Pokémon Legends: Z-A · Guide
Wild Pokémon in Legends: Z-A
Find Z-A Wild Zone and city encounter rules, capture controls, HP and status effects, and what returning, fast travel and benches establish about respawning.
Where wild Pokémon appear
Lumiose has 20 Wild Zones that open as the story advances. Pokémon also appear at other city locations and in separate static encounters. A zone-level listing tells you which species are recorded there; use the map to inspect supported spawn points.
Wild Pokémon are visible in the environment. Some may flee or react to a nearby trainer, so approach from cover when you need time to prepare.
| Area | Access | Recorded species/forms |
|---|---|---|
| Wild Zone 01 | Start Main Mission 003 | 7 |
| Wild Zone 02 | Start Main Mission 005 | 6 |
| Wild Zone 03 | Start Main Mission 005 | 8 |
| Wild Zone 04 | Start Main Mission 005 | 6 |
| Wild Zone 05 | Start Main Mission 005 | 9 |
| Wild Zone 06 | Start Main Mission 005 | 9 |
| Wild Zone 07 | Start Main Mission 010 | 9 |
| Wild Zone 08 | Start Main Mission 010 | 7 |
| Wild Zone 09 | Start Main Mission 010 | 10 |
| Wild Zone 10 | Start Main Mission 010 | 8 |
| Wild Zone 11 | Start Main Mission 015 | 9 |
| Wild Zone 12 | Start Main Mission 015 | 10 |
| Wild Zone 13 | Start Main Mission 015 | 7 |
| Wild Zone 14 | Start Main Mission 020 | 7 |
| Wild Zone 15 | Start Main Mission 020 | 13 |
| Wild Zone 16 | Start Main Mission 025 | 9 |
| Wild Zone 17 | Start Main Mission 025 | 7 |
| Wild Zone 18 | Start Main Mission 030 | 10 |
| Wild Zone 19 | Start Main Mission 030 | 7 |
| Wild Zone 20 | Start Main Mission 039 | 74 |
Read conditions per encounter
Time and weather apply to individual spawn records, not automatically to every way of finding a species. The map and Pokémon profiles read those conditions from the same encounter records. Unlisted restrictions are not treated as confirmed unrestricted availability.
| Pokémon | Time | Weather | Spawn records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goomy | Not specified | Requires Rain | 21 |
| Sliggoo | Not specified | Requires Rain | 21 |
| Helioptile | Day | Requires Sunny conditions | 1 |
| Riolu | Day | Requires Sunny conditions | 2 |
| Riolu | Day | No weather condition recorded | 2 |
| Skarmory | Not specified | Not during Rain | 1 |
Use Pokémon profiles and Map together
Open a Pokémon profile to compare its recorded routes and conditions. Open a map result to inspect the corresponding marker and its encounter rows. A Pokémon profile links back to those same locations, including separate forms and static encounters where recorded.
Approach, catch and revisit encounters
Wild Pokémon are visible before a battle. Approach from behind when possible, and use HP reduction or a status condition when you need a better capture opportunity.
After an ordinary wild Pokémon is defeated, stars above it signal one final capture attempt. Throw promptly: if that last ball fails, the Pokémon disappears.
Fast travel, waiting and natural day/night changes can refresh ordinary encounters. A refresh does not guarantee that an emptied spawn point immediately generates another Pokémon; check its current state and the active conditions.