The upcomingPokémon Legends: Z-Awill follow inLegends: Arceus’footsteps, this time offering players a glimpse into another time period for the Kalos region. WhileLegends: Arceuswas set in the broader Sinnoh region,Pokémon Legends: Z-Awill be specifically set within Luminose City, giving players a much better look at the grand, Paris-inspired city. Naturally, fan-favorite Pokémon are bound to reappear with impressive redesigns to match the time period, but also the ancestors or descendants of notable characters.
Of course, many are unsurewhenPokémon Legends: Z-Awill be set, which makes it unclear whether fans will be seeing the great-great-great-great-grandparents of Kalos-born characters or their children’s children and so on. However,Arceushad lots of ancestor characters, which set the precedent for futureLegendsgames to do the same, such as how Commander Kamado is the ancestor of Professor Rowan or how Cyllene is the ancestor of Team Galactic’s leader, Cyrus. While it remains to be seen exactly who will appear, there are plenty of great options.
10Dexio & Sina, The Professor’s Assistans
The Heroes Of Kalos
Dexio and Sina are the assistants to Professor Sycamore inPokémon X and Y,who assist the player in a number of ways throughout the game. The two have since appeared inPokémon Sun and Moon, where they served as handy exposition characters who offered advice on various gameplay mechanics, like mega evolutions.It wouldn’t be surprising to see ancestors or descendants of the duo pop up inLegends: Z-Ahaving carried on the legacy, or indeed started it, of being assistants to the Kalos region Pokémon professor.
Of course, Dexio and Sina are also the dynamic masked heroes who tend to pop up after the player has beaten the bad guys.Seeing their hero personas carry on, much like another character inPokémon X & Y, would be fun for fansand would give them insight into how these masked personas started or continued. However, even if they don’t appear inLegends: Z-A, they could turn up in DLC, thus fixing one ofLegends: Arceus’biggest mistakes.
9Alexa & Viola, The Other Dueo From Pokémon X & Y
Sisters In Crime In Kalos
Much like the other duo, Sina and Dexio, inPokémon X & Y, it would make perfect sense to see descendants or ancestors of the sisters Alexa and Viola inLegends: Z-A. Alexa is the resident journalist in Luminose City, andthe redevelopment plans and whatever nefarious deeds are happening in the background of that would make for the perfect breakout story for a budding child or ancestor of hers. The player could assist them in covering the goings-on or have them just pop up in the background as a nosy investigative journalist.
Similarly, Viola is the Gym Leader of the Santalune Gym inPokémon X & Y, and it would be great to see how her legacy carries on.Her descendant or ancestor could, much like her, enjoy photography and accompany the budding journalistin their capers to uncover the truth behind the redevelopment of Luminose City. It’s not hard to see how their ancestors or descendants would fit easily intoPokémon Legends: Z-A, with there being plenty of story potential.
8Trevor, The Pokédex Expert
Pokédex Expert’s Relatives Could Appear
Trevor is the budding Pokédex expert who is constantly challenging the player to see who has logged the most entries in their Pokedexes. IfPokémon Legends: Z-Ais to have a similar character, thenit would make sense that it would be someone to who Trevor passed down his love for discovering new Pokémon to or had passed that passion down to him. It would be a fun nod to thePokemon X & Ygames, as well as an interesting way to incorporatePokémon Legend: Arceus’focus on filling the Pokédex intoZ-A.
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There will almost certainly be ancestors or descendants of all the player’s main group of friends inPokemon X & Y, as they play a big role in their adventure. However, Trevor feels like the one who would be the easiest to incorporate, especially thanks to his overall love of Pokedexes. IfLegends: Z-Adoes put as much emphasis on the Pokedex asArceusdid, then it’s almost guaranteed that some form of Trevor’s family will pop up.
7Xerosic From Team Flare
The Evil Scientist
Xerosic is the truly terrible and nefarious scientist who works on experimental projects for Team Flare inPokémon X & Y. He’s the one responsible for turning Emma into Essentia and getting her to inadvertently commit crimes by remotely controlling her suit.He’s a bad guy and one of the worst when it comes to Team Flare’s group of scientists, which is why an ancestor or descendant of his is surely going to turn up in some capacity inPokémon Legends: Z-A.
It’s also certainly possible that someone who was inspired by his work might show up, rather than a direct descendant, and assume his identity. Of course, this would only work ifPokémon Legends: Z-Awas set in the future.
Much like howLegends: Arceusmade the ancestors of the villainous characters good and vice versa,Legends: Z-Acould make Xerosic’s ancestor or descendant a good person who wants to aid in the redevelopment of Luminose City. It’s also very likely that a family relation of Xerosic would continue his love of experimental science and create something similar to the Expansion Suit. Regardless, it would not be surprising to see an ancestor or descendant of Xerosic appear, if only briefly, inLegends: Z-A.
6Clemont’s Relative May Appear In Legends: Z-A
Luminose City Gym Leader
It feels almost guaranteed that fans will see some form of descendant or ancestor of Clemont inPokémon Legends: Z-A. He is the Luminose City Gym Leader and a quirky inventor, who sets up his future family, or his past family, to be a big part of Luminose City’s redevelopment.Whether it’s his children inventing new tools to help with the construction of Luminose City, or his great-grandparents being pivotal in the overall design, it’s easy to see how they’d slot into the story.
5Emma From X & Y’s Postgame
Owner Of The Looker Bureau
Emma is a more prominent character inPokemon X and Y’spost-game content, where players interact with the secret international detective, Looker. Her story is directly intertwined with both Looker and Xerosic, as she is tricked into doing Xerosic’s doing, which Looker is subsequently investigating. She gets taken in by Looker, who wants to do his best to protect her, and by the end of their questline, hands her the keys to the Looker Bureau and lets her do what she wants with it.
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Emma also takes on the role of Essentia, which was initially Xerosic’s creation but that she adopts once he gives her all the technology before being taken to prison.Seeing what happens to both Essentia and the Looker Bureau building in the future would be a lot of fun for fanswho invested in the post-game content ofPokémon X & Y. Of course, this would only really work ifPokémon Legends: Z-Awas set in the future, and not the Kalos region’s past.
4Olympia Is One Of The More Memorable Characters
The Psychic Gym Leader
Olympia is the psychic Gym Leader of Anistar Gym inPokémon X & Y,but most importantly, is constantly talking about the future.It is referenced inPokémon X & Ythat Olympia can see into the future of whoever touches her wrist, and in the anime, she helps Ash and his friends by predicting the future and preventing Team Rocket from completing their dastardly plans. A game set in Kalos' future would feel incomplete without the descendants of the woman who can literally predict the future.
It could even be that Olympia shows the player the future of Luminose City, and that vision is the story ofPokémon Legends: Z-A. It would be an interesting approach to the game’s story, and would allow her, or her descendants to feature heavily in the game. However, much like Emma, this wouldn’t work as well ifLegends: Z-Ais set in the past, although her ancestors could easily feature with similar powers.
3Diantha’s Ancestors & Descendants Just Make Sense
The Kalos Region Champion
Dianthia is one of a few characters inPokémon X and Ywho are pretty much guaranteed to have their ancestor or descendant appear inLegends: Z-A, as she is the Kalos region Champion during the events ofX and Y.It would be a fun twist to have her descendant struggle with living up to her reputation, or have her ancestor come from nothing to show where her drive came from. There are plenty of story directionsLegends: Z-Acould go into incorporate Dianthia
She is also a famous movie star inPokémon X & Y,and that angle could also be explored inLegends: Z-A. For example,her children could all grow up to be spoiled brats who have a hand in the redevelopment of Luminose City, such as by helping advertise it. Suffice it to say,Pokémon Legends: Z-Awill almost certainly include some form of reference to Dianthia as she’s just too magnificent to leave out.
2Professor Sycamore From Pokémon X & Y
The Kalos Region’s Pokémon Professor
Considering howPokémon Legends: Arceushad Commander Kamado be the ancestor of Professor Rowan fromPokémon Diamond and Pearl,there will almost certainly be a descendant or ancestor of Professor Sycamore inLegends: Z-A. However, it’s not clear whetherLegends: Z-Awill go in the same direction asArceusby having Sycamore’s ancestor or descendant be one of the villains. It’s a fun twist, although it would be unlikely that Game Freak would pull the same trick twice.
Alternatively,Professor Sycamore’s descendant or ancestor could be a Pokémon professor in training who needs help from the player to learn more about them. They could be friends with the ancestors or descendants of Dexio and Sina, to tie it back toPokemon X and Y.Of course, much like how Professor Sycamore basically has to appear, there are a plethora ofPokémon that have to be inLegends: Z-Ain order to not only appease fans, but also to help showcase how the Kalos region Pokémon have evolved too.
1Lysandre, The X & Y Antagonist
The Leader Of Team Flare
One of the best aspects ofPokémon Legends: Arceuswas getting to see Cyrus', the malicious leader of Team Galactic, ancestor, Cyllene. There is a very good chance thatPokemon Legends: Z-Awill pull the same move with Lysandre,showing players how his descendants evolved after his attempts at bringing about his beautiful world or how his ancestors shared his beliefs and handed them down.There are plenty of roads thatLegends: Z-Acould go down when it comes to fleshing out Lysandre even more through his family.
No matter how his descendants or ancestors are incorporated intoPokémon Legends: Z-A, they’ll help flesh out one ofPokémon’sgreatest villains. While it’s not guaranteed that fans will see his family inLegends: Z-A, it’s very likely, especially if it follows a similar trend toArceus. Nevertheless,Pokémon Legends: Z-Awill be much better off for including at least a small cameo that references Lysandre.
