Season 3 Is Coming Soon to the Z-A Battle Club
A new season of Pokémon Legends: Z-A Ranked Battles is coming soon! This is your opportunity to climb the ranks of the Z-A Battle Club, receive useful items for training your Pokémon, and earn special rewards that can’t normally be obtained through regular gameplay.

One such reward is Chesnaughtite—the Mega Stone required to Mega Evolve Chesnaught—which Trainers can claim by reaching Rank S during Season 3. You’ll be able to join the action by launching your game, pressing the X Button to open the main menu, selecting Link Play, and then selecting Ranked Battles.

Delphoxite and Greninjite—the Mega Stones required to Mega Evolve Delphox and Greninja, respectively—will also be redistributed as promotion rewards during Season 3. Delphoxite can be earned by reaching Rank V, and Greninjite can be earned by reaching Rank Y. Even if you’re new to Ranked Battles, this is your opportunity to earn Delphoxite and Greninjite!

Event Schedule

Thursday, November 27, 2025, at 06:00 UTC to Thursday, December 18, 2025, at 01:59 UTC

Battle Format

Eligible Pokémon

• Lumiose Pokédex No. 001–231 are eligible to participate.
• Regional forms of Pokémon with eligible Pokédex numbers may be used.
• Only one Pokémon of a given species may be registered for battle.
• Mega-Evolved Pokémon introduced in the Pokémon Legends: Z-A – Mega Dimension DLC are not allowed.
• Only one of the following special Pokémon may be included on your team:

Xerneas
Yveltal
Zygarde
Diancie

Pokémon Levels

• Pokémon between Lv. 1 and Lv. 100 are eligible to participate.
• All Pokémon will automatically be set to Lv. 50 during battles.

Held Items

• Pokémon are allowed to hold items.
• Duplicate held items are not allowed.
• Mega Stones obtained in the Pokémon Legends: Z-A – Mega Dimension DLC are not allowed.

Time Limit

• Total Time: 3 minutes

Rewards

Ranked Battles in the Z-A Battle Club offer three kinds of rewards.

Battle rewards: You will be eligible to receive this kind of reward at the end of each battle, regardless of whether you ended the battle with a win or loss.

Promotion rewards: You will be eligible to receive this kind of reward upon rising in rank. The promotion reward for reaching Rank S during Season 3 is a Chesnaughtite stone. The promotion reward for reaching Rank V during Season 3 is a Delphoxite stone, and the promotion reward for reaching Rank Y during Season 3 is a Greninjite stone.

Battle rewards and promotion rewards include useful items for training your Pokémon—such as Mega Shards that can be exchanged for various Mega Stones—so don’t miss out!

Season rewards: You will be eligible to obtain this kind of reward based on the rank you’ve reached at the end of each season. See below for the list of season rewards obtainable during Ranked Battles Season 3.

Rank A

• Safari Ball ×3
• Gold Bottle Cap ×1
• Bottle Cap ×3
• Seed of Mastery ×3
• Big Nugget ×1

Ranks B–E

• Safari Ball ×2
• Gold Bottle Cap ×1
• Bottle Cap ×2
• Seed of Mastery ×2
• Nugget ×2

Ranks F–K

• Bottle Cap ×1
• Seed of Mastery ×1
• Nugget ×2

Ranks L–R

• Seed of Mastery ×1
• Nugget ×1

Rank S and Below

• Nugget ×1

• The Mega Stones obtainable as promotion rewards during this season are planned to be redistributed in future seasons.
• It is possible to have no more than one of each kind of Mega Stone. If you already have a certain kind of Mega Stone, you will be unable to receive another.
• Pokémon that Mega Evolve using Mega Stones obtained as Ranked Battles rewards do not count toward the completion of the Mega Evolution Pokédex.
• Your rank will not decrease during the season. When a new season begins, your rank will reset to Rank Z.
• After you reach a certain point in the story, Mega Shards can be traded at Quasartico Inc. in exchange for certain other Mega Stones.

What Are Ranked Battles?

Ranked Battles in Pokémon Legends: Z-A are online matches that test your real-time battling skills against other Trainers around the world. You’ll earn points based on your placement in these four-player battles—earn enough points, and you’ll be promoted to the next rank. You will start off at Rank Z and can compete to climb the ranks all the way to the ultimate Rank A.

Launch attacks from places your opponents don’t expect or sweep through groups of opponents as you lead your partner Pokémon to victory by making full use of a variety of moves.​ Check out our Ranked Battles guide for more information on how to earn points, along with other gameplay tips.

Notes and Terms of Use

• Nintendo Switch Online membership (sold separately) and Nintendo Account required for online features. Membership auto-renews after initial term at the then-current price unless canceled. Not available in all countries. Internet access required for online features. Terms apply. nintendo.com/purchase-terms/
• Battle data and results will be provided to Nintendo Co., Ltd., and The Pokémon Company (and its subsidiaries).
• Players engaging in or exhibiting the following may receive penalties and be restricted from participating in future online events.

1. Use of unauthorized methods to alter game save data, use of Pokémon that have data altered via altering code, or use of Pokémon created via altering code
2. Significantly large number of disconnects during battle, from when your opponent has been decided to when the match results have been fully sent to the server (please ensure a stable connection environment when connecting to the internet)
3. Troubling behavior that could affect other participants or make others feel unpleasant
4. Actions that would obstruct battles and operations, such as hacking
5. Registering with incorrect information or impersonating another player
6. Using multiple Nintendo Accounts to participate in the same competition
7. Intentionally manipulating wins and losses by using multiple devices or sets of save data (or collaborating with others to do so)
8. Other actions that operation hosts determine to be inappropriate