Megastone bug fixed with ZA update

Pokemon Legends: ZAPatch version 1.0.3 has been released, fixing a bug introduced in Season 2 that resulted in some players not receiving guaranteed Mega Stone rewards in ranked battles. when Pokemon Legends: ZA Upon its initial release, it immediately received online multiplayer support and launched Season 1 of competitive ranked battles with Greninjite rewards that can unlock Mega Greninja in the game. This was earned by reaching rank K, which required hours of effort in ranked battles, but things changed with the release of Season 2 on November 5.

Through season 2, Pokemon Legends: ZAThe grade rewards have been changed to Grade Y Greninjite and Grade S Delphoxite, making it much easier to obtain Mega Stones. However, a bug was inadvertently introduced that prevented some players from obtaining one of these Mega Stones. Greninjite was already unlocked in Season 1 for participants, but there was a bug with Delphoxite for those who still had to obtain it in Season 2. Fortunately, this didn't affect all players, but those affected finally got a fix with today's new patch.

Pokemon Legends - Now that the game is over, you won't have to say goodbye to Mega Greninja.

Pokemon Legends: ZA players won't have to say goodbye to Mega Greninja after all

Mega Greninja appears to be sticking around for a while longer after debuting in Season 1 of Pokemon Legends: ZA's Online Ranked Battle.

Pokemon Legends: ZA's Mega Greninja, Delphox, and Chesnaught are finally available to everyone

Pokemon Legends: ZASeason 3 of adds Chesnaughtite to the mix of unlockable Mega Stones, and lets you get both Greninjite and Delphoxite early. It's unclear what caused the bug in Season 2, and it's also unclear how many players were affected by it. The patch notes state:

  • “In ranked battles, you may not be able to get Megastones even if you reach the rank required to get them as a reward (this happened in Season 2)” means that some players are not getting Greninzite, Delphoxite, or both when they reach Rank Y and Rank S respectively. Since these rewards can only be obtained through ranked battles, failing to obtain them meant soft locking both Mega Greninja and Mega Delphox for those affected.

Ranked Battles

Players can now download Ver. 1.0.3 is for gaming when booting up your Nintendo Switch or Switch 2. Downloads are very fast and usually complete within a minute. People affected by the Mega Stone bug can easily obtain Greninjite and/or Delphoxite. Pokemon Legends: ZA now. The steps are as follows:

  • Boot your Nintendo Switch or Nintendo Switch 2. If it's already on, press the Home button and go to: Pokemon Legends: ZA Start downloading patch 1.0.3. You can open the game and the process will start anyway. However, for Ver., you must restart the game. Install 1.0.3.

  • start Pokemon Legends: ZA Once the update is fully loaded and installed.

  • While in the game, press X to open the menu. From there, go to Link Play.

  • Click Ranked Battle. This will connect you to the internet and a pop-up screen will appear showing you the missing Mega Stone as a reward.

For those who did not get the opportunity to earn one or more Mega Stones in ranked battles, Season 3 rewards are now available. These include:

  • Chesnotite – S rank

  • Delphoxite – Grade 5

  • Greninsite – Grade Y

End-of-season rewards for PLZA Season 2 will also be available, including a Dream Ball for players who reach Rank K or higher. Additionally, you can obtain it only once by clicking on Ranked Battle after the end of Season 2.

The glitch in Shiny hunting alpha Pokemon in Wild Zone 20 was not patched in version 1.0.3, and those who are worried that the update may remove this method can safely install the new version of the software. Likewise, other shining hunting attacks Pokemon Legends: ZA It hasn't been patched.

With season 3, Pokemon Legends: ZAZygarde and Diancie are now available in ranked battles. Season 3 runs until Wednesday, December 17th at 8:59 PM ET. This means fans will have quite a bit of time to get their hands on the missing Mega Stone and/or the new Chesnaughtite.

For those looking for a new team, Pikachu is OP. Pokemon Legends: ZAYou can one-shot most ground-type Pokémon in the game through ranked matches. Ice moves or Pokémon are good against Zygarde, while steel moves or Pokémon are fantastic counters to fairy monsters.

finally, Pokemon Legends: ZAThe Mega Dimension DLC is scheduled to be released on December 10th, and the next and final trailer will air on December 2nd. It's unclear what we'll see, but we'll probably see more new Mega Evolutions like the leaked Absol Y and Lucario Y.


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system

Super grayscale 8-bit logo


released

October 16, 2025

ESRB

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


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