Pokémon Legends: Z-A Changes into a Weirdly Restrictive Game this Week
Pokémon Legends: Z-A season X begins today, and we have the details of which Pokémon are banned.
This week, Pokémon Legends: Z-A has become a rather restrictive game. Game Freak, the developer of the game, has begun gifting free shiny Xerneas to players. This legendary Pokémon, introduced in Pokémon X, will prove useful in the new season of Legends: Z-A's multiplayer, which launched on Friday.
Despite Mega Evolutions being the main battle gimmick in Legends: Z-A, only three Mega Stones are permitted in Ranked Battles: Raichunite X, Charizardite X, and Mewtwonite X. Legendary Pokémon are banned, with the exception of Mewtwo and Xerneas.
The Season X of Legends: Z-A will run until December 11. Concurrently, shiny Yveltal, the box legendary from Pokémon Y, will also start being distributed. It is expected that Season Y might follow suit with a similarly restrictive set of rules.
Ranked Battles in Legends: Z-A involve four trainers competing against each other using the game's unique real-time battle mechanics. Each player fields a team of three Pokémon, earning a point for every Pokémon on their opponent's team knocked out. All Pokémon are set to level 50, regardless of their base level.
Mega Evolution is crucial to winning, leading to an abundance of Charizards, Raichus, and Mewtwos in this season. Players who achieve Rank Y through Rank S will earn Greninjite, Delphoxite, Chesnaughtite, Baxcalibrite, Sceptilite, Swampertite, and Blazikenite stones, respectively. They will also receive various types of Poké Balls and experience candies as they progress.
The full list of rewards can be found on Serebii.
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