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The Pokemon Company has given fans a first look at the in-game map of Lumiose City in the upcomingPokemon Legends: Z-A, showing off a plethora of recognizable locations. The newest entry in the long-running monster-catching series officially saw its first major reveals during Wednesday’s Pokemon Presents broadcast, showing off a plethora of new mechanics and gameplay elements.Players and their Pokemonwill be able to move around during battles, allowing for deft dodging of opponents' attacks, alongside the franchise’s first real-time battles. Now, fans are getting the first teasers of the central city’s layout.
The game’s initial reveals and teasers confirmed that Kalos' Lumiose City is set to be the central location forPokemon Legends: Z-A. The game will be centralized around the central city of the France-based region, teasing several iconic locations originally fromPokemon X and Yreturning to the game. The “Pokemon Presents” trailer also showed off the many different ways players will be able to navigate the city, with wild Pokemon habitats throughout the city and many different rooftop locations.Pokemon Legends: Z-Ais now showing off the layout of Lumiose City within the game.
Pokemon Legends Z-Aofficially gave a first look at the layout of Lumiose City with a special visual released alongside the new trailer.The map of Lumiose Cityfeatures several iconic locations within the city, with the recognizable Prism Tower planted smackdab in the middle of the city. The special teaser visual also shows other smaller spots like Hotel Z and what looks to be Professor Sycamore’s lab. The map even showcases close-up views of several recognizable spots within the city, including the Lumiose City Pokemon Center and a pond filled with Magikarp.
Pokemon Legends Z-A Reveals Lumiose City Map
The heavy focus on Lumiose City as the central setting ofPokemon Legends: Z-Acomes as a first for the franchise. While thePokemonseries typically features players venturing across a wide region and exploring many different biomes,Legends Z-Ais said to becentrally focused within Lumiose City. The Pokemon Company has not confirmed whether players will venture beyond Lumiose City at all, though the Wild Zones in Lumiose City make travel around the greater Kalos unlikely.
Pokemon Legends: Z-A’s trailer serves as the focal point of a Pokemon Presents broadcast filled with smaller reveals and updates. The Pokemon Company revealed that thePokemon TCGwill welcome the return of Mega Pokemonto the card game, coinciding with the addition of Mega Evolutions toLegends Z-A. The Pokemon Company also made several announcements for its ongoing games, withPokemon Sleep,Pokemon GO, andPokemon Uniteall seeing short snippets.Pokemon Legends Z-Alooks to be the highlight of what is expected to be a big year for thePokemonfranchise.
