Pokémon Legens: Z-A fossil Pokémon have allegedly leaked, and Game Freak played it frustratingly safe

Since Legends: Z-A takes place in the world of the sixth generation, these fossil Pokémon are obvious choices, if not underwhelming. Aerodactyl has to be in the game because all Megas are returning, and Mega Aerodactyl exists. Amaura and Tyrunt are already this generation’s fossils, so no surprises there either.

When we look back at fossils from XY, those from every other generation were also available, from Omanyte and Kabuto to Tirtouga and Archen. In total, Z-A should have eight fewer fossils compared to XY, if leaks are right.

Based on that, you can choose an optimistic or pessimistic view of Game Freak’s fossil choice for Z-A. The first would say that the Pokémon Legends games aren’t remakes, but spin-offs with their own merit, so Z-A doesn’t have to copy what XY did. The second and negative one would believe that more fossils are locked behind the Mega Dimensions DLC.

My conviction is that these other fossils will come with the DLC, just like we’re already expecting Mega Rayquaza to be tied to it instead of releasing with the base game. If leakers and dataminers are right and pulling complete information from the data files, the missing content from the base game of Legends: Z-A surely looks like it will force you to buy the DLC for the full experience.