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Pokemon Legends: Z-A

Battling in the Z-A Royale Walkthrough (Main Mission 04)

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Battling in the Z-A Royale is the Main Mission 04 from Urbain / Taunie in Pokemon Legends: Z-A. Read on for a walkthrough on how to complete Battling in the Z-A Royale, how to unlock it, and its rewards!

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A New Life in Lumiose City The City in the Shadow of Prism Tower

Battling in the Z-A Royale Walkthrough

Main Mission 04 Walkthrough

Battling in the Z-A Royale Guide
1
After the cutscene, exit the hotel and speak with your rival to officially complete in Z-A Royale.

You need to earn enough ticket points by battling trainers in the battle zone. Open your main menu with the X button and you'll also see how many trainers you need to win against to get enough tickets.
2
Enter the Battle Zone for a short cutscene with Naveen, Lida, and your rival. You can then speak with your rival to heal your Pokemon in between battles.

You can also speak to Naveem who will tell you more about Prize Medals, which are dropped by defeated trainers and will reward you prize money once the night ends.

Conversely, losing a battle will cause you to give up half of your accumulated prize medals.

Naveen will also give you a Sitrus Berry that you can equip your Pokemon as a held item.
3
When ready, start exploring the battle zone and fight and win against trainers to get enough ticket points. Your goal is to win against 3 trainers to get enough ticket points.

Note: Make sure you have at least 5 Pokemon ready so you can cycle between them during fights. You can also head back to your rival to heal your Pokemon to full health.

You can also sneak behind trainers and command your Pokemon to attack their Pokemon to deal First Strike damage that deals more damage than usual!

Finally, you can also see how many wins you have on the upper right part of the screen, as well as how many tickets you have currently.
4
Once you've defeated three trainers, you'll get a summary of how many trainers you've defeated as well as how many points and medals you've accumulated during the fights.

Make your way to the nearby Pokemon Center and speak with your Rival. They will tell you that you need to fight another trainer in a Promotion Match to increase your rank.

Your first Promotion Match will be against Zach and defeating him will allow you to rank up!

Make your way to the Taxi Lot in South Boulevard and speak with your rival to start the Promotion Match against Zach.
5
Zach's Pokemon:
Lv.8 Slowpoke
Lv.9 Pidgey
Lv.9 Pikachu
Zach has a total of 3 Pokemon and will start the fight with a Lv. 8 Slowpoke, then send out a Lv.9 Pidgey, and finally a Lv.9 Pikachu.

We recommend getting an Electric-type Pokemon such as Pichu to deal with Slowpoke and Pidgey, while Bunnelby is a great match-up against Pikachu due to its immunity to Electric-types and super effective Ground-type moves.

Note: You can heal your Pokemon during the match using Potions, so make sure to switch out your main attacker with another Pokemon if you need to heal them!
How to Beat Zach
6
Defeat all of Zach's Pokemon and you'll rank up to Y Rank.

You'll also be introduced to Emma during a short cutscene, which also completes the mission!

Battling in the Z-A Royale Rewards

Promoted to Rank Y

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Winning the match against Zach will get you promoted to Rank Y and also give you 540 Pokemon Dollars.

How to Unlock Battling in the Z-A Royale

Finish A New Life in Lumiose City

Battling in the Z-A Royale is automatically unlocked after finishing the previous mission. A New Life in Lumiose City.

A New Life in Lumiose City Walkthrough (Main Mission 03)

Battling in the Z-A Royale Main Mission Details

Main Mission 04 Overview

Battling in the Z-A Royale (#04)
Battling in the Z-A Royale accepted
Given By Urbain / Taunie
Location Vert Street, Vert District
Description To take part in a promotion match, you must first take on other Trainers in the battle zone and earn yourself a ticket. Clear this initial hurdle, then reach Rank Y

Previous and Next Missions

◀ Previous Mission Next Mission ▶
A New Life in Lumiose City The City in the Shadow of Prism Tower

Pokemon Legends: Z-A Related Guides

Pokemon Legends Z-A - Story Walkthrough
Complete Story Walkthrough

Promotion Match Guides

All Promotion Matches
Zach (Rank Z) Yvon (Rank Y)
Xavi (Rank X) Rintaro (Rank W)
Vinnie (Rank V) Canari (Rank F)
Ivor (Rank E) Corbeau (Rank D)
Jacinthe (Rank C) Grisham (Rank B)

All Main Missions

No. Mission No. Mission
01 Get Your Travel Bag Back 02 Escape from the Battle Zone
03 A New Life in Lumiose City 04 Battling in the Z-A Royale
05 The City in the Shadow of Prism Tower 06 Reaching Rank X
07 Reaching Rank W 08 Reaching Rank V
09 Chase That Mysterious Pokemon 10 The Secrets of Mega Evolution
11 A Rogue Mega Slowbro 12 A Rogue Mega Camerupt
13 A Rogue Mega Victreebel 14 Reaching Rank E
15 A Job for Team MZ 16 A Rogue Mega Beedrill
17 A Rogue Mega Hawlucha 18 A Rogue Mega Banette
19 Reaching Rank D 20 A Request from the Rust Syndicate
21 A Rogue Mega Mawile 22 A Rogue Mega Barbaracle
23 A Rogue Mega Ampharos 24 Reaching Rank C
25 A Showdown on the Battle Court 26 An Invitation from the SBC
27 A Rogue Mega Froslass 28 A Rogue Mega Altaria
29 A Rogue Mega Venusaur 30 Reaching Rank B
31 Summons from Vinnie 32 A Rogue Mega Dragonite
33 A Rogue Mega Tyranitar 34 A Rogue Mega Starmie
35 Reaching Rank A 36 Prism Tower's Dark Turn
37 Operation Protect Lumiose 38 The Future of Lumiose City
39 The Infinite Z-A Royale 40 The One That Gives
41 The One That Takes 42 To Keep the World in Balance

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