There’s a new patch today for Pokémon Legends: Z-A, which makes adjustments to its ranked battles and fixes a number of bugs.
Version 1.0.2 of the newly-released Pokémon adventure is available to download now on both Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, following the game’s arrival last month.
While there are no new major features included within the update, a couple of adjustments here may prove useful as players continue to participate in ranked battles over the coming weeks and months in order to obtain the mode’s exclusive Mega Stone rewards.
Last week, The Pokemon Company revealed that these Mega Stone rewards — which unlock access to Mega Greninja, Mega Delphox and Mega Chesnaught — would be easier to obtain, beginning with the start of ranked battle mode’s Season 2.
Today’s update adjusts the number of points earned based on ranking so “that points are not reduced depending on the outcome of the match.” Rather vaguely, there’s also mention that “some battle rewards that can be received for each battle have been added and increased.”
A selection of bug fixes are also included, tied to Mega Evolutions, side missions and “some other issues” — the full details of which can be found in the official patch notes below.
Pokémon Legends Z-A – Version 1.0.2 (November 6, 2025) patch notes:
The following bugs have been fixed:
- If you have not opened the box screen since the box was full before the first Mega Evolution battle, you will definitely fail to capture a Pokemon. Also, if you proceed with a side mission that allows you to obtain a Pokemon in that state, you will not be able to complete it.
- In some side missions, if the day/night change occurs at the same time that a skill is hit on a target, it will no longer be possible to hit the target with a skill, and the side mission will no longer be able to progress.
- During a trainer battle, if the opposing trainer switches Pokemon and the player simultaneously Mega Evolves, the opposing trainer will not be able to send out a Pokemon and will be unable to proceed.
- Fixed some other issues.
Rank Battle Balance Adjustments:
- Adjustment of points earned based on ranking so that points are not reduced depending on the outcome of the match.
- Some battle rewards that can be received for each battle have been added and increased.
*The latest update data is required to play online features.
*Local communication is not compatible with previous versions. Please make sure that you and the people you play with have the same update data version.
It’s worth noting that today, November 6, Nintendo is due to reveal more information on Pokémon Legends: Z-A’s Mega Dimension DLC, via a trailer that’s set to go live at 9am Eastern / 6am Pacific / 2pm UK time. Perhaps there’s more hidden in today’s update that’s tied to that?
Since launch, Pokémon Legends: Z-A has gone on to sell almost 6 million copies in its first week, and has been getting a generally warm reception from fans. The adventure “finally feels like Game Freak hitting its stride in Pokemon’s 3D era, with a fun setting to explore, a well-written story, and a total battle system overhaul that works surprisingly well,” IGN wrote in our Pokémon Legends: Z-A review.
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