Pokémon Legends: Z-A Confirms Return Of Hoenn Starter Mega Stones

That trailer got me so scared that they were about to reveal Mega Charizard Z.

He's coming... getting ready for ChariZard day tomorrow...

There better be Mega Dudunsparce X, Y, Z, and every other freaking letter in the Latin alphabet, Greek alphabet, Arabic alphabet, Cyrillic alphabet, and Standard Galactic Alphabet, or I'll friggin' riot.

Oh boy, more content locked behind a wall I’ll never achieve.

Took me around 15 mins of ranked play to get all the Kalos starters mega stones so this should be painless.

Online obligations...being with other people, what a mess in games XD

Have they at all talked about Pokémon Home compatibility?? Couldn't we get the stones and then transfer these starters without buying the overpriced DLC?

Getting these via online play won't be difficult but I'm not a fan of the trend tbh.

@LexKitteh Next year

https://legends.pokemon.com/en-us/news/pokemon-home

@breach187 They made it super easy now. At most 3 battles and you don't even need to win.

If you suck at battling, just focus on the items that spawn and collect as many as you can. You get a lot of points for those, even if you loose.

Of course they're locked behind online play... 😔 It does seem like they're not too hard to get thankfully, but it really does set a bad precedent I think.

@breach187 it takes about 15 minutes of playing in multi-player to get those stones. You don't even have to do well, just play a few battles. And one season's stone becomes available at an even easier milestone the following season.

That's a lot of missing out and kind of a drip feed, guess they really want to nurse the online though giving out the base mon would be nicer

Oh, that's what Mega Swampert looks like? 😳

The amount of people I always see asking for these items to just be given for doing nothing at all is absolutely astounding.

I play games for fun and rewarding experiences. Being given something without having to accomplish anything is the antithesis to gaming.

If I was running this ship, I would make sure every new stone was locked behind getting Rank A or a challenging quest.

So you can get the stones for the Hoenn starters without the DLC, but you need the DLC to encounter the starters?

No wonder they didn’t give us Pokemon Home support. They want as many people as possible to feel the need to buy this DLC. I’ll just wait and see if they ever add Home integration because the DLC didn’t interest me at all.

Thanks to those who educated me on how easy it is to do the thing I was complaining about. I’ll give it a shot. I just don’t like competitive events because it brings out the worst in me.

Really looking forward to the dlc tomorrow/tonight. And gen 3 is one of my favorite games, so glad these guys are getting added! I've got to wake up early tomorrow for work, but I'll probablly play this some tonight before bed, and more after work, can't wait!

@breach187 It's about as non-competitive to get. You've got this!

I just bought the game second hand and I have to admit that the battle system is a lot of fun. I hope I'll be ready for these battles to get the stones. Otherwise I hope they will make their return at some point.

@Elbarbo Oh no, a game with online multiplayer wants players to actually play online multiplayer.

Honestly, SMH, if you have some decent Mega Evolved Pokémon. You'll reach rank S (enough for the stones) within an hour. So... play about 33% of the game and go online.

Still don't have this game, picking it up for Christmas though. With the Mega Stones that have already passed, are they unobtainable? Like, am I locked out of Mega Greninja and Mega Delphox? Anyone know?

@kal_el_07241 Better to lose three matches, amiright? That's much more rewarding!

I don't think decrying the drip feed nonsense of modern live service BS seeping into Pokemon games is the issue here. Nobody's saying feed it to us in a tube. We just want key items to be obtainable without having to pay for online multiplayer and without having to clock in for homework once every few weeks.

@TheWanderingBard So far all the previous season Mega stones have not only continued to be available, but have been placed in easier to reach tiers (Greninjite was originally in Rank K and now is in Rank Y), so you should be able to get Mega Greninja, Chesnaight, and Delphox.

Enjoy the game!

To those hesitant on th ranked battles, it’s really not a huge deal. I’m probably the least competitive person online. However:

-It’s actually really fun.

-And it’ll take you all but four or five matches for a total of about a half hour to get the Mega Stones you want.

@ShadLink I did it everytime, but I still dislike that, and limited time events. There is more things I dislike in this game, but it's good enough.

I stand by my previous statement after going into 10 or so ranked battles and just getting trounced by legendaries, megas, and shinies, ultimately scoring zero points throughout all the battles.
I did not have fun. I remain Rank Z. There doesn’t seem to be any semblance of a matchmaking system.