Pokemon Legends: ZA It's been in a sort of dormant state lately, as we often get updates for each new season that comes to the game every three weeks. But most of them changed almost nothing. Typically there have been updates to rewards, such as rotating special Pokéballs as end-of-season rewards or making small changes to the meta. Each season has had its own set of rules so far, and not all Pokémon are eligible due to DLC status, Legendary status, Mythic status, or restricted tags. The game only requires players to use Pokémon that have the Mega Evolution feature. Pokemon Legends: ZA Season 8 was the most unique overall, even though the rewards were middling.
But now things are changing dramatically and season 12 will be the beginning of a new era. Pokemon Legends: ZA. Reward shenanigans will probably continue to happen, with games awarding missing Mega Stones for reaching certain ranks and changes to end-of-season rewards, but there's a lot more coming on June 4th. In fact, Season 11 ends on June 4 and Season 12 begins immediately, bringing huge changes to eligible Pokémon.
Today officially marks the end of an era in Pokémon Legends: ZA.
Pokemon Legends: ZA is receiving a new update today, May 13th, which marks the end of a long-standing structure for the competitive scene.
Season 12 makes Pokemon Legends: ZA a whole new game.
- Season 11 ends on June 3.2026 6:59 PM PDT/9:59 PM ET
- Season 12 begins on June 3.2026 11 PM PDT/June 42026 2:00 AM ET
Pokemon Legends: ZA's Mega Evolution has long been the game's biggest draw, especially in ranked battles, but Season 12 shakes things up in a big way. Previously, players could only use certain Pokémon, but in Season 12, this is no longer the case.
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Pokémon Legends: Pokémon that can participate in ZA Season 12
- Lumios Pokémon Encyclopedia: All Pokemon (from 001 to 232)
- Hyperspace Pokémon Encyclopedia: All Pokemon (from 001 to 132)
- limited pokemon: Allow all without restrictions
Restricted Pokémon include: Pokemon Legends: ZAMewtwo, Xerneas, Yveltal, Zygarde, Kyogre, Groudon, and Rayquaza. Typically, certain rulesets only allow players to use one or two of these Pokémon, while some older rulesets allow none. However, the official rules are Pokemon Legends: ZA As seen on Pokemon.com, Season 12 will throw all that out the window and allow players to use any Pokemon they want.
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This is also a first for the series, as VGC has historically only allowed one or two limited Pokémon. Pokemon Legends: ZA Starting June 4th, we will now allow full teams of three restricted Pokémon. This is a big problem because ranked battles are probably going to be full of Kyogre, Groudon, Xerneas, and Mewtwo. Legendary: ZA.
Pokemon Legends: ZAMega Rayquaza isn't necessarily an equal, but it has an ace up its sleeve in that it doesn't require any holding items to Mega Evolve. In fact, if you want to know how to Mega Evolve Rayquaza Pokemon Legends: ZAYou can evolve it just by knowing the Dragon Ascent skill. So in ranked battles, you can use all of Mega Rayquaza's items, and Focus Sash is a fantastic choice.
Kyogre and Groudon are so strong that they don't need their primal forms to shine. Also worth noting: Pokemon Legends: ZAPrimal Kyogre and Primal Groudon cannot use their abilities in ranked battles. This means that Kyogre is not immune to Fire attacks and Groudon is not immune to Water attacks.
June 4th marks the beginning of a new era in Pokémon Legends: ZA.
Because this is the first time all Pokémon appear. Pokemon Legends: ZA's Pokedex and DLC The Pokedex can be used without restrictions and begins a new era in the game. It's a logical next step that future seasons will either have to stick to the same rule set or create wacky seasons like Mega Evolutions.
- season 1: All basic game Pokemon are allowed except Xerneas, Yveltal, and Zygarde. Mega Greninja has been released.
- season 2: All basic game Pokemon are allowed except Zygarde and Mewtwo. Megadelfox was launched.
- season 3: All base game Pokemon are allowed. There is a limit of 1 Pokémon per team. Diancie was considered a restricted Pokémon. Mega ChessNote has been released.
- season 4: Most legendary and mythical Pokémon are banned, including restricted Pokémon. Mega Baekscalibur has been released. DLC Pokemon are now available for the first time.
- season 5: Restricted Pokémon are not permitted. We launched Mega Sceptile. Most Legendary and Mythic items are available for the first time.
- season 6: All Pokémon are available, but only one limited Pokémon is allowed. Mega Swampert has been released.
- season 7: All Pokémon are available, but only 2 Pokémon are allowed. Mega Blaziken has been released.
- season 8: Only Pokémon capable of mega evolution are allowed.
- season 9: The most legendary and mythical Pokémon have been banned.
- season 10: Restricted Pokémon are not permitted.
- season 11: All Pokémon are available, but only one limited Pokémon is allowed.
In general, each rule set made some Pokémon unusable, such as: Pokemon Legends: ZAThere were restrictions on Mega Zeraora and its base form or the strongest monsters in the game. All of these restrictions have been removed in Season 12, so starting June 4, players will have a whole new playground in ranked battles. Not only that, it sets an interesting precedent for the game, and future seasons could see the introduction of even more unique rule sets.
All Rewards for Pokemon Legends: ZA Season 12
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First and foremost, it's worth mentioning that Season 12 will run from Wednesday, June 3, 2026 at 11:00 PM PDT/June 4, 2026 at 2:00 AM ET until Wednesday, June 24, 2026 at 6:59 PM (PDT)/9:59 PM (ET). That means Season 13 is expected to begin on June 24th at 11PM PDT/June 25th at 2AM ET. As usual, players can expect the following refreshes: Pokemon Legends: ZA Season 12 Rewards:
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A rank
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Gold bottle cap x3
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bottle cap x5
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Seed of Mastery x3
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hunk x1
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B~E rank
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Gold bottle cap x2
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Bottle cap x3
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Seed of Mastery x2
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2 nuggets
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Grade F~I
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Gold bottle cap x1
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Bottle cap x2
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Seed of Mastery x1
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2 nuggets
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Grades J to M
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Bottle cap x1
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Seed of Mastery x1
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2 nuggets
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N~R rank
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Seed of Mastery x1
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1 nugget
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- S rank or lower
Additionally, players can obtain all rank-exclusive Mega Stones. Pokemon Legends: ZA. Other grade-up rewards are as follows.
- Y rank -Greningite
- Rank X – Delphoxite
- W rank – Chessnotite
- Rank V – Baxcalibrite
- U rank – Septilite
- T rank – Swampertite
- S rank – Blaze Kenite
- M rank – Safari Ball x1
- Rank I – Safari Ball x1
- E rank – Safari Ball x2
- D rank – Safari Ball x2
- C rank – Safari Ball x3
- B rank – Safari Ball x3
- A rank – Safari Ball x5
These rewards are awarded once you reach that rank, not at the end of the season. Additionally, as usual, the player's rank will be reset to Z rank and they will need to move up to A rank again. If you played Season 11, don't forget to go to the Ranked Battles screen to claim previous end-of-season rewards as well.
