A terrifying reveal may be incoming forPokémon Legends: Z-A, according to a new social media post. In recent days, official Pokémon social media channels have done an excellent job promoting their streams and video reveals - remember theDJ Pikachu ahead of Pokémon Presents? This one takes on a decidedly darker tone, though, with horror-movie visuals and a serious warning for the unprepared.
Shared this morning by the officialPokémonX (formerly Twitter) account, the teaser features a lab-coated hand reaching out for a rusty fence at night. A dark, possibly abandoned building lies silent on the other side. The post is captioned “Viewer discretion advised,” suggestingsomething scary will be revealed during an upcoming YouTube Premiere- scheduled for 6 AM PDT on August 21.
Pokémon Is Teasing Something Big For Legends: Z-A
What The Teaser Could Mean
Whatever this latest teaser could suggest,it almost certainly hints at something big coming toPokémon Legends: Z-A(based on theLegends Z-Ahashtag, naturally).
Some players seemed to theorizeit was connected to an earlier image posted by The Pokémon Companythat depicted a fisheye lens view of a creepy, abandoned hallway, its floor littered with purple splotches. If you look closely, the fence in this image has some similar stains.
It certainly has similar vibes: both images suggest a kind of paranormal investigation structure for the new video. That meansit’s almost certainly revealing something about a Ghost-type Pokémon, or at least something with a ghostly slant to it.
Admittedly, between the found-footage horror movie aesthetic and the purple paint splatters,it’s impossible for me not to think of Gengar. I wouldn’t be surprised at all if the big reveal had something to do with everyone’s favorite Ghost-Poison type, maybesome kind of Rogue Mega Gengar, or something else entirely.
It could even bean original PokémonforLegends Z-A, but since we haven’t seen anything else from the big reveal at this early stage, it’s impossible to say with any kind of certainty.
Legends: Z-A New Video Premieres On August 21
What To Expect From The Premiere
Either way, we won’t have to wait long to figure out. The premiere of the new video Pokémon is building towards iscurrently scheduled for August 21, at 6 AM PT/9 AM ET.
Since it’s not a livestream, it seems like you’ll have to tune in via YouTube for this premiere - no Twitch watchalongs this time. We’re also anticipating a fairly brief video, likely coming in at just a couple of minutes to reveal one thing, then leave us all guessing untilPokémon Legends: Z-Ais released this October.
