After receiving his degree in Journalism & Media Communications from CSU in 2019, Erik began building his career in online media, and found his dream job when he joined Game Rant as a staff writer.

Present in almost every game in the Pokemon series, the legendary Master Ball returns in Pokemon Legends Z-A. It is always an exceptionally rare Poke Ball in every iteration, and as one might expect, ...

Giving your partners customized nicknames is a mechanic that has been present in the Pokemon franchise since its inception, and Pokemon Legends: Z-A is no different. Players can give captured Pokemon ...

Like many modern Pokemon games, Pokemon Legends: Z-A lets us customize our trainer and change their clothes, give them glasses, pick new eye colors, and pick new hairstyles and colors as you play. You ...

Pokémon is one of the most iconic media franchises in the world. Totaling 1,025 unique species, you’ve likely seen one of the ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The new game, which drops on Thursday, Oct. 16, is even ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Pokemon Legends Z-A launched on Switch and Switch 2 last week, and if you're looking to grab the new game, you're in luck. GameSpot is giving away the ...

All the same, I don’t think I’m alone in thinking that Pokémon, as a framework, is criminally underutilized. I’m not talking ...

I find the difficulty of playing Pokémon Gold in 2025 strange, but not surprising, considering developer Game Freak’s methods in recent years. The company has seemingly been slow to adapt to the ...

The shining light of Phantasmal Flames, though, is its size. In an era when sets are getting more and more bloated, ...

It's no surprise that all of this change has brought with it some teething problems. And now, the team behind Pokémon Legends Z-A have admitted to a couple of clangers that they're planning to fix ...

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