“Pokémon Legends: Z-A,” the first “Pokémon” game to launch on the Switch 2, is nearly here, and Nintendo has revealed a Snorlax-sized amount of Pokémon that will appear in the game. The news comes alongside an hour-long demo of the game, a sequel to 2022’s open-world spinoff “Pokémon Legends: Arceus,” that showcased the new catching and battling mechanics.

To start off, there is more character customization than any previous “Pokémon” game. You can dress your trainer in dozens of different hairstyles, outfits, hats, glasses, backpacks — the possibilities are endless, making your character feel more personalized than ever before. Once your outfit is set, it’s time to actually catch some Pokémon in the wide-open Lumiose City from “Pokémon X and Y.”

Lumiose City is divided into wild zones,

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