#pokemon-legends-z-a

#pokemon-legends-z-a

As usual, you can tune into Nintendo's official YouTube channel to watch the broadcast. An archived version of the stream will be available after the initial premiere, as will trailers for each game shown during the event. Nintendo Direct start time and runtime What to expect As you'd expect from the company, it's not sharing any other details beyond the initial announcement.

While Z-A is the second game to sport the "Legends" moniker, it's unrelated to the plot and setting of Arceus - but still in the same vein of splitting off from the mainline series. This is the very first Pokémon game to take place entirely in a single city, the dazzling Paris-inspired Lumiose City from the Kalos Region, which was first featured in X and Y.

The new Z-A Battle Club mode in Pokemon Legends: Z-A allows up to four players to engage in free-for-all battles, where the winner is determined by the most Pokemon defeated within a three-minute timeframe.

Pokémon Legends: Z-A features new gameplay where players explore Lumiose City by day to find Pokémons and engage in battles at night, launching October 16.