{"id":787744,"date":"2026-09-30T19:36:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T19:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/787744\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T19:36:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T19:36:14","slug":"pokemon-legends-z-a-is-getting-a-new-switch-2-physical-release-next-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/787744\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Z-A Is Getting A New Switch 2 Physical Release Next Month"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"\/<\/a> Image: Nintendo Life<\/p>\n

Just as it did with Scarlet and Violet<\/a>, Nintendo and The Pok\u00e9mon Company have today announced that Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Z-A<\/a> will be getting a new Switch 2 physical release that comes with the DLC bundled in.<\/p>\n

The new copies will launch on 29th October and contain the full Legends: Z-A base game and its Mega Dimension<\/a> expansion on a single cart \u2014 no need for any additional downloads, then!<\/p>\n

The box art itself gets a little messy, but it’s what we’ve come to expect from these bundled physicals. The new North American cover keeps the classic Z-A design up top, and dedicates the lower third to the bright DLC art. The end result is quite a lot to take in, but hey, you can’t argue it keeps any content a secret.<\/p>\n

The European design, on the flip side, is somehow worse. Instead of just presenting the DLC art, the lower third is itself contained in another little box, clearly outlining the downloadable content origins. Ew.<\/p>\n

\"Pok\u00e9mon<\/a>\"Pok\u00e9mon<\/a> Images: Nintendo<\/p>\n

Anyone who purchases the upcoming physical will also receive a serial code for an extra 100 Ultra Balls \u2014 a nice, but perhaps slightly insignificant gesture.<\/p>\n

And if you’re after a Switch 1 physical, this one will cater for you, too. The game card can also be played on the old hardware, just without any of the Switch 2 specs, obviously.<\/p>\n

Will you be picking up this new physical? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n

\tRelated Games<\/p>\n

\tSee Also
\n\tGuide: Pok\u00e9mon Sword And Shield: Pok\u00e9dex Galar Region<\/a>Guide: Pok\u00e9mon GO Eevee Evolutions Ranked – How To Get Sylveon, Leafeon, Glaceon, Umbreon, Espeon, Vaporeon, Jolteon And Flareon<\/a>Guide: Pok\u00e9mon GO Mega Evolutions List – How Get Mega Energy<\/a>Guide: Pok\u00e9mon GO \u2013 The Rarest Pok\u00e9mon Including Wild, Shiny, Mythical And Regional Catches<\/a>Guide: Pok\u00e9mon GO Special Evolutions \u2013 How To Get Pangoro, Sylveon, Glaceon, Aromatisse, Slurpuff, Sirfetch\u2019d, Galarian Cofagrigus And More<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Jim<\/p>\n

Jim came to Nintendo Life in 2022 and, despite his insistence that The Minish Cap is the best Zelda game and his unwavering love for the Star Wars prequels (yes, really), he has continued to write news and features on the site ever since.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Image: Nintendo Life Just as it did with Scarlet and Violet, Nintendo and The Pok\u00e9mon Company have today…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":787745,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[59,50,136,376,3235,86,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-787744","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-gb","tag-news","tag-nintendo","tag-nintendo-switch-2","tag-pokemon","tag-technology","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/787744","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=787744"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/787744\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/787745"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=787744"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=787744"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=787744"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}