Pokemon Legends: Arceus Player Has Already Spotted Connection to Z-A

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The announcement of Pokemon Legends: Z-A during the February 27 Pokemon Presents launched a new wave of speculation leading up to the game's release, and with it, a Pokemon Legends: Arceus player has already discovered a key detail connecting the two games. What is currently known about Legends Z-A is scarce, and fans are now clamoring to find as much information as possible, potentially left in the details of other games, such as Pokemon Legends: Arceus.

There is a precedent for this kind of thing. The Pokemon Company seems to enjoy hiding Easter eggs all around their media. There are undoubtedly clues to find in the game's announcement trailer, such as when the game is set and the player's goal. Legends Z-A's announcement trailer showcases the concept of an «Urban Development Plan» for Lumiose City, which is located in the Kalos region. There is a chance that if players look hard enough, they will find evidence that points to something,as a Legends Arceus player shows on Twitter.

The tweet in question is actually from 2022. On December 6 of that year, Twitter user dustygogoat stated that the main character of Legends Arceus is from Kalos, alongside the suggestion that the next game in the Legends series would be set in the Kalos region. The two pictures in the post are a screenshot of in-game footage of the male protagonist, Rei, and a picture of the raw file asset of his clothing in the scene: the shirt the male protagonist begins with in X and Y.

Most would not notice this shirt while playing the 3DS games until later, because the player character wears a coat over it, but it is a default shirt that can be swapped out once a player begins to buy other clothes. This same shirt is seen in the opening scenes of Legends: Arceus, where the protagonist lays in their bed before being transported to the Hisui region. The prediction that dustygogoat makes for the game's release window may not be correct, but it is correct for the Pokemon Presents announcing the game.

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