This is How You Find All Legendary and Mythical Pokemon in Legends: Z-A

Pokemon Legends: Z-A‘s Mega Dimension DLC reintroduces a whopping total of 9 Legendary Pokemon and 11 Mythical Pokemon, and you can actually catch them all immediately. Pokemon Legends: Z-A had 230 Pokemon in its base-game Pokedex, encompassing all the critters from the Kalos region as well as several other pocket monsters. However, there were only one Gen 7 and one Gen 8 Pokemon in the form of Drampa and Falinks, respectively, with no Gen 9 critters present.

In the post-launch period, events were made available for Diancie and Mewtwo in Pokemon Legends: Z-A, bringing the total number of critters in the game to 232. Now, the Mega Dimension DLC adds another 132 Pokemon and several regional forms to the mix, including multiple Legendary and Mythical Pokemon for players to collect. Some of them are part of the story, whereas others are post-game only and even require special steps to get. However, fans discovered that they are all available to catch right now, with no events needed.

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Here’s How to Get All Legendary and Mythical Pokemon in Pokemon Legends: Z-A’s Mega Dimension DLC (and Shiny Too)

The returning Pokemon in Pokemon Legends: Z-A‘s DLC include a variety of Legendaries and Mythicals. The following list includes all returning Legendary and Mythical Pokemon and how to get them:

• Legendary:
  • Heatran: Progress through the Mega Dimension DLC story and make a 3-star or 4-star Donut to access Hyperspace Lumiose. Then, battle Mega Heatran and catch it.
  • Groudon: Progress through the Mega Dimension DLC story and make an Omega Old-Fashioned Donut to unlock the battle against Primal Groudon.
  • Kyogre: Progress through the Mega Dimension DLC story and make an Alpha Old-Fashioned Donut to unlock the battle against Primal Kyogre.
  • Rayquaza: Progress through the Mega Dimension DLC story and make a Delta Old-Fashioned Donut to unlock the battle against Mega Rayquaza.
  • Latias: Via special scan.
  • Latios: Via special scan.
  • Virizion: Via special scan.
  • Terrakion: Via special scan.
  • Cobalion: Via special scan.
• Mythical:
  • Darkrai: Progress through the Mega Dimension DLC story and make a Bad Dreams Cruller Donut to unlock the battle against Mega Darkrai.
  • Genesect: Get Side Mission 191: Collecting Four Drives from the shady man who sells new TMs in Pokemon Legends: Z-A, which will require you to buy the four Drives from him for Mega Shards. Each Drive, Douse, Shock, Burn, and Chill, costs 540 Mega Shards. After that, follow the directions of the quest to find Genesect, battle it, and catch it.
  • Marshadow: Get Side Mission 192: The Stealthy Shadow from Gardie, located in Jaune Sector 11, then head to the battle courtyard near Wild Zone 20 late in the day. When the shadow from the tower hits the middle of the courtyard, a Poke Ball, Marshadow will appear, and you will be able to battle it and catch it. It’s worth noting that the shadow of the tower will reach the courtyard at around dusk, and you will need the weather conditions to be sunny, as otherwise the tower won’t cast its shadow.
  • Meltan and Melmetal: Get Side Mission 193: Dreams of Meltan in Rouge Sector 1, then battle and catch Meltan. A Hyperspace area will appear, and you need a Donut to access it. Once inside, follow the quest steps to get Melmetal.
  • Volcanion: Get Side Mission 194: Volcanion Unleashed at Mable’s lab and follow the steps of the mission. This will make Volcanion spawn, so you will be able to battle and catch it.
  • Magearna: Get Side Mission 195: Restarting Magearna from Jett at Quasartico. Collect 999 Mega Shards and talk to Jett again, who will award you both Magearna and Mega Magearna’s Mega Stone.
  • Hoopa: Get Side Mission 196: The Djinn Unbound from Taunie/Urbain at Hotel Z. Follow the step quests and enter Hyperspace Lumiose with a 4-star or 5-star Donut, then battle and defeat Hoopa Unbound to unlock the Pokemon.
  • Zeraora: Purchase Canari Bread from Terragon at Racine Construction, then find a kid on the rooftops of Vert Sector 3. Trade him the Canari Bread for Popping Candy, then go to Hotel Z and talk to Ansha. You have to bake a Plazma-Glazed Donut for Zeraora, then Emma will call and give you Side Mission EX3: Raging Lightning. Follow the quest steps to defeat Mega Zeraora and catch it.
  • Keldeo: Via special scan.
  • Meloetta: Via special scan.

The special scans needed to obtain some Legendary and Mythical Pokemon will only become available after beating the DLC’s story. At this point, you will receive more survey tasks to complete, and once you get 25,000 points or more, you can go back to Corbeau and Philippe. Here, Philippe will give you the option to start a special scan, which will open a new portal to Pokemon Legends: Z-A‘s Hyperspace Lumiose.

This portal can contain one of the exclusive Legendary or Mythical Pokemon, but it’s random, and it’s a rare occurrence. This means that it will take some time to find all the Legendary and Mythical Pokemon in Legends: Z-A, but it can be done right now with no time-gated content.

Furthermore, for those looking for shiny critters, the following Legendary Pokemon can be shiny:

• Latias
• Latios
• Virizion
• Terrakion
• Cobalion

There are new shiny hunting methods in Pokemon Legends: Z-A‘s DLC, too, so you can use them to have increased chances of getting these critters as shiny. More importantly, you can save in front of the portal, and if you find one in the special scan portals that is not shiny, there is a fix. You can close the game, reboot it, and on the title screen, press the up arrow key, X, and B simultaneously to load the previous hard save in your game, bypassing all subsequent autosaves.

Systems

Released

October 16, 2025

ESRB

Everyone 10+ / Fantasy Violence, In-Game Purchases

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