INSANE: New Gameplay Mechanics in Pokemon Legends Z-A for GameFreak to Add

INSANE NEW Gameplay Mechanics for GameFreak to Add in Pokemon Legends Z-A
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[@johtojonny]

After this, check out my other video on how GameFreak can improve ESTABLISHED Legends mechanics: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jGWQeHSDn6t-qq8si=LQUvhwgY0bttV52Y

[@zeohblitz]

1. Ride any big pokemon 2. Little pokemon can sit on trainer 3. Better character creator. 4. Adult characters 5. Other hobbies instead of gym battle and stopping bad guys

[@johtojonny]

All of those I'd love. Especially little pokemon sitting on the trainer/being in their arms. Tho that would get ij the way of the action so perhaps that's better suited for traditional games

[@LadyCini]

@@johtojonny If you could do it just inside of 'safe' zones it'd be cool. Like if I could pick up and carry my Eevee while in the village. Or I'd also like being able to interact with the Pokémon more. Like if they follow us around.

[@desdar100]

One idea that I had after seeing what some people were doing with the synchro machine and playing Pokemon prism, is maybe having puzzles that can take advantage of specific Pokemon attributes? Imagine for example there's a loose wire that's inside of a very tight hole and you have to send a Pichu inside to re-energize it or having to scale up a wall using Greninja. I think having a limited Pokedex can allow them to be a bit more expressive like they were with let's go and legends Arceus

[@johtojonny]

Could be very interesting! Personally I don't want to control Pokemon directly, as I very much love the idea of them existing separately from my trainer, so the more autonomy they have the better! However, I can't say no to fun gameplay, so if something like what you proposed is done right and it's fun, then I'm still in!

[@SpaTelliteAM]

Cyberpunk & steampunk gadgets to battle bosses, command pokemon & explore the world.

[@johtojonny]

Heck yeah! I'm a huge fan of cyberpunk things so that would be dope

[@SunshineCasy]

A vertical expansion makes perfect sense for X and Y's coordinate motif. Yvetal, or Y, is up and down*, being a flying Pokemon involved with Sky Battles, while Xerneas and Zygarde are on the linear map. Frankly Yveltal was underused in XY, since despite the cover of Y depicting clouds, there was no sky area. Instead you don't even see Xerneas and Yveltal until Team Flare has already taken them from any context of where they were from or what adventure we might have gone on to find them... (*sometimes Z is up and down, depends on the engine)

[@johtojonny]

Precisely! Because the game is confined to the city, I'm sure it'll be dense but I do think because of the way the map is spliced into sectors there has to be more above and below

[@MarvinTurner]

Well, you did see the cocoon they were dormant in just not the pokemon themselves. Or am i misremembering?

[@rogermoses3785]

God I loved Legends Arceus. I'm partial of course because Pearl was my first pokemon game and I spent perhaps hundreds of hours playing. To be able to relive it in this new way, along with some backstory that really helps to shape the lore of the originals, was just so cool. I might just start a new save and play through it again!

[@johtojonny]

@rogermoses3785 same! I have like 3 files for it. It's honestly one of my favorite games of all time which is crazy cuz I play a LOT of games. Never expected GameFreak to put out something that stands in line with the rest of the gaming industry. It's up there with Bayonetta, Zelda (TP,OOT,MM), Okami, Nier Automata, Metroid Prime Trilogy, Banjo-Tooie, and more for me. I adore it

[@katelynsewell3928]

Jonny an another reason to why I love Legends Arceus so much was the fact that it brought mechanics I never saw coming like crafting our own Pokéballs! Once we get more Legends ZA information starting February of next year we will get a peek to what these surprise mechanics going to be! 😝

[@johtojonny]

Bringing crafting to Pokemon feels so right. I can't believe it took them so long!

[@eddieflores1349]

Crafting was introduced in pokemon soulsilver and heartgold, by collecting apricorns and creating special pokeballs. Though I do agree with you, it was nice of them to revitalize that mechanic.

[@sanane66543]

arceus imo is the best pokemon game sinds the 3ds era.... like wii, wiiu and switch pokemon arceus foe sure the best

[@solliskuxxswag]

I don't know why people hate it so much, I loved it finally some new gameplay

[@sanane66543]

@@solliskuxxswag people always hate a new pokemon game at start totally normal but afther a few years they change from hating to hmm that game was really good

[@klipzig]

My fear is that they will change the gameplay completely. I really loved Legends and how quick battling and capturing Pokémon were that it was really hard for me to go back to the traditional turn based games.

[@astrumnacht6015]

Going on the idea of ride Pokémon I think it would make sense for game freak to take a book from scarlet and violet and use Zygarde as our ride pokemon. Obviously we couldn’t use it for battle until the end game but I think it can work, we already have a land form as it’s 10% which could be the digging form like Ursaluna and 50% as Wyrder or whatever the name is but they could make a 75% flying form, and 25% swimming form. It’s not that it can’t work either because Koridon and Miridon exist, but I think it would make sense to piggy back off of the what I’d assume success of scarlet and violets riding mechanics.

[@johtojonny]

That sounds pretty cool but at the same time I reeeeeally don't want just 1 ride Pokemon. There's so many Pokemon out there let's use em! I will grant you it makes a lot of sense with Zygarde's form changes tho

[@shatteredsentient5321]

Voice Acting is my #1 impossible thing from GameFreak 😂. Was interesting in LA that the player made some sounds.

[@johtojonny]

IT'S A SIGN 👀👀👀

[@sanane66543]

i dont get why not do? its not like they dont have the budget like they are literally the highest earning gaming conpany ever lol

[@1rkhachatryan]

So one thing I would love after seeing the boss battles from legends is the option to to that with pokemon instead. Like instead of the trainer rolling around and throwing the food etc it's your pokemon actually dodging and attacking to weaken the pokemon allowing the trainer to catch them at the end. I felt incredibly frustrated not being able to defend myself in those battles so being able to use like Flamethrower or Water gun to counter the attacks instead of just dodging would be sick. The way balance that would be some sort of stamina feature so you can't just spam the same attack.

[@SpaTelliteAM]

YES! High tech gadgets steampunk & cyberpunk too!

[@johtojonny]

I totally get it, and I know many people agree with you. Personally tho I prefer the autonomy of keeping the player and their pokemon separate

[@1rkhachatryan]

@@johtojonny I get that, honestly though it's not the first time we've played as pokemon so I don't think it would be too jarring. I would love the option at least.

[@Dr.Strange_-_Grave_-_]

If there was just an open world where you could travel to each region all in one game with this mechanic.

[@crazybark101]

Not a mechanic but I’d love to see the link to why there’s a reshiram and Zekrom Topary in the kings garden

[@dany_fg]

I think that a great feature would be to categorize pokemon into rides: sky, land, search and clime. so the player can use their own pokemon to explore (Imagine flying on a shiny Rayquaza).

[@shaunwilson1995sw]

We might also see horde battles from x/y too

[@Diamoondust]

we kiiinda did in legends arceus

[@jawadakram-gm5tj]

The video is good but really like the idea of not having someone screaming subscribe but rather just showing a visual in a neat and creative way.

[@eddieflores1349]

This idea isn’t much of a mechanic but rather a plot that’s been brought up twice within the mainline series. In kanto LT. Surge brought up the pokemon war, and became the frontline for X and Y. I’d love to see it brought to light in the new legends game.

[@johtojonny]

I also wanna see stuff dealing with AZ!

[@jimbatter5246]

Ghostypes for phasing through solid objects Dark types for stealth , Flight types for areal travel Fighting types for buildinh snd not battle kombat Water types for surfing smd maybe submerging and fishing Psychic types for speaking to pokemon with telepathy Bugs for reading small crevices and traps Rock types for breaking Poison types for making medicines And scaring away human enemies Dragon types for entering ares that require dragon type magic . Ground types for tunneling , Ice types for making thems stop smd small constucts Fairy types force reavealing paths Electricg types for powering machine Steel types for matirials Grass types for agriculture Fire types for cooking .

[@jessebadger1395]

Hoopla's hoops opening a dimension to a wild (era)area before the city was built, is my biggest wish for the game. Nature is synonymous with Pokémon, it's the opening to every film etc. I don't see how they can confine the experience to a city. Unless the underground is full of greenery and waterways etc.

[@tatija100]

I’d love to be able to dive under the water again, like in ruby and sapphire.

[@johtojonny]

@@tatija100 me too. I actually talked a lot about that in my previous video if you wanna check that out too!

[@MilkMyth]

Imagine Yveltal underground in the catacombs and Xerneas in the sky. That would really mix stuff up on the Z axes. It would be backwards like a Z-A alphabet.

[@johtojonny]

They gotta do it! The game, and these legendaries deserve it

[@alexpfeifle879]

Maybe some kind of Paradox Pokémon. It’s a weird thought, but they are associated with different time periods and the “Eternal Flower” Floette follows the same naming scheme and a more similar base stat total

[@khalilsstories]

very interesting take man!! I wish the game has a sky area! Would be awesome

[@johtojonny]

I hope it has all 3 like I think it will! They would be so cool

[@jamesaaronslayton2463]

Me chechenics aside I know one thing I do want to see. This game will drop before Gen X games. However, I do not think Gen X will be that far away. We have pretty much nothing announced so far, but I do think it will be either the end of 2025 or if they want to mix it up sometime in 2026. What I want to see is one or two Gen X Pokemon get an early reveal by being obtainable in ZA. The Legends is made with older fans in mind and does not follow traditional tropes of the series. We use to get reveals of new Pokemon in the anime and Pokemon like Lugia were exclusively created for the anime and got used as a Legendary for the following Gens games. This is a good call back and this is not really something we see any more nor was it really a part of the video game series. To really pull this off they could have it not exist in the Pokedex and be an odd species that a trainer found when traveling another region. We could be given one or the trainer could want us to trade and it is either an egg or a random low level Pokemon that we have never seen. We could explore it and it's evolutions and not see it in the Pokedex and they could refuse to publicly speak on and confirm what it is but as fans we would know it is an early release of a Pokemon from Gen X. Uvdibt expect this moving forward from a Legends Game but this one is very likely coming out before the next gen and it also will likely release in 7 months or less from when I would expect the Gen X games to come out. It could even be closer a year apart but thst is still close. It is not like it comes out with 2 to 3 years before Gen X. So being thet close I woukd be disappointed if th3y did not take the opportunity to do this.

[@azurequill3851]

Honestly, I wish for the fly option to be available, but for a Teleport Pokemon to be around that can select any location on that map and it act as a place you can teleport back to from anywhere

[@johtojonny]

I'm still weirded out that Legends Arceus barely insinuated we were using an Abra from the Galaxy headquarters to teleport cuz like they shoulda just outright made that clear to give the fast travel some cool context

[@azurequill3851]

@@johtojonny I’m convinced we will see something with Diance and carbink, like an old evolution of carbink, and my slot for a pokemon from Kalos that gets an upgrade is the Meowstic line, the desperately need it, and don’t come in a package deal like the Slupuff and Aromatisse lines. Though I could see any one of those getting a new form. Outside of that? Maybe Klefki, like some Ancient Key that turns him into a new form. But tbh I don’t think they wanna give Klefki the option to hold an Eviolite. Though they did give Duraludon that capability, so they’ve done with before

[@VaePomegGlitch]

There's a lot more potential than I thought. They'd better take the extra time to do stuff like this or even better or it will be wasted potential

[@johtojonny]

Right there with ya

[@seanandjosephbrochannel3147]

I want them to make a movie just like how they did with legends arceus.

[@Kamishuriken]

I hope Lumiose tower becomes a battle facility in the post game where you have to beat various trainers to get higher and higher until you reach the top 🗼maybe even have trainers from all over the world come there so we can see some more cool ancestor designs from other regions

[@johtojonny]

@@Kamishuriken i haven't thought much about what Lumiose tower will offer us. I wonder what they might do with it

[@KingGodsu]

They need to add a real time battle mechanic it’s time we get that. Make it a option to switch on and off

[@TrippyGhxst]

I’m glad we get another legends game, the first one was so good I hope they can only improve on what they had before but I would be lying if I didn’t say I wish we got a kyurem game instead of zygaurd

[@MrSoler]

I want them to expands on interacting with our pokemkon and enviroment. If I have a Gyarados I wanna Surf on it even if he doesnt know surf. Instead of flute pkmn, each pkmn to have "hidden HMs" Underground area gotta happen

[@reikurei5682]

im pretty sure pokemon trademarked the word "delta" which is related to the words "alpha" and "omega"

[@DragonsQuest9211]

I hope they do voice acting in the new one would be really nice

[@drow_Lilith9940]

6:01 we will finally get the over power anime only move yelling X pokemon dodge it

[@ArnoldBackus-u7t]

I'm a pokemon fan. By the way they kinda already got wormholes via pokemon ultra sun and moon. And i hear rumors about pokemon eclipce and star or something like that coming to the switch 2025. I'm so exited to see the new switch and games come out!!!!

[@Dylankuu3722]

If they do voice acting in za we might get close to real anime version game of pokemon from za but put into main series games and remakes if za sells and people say that voice acting works

[@reikurei5682]

this should have following pokemon cuz pla didnt have it even tho they had walking and running animations for pokemon

[@ExiledTraitor]

I'm almost certain Nintendo has Gamefreak's hands cuffed. This is why Palworld has learned to run. The Combat is almost perfect to what I imagine a Creature collector to be like. You can literally have your Creature run in third person using up to 4 or even 8 skills while dodging and running around even if you're locked in an arena when engaging in combat. BUT for some reason Pokemon has never done something as simple as this. Is it because it requires a bit more skill than your basic turn based game? Or is it because of the AMOUNT of animations needed to be done for over 100+ pokemons? IDk but it's doable and not impossible and could bring back former pokemon fans.

[@Soulfire702]

5:35 I actually played Yokai Watch 4 “legitimately” (pls forgive me it’s impossible to get in the west!) and the devs actually had real time battles where you could control your Yokai alongside your watcher (the games trainer equivalent). Imagine if GameFreak did that in Legends Z-A! They could even use Pokkén Tournament as a base!

[@i.f.5566]

Oh god, the catacomb/Yveltal association is so clever! I really hope game freak implements these things into the game 🥹

[@johtojonny]

Right?! Me too. If they leave out the catacombs I'm quitting gaming

[@jessecole9826]

Pokémon legends Arceus was the best one since the older ones

[@ym-ninja3221]

Maybe you'll ecounter the ghostgirl in the catacombs

[@johtojonny]

Which one tho? 🤔

[@dodosuify]

they HAVE to add that mech

[@mobilenation1104]

NO MORE DEX CUT IN ALL THE FUTURE POKEMON GAMES!

[@macmood1254]

Is that a pink Altaria at the start??!! And its real? From ZA or arceus?

[@CarinaVaughn-b8c]

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[@Alibium]

Idk if the objection theme really fits the start of the video Jonny, lmao

[@johtojonny]

@@Alibium I've been using Ace Attorney music on this channel for 4 years lmfao

[@jv3iii839]

I want a legends kanto & jhoto

[@braxm7632]

I just want to be able to battle my friends

[@Jayhonas]

INSANE!

[@sidhantramasayam6014]

aint no way bro actually used totk footage

[@johtojonny]

@@sidhantramasayam6014 wym

[@sidhantramasayam6014]

@@johtojonny there is literally the legend of zelda: tears of the kingdom footage in this trailer

[@scottjohnson9672]

Calling it now the 3rd legends game will be gen 8

[@basedwilliams96]

Man whatchu know bout that Phoenix Wright

[@johtojonny]

@@basedwilliams96 played the trilogy and the great ace attorney chronicles 😏 welcome, person of taste and culture, to the channel 👌

[@dionysos1234567]

I hate it that for 30 years the pokemon fights are still the same!! Why you can't just control your pokemon....

[@zeanone9257]

Stop with this action based game propaganda Turn based forever

[@johtojonny]

Personally I think it should remain turn based as well. I love the autonomy of having Pokemon behave separately from us. Legends Arceus did this perfectly by giving the player character actions they can do too, but the Pokemon were our most powerful and reliable saving grace

[@flux3033]

im soooo excited

[@lexruptor]

I love how posers like you forced GameFreak to do a BotW, and then act so shocked when they did it, and expect them to do it again. Just wow. Ruining Pokémon much?

[@Draracle20]

Okayyy! We get the point subscribe to your channel....

[@johtojonny]

👀

[@SaumJuan]

Z-A? Nawwww brah. Its Pokemon Zaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh

[@johtojonny]

Pokemam zehhhhh

[@Zioz444]

Yo there gonna have a train 🚂 going to several gen worlds shhh u didn't hear that from me 🤫 there a train in sword and shield and other gen worlds

[@wokeamerica142]

Nintendo needs to shop being a pos company...... literally Scarlet and Violet could have been the BEST pokemon game ever but no they had to make it buggy and super baggy on their trash console they tly need to make a next gen switch

[@GoldWillow64]

Get the among us characters outa here lil bro 💀🙏

[@KingBoo.]

💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

[@Khan-_-Art1st]

Bro pretending like Pal world doesn't exist 😂 Its safe to reference it bro

[@johtojonny]

Wym? I reference Palworld all the time. It's a great game

[@janegookcalhoun8078]

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[@sophialewinese8654]

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[@Keijjox]

Fuck legends

[@lexruptor]

"Modern Standards" are kinda the problem. You took our HMs, you took our Pixels, you took ourRandom Encounters, you've basically taken everything from us, and replaced it with Zelda trash. Pokémon hasn't been Pokémon since Gen 5.

[@armandogranado1955]

I'm sorry but arceus was bad imo. Other than introducing tge new mechanics, that's all it did. Bad story and objectives.

[@fahimrahman7675]

It must be difficult living with such ignorance 😔 hang in there ✊

[@armandogranado1955]

@@fahimrahman7675 same homie, assuming ones intelligence based on their opinion of a game is crazy. Good luck to you, I think you'll need it.

[@johtojonny]

That's a hot take, but to each their own

[@zeanone9257]

​@@armandogranado1955I think you have more chromosome than him

[@quinterrieblack8218]

Wait, speaking ones opinion is ignorance ​@@fahimrahman7675

[@Josh-yd2qv]

Worst games ever.. what happened to red and blue .. Pokémon is so stupid now

[@christopherkenzogunawan6466]

hot take

[@johtojonny]

@@Josh-yd2qv do you feel that way about Legends Arceus?

[@Kamishuriken]

@@Josh-yd2qv Nothing happened to red and blue, you can play those games for the rest of your life if you want. We‘ve also had 8 more generations since then that are basically reskins of those games…so stop whining about the most minuscule of change, and just play the main games or even just the old ones…and let us others enjoy some welcome fresh air

[@shawnsearan8905]

You troll you 🤣 🤣🤣

[@Josh-yd2qv]

Also I want to interject that I grew up playing this game from a young age and the direction of the game just gets dumber and dumber. I mean how do you give mega Pokémon and then next gen is dumb Z dance moves. Now these Pokémon have crystals on their head. What is wrong with