The best Pokemon in Pokemon Legends: Z-A’s Season 2 Ranked Battles
Posted on 1 day ago by Ethan in Features, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments
A while back, we wrote a guide on the worst Pokemon to use in online ranked battles in Pokemon Legends: Z-A. As helpful as that knowledge is, it doesn’t actually help you score wins against other trainers, so this time we’re talking about the strongest Pokemon you can possibly use in competitive battles. This also assumes they’re fully EV and IV trained, which thankfully is fairly simple to do in this game.
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Nintendo Switch 2 update apparently broke Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
Posted on 1 day ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments
Numerous players are reporting issues with Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl following this week’s firmware update for Nintendo Switch 2.
Note that both Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch are now at version 21.0.0. However, we can’t quite confirm at present if the same issues are happening on the previous console. We’ll update this post if that changes.
The worst Pokemon in Pokemon Legends: Z-A
Posted on 1 week ago by Ethan in Features, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments
Pokemon Legends: Z-A has been out for a little while now, and players are starting to get involved in the game’s competitive scene. It looks much different than the turn-based combat of Pokemon Scarlet and Violet – namely, Speed isn’t as important in the real-time battle system, which means Pokemon like Metagross, Excadrill, and Gyarados all rule the game at the moment. Even so, there are plenty of Pokemon that just don’t make the cut. Winning with these Pokemon online would be a real challenge!
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Pokemon Legends: Z-A Diancite Stone Mystery Gift and extra side mission live today, full details
Posted on 1 week ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments
Starting today, Pokemon Legends: Z-A players can obtain a Diancite Stone through the Mystery Gift feature, and a new side mission is available.
The Diancite Stone unlocks an opportunity to encounter and battle the Jewel Pokemon through the extra side mission titled “Shine Bright like a Gemstone.” After claiming the Diancite, players can visit the Looker Bureau, where Mimi the Espurr will take a special interest in the Mega Stone. This leads to an extra side mission. After finishing it, Diance can be added to their team, and the Diancite stone can be used to Mega Evolve it into Mega Diancie, unveiling its radiant Mega Evolution in battle.
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Mega Chimecho and Mega Baxcalibur revealed for Pokemon Legends: Z-A Mega Dimension, DLC release date, more
Posted on 1 week ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments
Pokemon Legends: Z-A just revealed the latest information about its Mega Dimension DLC, including the reveals of Mega Chimecho and Mega Baxcalibur plus a release date. The DLC is due out on December 10, 2025.
For Mega Chimecho, when it Mega Evolves, “six smaller copies appear and flutter endlessly, even when no wind is blowing.” It also has cries in which “the echoes of its copies overlap and resonate, creating an intense sound-wave attack that can overwhelm any opponent.”
Baxcalibur, meanwhile, has more ice energy with its Mega Evolution and uses a back blade that has grown larger and more powerful. The blade “can cleave or smash nearly anything in its path.” Baxcalibur Mega Stone is available from the Z-A Battle Club as a reward for advancing in online Ranked Battles.
Here’s some other information about the DLC:
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Pokemon Legends: Z-A 1.0.2 update out now, patch notes
Posted on 1 week ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments
A new update has now been released for Pokemon Legends: Z-A with 1.0.2. This is the first patch issued since the day one update at launch.
We previously heard about plans for the game. Aside from fixing bugs, Game Freak has made some adjustments to Ranked Battles.
The full rundown is as follows:
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Pokemon Scarlet and Violet announce Hydreigon Tera Raid Battle event
Posted on 1 week ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
The latest Tera Raid Battle event for Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet has now been revealed.
This time around, Hydreigon will be featured with the Poison Tera Type. It has the Mightiest Mark and can be caught once per save file. Note that it will show up in 7 Star Raids.
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Pokemon Legends: Z-A getting November patch, Ranked Battle changes for Season 2
Posted on 2 weeks ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments
We have the latest news about Pokemon Legends: Z-A, with The Pokemon Company confirming two issues detected with the game and providing information about upcoming adjustments for Ranked Battles with Season 2, which involves Mega Stones.
Currently two bugs have been identified. A patch is already in the works, which will fix things when it releases in November. Here’s what’s been shared:
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Pokemon Legends: Z-A Shiny Charm 1000 battles guide
Posted on 2 weeks ago by Ethan in Guides, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments
We’re back today with another guide on Pokemon Legends: Z-A, this time covering how to quickly reach the 1000 battles needed for the Shiny Charm.
Getting the Shiny Charm in Pokemon Legends: Z-A is fairly simple: complete all of Mable’s research tasks. That doesn’t mean it’s easy, though – many of these research tasks are purposefully repetitive to prevent you from getting the coveted Shiny Charm too early. These are all self-explanatory for the most part; many of the tasks will have you catching Pokemon of a certain type until you’ve caught 50 of every type in the game. The final task most players will need to complete is to win 1000 trainer battles, which as you might expect, takes a very long time. We’ve compiled a list of tips that will hopefully make those 1000 battles pass faster.
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Pokemon Legends: Z-A has highest physical launch sales since Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom in the US
Posted on 2 weeks ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments
We’re continuing to receive more information about the launch sales of Pokemon Legends: Z-A, and this time a report is in for the United States.
Based on Circana tracking, Pokemon Legends: Z-A had the highest launch week sales for a physical video game release since The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom in 2023. This is for both physical units and dollar sales.
