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Pokémon Legends: Z-A launches in less than two months on Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, and as we get closer to its release, The Pokémon Company has continued to reveal more about the game, including which Mega-evolved Pokémon to expect in it. We learned about Mega Victreebel last week and now, Mega Hawlucha joins the roster.
“Hawlucha, an entertainer flexing the strength of its pumped-up muscles, is ready to prove there’s even more to its showboating style through Mega Evolution,” a press release reads. “Bulked by Mega Evolution, it uses its muscles to take hit after hit from opponents’ moves and flex its own strength. After luring its opponent into attacking, it retaliates to make them flinch before diving at them using its signature move, Flying Press, to aim for victory.”
Check out Mega Hawlucha in the new video below:
To celebrate Mega Hawlucha and the upcoming launch of Pokémon Legends: Z-A, The Pokémon Company International has partnered with Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) to host a special event at Arena México in Mexico City on September 25 at 6 p.m. PT/9 p.m. ET. The showcase will feature four exhibition matches with top lucha libre wrestlers, including Místico, and tickets will be available soon. If you can’t attend the event in person, it will be streamed live on the official Pokémon and CMLL channels.
Mega Hawlucha will appear in Pokémon Legends: Z-A when it launches on Switch and Switch 2 on October 16.
In the meantime, read our hands-on preview with the game to learn why it might be the best Pokémon game in years. After that, check out this Pokémon Legends: Z-A Switch 2 bundle.
What do you think of Mega Hawlucha’s design? Let us know in the comments below!
