This is not a drill – Pokemon Legends: Z-A finally has a release date, and we can all look forward to the latest RPG arriving on Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 in October.

Specifically, it’ll be launching on October 16 – not an unprecedented month for Pokemon launches, although still a bit of a surprise since they often tend to fall in November. Less time to wait than expected can only be good news to fans, though, with our return to Pokemon X and Y’s Kalos region officially less than five months away.

In addition, a press release confirms that our next Pokemon Presents stream will take place on July 22. Although it’s not yet been confirmed how long the stream will be or exactly what it’ll show, it seems pretty dang likely that we’ll see a bit more of Legends: Z-A during that.

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