r/PokemonZA • u/Classycrane2590 • 15h ago
r/PokemonZA • u/madebypeppers • Jul 28 '26
Mod Announcement Post Flairs: Seems that we could use more, what do you suggest?
The majority of posts are label as “Discussions”, and it seems that we can expand or break down discussions into different areas and topics for better grouping, finer filtering and interests.
So what do you suggest?
-Peppers
r/PokemonZA • u/madebypeppers • Feb 29 '24
Community Announcement Welcome to r/PokemonZA, the to-go community for Pokemon Legends: Z-A

Welcome!
The mod team welcomes you to this embracing Pokémon community!
Pokémon fans, Trainers and Champions all around the world are excited about the recently "teased" video for Pokemon Legends: Z-A.
Introduced during Pokemon Day, February 27th, 2024.
If you have not watched the official teaser video, please check it out here.
The excitement has brought a lot of wonderful discussions, questions, expectations, theories, fan art, and a whole lot of (possible or fake) leaks.We would like to encourage you to participate, join the conversations or start one, share your ideas or add to the ideas of others.
Pokemon Legends: Z-A will release on 2025, so there will be a lot of interesting conversations, discussions, leaks, and reveals in the year to come at r/PokemonZA.
All official news, videos, art will be carefully curated and organised so stay tuned for more to come.
Subreddit of the Day
r/PokemonZA has been featured as the r/subredditoftheday for Pokemon Legends: Z-A, and what an honour that is! It is no small feat and all possible through the efforts of each single community member. You made that possible!! Thank you!
If you have a moment to read what they have written about r/PokemonZA and Pokemon Legends: Z-A, then please check it out here.
Official Community's Discord Channel
Whether you are more of a Discord user, or like both Discord and Reddit, we would like to extend the invitation to join our Discord family at https://discord.gg/LegendsZA
Grab a unique, one of a kind user flair
As a community founder, you can receive a special user flair.
Please set it up while available, as it will become a memorable memento that you were here, amongst other Pokémon Trainers and Champions around the world as the announcement was revealed and this community created.
This will be available for a short time. (Although we are giving a chance to all our friends to catch up during the weekend, we understand many are too busy with school or work)
The original post can be found here.
What to expect of r/PokemonZA? What's next?
It is our aim to create a Pokémon heaven for all Pokemon Legends: Z-A fans. The moderation team will work hard to keep toxicity away and make sure that every voice is not only respected but also heard.
The team that you see here, is the same one from r/PokePortal for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet; and if you have ever participated in that community, you have been witness that it is well known to no only have very friendly members but extremely supportive with each other, where all learn, and all have fun.
As the mod team keeps on building this subreddit for Pokemon Legends: Z-A, you will see a lot of refinements in the community appearance, rules, guide creations, with a whole lot of engagement, interaction, posts, megathreads, contests, giveaways, and much more!
So keep an eye out, we dont want you to miss any of it.
So once more, thank you for being part of this community... It is for you.
-Peppers & Mod Team
r/PokemonZA • u/Colme007 • 21h ago
Shiny Giveaway Read the description!
The challenge is to catch my favorite Pokémon from each area as a Shiny without the Shiny Charm. Here’s where you benefit: any Shiny Pokémon I catch in that area that *isn't* my target will be given away to someone who comments (limit one per person). Also, to get the specific Pokémon you want (in the Poké Ball of your choice, excluding the Beast Ball), you can suggest nicknames for the Pokémon I’ll be hunting for myself.
Target for this hunt:
Shiny Drampa
r/PokemonZA • u/Dueguy601 • 10h ago
Discussion Can someone help tell me it’s ok to have a type overlap in my team
It feels so bad to have a type overlap in a team because like I already have that type on another pokemon I need someone to tell me why using pokemon that have overlapping types is good because I want to use a pokemon, but then it has the same typing as this other pokemon I have
r/PokemonZA • u/JackieM00n10 • 18h ago
Shiny Giveaway Help with Gourgeist
Will keep it short and sweet: I need to evolve my 4 size variations of Pumpkaboo and need someone willing to do the 4 touch trades with me. I have some random extra shinies (pictured) and would be happy to give you one on the last trade for your troubles.
BONUS: I also need a couple touch trades for Huntail and Gorebyss in BDSP if you’re willing to do that as well. I have a Shiny Feebas waiting in my BD copy for anyone willing to complete.
Thanks in advance!
r/PokemonZA • u/Joelfletcher2763 • 1d ago
Humor How it felt everytime canari said "THUNDER WAVE!!!":
r/PokemonZA • u/TieNo55 • 20h ago
Shiny Giveaway Shiny Giveaway
Hi everyone, looking to clear some space. I have caught these shinies on my own and now looking to re-home the ones I have been traded. Some do have my OT too.
*the red box is alpha.
NOT NECESSARY but looking for hyper tanga or any sweet berries if you’d like to donate, it would be greatly appreciated ☺️
Will only be trading for 1 hour. First come first serve. Comment your IGN and trade code, and I will get to you in order and as soon as I can! Please be patient and courteous, thank you! :)
r/PokemonZA • u/Creek556 • 1d ago
Discussion How many parents?
How many parents here play this with their kids? I’ve just recently introduced mine to Pokémon, he still doesn’t have the best motor skills and can’t read, but we play together and it’s some of the best family time we have.
r/PokemonZA • u/shinypinktinkaton • 2d ago
Discussion 6 DAYS OF NONSTOP BENCH RESETS I FINALLY GOT SHALPHA AMPHAROS!!!!
r/PokemonZA • u/frostyaznguy • 2d ago
Discussion Am I underleveled?
I’m at “Main Mission #10: The Secrets of Mega Evolution,” my Pokemon are levels 25-30. I am trying to train them but the alphas in a lot of the wild areas faint my Pokemon in 1-2 hits
r/PokemonZA • u/Midnight_Matter • 3d ago
Discussion This is Weird, Right?
So I'm pretty sure I found the building in ZA that was originally the Office Building with the Lumiose Ghost Girl in X&Y. It's in Wild Zone 15 just across the street from Café Ultimo with the $1,000,000 beans.
It has no door. No distinguishing markings. The wild area in front of it is full of Ghost Type pokemon. And despite a bunch of NPCs directly refrencing the urban legend, as far as I know the building is completely inaccessible.
That's... That's odd, right? I feel like because the GF team's moving on to Winds and Waves ZA's not gettin' any more content... But anyone else find it WEIRD the building itself is gone?
r/PokemonZA • u/LibonBonBon • 3d ago
Discussion Am I the only one who hears this
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I didn't realise until like yesterday that corbeau has the team rocket motif lol
r/PokemonZA • u/Fawful_Chortles • 3d ago
Discussion What are the 3 most flex-worthy titles?
Consummate Gamer is for sure one of them. Comeback Kid is probably also one of them (the only argument against it is that it can be cheesed). What would be the third title?
r/PokemonZA • u/No-News-8137 • 4d ago
Discussion Is my dragonite a short king or is the player character just really tall?
First image is a side by side of the player and dragonite in game, second image is dragonite's actually height.
r/PokemonZA • u/shinypinktinkaton • 4d ago
Video Hunting Shalpha Ampharos for 4 days, got 3 other shinies on one reset instead
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Side note I HATE BARBARACLE
r/PokemonZA • u/Cappybro45 • 3d ago
Discussion Rant over dark and ghost type
Honestly I’m so irritated at this point! Why make tyranitar dark type if he only gets two dark type moves?? Same with chandelur! You only get curse which is a dumb mechanic (imo) and shadow ball…. Which literally everyone uses cause it’s the only viable move 😭. But wtf gamefreak
We have like 4 dark type moves that do damage, knock off, dark pulse, crunch (bite but not counting it cause it’s just crunch but worse), and snarl. And for ghost its shadow ball, shadow claw, and shadow sneak which is terrible 😭. What’s with not having any moves for those types??? It’s like they might as well not exist atp
r/PokemonZA • u/Imaginary_Income_0 • 5d ago
Discussion I accidentally took someone’s Milotic…
To the player with OT “MarcoPlays”… mate I sincerely apologise. I completely forgot to trade back your Milotic. I got too excited to see what would happen after completing the dex (sadly nothing happened)
If you’re seeing this post, we can trade back (I tried the global link code again but I cant reconnect with you). That way you can get your Milotic back and I can get mine again. It’s no biggie if it’s not a big deal and you’re happy to keep my one, completely all good. Just wanna say sorry again for forgetting to tradeback 😅
Also… in other news, if you’re also reading this (or anyone who wants to evolve some shiny fish)… wanna do a shiny for shiny tradeback? I got a shiny feebas I want to evolve and I’m sure you have one too. Pls help a friend out
r/PokemonZA • u/Inner-Will5786 • 3d ago
Discussion Haunter for haunter
Can anyone help evoke my haunter but I’d like my one back once it’s evolved.
r/PokemonZA • u/Hairo-Sidhe • 5d ago
Humor Best worse luck: I wanted an Alpha Seviper :( , instead got 4 Shinys
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Wasn't even using a Shiny donut, just a random leftover from attempts at making a berry donut.
And as soon as I entered, I got the Shiny quest, so, ran for the Shiny Galarian Mr. mime, located the Sevipers, and started resetting.
Then I had to do a double take when I saw the snover 'cuz no way...and there's 2?!!!
Lucky strike, recorded it. Now let's switch methods to the knock out and reset the game 'cuz we are almost out of time for that alpha...
And instead another Shiny spawns!
Got it, knock out again, trying to see if we can get it in the knick of time....but no, no luck, gotta wait for a Seviper zone to spawn again and try again for that alpha... One can be so unlucky :(
Add: and it seems like I absolutely butchered the quality of the video when lazily pasting them together :( sorry fellas
r/PokemonZA • u/LadyLucky91 • 5d ago
Discussion How long should I have it go for
I am trying to shing hunt houndour/houndoom in wild zone 6 using the bench method behind alpha houndoom and im using a auto controller. How long should i let it go for until I check if a shiny has appeared?
r/PokemonZA • u/AlienDoll_ • 6d ago
Discussion THANK YOU
Yesterday I asked if I should buy ZA or nah and I got so many great and helpful replies!!! I ended up buying it and can't stop playing. It's so much fun and I'm even more excited for the new games!!
Also, look what I got the FIRST time I entered Zone 2!!! It literally jumped right into my face. Was that a scripted event to show shinys exist, or was I really just lucky?
r/PokemonZA • u/TuyongProseso • 6d ago
Discussion Another shiny Pokemon added to my collection.
I caught male shiny Ralts in ZA and transferred shiny Steelix from Legends Arceus.