The latest offshoot of the Pokémon series,, appears for both the Nintendo Switch and the Switch 2. On the newer Nintendo hybrid console, you can of course also expect some improvements thanks to the increased performance. This also affects the frame rate, which was anything but beautiful, especially among the last offshoots.
Pokémon legends: ZA should run consistently in 60 fps
Nintendo itself has not yet revealed how much better Pokémon legends will run on Switch 2 compared to the first switch. On the officialwebsiteThe upgrades of the Switch 2-Edition only say that it will deliver "improved performance with a higher frame rate and resolution".
The known pokemon-insider-accountCentroLeaksHowever, it has limited it much more precisely. According to a new contribution, legends should be completely playable in 60 fps-of course we assume that this only affects the Switch 2 version.
After all, most recentlyandOn the first switch at 30 FPS, problems with a stable frame rate.
This would make Pokémon legends: ZA then also the first game of the series since Pokémon Rubin, Sapphir and emerald for the GBA, which can run in 60 fps throughout. Pokémon black and white for the Nintendo DS could also reach 60 fps, but only in the fights.
Especially since the fights in Pokémon legends: this time running in real time and timing and response time are particularly important, this is of course a welcome innovation. It only remains to be seen how stable the performance is at the end. Pokémon Karmesin/Purpur suffered from clear framedrops.
After all, the Nintendo Switch 4 offers a 120 Hz display, which would theoretically also enable a 40 FPS mode. Either way, we have to wait and see how well Pokémon legends: ZA will run and how the differences between the switch and switch 2 version will be. The release is at the end of 2025.
What would be more important to you in the new Pokémon game: graphic or frame rate?
