Pokémon Legends: Z-A is bringing back a major feature that hasn’t been seen in mainline Pokémon games since Pokémon Emerald on the Game Boy Advance in 2004 — 60 frames per second (FPS) gameplay. This marks a significant technical upgrade for the series, as most Pokémon games since then have operated at 30 FPS.
Pokémon Legends: Z-A will be the first main series Pokémon game entirely playable at 60 FPS since Pokémon Emerald.
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The only other main series games at 60 FPS are the rest of the Gen 3 games and the Gen 5 games (in-battle only).
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While Generation 5 games (Pokémon Black/White and Black/White 2) did feature 60 FPS battle sequences, this was limited to just those portions of the game. Pokémon Legends: Z-A is being advertised with 60 FPS throughout the entire game experience.
