Pokémon Legends: Arceus Easter Egg Was Teasing Legends: Z-A All Along

There is a very straightforward Easter egg in that was teasing the existence of long before its official announcement., released in 2022, was the first of the mainline titles to deviate from the core gameplay style of the franchise and offer a different approach. While it still focuses on catching monsters and using them in battle, obtaining them in nature is quite different, as the game takes on an action RPG system. Now, the game is getting something of a sequence with the release of , set to arrive in 2025.

From the teaser trailer shown during Pokémon Day 2024’s Pokémon Presents event, this new game will be set in the region of Kalos, originally introduced in Generation 6 with. The video showcases a Pikachu running through a neon-structured outline of Lumiouse City and highlights several other creatures, mostly from Gen 6 games, such as Sylveon and Aegislash. ’s announcement was something of a surprise, as all rumors and alleged leaks pointed toward Gen 5 remakes. Curiously enough, however, the new game had already been teased years ago, within .

As highlighted in a post made by the user Novel_Marketing_5425 on Reddit over two years ago, the T-shirts used by the protagonists at the start of the game were hinting at upcoming releases, including. It is important to note that the initial female and male T-shirts are different from one another.

The hint at a Kalo-set game lies within the male’s clothing. The T-shirt they are wearing in is a direct reference to the one that is given as an alternative choice for players at the beginning of, as stated by the Reddit user.

It is composed of a square-shaped logo with a red ball and a blue structure around it, mimicking a portion of a Poké Ball. At the time of the game’s release in 2022, this seemed like nothing more than a nod at Kalos and not an actual Easter egg teasing the future release of, a new game set in the Gen 6 region.

At the time, the Reddit user made theories about how that could eventually tie in with the