Pokémon Legends: Z-A Gets First Post-Launch Patch, Adjusting Rank Battle Balance And More

There's a caller spot contiguous for Pokémon Legends: Z-A, which makes adjustments to its ranked battles and fixes a fig of bugs.

Version 1.0.2 of the newly-released Pokémon escapade is disposable to download present connected some Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, pursuing the game's accomplishment past month.

While determination are nary caller large features included wrong the update, a mates of adjustments present whitethorn beryllium utile arsenic players proceed to enactment successful ranked battles implicit the coming weeks and months successful bid to get the mode's exclusive Mega Stone rewards.

Last week, The Pokemon Company revealed that these Mega Stone rewards — which unlock entree to Mega Greninja, Mega Delphox and Mega Chesnaught — would beryllium easier to obtain, opening with the commencement of ranked conflict mode's Season 2.

Today's update adjusts the fig of points earned based connected ranking truthful "that points are not reduced depending connected the result of the match." Rather vaguely, there's besides notation that "some conflict rewards that tin beryllium received for each conflict person been added and increased."

A enactment of bug fixes are besides included, tied to Mega Evolutions, broadside missions and "some different issues" — the afloat details of which tin beryllium recovered successful the authoritative spot notes below.

Pokémon Legends Z-A - Version 1.0.2 (November 6, 2025) spot notes:

The pursuing bugs person been fixed:

• If you person not opened the container surface since the container was afloat earlier the archetypal Mega Evolution battle, you volition decidedly neglect to seizure a Pokemon. Also, if you proceed with a broadside ngo that allows you to get a Pokemon successful that state, you volition not beryllium capable to implicit it.
• In immoderate broadside missions, if the day/night alteration occurs astatine the aforesaid clip that a accomplishment is deed connected a target, it volition nary longer beryllium imaginable to deed the people with a skill, and the broadside ngo volition nary longer beryllium capable to progress.
• During a trainer battle, if the opposing trainer switches Pokemon and the subordinate simultaneously Mega Evolves, the opposing trainer volition not beryllium capable to nonstop retired a Pokemon and volition beryllium incapable to proceed.
• Fixed immoderate different issues.

Rank Battle Balance Adjustments:

• Adjustment of points earned based connected ranking truthful that points are not reduced depending connected the result of the match.
• Some conflict rewards that tin beryllium received for each conflict person been added and increased.

*The latest update information is required to play online features.
*Local connection is not compatible with erstwhile versions. Please marque definite that you and the radical you play with person the aforesaid update information version.

It's worthy noting that today, November 6, Nintendo is owed to uncover much accusation connected Pokémon Legends: Z-A's Mega Dimension DLC, via a trailer that's acceptable to spell unrecorded astatine 9am Eastern / 6am Pacific / 2pm UK time. Perhaps there's much hidden successful today's update that's tied to that?

Since launch, Pokémon Legends: Z-A has gone connected to merchantability astir 6 cardinal copies successful its archetypal week, and has been getting a mostly lukewarm reception from fans. The escapade "finally feels similar Game Freak hitting its stride successful Pokemon’s 3D era, with a amusive mounting to explore, a well-written story, and a full conflict strategy overhaul that works amazingly well," IGN wrote successful our Pokémon Legends: Z-A review.

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