10 NEW Pokémon Legends ZA Features & Story Ideas! | w/

[@EpicRandomness555]

1:50:01 The Legend plate in Legends: Arceus is a key item, and what it does is it allows Arceus to change its type when it uses the move Judgment. They could have it so that all the Mega stones are key items and as long as you have the stone in your bag and the Pokémon it’s for in your party, you can Mega evolve it

[@saiyanwarrior3895]

if there doing same thing like they did with Legends Arceus there are going to be two spin off pokemon games call pokemon x2 and y2 for switch

[@TheEvilRohanite]

Legends Arceus was about Hisui becoming the Sinnoh region we know from the regular games and drew some inspiration from the real history of Hokkaido. So if Z-A really ends up being about Lumiose city being re-developed into its modern version like Paris was in the 1800's, I think it'll be safe to say that the Legends series is about the history, or "LEGENDS", of known Pokemon locations, using real world historical events relevant to their design origins as inspiration.

[@EpicRandomness555]

1:30:35 I think it’s important to know that being able to carry your Pokemon with you is a recent invention. You could access your boxes from your backpack in Sword and Shield, then you had the pasture in Arceus. So as long as Z-A is in the past, Pokémon are probably going to have to be kept in a facility.

[@saculyelhsa1653]

Paris is famous for the 180 miles of catacombs that exist beneath it, so far have only been explored roughly 5 stories deep, but scans have shown they go deeper. There's resistance in the exploration of it too, so of course, there's many stories, conspiracy theories, local folklore, etc. I'll be absolutely mindblown if Pokémon doesn't do something with that.

[@Kutsobill]

As a greek and a historian also, many respects to all of you for your historic interest and references!

[@Kutsobill]

On the topic, i think the theme of ZA seems to be in the future in general. Like the past themed cuts are reffering to the original XY's Lumiose and the whole rebuild stuff has to do with the present!

[@Rahat2056]

​@@Kutsobill I don't think that is the case since the goal of the redevelopment is to make Lumiose city a place for both people and Pokémon, but in XY, it already is. We don't see any issues with people and pokemon living together in Lumiose.

[@bandoaleciance]

It might be time for the community to address this question: what is really "Legends"? My answer would be this: an already planned x chapters series that progressively portraits the cultural evolution of the Pokèmon world from early form of civilization (Hisui) to the modern day (Kanto). The main narrative themes will be 4: human-Pokèmon bonding; the development of technological means to interact with the creatures; the contrast between natural vs artificial environment; lastly, a touch on prehistory. Z-A will be chapter 2 in this sense and in my view can't be the last, so the x is at least 3.

[@roshandinesh6701]

Stop the nonsense. The game is happening in future or present future after Pokemon x and y storyline

[@keithvansanti2779]

Legends games are about the story's that take place in the pokemon world nothing to do with main stories. it can be in the past or it can be a story in the future that's it...one game doesn't mean all games will be in the past we no nothing let's just wait and see

[@Rahat2056]

​@@roshandinesh6701 If it's in the future then why is about redeveloping Lumiose into a place suitable for both People and Pokémon? It's already like that in XY.

[@joshyotoast]

A legends game is a game that has legends in the title 😂

[@Ace_317]

Can Jake come to the podcast for often pls I love his take and the chemistry with the three of you just makes that much better

[@NagisaP]

yesss! more Jake!!!

[@Sullytheskelly]

I'm mostly excited about shiny hunting. I loved the shiny noise in Arceus and I pray they bring it back to legends Z

[@ldmtag]

Finally someone agrees with me that GF is great at character design. Game Freak is good at focusing on important stuff while sacrificing things I can not care less about like performance and some visual aspects.

[@genndybyrd]

Felt so long since the last episode, great to hear from you & good to see everyone again! Shout out to Jake too!

[@Tristan_Shuler]

It would be cool, if there is time travel, that what you do in the past, will affect the future. Like starting construction on a building in the past, means it’ll be there in the future. Or halting the construction of a building leads to a new path in the future.

[@FTChomp9980]

I am excited when we get gameplay for Z-A and I do agree with Jake on the art style. GameFreak really should stick with one for all the games.

[@michaeltran4275]

As for my top 10 story-related ideas for the Legends ZA, they are: 1: Travel and battle to learn about the lore, culture, areas and then the resources about the Legends ZA’s Kalos Region as well as the additional built ups and the foreshadows. In return, we will eventually move on for the next Pokémon Legends Games and the Present Day Era-themed Main Pokémon Games including the DLCs and then the Remakes upon doing so. 2: Mega-Evolution and Bond Phenomenon should majorly influence the story writing-themed plot devices’ formulas of Legends ZA, the same goes for the new potential Transformation forms of the Kalosian Legendary Pokémon and Volcanion. 3: More Main Story-related side quests’ tasks including the jobs before progressing to the Main Story missions’ tasks+jobs as well as the mini-games during the middle of building the Kalos Region and its areas in order to build homes for humans and Pokémon alike 4: We need more Trainers and the relatives of the Kalosian+XY Games’ fictional cast to buff and influence the story and gameplay respective ways of Legends ZA 5: Hoopa’s Rings should be the ones to majorly influence and summon Pokémon for the story ways and the non-story ways of Legends ZA 6: We need the special story challenges’ tasks from Legends ZA that are inspired and then similar to the Gym Leaders, Elite 4 and Champion’s respective battles’ tasks 7: The Kalosian trains built in Legends ZA should allow us to head off to the other places and locations including the unseen Southern Kalos 8: If Legends ZA finally becomes the first Legends game to actually and then finally have the DLC Story era, we will be ready for it 9: In case if Legends ZA has a special main story side quest mission arc upon nearly completing the Legends ZA’s Kalos Pokédex 10: We need more villains in Legends ZA in the story from the start to the end even within the middle of the Post-Game ways and then the After Post-Game ways regarding the potential origins of how Team Flare was potentially and then originally formed especially with the relatives from Legends ZA

[@michaeltran4275]

I’ll put my new top 10 gameplay-themed ideas for the Legends ZA, they are: 1: Pokémon Jobs 2: More Trainers to battle and defeat them in order to get more money even with the rematching battles as of the time of Legends ZA and onwards 3: New Mega-Evolutions, Kalosian Regional Variants, new Cross-Generation Evolution stages and then the new Bond Phenomenon Forms plus the new extra additional bonus Pokémon from the Legends ZA era version of the Kalos Region 4: The Pokémon in Legends ZA and the onwards (the next Pokémon Legends Series’s video games) should be allowed to Hold the Items 5: The Pokémon in Legends ZA and onwards should honestly use their Abilities including their Hidden Abilities in the battles and even outside of the Battles 6: The battles for Legends ZA should be all about classic battles without the needs of Aigle and Strong respective Styles’ feature 7: Online Co-Op gameplay resources 8: More Item Storage quality of life resources 9: The Online Competitive+Ranked Pokémon Battles for Legends ZA and onwards should be the real deal thing 10: A fully playable Walking Pokémon feature working together with the Riding Pokémon feature especially with the rewards from them

[@josefig842]

Golduck needs the Annihilape treatment!

[@rachelthornberry1240]

Head explodes from the Psychic pressure building up and finally reaching a breaking point, it's head now floats above it's body and can throw it's energy at a target more effectively

[@frankperez4197]

When Tomycase started laying out all of his Necrozma infected legendaries.

[@ArctiVax]

Its always a good time when Jake is on!

[@Co2nerds]

what if in the 5 plazas you can go into an underground terrarium which means it can be much much bigger than the plaza itself. blueberry Academy is underwater so this is not farfetched.

[@ClefairyFairySnowflake]

Trickywi deserves credit for the crafting mechanic and social links. She came up with that way back in the day.

[@Saltypoketalk]

Love this podcast Soul, Lumi, Dusty you guys are the best

[@therealdrogane]

28:18 To clarify Lumi and Soul - in X, Lysandre says he wishes to grant immortality to himself and those of team flare by launching the Ultimate Weapon. Remember Az was granted immortality when he brought his Floette back to life - which was when the machine was "The Life Restoration" machine prior to being the Ultimate Weapon. However his target was still Lumiose City and that blast would still destroy everyone there/the entire region while they would be safe in the Geosenge Bunker lab. The machine only grants immortality if you are exposed to the firing - not if the blast hits you on its descent. During that time you would just be vaporized. Y it follows a similar theme. The concept was immortality for a few so they could go on to create a "beautiful world."

[@saiyanwarrior3895]

@therealdroganelike how ever that wil be story of spinoff pokemon x2 and y2 which take place future and legend of Z-A will take place in 1800 years byfor event of team flame which means Lysandre anscetor wil be good guy

[@i.m.solomon2280]

I imagining and kind of hoping that the "Not leaving Lumiose" will mean the city is like Haven City from Jak II and Jak 3. Huge, divided into different districts, there's spots outside the wall that still say you're within Haven City that different environments. There's sewers and then catacombs are explored in the the third game. It's completely possible to make a city feel like a whole region/world, just depends on Game Freak's execution.

[@seanwolff9930]

I love Soul’s shirt! It’s giving fashion 😌

[@JWalker444]

Since Alpha can be seen as the top dog, you could use Zenith for the "Z version alphas"

[@TheRegionalVariantMaster]

I really don't wanna get my hopes up for this but what if you could customize the accessory that your pokemon has to mega evolve

[@therealdrogane]

11:55 So here's the thing, Jake. While you and I have played many many other franchises that have done this well individually within their own franchises (Final Fantasy, Assassins Creed, insert open world game here) - the part I struggle with is this is still a game freak game. With that in mind the likelihood of them expanding their concepts and scope outside of what we saw from Jubilife Village in PLA is probably slim. To sum it up quickly and not make it a novel - we want Lumiose City to be as thriving as a the scenes from Rhyme City in the Detective Pikachu movie (just the life of the city not the plot) but in reality we're probably getting something very scaled back from that. The hype cycle will likely be better than the finished product. The problem here is this is officially coming to Nintendo Switch and not being developed with new hardware in mind. It will probably be playable on Nintendo's next gen console but not meant to take advantage of those system's features. So in all - I expect this to be more focused on the pokemon and story missions - rather than making Lumiose City this sprawling master piece of exploration. Gamefreak would need to make that their overall focus and I can see them doing that in subtle ways rather than a mind blown expansion.

[@KyzerMF]

Legends is not the spiritual successor to Let's Go, the latter is meant as an introduction to the series even more simple than the mainline, Legends is a more difficult and "hardcore" line for older audience

[@thezemag]

I don't like the idea of the syncro mechanic being in LZA. It's PTSD from S&V.

[@EpicRandomness555]

Over the weekend I bought Legends: Arceus and I’ve been having lots of fun with it. But there are some things that I do hope will be improved for Z-A. Of course some of them might not be in the game at all because the environment. Like having to go back to the village just to go to a different section of the game, not the most fun. Also hopefully since we’re in a city, all the Pokemon won’t be as aggressive. Because like, the Crimson Mirelands? A nightmare to run through, everything wants to kill you.

[@johnmanpls5577]

HIDDEN POWER PODCAST ON TOP !!!!!!!!!! RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH

[@flynnryder6113]

PLA was very focused on exploration and catching pokemon I think there’s a chance that ZA will be more battle focused since Mega Evolution is returning and the game takes place in a city.

[@decidueyeguy9588]

1:40:00 There is a 50/50 chance for every Pokemon who doesn't have any different form to get a new Mega

[@BenBoatman848]

I wonder how Jake will react to Gen 10 once it gets revealed and what his theories will be.

[@joshyotoast]

I agree with dusty about hoopa being the replacement for distortions. I do think thatll be how you get the legendary mega like mewtwo, lati, rayquazza and the primals.

[@cogema97]

I don't think all megas will be in the base game but I think you'll be able to transfer all in via home

[@cogema97]

@@micabryant4513 I mean there's a list of Pokémon this is relevant for in SV so I'd hardly call it nonsense

[@Blackmeister89]

Jake & Soulbasaur, what a awesome das ❤

[@FlipTrackz]

I feel like Bloodmoon Ursaluna was Gamefreak’s way to reintroduce “Paradox” pokemon separate from the story of SV. Jake is right to keep them in mind, we could easily see new “legendary” single stage versions of old Pokemon. Imagine something like Reborn Heliolisk or Awakened Noivern. Some kind of unique tag before the name on Mons from Kalos. Just an idea.

[@therealdrogane]

1:43:30 Lumi's face says it all

[@jonahcooper8049]

Lol jake steinberg is so funny. This video was great to watch. Love the the thoughts. This hype is real lol

[@frankinthesnyderverse1488]

Jake is me: "Jynx has a higher chance of a Mega than Golduck?!" LOL

[@jerseys89finest]

I think the new games are goin to give us an entirely new look at old regions. In openworld you dont have routes. I think they are workin on ways to show us the world. I believe this will be a big city like a spiderman game. This will be dope if they deliver on the buildings and the experience. Gen 10 will be a beast. Pokemon is goin in a good direction. I believe we should get rid of what we were use to with the old games. They were made with the limits of those times.

[@skyjordanking]

29:03 dragon type mega exploud let's go ahead

[@trebigsby5602]

I'm hoping for time slinging, starting in the present to be flung back into the past then thrusted to the future. A temporal collision of shorts.

[@TheEvilRohanite]

1:10:30 I think the clothing was limited in SV because Japan loves the school uniform, so many anime have their entire casts just wear variations of their school attire and you even have something like Attack on Titan where everyone wears the same thing but it's supposed to be cool because it's like unifying, and it's proven succesful looking at all the AoT cosplay for example. Post ORAS I don't think they'd ever purposefully limit your options in a non school setting.

[@LuigiTheMetal64]

That is not true because Japan is mad about the androgynous character designs that you can not even make the boy player wear a skirt. Japan loves school uniforms that are _sex dimorphic,_ and being able to see the characters wearing different clothes. That is why school uniforms work in anime. XY managed to be better by having the uniform pieces.

[@skyjordanking]

I need answers about the distressing message on the backside of the lumios train schedule.

[@Companion-builds]

Love these podcast

[@mazharsiddiqi7288]

Awesome episode with a great guest

[@lipika2841]

Thanks Lumi, I'll add Poké ringer to my already massive wishlist for my dream Pkmn game.

[@discodragon2066]

Maybe this has something to do with the “hands of time duo” from the 4chan leak. One could travel to the past maybe explain primal groudon and one to the future to explain new Megas or mewtwo.

[@discodragon2066]

Z and A could represent time travel too

[@suneater4328]

This podcast is growing crazy we got people like jack that had worked with pokemon also good question what makes a legends game??

[@chinglun77]

1:34:04 So if the reason of SV having limted outfits is because PLZA is coming next...no wonder they don't have much interiors in SV as well......yeah...right...that would make perfect sense lol

[@juneroughs]

PLA went for an old painting style. I'd like gamefreak to experiment with PLZ-A, i'd like to see them do this game like color pencil or sketch style.

[@TheEvilRohanite]

I feel like Mega Jynx supposedly being that far in its development and still getting scrapped makes it less likely to actually happen cause like at that point why not just put it in? It probably got veto'd last minute due to Jynx being controversial or something.

[@thesamhatton]

I honestly believe there’s been a BIG giveaway to the time period this game takes place. It’s that there’s a aerodactyl in the Z-A trailer! How could we possibly bring back fossil Pokemon if this game is based on 1800s France??? So in my opinion it must take place in present day or future Kalos

[@nickfearby4224]

It is named Z A. I feel like arcues is going to be in there probably similar to legands arcues.

[@ShinyhunterInsect]

The dlc will be another smaller city

[@keithvansanti2779]

Its called a city not a village not a town it takes place in modern times

[@yanda395]

What if the city is build upon where the ultimate weapon hit and that’s what the catacombs are

[@alexanderbates1767]

Dumb comment here - but given the Olympics are this Summer in Paris (2024), do you think they are also capitalizing on a different history to the town that will be the worldwide focus of the summer?

[@mysteryx267]

I’ve only watched half the podcast so far so idk if you get into it. But if not you guys should discuss how the Pokemon XYZ anime plot points might crawl into the story here. (Ex: The two cores for zygarde, maybe even the bond phenomenon Greninja legend in the ninja village). On that note I also wonder if Ash Greninja will be in this game. Curious on your thoughts.

[@mobious01]

No way this game has been in production since 2020, i get that you guys are excited but plaz wont be a 6 years in development game, we will be lucky if its 3

[@Reignweaver013]

Couldn’t they just soft reboot it to be like gigsntimax, where some of that breed can Gmax but that doesn’t mean all can so you can have a lucario with the mega mark that can mega but you can also have a lucario that doesn’t have that mark and ability and that’s also how megas can be the alpha/boos pokemon

[@davonjernigan4364]

What if this legends game, we battle Zygarde in all its forms and the 100% form is the final boss. Just a thought but i can see this being a possibility along with adding more percent forms.

[@nickfearby4224]

Does z-a stand for zombie alpha. Look at the indigo disc the blood moon ursaluna had a red eye. It could of been a hint to zombie alphas

[@LuigiTheMetal64]

I do wish to return to the Japanese regions, and still have the gameplay and art style like in Generations 3 and 6.

[@norl-004]

A aipom will evolve into a grapple hook pokemon.

[@spencerhoadley5723]

Just an idea, the Z name instead of Alpha Could be Zenith?

[@skyjordanking]

Yo what if we are working for the redevelopment company and then zygarde tells us we're fucking up infuses with our phone and we are working as a like double agent??

[@DSmaster8585]

Hahaha if the Kanto birds are some of the legendaries in Legends ZA, Legends Arceus would be the only Switch game where they arent available to catch😅 Time to catch my 5th set of legendary birds, I guess

[@JWalker444]

I know I commented this on the last podcast, but I think the company logo looks like a flare

[@LuigiTheMetal64]

1:10:13 SV is by far the worst when it comes to custom trainer options. The school setting restricts the customization too much, even when class is over. Having the same clothes and hairstyles for both the boy and girl players to pick makes the boy or girl option pointless. XY has the best custom clothes, Generation 7 has the best custom colors, LPE has the best even clothes numbers on both the boy and girl players, and LA has the best custom Japanese clothes. The 4 mentioned should come back like the V-Neck Tee and Logo T-Shirt making a reappearance.

[@rdj900]

theyll probably do a legends game for gen 10 region

[@teddybrooks6149]

I’m excited for this game hehe

[@skyjordanking]

28:50 you get survive if you join team flair for p5,000,000

[@LuigiTheMetal64]

1:21:41 Gambling is bad, yet the Item Printer is fine. Hypocritical because the machine is luck-based, which is like gambling. It would be better to take the stricter rating to be uncensored Japanese content. The Loto-ID gives us a good reason to trade Pokémon, other than getting boosted Exp.

[@kadrisok3202]

I hope they replace the friends safari element where the 3rd pokemon slot is locked,really annoying die to time differences for online play

[@SumireSakura]

Web slinging pokemon? well that's Inteleon with Fell Stinger in Pokemon Unite. He is Spooderman. 😂

[@brandonbinder7477]

the new poke mon that will be yveltal zygarde is base off the new game that almost coming out but they should just should of added the to Pokémon to skarlet and violet in stead

[@iwaazi624]

this game is going to be a malgamation of all the games past cutt up threw time travel.

[@TheEvilRohanite]

The "NEW" at the start of every title is starting to feel like the bad kinda clickbait tbh

[@thrive5462]

Highdeas from hitn da copium pipe... Pipe dreams it's time to pay the pied Piper that is gamefreak.. what if they are sitting there today coming up with the game plan just like y'all lol pressure cooker

[@BriskWitDaBars]

I got one request from gamefreak just 1 !! If we are gonna spend a whole game in lumiose city please for the love of God do not bring back that stupid ass camera angle that shit was more then annoying !!

[@oven723]

Reginal varient megas for the starters in ZA would be the chefs kiss 🤌 Edit:what jake said about controlling your pokemon and interacting with the world in new and fun ways would be 🫦

[@fertilebananas1963]

WAIT, BRAINWAVE, HOLD ON! DIANTHES (is that the champion, i forgot lmao) ANCESTOR WILL BE A MIRACLE WORKER WHO PLAYS A SIMILAR ROLE TO VOLO, THEN, IT TURNS OUT THAT THEY ARE EVIL! or smth idk

[@fertilebananas1963]

Bro, Thursday is a good day, Because. I. Get. Me. Some. Hidden. Power! btw I want an absolutely FIRE (Not Literally) Meganium mega, regional form or literally anything cool. Also, as mush as I want them if any of the following get something new I'm gonna be so sad: Decidueye Luxray Drifblim Rappidash Floatzel Drapion Meowscarada Dachsbun Clodsire Gallade Azumarril or Furret (this one not so much) Tell me if you can guess why!