Pokémon Legends: Z-A Patches

Game Details:

Developer: Game Freak
Publisher: Nintendo / The Pokémon Company
Platform: Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2
Release Date: October 16th, 2025, DLC: December 10th, 2025
Mode(s): Single Player
Rating(s): ESRB: E 10+ (USA)
Controller(s): Joy-Cons
Extra Contents: ZA Main Page, Patches, Pre-Order Gifts, Nintendo Switch 2 Bundles, Mega Dimension DLC

Patches were released from Pokémon Legends: Z-A to update the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 versions of the game. Players needed their console to be connected to the Internet to download and install these updates.

Complete these steps to update:

Connect your Nintendo Switch 2 or Nintendo Switch console to the internet.
From the HOME Menu, select the icon for the software you wish to update without starting the game or application.
Press the + Button or – Button on your controller. The current version number will display under the software title.
Select Software Update followed by Via the Internet.

Update Note:

This update must be applied in order to use the game’s Internet features.
A Nintendo Switch Online membership is required to use the game's online features.
Save data will still be available for use after downloading the update.
The update will download and install automatically if the console is connected to the Internet and the Software Auto-Updates setting is enabled on your or console. To ensure you have space to download the update.
All players must be using the same version of the software to play together. Please make sure you have the same update version as the person you are playing with.
If you purchased or upgraded to the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition of this software, this update must be applied to enjoy any added features or content when playing on Nintendo Switch 2.

Updates

Ver. 1.0.1 (Released October 15, 2025) - Added data required to use online features.

Ver. 1.0.2 (Released November 5, 2025)

Fixes Applied for the Following Issues

If your Pokémon Boxes became full before the first Rogue Mega Evolution battle and the Boxes menu had not been opened at any point prior to being filled, Pokémon catch attempts would always fail. Additionally, if a side mission that allows you to receive Pokémon was attempted under these conditions, the mission would be completed without granting the Pokémon.
In certain side missions, if the time of day switched between daytime and nighttime at the exact moment that a move hit its target, it became impossible to hit the target afterward, rendering the side mission incapable of being progressed further.
In Trainer battles, if the opposing Trainer switched Pokémon and the player simultaneously activated Mega Evolution, the game may have become unplayable because the opposing Trainer failed to send out a new Pokémon.
Other minor issues have also been fixed.

Ranked Battles Balance Adjustments

To prevent points from decreasing based on match outcomes, points awarded according to ranking have been adjusted.
Battle rewards have been partially increased and added to the rewards received after each match.

Ver. 1.0.3 (Released November 26, 2025)

Fixes Applied for the Following Confirmed Issue:

Players were unable to claim the Mega Stone reward in Ranked Battles Season 2, even after reaching the rank required to receive it.

For Players Who Were Unable to Receive the Season 2 Mega Stone Reward:

Players affected by this issue will be able to claim the rewards by accessing the Ranked Battle screen after the update is released.

Ver. 2.0.0 (Released December 9, 2025)

Pokémon Legends: Z-A – Mega Dimension DLC Additional Story Content Now Available:

Players who have purchased the Pokémon Legends: Z-A – Mega Dimension DLC (sold separately) can now enjoy its additional story content.
To progress through the story of the Mega Dimension DLC, you must first have completed the main story of Pokémon Legends: Z-A.

New Pokémon:

Players who have not purchased the Pokémon Legends: Z-A – Mega Dimension DLC can still encounter or obtain the Pokémon added to Mega Dimension via communication features.

Fixes Applied: