With the next Pokemon Legends game on the horizon, most players are wondering just how many aspects of Pokemon X and Y will appear, in some capacity, in Pokemon Legends: Z-A. While the original Kalos games still used the HM system to traverse the region, a select few Pokemon allowed players to ride around the region in style.

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In Legends: Arceus, Ride Pokemon played a vital role in exploring the wilder Hisui region in the past, letting players travel through true dangers and natural barriers. Lumiose City, from what little has been shown for Z-A, is definitely more modern than the lands of Hisui, so while the nature of Ride Pokemon might not be as all-terrain as the first Legends game, the need for getting around Lumiose City in a timely manner is still important.

1 Mamoswine

An Icy Ride

• Generation 4
• Ride Pokemon Location: Route 17 to Anistar City
• Function: Transporting the Player through a Snowed-In Area, Smashing Giant Rocks

Featured as the only way to get through a snowstorm-swept route, Mamoswine may not be a very likely candidate for the far more temperate Lumiose, but with Mamoswine's ability, it may have a role in the redevelopment plans. Since Mamoswine can crush giant boulders, it's entirely possible such immense power would be useful and necessary for fixing up the city.

Beyond the ability to destroy frosty rocks, Mamoswine is also able to travel through several feet of snow without issue. This isn't a tremendously helpful ability in central Kalos, where rain tends to be the most common type of weather. Compared to other Ride Pokemon found in X and Y, Mamoswine is not a likely returning option.

2 Rhyhorn

A Rough Ride For Redevelopment

• Generation 1
• Ride Pokemon Location: Route 9 to the Glittering Cave
• Function: Transporting the Player over Rocky Terrain, Smashing Giant Rocks

Rhyhorn is essentially the more viable version of Mamoswine for possible Ride Pokemon in Legends: Z-A. While Rhyhorn effectively operates the same as the icy mammoth, as it also allows the player to travel over and through otherwise hazardous, impassible terrain, both the specifics of Rhyhorn's all-terrain capabilities and Kalos' focus on this specific Pokemon make it a solid possible choice.

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With the general focus of the player's mom being a Rhyhorn racer, the presence of a Rhyhorn racing track near the Pokemon League, and the rideable Rhyhorn, this Gen 1 Pokemon is certainly a likely choice in Z-A. Additionally, Rhyhorn can smash large boulders and travel over rocky and rugged terrain, which might be a common issue in construction areas within Lumiose City.

3 Gogoat

Public Transport In Lumiose City

• Generation 6
• Ride Pokemon Location: Lumiose City
• Function: Transporting the Player Slowly

One of the few Generation 6 Ride Pokemon found in X and Y, Gogoat operates as a middling option for public transportation in Lumiose City. Taking players from one Gogoat stand to another at the end of the boulevard, there's no option for the player to actually control the direction or location beyond the set end.

In theory, Gogoat could play the same role as Wyrdeer does in Pokemon Legends: Arceus, as a quick way to traverse through the streets and alleys of the city. As such an underwhelming Ride Pokemon in the original game, and the only Ride Pokemon the player has to pay for, the potential for Gogoat is clear.

4 Skiddo

Skipping Across The Landscape

• Generation 6
• Ride Pokemon Location: Route 12 to Courmarine City
• Function: Faster than Player Speed, Jumping over Ledges

While only rideable in a select route and farm area, Skiddo is the ideal choice for a Wyrdeer analog for Legends: Z-A. Although not fully evolved like either the Hisuian Stantler evolution or Gogoat, the ways Skiddo lets the player get around the world is a perfect addition for another Legends-style game.

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Unlike its evolution, Skiddo is speedy, freely controllable, and able to jump short ledges, giving it all the functionality desired of a Ride Pokemon, especially for a city under construction, as it aims for a better balance with nature. Even with such a short section of this rideable Pokemon available in the original games, either Skiddo or Gogoat with this ability would be perfect in Legends.

5 Lapras

The Easter Egg Surf Pokemon

• Generation 1
• Ride Pokemon Location: Obtained on Route 12, Can Be Used Anywhere
• Function: Transporting the Player over Rivers, Oceans, and Water

One of the most iconic Pokemon to use surf, having Lapras return in Legends: Z-A as the surf option parallel to Basculegion would be a perfect addition. While the canals of Lumiose City aren't quite like the open oceans or running rivers found throughout the Kalos region, the presence of the ever-popular Lapras is a fitting continuation for the surfing easter egg Pokemon.

Originally the only unique surfing Pokemon model in X and Y, the addition of Lapras in the Legends follow-up would be perfect. While functionally the same as the nondescript blob Pokemon that usually appears for surfing, the addition of the Lapras model and design adds far more charm to the entire act. Given how Lapras has appeared twice as the Pokemon model for surfing in both Johto and Kalos, returning to Lumiose City would be a wonderful detail from X and Y.

Pokemon Legends Z-A

Platform(s)

Switch

Released

2025-00-00

Developer(s)

Game Freak

Genre(s)

RPG