Pokémon Legends: Z-A’s starters make their debut in new trailer

Like its predecessor, Pokémon Legends: Z-A is bringing back three classic starter pokémon to get you started on your next adventure. Though Pokémon Legends: Z-A will likely introduce a number of new creatures, Chikorita, Tepig, and Totodile will be the first three partner pokémon you can choose between as you journey into the depths of Lumiose City. The starters were the stars of the Pokémon Legends: Z-A teaser The Pokémon Company debuted during this year’s Pokémon Presents. Details about the game are still sparse, but we now know a little bit more about how its battles will work. Like other Pokémon games, you will be able to fight wild pokémon found throughout certain areas, but rather than just launching attacks turn by turn, Legends: Z-A will require players to think strategically about the range moves have and where their monsters are on the battlefield. The video — which focuses on how moves can have different effects and levels of damage depending on a pokémon’s position on the field — makes Legends: Z-A’s battles look a bit like fighting in Diablo. [Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_KNDtKJJ-8] The video also emphasizes how, because the game is set entirely in Lumiose, many of the areas where wild pokémon can be found are special locations like alleys and rooftops, where the creatures are learning to cohabitate with humans. Like in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, players will be able to catch monsters without battling in some cases by simply throwing pokéballs at them from a distance. That mechanic, in particular, should make the game feel much more fluid than Scarlet and Violet, but we won’t know for sure until Pokémon Legends: Z-A debuts for the Switch family of systems sometime later this year.