“Pokémon Legends: ZA” sold 5.8 million copies in its launch week, half of which were purchased on Nintendo Switch 2
Blog Andrew Joseph 24 Oct , 2025 0
Pokémon Legends: ZA Nearly 6 million copies were sold in the first week.
in a statementThe Pokémon Company announced that “Pokémon Legends: ZA,” which launched on October 16, has sold 5.8 million copies worldwide, about half of which were purchased for Nintendo's new console Switch 2.
This means that the first Pokémon game to feature real-time Pokémon battles is the fifth best-selling game in the series in terms of first-week sales.
By comparison, that's more than what Pokémon X/Y and Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee did in their first week, but, According to X/Twitter user Pierre485not as much management as Pokémon Crimson/Violet, Pokémon Legends: Arceus, and Pokémon Sword/Shield.
Pokemon game first week sales pic.twitter.com/VdQlBCg4bi
— Pierre485 (@pierre485_) October 24, 2025
Pokémon Legends: ZA is set in the city of Lumiose, where an urban redevelopment plan is underway to transform the city into a place that belongs to both humans and Pokémon, with a new battle system. it IGN rated it 8/10 Our verdict: “Pokémon Legends: ZA finally feels like Game Freak has taken a big step forward in the Pokémon 3D era, with a fun environment to explore, a well-written story, and an overhauled battle system that works surprisingly well.”
For more information, check out our guide Pokemon Legends: ZA’s new battle systemand our Tips for catching Eevee, Gengarand Where to find all the colors of Flabebe. You can learn more about starter Pokémon and their evolutions In our wiki guidecheck out our Side mission list Make sure you don't miss a thing and make sure you dress to impress us All clothing stores and clothing in Pokémon Legends: ZA.
did you know Pokémon Legends: ZA has a scary zone called “Wild Zone 17”which can be scary depending on the time of day?
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