughtite, Delphoxite, and Greninjite stones cannot normally be obtained during regular gameplay. Mega Stones obtainable as promotion rewards are planned to be redistributed in future seasons. It is possible to have no more than one of each kind of Mega Stone. If you already have one of these Mega Stones, you will be unable to receive another as a Ranked Battles reward. For more information, please check the in-game news.