Pokémon Legends: Z-A | Ranked Battle Season 19 Details Revealed

A special themed season focused on early-game Pokémon is on the way for Ranked Battles.

A special themed season focused on early-game Pokémon is on the way for Ranked Battles.

The Pokémon Company has announced Ranked Battle Season 19 for Pokémon Legends: Z-A, which will run from October 29, 2026 to November 13, 2026.

This is a special themed season that restricts eligible Pokémon to those you meet at the very start of your adventure. Only the starter Pokémon and those found in Wild Zone 1 (Lumiose Pokédex Nos. 001–026 and 052–054), including their evolutions and Mega Evolutions, can be used. Teams are limited to three Pokémon, with no duplicates of the same species allowed. All Pokémon are set to Level 50 for the duration of each battle, which lasts three minutes.

Rewards for the season place a strong emphasis on training items. Players can earn large quantities of Exp. Candy XL along with Nuggets and a Big Nugget depending on the rank they reach. Several previously available Mega Stones also return as rank-up rewards:

• Swampertite | Reach Rank T
• Sceptilite | Reach Rank U
• Baxacalibrite | Reach Rank V
• Chesnaughtite | Reach Rank W
• Delphoxite | Reach Rank X
• Greninjite | Reach Rank Y
• Delphoxite | Reach Rank X
• Chesnaughtite | Reach Rank W
• Baxacalibrite | Reach Rank V
• Sceptilite | Reach Rank U
• Swampertite | Reach Rank T
• Blazikenite | Reach Rank S

Season 19 begins at 15:00 JST on October 29, 2026 (06:00 UTC / 07:00 BST) and ends at 10:59 JST on November 13, 2026 (01:59 UTC / 01:59 GMT). Ranked Battles require a Nintendo Switch Online membership.

UPCOMING NINTENDO RELEASES: (As of October 22, 2026) 

November 2026:

• Games & DLC:
  • (NS2) The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time | November 5, 2026
  • (NS2) Pikmin 4 – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Dandori Academy | November 12, 2026
• amiibo:
  • Noir Dedede & Hydra amiibo (Kirby Air Riders) | November 12, 2026
  • Sword Kirby & Dragoon amiibo (Kirby Air Riders) | November 12, 2026

December 2026:

• Games & DLC:
  • (NS2) Xenoblade Chronicles 3 – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition | December 3, 2026 (Digital & Physical)

Holiday / Late 2026:

• Games & DLC:
  • (NS2 DLC) Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Expansion Pass Wave 2 | Holiday 2026
  • (DLC) Pokémon Pokopia Expansion Pass: Part 2 | Late 2026

January 2027:

• Games & DLC:
  • (NS2) Metroid Ravenous | January 28, 2027
• amiibo:
  • Chozo amiibo (Metroid Ravenous) | January 28, 2027
  • Samus amiibo (Metroid Ravenous) | January 28, 2027
  • Samus (Metroid Suit) amiibo (Metroid Ravenous) | January 28, 2027

February 2027:

• Games & DLC:
  • (NS2) Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity – Definitive Edition | February 25, 2027

2027 Onwards:

• Games & DLC:
  • (NS2) Kirby and the World Beyond | Spring 2027
  • (NS2) Pokémon Wind and Pokémon Waves | 2027
  • (NS2 DLC) Pokémon Pokopia Expansion Pass: Part 3 | 2027
  • (NS2 DLC) Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Expansion Pass Wave 3 | 2027
  • (NS2) Xenoblade Genesis | 2027
• amiibo:
  • Mega Man amiibo (Mega Man: Dual Override) | Spring 2027
  • Proto Man amiibo (Mega Man: Dual Override) | Spring 2027
  • Young Link amiibo (The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time) | 2027
  • Young Zelda amiibo (The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time) | 2027

Source: Serebii