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Subscribe from just £3 Takes you closer to the games, movies and TV you love Try a single issue or save on a subscription Issues delivered straight to your door or device From£9.99Subscribe now PS5 State of Play Ghost of Yotei Battlefield 6 New Games for 2025 Don't miss these Tabletop Gaming Where to buy Pokemon TCG Mega Evolution before resellers get their hands on it Pokemon Legends Z-A pre-orders have the best free gifts I've seen in years, and here's where to get them A new Pokemon Legends: Z-A clip teasing its seamless battling has fans more excited for the RPG than any of its actual trailers: "This will be the best Pokemon game" Pokemon Legends: Z-A buffs up one of X and Y's best 'mons as it introduces Mega Hawlucha, which might have the RPG's coolest new form yet Borderlands Borderlands 4 can't even win in its own ads, as WWE has cosplaying wrestlers take the L in their own championship match Pokemon Legends: Z-A hands-on: With overhauled battles and denser exploration, I'm shocked at how fundamentally fresh this could feel I've been playing Pokemon for 17 years, but Pokemon Legends: Z-A makes me feel like I'm relearning everything I knew about battles in the best way possible Pokemon Champions is replacing Scarlet and Violet as the new place for official VGC tournaments, with devs calling the spiritual Stadium successor "the one-stop shop for everyone interested in Pokemon battles" A spooky new Pokemon Legends Z-A video has been teased, and it looks like a Blair Witch Project-inspired nightmare New Pokemon Legends: Z-A gameplay shows off how the RPG's trainer stealth attacks work, and they look so brutal that we're going to feel like we're part of Team Rocket I love turn-based RPGs, but 20 minutes of Pokemon Legends: Z-A has convinced me that real-time combat could be the way forward for the series Pokemon Legends: Z-A introduces chaotic 4-player battles that play out in real time, making up for Legends: Arceus ditching multiplayer fights entirely Pokemon Legends Z-A is making amends for Scarlet and Violet's poor fashion game, though I can't say I'm not concerned about handing a Furfrou over to a Scyther for a trim Pokemon Scarlet and Violet may be getting replaced in VGC tournaments, but the notoriously buggy RPGs had one last, hilarious glitch left for their final World Championships Great, now I'm desperate for Pokemon to make a Resident Evil-like – and it had better go full Lavender town Adventure Games Pokemon Legends: Z-A Pokemon Legends: Z-A's weirdest but best marketing stunt yet sees real wrestlers, cosplaying as Pokemon, duking it out while Pikachu and Eevee cheer on the violence in the background Dustin Bailey 26 September 2025 ¡Hawlucha libre! When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: CMLL) Pokemon Legends: Z-A launches in less than a month, and you can bet that the marketing is going to ramp up in a big way from here. But no marketing stunt is going to top the game's sponsorship of a historic Mexican wrestling promotion, which delivered cosplaying wrestlers, the delightful sight Pikachu and Eevee cheering from the sidelines, and even a main event far surpassing WWE's latest. CMLL hosted "Pokémon Leyendas Z-A: Noche de Leyendas" last night at Arena Mexico in Mexico City. The whole two-hour show was streamed for free on YouTube – in fact, you can still watch it all there – and it's one heck of a spectacle. Many of the wrestlers dressed up in Pokemon-inspired ring gear, and the crowd seriously got into the spirit, too. pic.twitter.com/YcbKfZc6WQSeptember 26, 2025 The highlight was certainly the main event, which saw Team Hawlucha (Mistico, Mascara Dorada, and Titan) take on Team Machamp (Volador Jr., El Barbaro Cavernario, and Hechicero) with leaders donning costumes representing each team's namesake. The best part is arguably the wrestlers coming to the ring while giant Pikachu and Eevee mascots cheer them on from the sidelines, but the match itself was pretty good, too. Prolific wrestling journalist Dave Meltzer gave it a 4-star rating, which was a heck of a lot better than his evaluation of WWE's latest main event. You may like A new Pokemon Legends: Z-A clip teasing its seamless battling has fans more excited for the RPG than any of its actual trailers: "This will be the best Pokemon game" Pokemon Legends: Z-A buffs up one of X and Y's best 'mons as it introduces Mega Hawlucha, which might have the RPG's coolest new form yet Borderlands 4 can't even win in its own ads, as WWE has cosplaying wrestlers take the L in their own championship match Pokémon Leyendas Z-A: Noche de Leyendas - YouTube Maybe the most notable part of the whole event, however, is just how successful it was. Arena Mexico is a 16,000-seat venue described, so Wikipedia tells me, as the "cathedral of lucha libre," and CMLL is a historic promotion, so you might not expect the old-school wrestling nerds and the Pokemon nerds to crossover especially well. But that's not the case at all. In fact, as luchablog on Twitter noted back in August, the Pokemon crossover show sold out a full month ahead of time. I can't tell you how that compares to other CMLL events, but selling out a 16,000-seat show on the strength of some popular luchadores donning their best Pokemon looks seems like one heck of a feat. I've been playing Pokemon for 17 years, but Pokemon Legends: Z-A makes me feel like I'm relearning everything I knew about battles in the best way possible. Sign up to the GamesRadar+ Newsletter Weekly digests, tales from the communities you love, and more Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsBy submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over. See more Nintendo Switch 2 News Nintendo Switch 2 Nintendo Switch Dustin Bailey Social Links Navigation Staff Writer Dustin Bailey joined the GamesRadar team as a Staff Writer in May 2022, and is currently based in Missouri. 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A new Pokemon Legends: Z-A clip teasing its seamless battling has fans more excited for the RPG than any of its actual trailers: "This will be the best Pokemon game" Pokemon Legends: Z-A buffs up one of X and Y's best 'mons as it introduces Mega Hawlucha, which might have the RPG's coolest new form yet Borderlands 4 can't even win in its own ads, as WWE has cosplaying wrestlers take the L in their own championship match Pokemon Legends: Z-A hands-on: With overhauled battles and denser exploration, I'm shocked at how fundamentally fresh this could feel I've been playing Pokemon for 17 years, but Pokemon Legends: Z-A makes me feel like I'm relearning everything I knew about battles in the best way possible Pokemon Champions is replacing Scarlet and Violet as the new place for official VGC tournaments, with devs calling the spiritual Stadium successor "the one-stop shop for everyone interested in Pokemon battles" Latest in Pokemon "This Nintendo patent was apparently granted without a patent examiner looking at a single game": IP expert says concerns "hundreds of games" could be affected by Pokemon summoning patent granted amid Palworld lawsuit are "valid" I've been playing Pokemon for 17 years, but Pokemon Legends: Z-A makes me feel like I'm relearning everything I knew about battles in the best way possible Nintendo's controversial patent on Pokemon mechanics likely won't threaten the likes of Palworld and Persona, as IP expert argues there are already potential ways to invalidate it, including StarCraft Nintendo's tiniest console ever was a Pokemon handheld the size of a Tamagotchi, and after 24 years it's suddenly a wildly impractical way to play Game Boy games Pokemon's cute, cozy life sim spin-off may be hiding some deeply tragic lore as fans question the backstory of our Ditto protagonist: "What happened to their trainer?" 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