Pokémon Legends: Z-A Nintendo Switch controls
- Nintendo Switch · Nintendo Switch 2
- 27 default controls
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Default controller layout for Pokémon Legends: Z-A, Game Freak's real-time action RPG set in Lumiose City, on Nintendo Switch and Switch 2. The basic controls are read from the game's own Controls screen: moving, crouching, dashing and rolling, aiming and throwing Poké Balls, sending out and recalling Pokémon, and Mega Evolution. While you hold ZL to focus on a target, the four face buttons fire the moves assigned to them and + toggles Plus Moves.
All Pokémon Legends: Z-A controls
27 shortcuts
Movement 7
| Action | Switch |
|---|---|
| Move | L-Stick |
| Rotate camera | R-Stick |
| Dash | B |
| Roll | Y |
| Crouch / rise | LS |
| Investigate / talk | A |
| Reset camera | L |
Battle 7
| Action | Switch |
|---|---|
| Focus on target (hold) | ZL |
| Use move on the top button (while focusing) | ZLX |
| Use move on the right button (while focusing) | ZLA |
| Use move on the bottom button (while focusing) | ZLB |
| Use move on the left button (while focusing) | ZLY |
| Trigger Mega Evolution | RS |
| Toggle Plus Moves (while focusing) | ZL+ |
Menus 7
| Action | Switch |
|---|---|
| Open main menu | X |
| Open map | + |
| Mission list (from the map) | +thenX |
| Save game (from the main menu) | XthenR |
| Back | B |
| Open photo mode | − |
| Change clothes / makeup (from the main menu) | Xthen− |
Pokémon 4
| Action | Switch |
|---|---|
| Send out Pokémon | D-Pad ↑ |
| Call Pokémon back | D-Pad ↓ |
| Select Pokémon (left) | D-Pad ← |
| Select Pokémon (right) | D-Pad → |
Catching 2
| Action | Switch |
|---|---|
| Throw Poké Ball | ZR |
| Aim (hold) | ZR |
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27 actions mapped to the Nintendo Switch controller, grouped by category. Hover any button to read its action.
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Pokémon Legends: Z-A controls — FAQ
- What are the default controls for Pokémon Legends: Z-A?
- Pokémon Legends: Z-A, a rpg game, maps 27 actions to the Nintendo Switch controller. The complete button layout is shown on this page, free to read.
- What buttons do you use in Pokémon Legends: Z-A?
- Every Pokémon Legends: Z-A action is mapped to its Nintendo Switch button on this page — face buttons, triggers, sticks and the d-pad — so you can see the whole control scheme at a glance.
- Can you remap Pokémon Legends: Z-A controls?
- These are the game's default bindings. Remapping depends on the title and the Nintendo Switch's system button-mapping options.
- Is this an official Pokémon Legends: Z-A resource?
- No. This is an unofficial reference and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Pokémon Legends: Z-A or its publisher. All trademarks belong to their respective owners.
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