Pokémon Legends Z-A Free Downloads For April Officially Rolling Out

Pokémon Legends: Z-A is offering up even more new free downloads beginning today, April 1. Whether you’re still playing the base game, or checking out its Mega Dimension DLC, it’s a great time to boot up Legends: Z-A and see what new offers you have available. This time around, the free downloads are related to the start of Season 9 Ranked Battles.

As announced over on the official Pokémon website, Season 9 in Pokémon Legends: Z-A‘s Ranked Battles begins on April 1, 2026. Naturally, that comes with a host of new rewards, which participants can download for free once the season ends. It’s also a good time to remind everyone to check out any Mystery Gifts they may be missing by using that feature.

Pokémon Legends: Z-A Kicks Off A New Season

Season 9 kicks off today, April 1, and will run until April 22. Typically, seasons end (and new ones begin) around 10 pm ET, so expect a similar time here. During Season 9, you’ll have around three weeks to climb through Ranked Battles in order to get new rewards. As usual, you’ll start off at Rank Z and climb up from there.

The following new rewards will be given out to the corresponding ranks once Season 9 ends in Pokémon Legends: Z-A:

Rank A	Gold Bottle Cap ×3 Bottle Cap ×5 Seed of Mastery ×3 Big Nugget ×1
Rank B-E	Gold Bottle Cap ×2 Bottle Cap ×3 Seed of Mastery ×2 Nugget ×2
Rank F-I	Gold Bottle Cap ×1 Bottle Cap ×2 Seed of Mastery ×1 Nugget ×2
Rank J-M	Bottle Cap ×1 Seed of Mastery ×1 Nugget ×2
Rank N-R	Seed of Mastery ×1 Nugget ×1
Ranks S-Z

While none of these rewards are quite on the level of a new Pokémon or Mega Stone, it’s always nice to get some freebies in Legends: Z-A anyway. Of course, if this is your first time participating in the Ranked Battles, you’ll snag Mega Stones for a variety of Pokémon, including Mega Greninja, Mega Delphox, and Mega Chesnaught.

Pokémon’s 30th Anniversary Is Still Going Strong

Pokemon Legends ZA character posing next to two pokemon fighting-1

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the franchise, and Pokémon has kept things going strong in 2026 so far. On top of the expected commemorative merch, we’ve seen a reveal for Gen 10’s Winds and Waves, gotten FireRed and LeafGreen on Switch, and seen Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness being added to Nintendo Switch Online.

Things have stayed lively in Legends: Z-A as well, and Pokémon HOME support begins on April 7. If you’re looking for ways to mix things up, taking part in the Ranked Battles can be a lot of fun, and with the new rewards in Season 9 dropping, it’s good motivation to check out Pokémon Legends: Z-A, even if you’ve stepped away for a while.