Will Pokémon Legends: Z-A Take Place In The Past Or Future?

The upcoming already has a teaser trailer and a location, but there's no confirmation yet about what time period it takes place. The game will be the second in the new line of games, which started with a journey to Sinnoh's past in The games take place alongside the main story games, further building on their worlds. By separating the games from the main titles, they're allowed to travel to different locations and even different times.

sent players back in time to a period before Pokémon and humans learned how to co-exist. Speculation abounds regarding whether will also take place in the past, or whether it will travel to the future, instead. It was announced that the game will be based in the Paris-inspired Lumiose City, within the Kalos Region of But there's been no confirmation yet about its time period.

The official announcement trailer of on The Official Pokémon YouTube channel states that the game will take place in Lumiose City. Players will embark on a new adventure in a city that's undergoing an "." The story will unfold in a period of rebuilding, to make the city a home for humans and Pokémon to coexist peacefully.

The video shows a rendering of a building with some people and a large Pikachu, drawn with what seems to be traditional pencil and paper. As the trailer progresses, though, the style shifts to a futuristic view consisting of neon blue, style lines. A new city rises, made up of those glowing lines.

Viewers are given a glimpse of city sidewalks, restaurant tables, beautiful arch overpasses, and more. Colorful computer renderings show Pokémon and people living together in this city. For the final shot, the image changes back to a weathered paper, with a hand-drawn overview of Lumiose City. The merging of old and new styles makes it hard to determine what time period the game will be set in.

After watching the trailer, most people assumed that would take place in the future. The video's style strongly suggests a futuristic setting, as the city is