The Pokemon Company has just officially announced that Pokemon Legends: Z-A has sold 5.8 million copies in its first week on physical and digital store shelves. A sort of spiritual successor/continuation of Pokemon X/Y, there was a lot of hype surrounding Pokemon Legends: Z-A before its release, and it seems that hype has translated directly to sales.
Back in January 2022, The Pokemon Company released Pokemon Legends: Arceus for the original Nintendo Switch. What set Arceus apart from its mainline siblings was its unique action-based gameplay that saw players catching Pokemon in real-time. Pokemon Legends: Z-A continues to evolve this more action-focused gameplay formula while taking players back to Lumiose City.
In a statement released to press on October 24, 2025, The Pokemon Company confirmed that Pokemon Legends: Z-A had sold 5.8 million copies worldwide since its launch on October 16. The Pokemon Company also announced that nearly half of these launch week sales were for the Nintendo Switch 2 version of the game.
Recently, Famitsu reported that Pokemon Legends: Z-A had sold 1.486 million copies in Japan alone, with 613,000 of those being the Nintendo Switch 2 version, and 872,000 being the...
