Pokemon Legends: Z-A Release Date Leak Surfaces Online

Summary

• Pokemon Legends: Z-A is rumored to release on August 15, 2025.
• This potential release date was leaked by Amazon UK in early January 2025.
• The official release date for Pokemon Legends: Z-A might be confirmed during the 2025 Pokemon Day Pokemon Presents broadcast, set for February 27.

A potential release date for Pokemon Legends: Z-A has been leaked online, suggesting that fans can expect to get their hands on the game on August 15, 2025. This date aligns with the general release window previously hinted at by The Pokemon Company for Pokemon Legends: Z-A.

Originally announced in February 2024 during the previous year's Pokemon Day celebrations, Pokemon Legends: Z-A is anticipated to be a sequel to the 2022 release, Pokemon Legends: Arceus. This new game aims to offer an exploration-centric experience, diverging from traditional elements such as gym battles and the Pokemon League, and focusing instead on a more open-ended and collection-oriented gameplay. Since its announcement, little concrete information has been shared about the game.

In the midst of this information drought, a leak surfaced online, thanks to a brief update on the Amazon UK page for Pokemon Legends: Z-A. Content creator Light88 noted that the page listed the game's release date as August 15 before quickly reverting to the placeholder date of December 31. This change was observed on January 8, and the August 15 date fits within the 2025 release window initially announced for the game.

Pokemon Legends: Z-A Release Date May Be Confirmed in February 2025

Whether or not this leaked information holds true, fans might not have to wait long for an official announcement. Just as the game was unveiled during Pokemon Day 2024, its release date could be officially confirmed during the 2025 Pokemon Day event. Pokemon Day, celebrated on February 27 to commemorate the original Japanese release of Pokemon Red and Green, is expected to host a Pokemon Presents broadcast. Recent datamining of the latest Pokemon GO build suggests that Pokemon Day 2025 will indeed occur on February 27.

Beyond a release date confirmation, fans are eagerly awaiting a gameplay reveal for Pokemon Legends: Z-A, which could also be showcased during the upcoming Pokemon Day Pokemon Presents broadcast.

Initially announced as a Switch exclusive, Pokemon Legends: Z-A will also be compatible with the upcoming Switch 2, thanks to Nintendo's confirmation of backward compatibility for the new console. While mainline Pokemon games typically receive paid post-release content, Pokemon Legends: Arceus only saw a single free post-launch update, titled Daybreak.