something Pokemon Legends: ZA Players think they've seen an Ash Ketchum and Pikachu Easter egg while running through the game. After its announcement, the highly anticipated, Pokemon Legends: ZA First introduced in 2013, Kalos returns players to the realm Pokemon X and Y. Set in the city of Lumios, which was created with Paris as inspiration, it lets players investigate urban locations both day and night.
The latter launched on October 16 on Nintendo Switch platforms Pokemon The video game release has been generally received positively by critics, while players have had a few more complaints. The title currently has an 83 critic average on OpenCritic, but Pokemon Legends: ZA The release received a wave of negative reviews from players, and its user score on review aggregate site Metacritic now sits at 4.7. Complaints are numerous, ranging from technical issues to the lack of an open world to a weak story. Despite this, the fans Pokemon The series also found things to be excited about within the game.
Pokemon Legends: ZA gives a nod to Ash and Pikachu
Some players have noticed Ash Ketchum and his eternal sidekick Pikachu hanging out in the overworld. Pokemon Legends: ZA. Content creator ChocolateKieran shared the information, and ThePokeRaf recorded the discovery. In Lumios City Park, the player encounters an NPC named Pikami who is hanging out with Pikachu on the tennis court. The young boy is wearing a blue and green jacket, red sneakers, and a red beanie, and the color scheme seems like a definite callback to the legendary Pokemon collector. After engaging in conversation with him, Pikami confidently says, “My Pikachu is the strongest in the world!” This begins Side Mission 107: The World's Greatest Pikachu, Pikami challenges the player to a 1v1 against his highest level Pikachu. In battle, the young fighter catches his poke ball like Ash before throwing it down.
If Ash and Pikachu come across the Easter Egg before players are ready for battle, there are a few ways to find Pikachu for yourself. Pokemon Legends: ZA. Of course, they can only play through the game until they reach Wild Area 3, where some Pikachus are hanging out. Or they can evolve Pichu, which can be found in Wild Zone 1. And for fans of the series, it will be cool to fight an Ash clone.
Of course there are many other discoveries waiting for players, some more secret than others. For example, an error to imitate the shiny Pokemon in Mythology: ZA was recently uncovered, allowing poachers to capture some clones to trade.
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October 16, 2025
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Everyone 10+ / Fantasy violence, in-game purchases
