I Found Every Unreleased Build of Legends Z-A

What really happened to Pokémon Legends: Z-A? Initially announced as Game Freak’s most ambitious Pokémon project to date, its launch was met with massively mixed reactions. But the truth is, Legends Z-A’s development was a beta rollercoaster long before anyone ever played it. Behind the scenes, the project went through dramatic highs and lows, internal debates, shifting philosophies, and major pivots that reshaped the game multiple times over.

In this video, I walk through the entire development timeline of Legends Z-A, from the earliest days of production all the way to August 2024, the month the Teraleak breach occurred.

Using an unprecedented archive of uncharted internal material, including Game Freak’s monthly development magazine, we’re able to track the game month by month through roughly 250 dated images and 70+ videos, complete with direct developer commentary and insight.

You’ll see the full history of the project unfold: how the game evolved across playable beta builds, how delays and creative choices influenced key decisions, how core mechanics were created, reworked, or abandoned, and how those decisions ultimately shaped the final release.

This is the complete story of Pokémon Legends: Z-A; told in full, for the first time.

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