Pokémon Legends: Z-A was released back in October 2025, but it's still receiving seasonal updates and occasionally new content. After hosting the Mega Dimension DLC, we're about to get a new season soon, and Game Freak is changing things up quite a bit.
According to the Pokémon blog, sweeping changes are coming, and they might be polarizing for some players still keeping up with the game.
According to Game Freak, a "special season of Pokémon Z-A" is coming via Season 8. Set to kick off on March 11 at 11AM PT and ending on April 1 at 6:59PM PT, this special season has a specific ruleset that restricts who you can use: "Pokémon that have Mega Evolutions first introduced in the Pokémon Legends: Z-A game or the Mega Dimension DLC—including Zygarde and Mythical Pokémon."
The big takeaway here is that it restricts the type of Pokémon you can use, full stop. But there's another big proviso: held items are limited as well. If you have a sanctioned Mega Evolution, they're allowed to use their respective Mega Stone as their held item. Otherwise, all other held items are ineligible to use in Season 8. That's right:...
