This is how you find all legendary and legendary Pokemon in Legends: ZA

This article contains spoilers for Pokémon Legends: ZA's DLC.

Pokemon Legends: ZAThe Mega Dimension DLC reintroduces a total of 9 Legendary Pokemon and 11 Legendary Pokemon, and you can catch them all instantly. Pokemon Legends: ZA Its base-game Pokédex had 230 Pokémon, including all the critters of the Kalos region as well as many other pocket monsters. However, there was only one Gen 7 and one Gen 8 Pokemon in the form of Drampa and Falinks, respectively, with no Gen 9 critters.

In the post-launch period, events were made available for Diancie and Mewtwo Pokemon Legends: ZABringing the total number of critters in the game to 232. Now, the Mega Dimension DLC adds another 132 Pokémon and several regional variants to the mix, including more legendary and mythical Pokémon for players to collect. Some of them are part of the story, while others are only after the game and require special steps to obtain. However, fans discovered that they are all available to catch now, no events required.

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The new Pokemon Legends: ZA code gives players free items

Pokemon Legends: ZA players can now claim some new items via Mystery Gift, all of which could come in handy once the Mega Dimension DLC goes live.

Here's how to get all legendary and legendary Pokemon in Pokemon Legends: ZA's Mega Dimension DLC (and shiny too)

Pokemon is making a comeback Pokemon Legends: ZAThe DLC includes various myths and legends. The following list contains all the returning Legendary and Mythical Pokemon and how to get them:

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    • Heatron: Progress through the Mega Dimension DLC story and make a 3-star or 4-star donut to access Hyperspace Lumiose. Then, fight the Mega Heatron and grab it.
    • Groudon: Progress through the Mega Dimension DLC story and build an Omega Old-Fashioned Donut to unlock a battle against Primal Groudon.
    • Kyogre: Progress through the Mega Dimension DLC story and make an alpha old-fashioned donut to unlock a fight against Primal Kyogre.
    • Requaza: Progress through the Mega Dimension DLC story and make Delta an old-fashioned donut to unlock the battle against Mega Rayquaza.
    • Latias: Through a special scan.
    • Latios: Through a special scan.
    • Virizion: Through a special scan.
    • Terrakion: Through a special scan.
    • Cobalion: Through a special scan.
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    • Darkrai: Progress through the Mega Dimension DLC story and build the Nightmare Crawler Donut to unlock the battle against Mega Darkrai.
    • Genesect: Gate Side Mission 191: Collecting four drives from a shadowy man selling new TMs Pokemon Legends: ZAWhich will require you to buy four drives from him for Mega Shards. Each drive, dose, shock, burn and chill, costs 540 mega shards. After that, follow the quest instructions to find the Genesect, fight it, and capture it.
    • marsado: Gate Side Mission 192: Stealthy Shadow from the guard located in Zone Sector 11, then head to the war yard near Wild Zone 20 at noon. When the shadow of the tower reaches the middle of the courtyard, a poke ball, Marsado, will appear, and you will be able to fight it and catch it. It is worth noting that the shadow of the tower reaches the courtyard around evening, and you need the weather conditions to be sunny, otherwise the tower will not cast its shadow.
    • Melton and Melmetal: Gate Side Mission 193: Dream of Melton in Rouge Sector 1, then fight and capture Melton. A hyperspace area will appear, and you'll need a donut to access it. Once inside, follow the quest steps to get Melmetal.
    • the volcano: Get Side Mission 194: Volcano opened in Mable's lab and follow the mission steps. It will spawn a flaming egg, so you'll be able to fight and catch it.
    • Magarna: Get Side Mission 195: Restarting Magearna from Jett in Quasartico. Collect the 999 Mega Shards and talk to Jett again, who will give you both Magearna and Mega Magearna's Mega Stone.
    • Hupa: Get Side Mission 196: Djinn Unbound from Taunie/Urbain at Hotel Z. Follow the stage quests and enter Hyperspace Lumiose with a 4-star or 5-star donut, then battle and defeat Hoopa Unbound to unlock the Pokemon.
    • Jeraora: Buy Canary Bread from Terragon in Racine Construction, then find a baby on the roof of Vert Sector 3. Sell ​​him the Canary Bread for Popping Candy, then go to Hotel Z and talk to Ansha. You have to bake a plasma-glazed donut for Zeraora, then Emma will call and give you side mission EX3: Raging Lightning. Follow the quest steps to defeat Mega Zeraora and capture it.
    • Keldeo: Through a special scan.
    • Meloetta: Through a special scan.

The special scans required to obtain certain Legendary and Mythical Pokémon will only be available after beating the DLC's story. At this point, you'll get more survey tasks to complete, and after you get 25,000 points or more, you can return to Corbeau and Philippe. Here, Philip will give you the option to start a special scan, which will open a new portal Pokemon Legends: ZAof Hyperspace Lumiose.

This portal may contain a specific Legendary or Mythical Pokémon, but it is random, and it is a rare occurrence. This means that it will take some time to find all the Legendary and Mythical Pokemon Legends: Z-A, but it can now be done without any time-gated content.

Also, for those looking for shiny critters, the following legendary Pokemon can be shiny:

  • Latias

  • Latios

  • Virizion

  • Terrakion

  • Cobalion

Although exclusive to specific scans, Keldeo and Meloetta are shiny-locked in Pokemon Legends: ZA.

There are new shiny hunting methods Pokemon Legends: ZAThere's also DLC, so you can use these critters to increase your chances of getting shiny. More importantly, you can save in front of the portal, and if you find one on special scan portals that aren't shiny, there's a fix. You can close the game, reboot it, and at the title screen, press the up arrow key, X, and B simultaneously to load the previous hard save into your game, bypassing all subsequent autosaves.


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systems

Super grayscale 8 bit logo


issued

October 16, 2025

ESRB

Everyone 10+ / Fantasy violence, in-game purchases


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