If you ask a Pokemon fan which set of video games has the very best story, they’ll in all probability say Black and White (or their sequels). You seemingly received’t get many followers telling you that Pokemon X and Y’s story is their favourite, and it’s straightforward to see why! It’s protected to say {that a} good chunk of X and Y’s improvement time was devoted to the brand new 3D graphics — which meant a decrease emphasis on story. That being mentioned, X and Y does have some attention-grabbing lore that isn’t usually mentioned. With the latest announcement of Pokemon Legends: Z-A, we expect a number of threads from X and Y are going to be fleshed out into one thing particular. Immediately, we’re going over Pokemon X and Y’s lore and what sort of plot factors you possibly can anticipate to see in Pokemon Legends Z-A subsequent yr.
AZ and the final word weapon
A very apparent potential plot level for Pokemon Legends Z-A is true in its title: AZ. He seems a number of occasions in Pokemon X and Y, however a lot of the lore behind him is defined somewhat than proven – Legends Z-A has the chance to do the reverse. AZ is the previous king of the Kalos area, and the unique creator of the final word weapon you see Crew Flare working with throughout X and Y’s predominant story. The silhouette of the final word weapon seems within the Legends Z-A emblem, so we’ll undoubtedly be seeing it once more.
Round 3,000 years in the past, AZ acquired a Floette from his mom who turned his finest pal. Sadly, Kalos was concerned in a horrible warfare on the time, and troopers from Kalos took Floette away to battle on the entrance strains. To AZ’s dismay, Floette was killed through the warfare and its physique was returned to him in a small coffin. He labored tirelessly to create a machine that might carry it again to life – the machine that might ultimately turn out to be the final word weapon. AZ succeeded, and his Floette was reborn into Everlasting Flower Floette – a novel Pokemon that’s coded into X and Y, however was by no means obtainable by authorized means. Which may change in Legends Z-A!
After reviving his Floette from the lifeless, AZ determined he wasn’t completed. He transformed his machine right into a weapon that might finish the warfare as soon as and for all. To get revenge on those that initially took Floette from him, AZ used the final word weapon to fully wipe out each side of the warfare. Seeing this, Floette felt responsible that AZ used its demise as motivation to destroy so many individuals and Pokemon. Regardless of being resurrected, it left AZ as a result of his coronary heart was full of hatred and the will for revenge.
Curiously sufficient, AZ himself was affected when he used his machine to revive Floette. He each turned immortal and extremely tall because of publicity to the machine. In Pokemon Legends Z-A, it’s solely potential that we see AZ earlier than, throughout, or instantly after his development of the final word weapon. It additionally appears seemingly that we’ll see Everlasting Flower Floette once more – we’d even be capable of catch it this time!
How does the final word weapon relate to different areas?
This half is one hundred pc hypothesis, however there are a number of attention-grabbing connections that Legends Z-A may set up. For one, Kalos isn’t the one area that had a king – Paldea did, too. And there’s an enormous crater within the heart of it. Whereas that is fully unconfirmed, it’s potential that Kalos was at warfare with Paldea. It’s mentioned that AZ used the final word weapon to fully destroy each side of the warfare. Although there’s no large crater in Kalos, it may very properly be that the Nice Crater of Paldea was shaped by the final word weapon’s energy. That mentioned, it’s additionally potential that it was merely shaped by one thing like an unrelated falling meteor as a substitute. Nonetheless, it’s attention-grabbing to consider.
In Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, AZ receives a bit extra background. Steven Stone’s father, the president of Devon Company, names the final word weapon’s energy Infinity Power – which seems to be its official title now. If the final word weapon performs a key function in Legends Z-A, we’d hear characters referring to its energy as Infinity Power. Good to know!
What sort of Zygarde lore may we get in Pokemon Legends Z-A?
Zygarde is actually going to seem in Pokemon Legends Z-A. The primary letter of its title is within the title! It’s a great factor, too, as a result of Zygarde is in severe want of further lore. Exterior of the anime, Zygarde is the least developed “third Legendary” of all time. In Pokemon X and Y, it merely sits inside a cavern ready to be caught. Although it receives a tiny bit extra lore in Pokemon Solar and Moon, it’s clear that no matter was initially deliberate with Zygarde and its relation to the Pokemon world didn’t come to fruition. We’re hoping that Pokemon Legends Z-A fixes that and provides heaps extra lore to Zygarde’s previous.
Based on its Pokedex entry, Zygarde is form of a mediator within the Pokemon world. When the Kalos area’s ecosystem falls into disarray or is threatened, Zygarde steps in to make issues proper. As seen within the anime, Zygarde is made up of 100 particular person cells. When ten of them are current, they will kind Zygarde’s 10% kind – which appears like a canine. When 50 of them are current, they will kind Zygarde’s regular 50% kind. When all 100 are current, they will create Zygarde’s Full kind. That is the shape Zygarde makes use of to punish those that intention to disturb the ecosystem – and it’s mentioned to have sufficient energy to overwhelm Xerneas or Yveltal.
Given how distinguished Zygarde appears to be in Pokemon Legends Z-A’s emblem alone, it’s protected to say that we may be amassing all 100 Zygarde cells like we did again in Pokemon Solar and Moon. It’s additionally protected to say that Zygarde’s Full kind will play an expanded function within the sport – in contrast to in Pokemon Solar and Moon, the place its cells are unfold all through Alola however Zygarde itself is totally absent from the storyline.
Mega Evolution lore in Pokemon Legends Z-A?
That is one thing we will anticipate to see in Pokemon Legends Z-A, too. Sadly, it’s unclear precisely the place Mega Evolution comes from. In Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, it’s mentioned that Mega Evolution originates from Rayquaza itself – who’s notably able to Mega Evolving with out holding a Mega Stone. In Pokemon X and Y, it’s mentioned that Mega Stones are common rocks that acquired newfound energy when AZ fired the final word weapon 1000’s of years in the past. It’s potential that Pokemon Legends Z-A chooses the latter, on condition that there’s no indication Rayquaza will make any form of look within the sport simply but.
It’s additionally potential we get info on how Mega Evolution impacts Pokemon. Beginning in Pokemon Solar and Moon, many Mega Evolutions’ Pokedex entries started hinting that the method of Mega Evolving truly hurts the Pokemon. For instance, if Scizor stays Mega Developed for too lengthy, its physique apparently begins to soften. One other instance is Aerodactyl – Extremely Solar’s dex entry states that Mega Evolution is a burden on its physique, which makes the Pokemon indignant and irritated. Although it’d be a darkish idea to elaborate on, we might get extra info on how Mega Evolution impacts your Pokemon. We may even face an ethical quandary of whether or not or not it’s moral to make use of Mega Evolution in any respect.
Do the Kalos Legendary Pokemon have any lore?
We’ll wrap up right here by speaking about Pokemon X and Y’s three Legendary Pokemon: Diancie, Volcanion, and Hoopa. Within the sixth technology, all three of those Pokemon have been merely given to the participant as presents with minimal lore. The excellent news is that there’s loads of room to present these Pokemon extra attention-grabbing lore. Beginning off with Diancie, this Pokemon is definitely a Carbink that reworked. Within the anime, Diancie dominated over a gaggle of Carbink as a princess of kinds. It’s additionally able to speaking to people by way of telepathy. That’s about all of the lore Diancie has proper now, sadly.
Volcanion arguably has the least quantity of backstory not simply out of each Era 6 Legendary Pokemon, however out of each Legendary Pokemon interval. You’re merely given the Pokemon by way of occasions with no clarification by any means. It’s implied to have a connection to the locked Energy Plant door in Kalos, however nothing ever got here of this. All in all, there’s a lot of room for improvement with Volcanion.
Hoopa, alternatively, in all probability has probably the most lore of the Era 6 Legendary Pokemon. It’s identified for its large ring portals, which have been liable for summoning the Legendary Pokemon you see in Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. It’s additionally acquired an Unbound kind, which is accessed by way of the Jail Bottle merchandise. Perhaps we’ll see a facet quest about Hoopa and a few NPCs sealing its energy away by creating the Jail Bottle we use in later video games? Whereas we anticipate extra information, be happy to take a look at our checklist of guides for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet within the meantime.
General, there are tons of threads and plot factors we may see developed and expanded upon in Pokemon Legends Z-A. Which ones would you most prefer to see revisited when the total sport launches? Are there any plot factors from Pokemon X and Y that we missed? Be at liberty to tell us down under.
Pokemon Legends Z-A launches worldwide someday in 2025. The official website is up here.