Highlights

  • Pokemon Legends: Z-A has the potential to take the franchise in a new direction with Lumiose City as its setting.
  • The game may build on the mechanics of Pokemon Legends: Arceus, including the return of Mega Evolution.
  • While a new Eeveelution is unlikely, Eevee fans may still find reasons to check out the game, such as potential Mega Evolutions.

With few details revealed about the game thus far, there is a lot of potential within Pokemon Legends: Z-A to take the franchise in a direction never before seen. Confirmed information such as Pokemon Legends: Z-A being set entirely within Lumiose City points towards the game having a different feel from past entries, including its predecessor, Pokemon Legends: Arceus. While the game might be headed into uncharted territory for the franchise given its unique setting, it's pretty safe to assume Pokemon Legends: Z-A won't be introducing a highly-requested new Eeveelution.

After Pokemon Legends: Arceus, the floodgates have been opened for the franchise to experiment with new gameplay ideas, and Pokemon Legends: Z-A is in a prime position to take the mechanics of Pokemon Legends: Arceus a step further. Since this is the first time players will be returning to Kalos since Pokemon X and Y, it's likely Pokemon Legends: Z-A will also incorporate mechanics introduced in the Gen 6 games like the confirmed return of Mega Evolution. However, despite adding the new Eeveelution Sylveon in Gen 6, another new Eeveelution being added to the series is unlikely on this return trip to Kalos.

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A New Eeveelution is Unlikely for Pokemon Legends: Z-A

Despite being one of the most popular critters in the franchise, Eevee is not likely to see any new evolutions for the time being. The opportunities to introduce new Eeveelutions have come and gone, with most new evolutions for the mon only being added to teach players about a new evolution method, or a new type, in the case of Umbreon in Gen 2 and Sylveon in Gen 6. While it's possible that Pokemon Legends: Z-A might add a new evolution method similar to Pokemon Legends: Arceus' new evolution methods for mons like Basculegion and Wyrdeer, it's more likely that other critters are used to showcase those evolutionary mechanics.

Like how Pokemon Legends: Arceus was a part of Gen 8, Pokemon Legends: Z-A will still seemingly be a part of Gen 9, meaning it's unlikely that the game will go all-in on adding new critters. With the game likely to take place in the past, most of the new mons added will probably be either regional variants or evolutions for mons that currently lack any given the game will have to deal with the same problem Legends: Arceus did when it comes to justifying the existence of these forms of mons from past in future gens. Since it's also unlikely that a new type would be added to the franchise at this point, there wouldn't be any reason for Pokemon Legends: Z-A to introduce another Sylveon.

Eevee Fans Might Still Have a Reason to Check Out Pokemon Legends: Z-A

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Although a new Eeveelution seems to be off the table, Pokemon Legends: Z-A could still do a lot to appeal to Eevee fans and make checking out the game worth their while. With the return of Mega Evolution in Pokemon Legends: Z-A, it's possible that some of the current Eeveelutions will get Mega Evolutions for the first time in the series. Sylveon would be an obvious candidate for a new Mega Evolution given it was originally introduced in the Kalos Region, but giving one Eeveelution a Mega Evolution but not the others would be an odd choice, which could mean that all or none of them get new forms.

While the specific gameplay details of Pokemon Legends: Z-A are unclear, the game's emphasis on building Lumiose City to be a place where humans and Pokemon can live in harmony might imply some level of customization for the player's mons. Pokemon X and Y introduced the concept of styling a critter like Furfrou with different trims, and this mechanic could be expanded in Pokemon Legends: Z-A to include additional mons available for styling. The result could allow players to customize their Eevee like they could in Pokemon Let's Go Eevee as a way to still show this popular mon some love.