Every Easter Egg in the latest Pokémon Legends: Z-A trailer

Pokémon Day promises more Pokémon news every year, and the headline for this year’s Pokémon Presents was an extended look at Pokémon Legends: Z-A with a three-minute trailer. Previously fans only saw a teaser trailer, which showed outlines of things to come. In contrast to this, the latest Pokémon Legends: Z-A is jam packed with easter eggs, and other clues that tell us more about what to expect from the upcoming game.

Here are all the easter eggs we noticed in the latest Pokémon Legends: Z-A trailer.

Almost 100 Pokémon were featured in the Legends Z-A trailer

People were surprised to see that there would be two starters from Gold and Silver as part of the Legends: Z-A starter lineup. However, they were more surprised to see almost a hundred different Pokémon appear in just three minutes. Some were only on screen for a split second, others only appeared at the bottom as part of the player’s party. But if you look closely you will be able to see all 98 of the Pokémon below in the Legends: Z-A trailer.

• Chicorita / Bayleef / Meganium
• Totodile / Croconaw / Feraligatr
• Tepig / Pignite / Emboar
• Budew / Roselia / Roserade
• Scatterbug / Spewpa / Vivillon
• Flabébé / Floette / Florges
• Eevee / Jolteon / Flareon / Vaporeon / Sylveon / Glaceon / Leafeon / Umbreon / Espeon
• Patrat / Watchog
• Pikachu / Raichu
• Bagon / Shelgon / Salamence
• Lavitar / Pupitar / Tyranitar
• Honedge / Doublade / Aegislash
• Trubbish / Garbodor
• Bellsprout / Weepinbell / Victreebel
• Litwick / Lampent / Chandelure
• Magikarp / (Mega) Gyarados
• Bunnelby / Diggersby
• Fletchling / Fletchinder / Talonflame
• Sandile / Krokorok / Krookodile
• Mareep / Flaaffy / (Mega) Ampharos 
• Swablu / Altaria
• Spritzee / Aromatisse
• Riolu / (Mega) Lucario
• Hippopotas / Hippowdon
• Pidgey / Pidgeotto / Pidgeot
• Swirlix / Slurpuff
• Goomy / Sliggoo / Goodra
• Skiddo / Gogoat
• Onix / Steelix
• Litleo / Pyroar
• Charmander / Charmeleon / (Mega) Charizard
• (Mega) Kangaskhan
• (Mega) Absol
• Skrelp / Dragalge
• Furfrou
• Clauncher / Clawitzer
• Dedenne
• Inkay / Malamar
• Zygarde

Legends: Z-A’s evil team is returning to space

There are a number of hints that the new ‘evil team’ will be obsessed with space once more. Game Freak loves to make the bad guys part of a major company like Aether in Sun and Moon and Marco Cosmos in Sword and Shield. Quasartico will likely play the role of antagonists in Legends: Z-A, and the name of the company isn’t the only hint that the company is trying to breach the final frontier.

Quasartico’s logo bears more than a passing resemblance to Team Galactic’s from Diamond and Pearl, and the design can be seen imprinted all over CEO Jett’s suit. Jett’s design is also very interesting. Her hair also mimics the Galactic logo and can also be compared to Colress’ hair from Team Plasma. Jett also has crescent moon earrings, and the collar of her suit is similar to Lunala’s wings. Her design is also reminiscent of Lusamine with her platinum blond hair, and shoe design.

Another link to Sun and Moon can be seen in Urbain and Taunie, who have a similar look to Ilima, Melemele island’s trial captain. As for the admin Vinnie, people were quick to point out his mutton chops, similar to Lysandre’s from X and Y. However, his dark skin and man bun are also reminiscent of kahuna Hala, who is also known for his odd sideburns. Vinnie’s sunglasses could also be a stand in for how Hala doesn’t open his eyes.

None of this is definitive, but there are more than a few threads that link the story of Legends: Z-A, not just to X and Y, but Sun and Moon among other titles in the series.

Catching and battling will see a huge mix up

Pokémon Legends: Arceus hugely mixed up the battle system by adding strong- and agile-style moves among other big changes. The new Legends: Z-A trailer showed fans how the new battle system will be different from both Legends Arceus and the mainline games. Each Pokémon’s four attacks are mapped to the four face buttons, and the Pokémon can move freely around the battle arena helping them dodge attacks. This is a huge mix up for the series, changing genre from turn-based to action RPG. The new style is more similar to Pokken’s than other mainline games.

It isn’t just the battling that will change, but we saw a new style to catching in the latest Legends: Z-A trailer. At one point we see a Pokémon’s HP bar drain completely before the trainer throws the ball. Previously, this resulted in a knockout, but it appears that battling before catching will be far less risky in the upcoming game. 

Legends Z-A’s trailer hints at link to Scarlet and Violet

The last scene in the Pokémon Legends: Z-A trailer is the most cryptic and confused fans. It shows the player waking up to a message from their phone that reads “This is a promotion match announcement” followed by the icon for Lumiose City. It’s not much to go on, but we can infer that there is likely some link between Legends: Z-A, and Scarlet and Violet.

The Rotom phone changes design between games, and the design at the end of the trailer is the phone’s design from Scarlet and Violet. It seems that there might be some challenges that cross over between the games.
Pokémon Legends: Z-Awill launch in late 2025 for Nintendo Switch and Switch 2.