Z-A Royale
The Z-A Royale (Japanese: ＺＡロワイヤル Z-A Royale) is a competition held by Quasartico Inc. at night in Lumiose City to find the strongest Mega Evolution user. Those who reach Rank A may have a wish granted by the company. Notable participants include the player and Urbain/Taunie.
Overview
Participating Pokémon Trainers start at Rank Z. By defeating other Trainers in Pokémon battles in battle zones and completing bonus cards found scattered throughout them, participants can earn Ticket Points (Japanese: チケットポイント Ticket Point). A participant can earn a Challenger's Ticket upon gathering enough Ticket Points, which allows them to take on a promotion match. Winning a promotion match increases the participant's rank. The number of points required to acquire a Challenger's Ticket increases as the player's rank increases. It is said that Trainers who reach Rank A may have one wish granted by Quasartico Inc., as long as it is within their capacity to do so.
It is revealed through the course of Pokémon Legends: Z-A that AZ and Quasartico conceived of the Z-A Royale in order to find the strongest Mega Evolution user in Lumiose City. It was their belief that such a Trainer could use Mega Floette to control Ange and prevent further spread of Mega Power throughout the city. To this end, Quasartico Inc. provides certain Trainers from Rank G and above with Mega Rings in order for them to use Mega Evolution.
In the climax of the game, after both the player and Urbain/Taunie reach Rank A, they have a final battle to decide who's truly the strongest Mega Evolution user in Lumiose. The plan doesn't work regardless of who wins, causing Ange to trap Urbain/Taunie within it, absorb Floette, and become Hyperrogue Ange Floette, covering the city in vines and causing many wild Pokémon to undergo Rogue Mega Evolution. Thankfully, Ange was still stopped by the player alongside the Legendary Pokémon Zygarde, saving Lumiose from destruction.
Following the destruction of Ange, as both the player and Urbain/Taunie had reached Rank A, they can have one wish granted and they jointly wish for the Z-A Royale to continue, something that'd help everyone. Vinnie reveals that AZ also wished for this, hoping for Trainers to continue developing their skills alongside their Pokémon. As such, the Z-A Royale is transformed into the Infinite Z-A Royale. Changes include all Trainers being assigned Rank ∞, three battle zones at night instead of just one, and Challenger's Tickets now being used for reward matches at Quasartico, Inc. with various prizes.
Promotion matches
| Rank | Trainer | Reward | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Z | 
|
Zach the Driver | Promotion to Rank Y $540 |
| Y | 
|
Yvon the Office Worker | Promotion to Rank X $960 |
| X | 
|
Xavi the Grade-Schooler | Promotion to Rank W $1,260 |
| W | 
|
Rintaro the Waiter | Promotion to Rank V $1,140 |
| ??? | 
|
Vinnie of Quasartico Inc. 
|
Special promotion to Rank F $2,048  TM051 Safeguard
|
| F | 
|
Canari of DYN4MO 
|
Promotion to Rank E $2,808  TM066 Volt Switch
|
| E | 
|
Ivor of the Fist of Justice 
|
Promotion to Rank D $3,384  TM011 Bulk Up
|
| D | 
|
Corbeau of the Rust Syndicate 
|
Promotion to Rank C $3,744  TM100 Gunk Shot
|
| C | 
|
Jacinthe of the SBC 
|
Promotion to Rank B $4,248  TM020 Play Rough
|
| B | 
|
Grisham of Team Flare Nouveau 
|
Promotion to Rank A $4,536  TM104 Flare Blitz
|
| A |  
|
Urbain/Taunie of Team MZ 
|
$5,120* |
Reward matches
Opponents
The first 20 reward matches have fixed opponents. All subsequent reward matches have random opponents.
| Match | Trainer | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
|
Zach the Driver |
| 2 | 
|
Griselle of Team Flare Nouveau
|
| 3 | 
|
Lida of Team MZ
|
| 4 | 
|
Tarragon of DYN4MO
|
| 5 | 
|
Xavi the Grade-Schooler |
| 6 | 
|
Gwynn of the Fist of Justice
|
| 7 | 
|
Lebanne of the SBC
|
| 8 | 
|
Naveen of Team MZ
|
| 9 | 
|
Yvon the Office Worker |
| 10 | 
|
Rintaro the Waiter |
| 11 | 
|
Canari of DYN4MO
|
| 12 | 
|
Mani of DYN4MO
|
| 13 | 
|
Emma the Detective |
| 14 | 
|
Corbeau of the Rust Syndicate
|
| 15 |  
|
Urbain/Taunie of Team MZ
|
| 16 | 
|
Ivor of the Fist of Justice
|
| 17 | 
|
Philippe of the Rust Syndicate
|
| 18 | 
|
Jacinthe of the SBC
|
| 19 | 
|
Grisham of Team Flare Nouveau
|
| 20 | 
|
Vinnie of Quasartico Inc.
|
Other opponents
Starting from the 21st reward match, opponents are randomized from the above table, as well as the following Trainers:
| Trainer | |
|---|---|
|
Josée of the Fist of Justice
|
|
Asami the Furisode Girl |
|
Andi the Backpacker |
|
Successor Korrina (after completing Mega Dimension) |
Rewards
Completing a reward match provides the player with two rewards: a fixed quantity of a random item, and an amount of Exp. Candy depending on the player's win streak.
Completing the 15th reward match completes Main Mission 39 and awards the player with AZ's Floette and the Floettite. Completing the 20th reward match unlocks Side Mission 119.
| Item | Quantity | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Big Nugget | 1 | 13.79% |
|
HP Up | 5 | 6.90% |
|
Protein | 5 | 6.90% |
|
Iron | 5 | 6.90% |
|
Carbos | 5 | 6.90% |
|
Calcium | 5 | 6.90% |
|
Zinc | 5 | 6.90% |
|
Bottle Cap | 3 | 6.90% |
|
Metal Coat | 1 | 3.45% |
|
Whipped Dream | 1 | 3.45% |
|
Sachet | 1 | 3.45% |
|
King's Rock | 1 | 3.45% |
|
Gold Bottle Cap | 1 | 3.45% |
|
Fast Ball | 1 | 2.76% |
|
Level Ball | 1 | 2.76% |
|
Lure Ball | 1 | 2.76% |
|
Heavy Ball | 1 | 2.76% |
|
Love Ball | 1 | 2.76% |
|
Friend Ball | 1 | 2.76% |
|
Moon Ball | 1 | 2.76% |
|
Master Ball | 1 | 1.38% |
| Item | Quantity | Win Streak | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Exp. Candy M | 10 | 1–10 |
|
|
Exp. Candy M | 15 | 11–20 |
|
Exp. Candy L | 6 | 21–40 |
|
|
Exp. Candy L | 7 | 41–60 |
|
|
Exp. Candy L | 8 | 61–80 |
|
|
Exp. Candy L | 9 | 81–100 |
|
|
Exp. Candy L | 10 | 101+ |
Trivia
- The names of the first three promotion match opponents in all languages all start with the same letters as their ranks: Zach (Z), Yvon (Y), and Xavi (X).
- The name of the Rank W promotion match opponent, Rintaro, breaks this trend in English, Japanese, and Chinese, but his names in French, Italian, German, Spanish, and Korean do start with the letter W. The association of Rintaro with Rank W is furthered by the fact that Rintaro is a waiter.
- Vinnie continues this trend again for one more rank, as he is battled while the player is at Rank V. However, Vinnie's rank itself is "???" and not Rank V, and his name only starts with V in English and German.
- Although Vinnie's rank is displayed as "???", it is internally identified in the game's code as Rank G.
- The names "Yvon" and "Xavi" may reference the names "Yvonne" and "Xavier", which are the pre-release names for the Pokémon X and Y player characters Serena and Calem, respectively.
- Yvonne is also the name of Serena's counterpart in Pokémon Adventures.
- At ranks F, E, and D, each promotion match Trainer has a subordinate who specializes in a type that is immune to their own type specialty. At rank C, this is reversed (with Jacinthe and Lebanne).
- These type specialties also extend to lower members of the following organizations which are led by their respective promotion match Trainers and subordinates: DYN4MO, the Fist of Justice, the Rust Syndicate, and the SBC.
In other languages
| Language | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese | Cantonese | ZA登峰戰 ZA Dāngfūngjin |
| Mandarin | ZA登峰戰 / ZA登峰战 ZA Dēngfēngzhàn | |
| French | Royale Z-A | |
| German | Z-A Royale | |
| Italian | Royale Z-A | |
| Korean | ZA로열 ZA Royeol | |
| Spanish | Juegos Z-A | |
- Ticket Point
| Language | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese | Cantonese | 券點 |
| Mandarin | 券點 / 券点 | |
| French | Point ticket | |
| German | Ticketpunkt | |
| Italian | Punto Biglietto | |
| Korean | 티켓포인트 | |
| Spanish | Punto cupón | |
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