Pokemon Legends: ZA will soon be releasing the Mega Dimension DLC on December 10th, and a new trailer will be released in just over a week. Many fans have already beaten the entire base game, including various side missions and quests to unlock both Xerneas and Yveltal. Pokemon Legends: ZAInfinite ZA Royale and more, but there's a lot more content you can do. This primarily revolves around ranked battles within the game. Ranked battles are not only a way to test your skills against other trainers, but they also provide players with exclusive or rare rewards. These are:
- Bottle cap & gold bottle cap – Obtained at the end of ranking match and season Pokemon Legends: ZA.
- Greninsite & Delphoxite – When you first achieve Season 2, you will receive Y Rank and S Rank, respectively. Chesnotite can be obtained in Season 3 on November 26th.
- Fastball, lure ball, level ball, heavy ball, love ball, friend ball, moon ball – Obtained randomly as a match end reward in ranked matches.
- Sports ball, dream ball, safari ball – Acquired at the end of Seasons 1, 2, and 3, respectively, depending on your ranking.
Because these are all valuable and desired rewards. Pokemon Legends: ZARanked battles are a matter of when rather than if. This means that using a strong and efficient team is important, which is why the current meta heavily favors animals like Xerneas, Garchomp, Metagross, Excadrill, Vaporeon, Charizard, and Skarmory. However, a new threat is emerging in ranked play: Pikachu.
Pokemon Legends: ZA Mega Dimension DLC Adds 2 Mega Evolutions to Raichu
Pokemon Legends: ZA reveals two Mega Evolutions of Raichu that will be released as part of the Mega Dimension DLC.
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It's absurd to think that Pikachu will succeed in competition. Pokemon Legends: ZA Before release, the game made this possible. There are several reasons for this:
- Pokemon Legends: ZAPossessed items include Pikachu's exclusive light ball, which doubles its attack ability.
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from Pokemon Legends: ZA Pikachu, which can engage in real-time combat instead of turn-based combat, can annihilate slow opponents with continuous attacks.
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Pikachu can use Charge to increase Sp. The damage from blocking and the next electric move means that attacks like Bolt Tackle and Thunderbolt can deal massive damage.
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Pikachu can learn Dig and Play Rough, which are good for moving toward a target, and Brick Break, the only move in the game that can break Reflect and Light Screen.
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Pikachu can use Light Screen, Reflect, Agility, and Nasty Plot as buffing moves if necessary. Nasty Plot overlaps with Charge.
Pokemon Legends: Why You Should Use Pikachu in ZA
The reason Pikachu is strong is because it contains Light Ball, Charge, and Plus. Pokemon Legends: ZA All stacks. This means that Pikachu, which has 252 IV and 31 EV when attacking, holds a light ball and has charge activated, has a base power of 120, so it can one-shot even a Pokemon like Xerneas using Plus Bolt Tackle.
The only type immune to Electric moves is Ground, so its primary user is Garchomp. Pokemon Legends: ZAPikachu can execute Play Rough and still deal a lot of damage to popular dragon types. Otherwise, it may be wise to switch when your opponent uses a Ground-type Pokémon. Nonetheless, Pikachu can theoretically one-shot almost every non-ground Pokémon in the game with the right setup, and players often get five or more KOs per match thanks to Pikachu.
Pokemon Legends: How ZA's Mega Dimension DLC Buffs Pikachu
So if you've never used Pikachu before. Pokemon Legends: ZA But now might be the best time to do it. This is especially true since the Mega Dimension DLC is coming soon. This is very good news for Pikachu lovers.
in fact, Pokemon Legends: ZA's DLC adds two Mega Raichu variants, which will inevitably fuel Pikachu's evolution in even more ways. This means that a good Pikachu build will not only be a huge help in the upcoming Season 3, but will also provide more value when Mega Raichu X and Y release on December 10th. Pikachu only has a BST of 320 compared to Raichu's 485, but it poses a huge threat when using Light Ball. Raichu's BST will now be 585 through Mega Evolution. That said, it's likely to be better than Pikachu, potentially with new type combinations.

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October 16, 2025
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Anyone over 10 years old / fantasy violence, in-game purchases

