"Pokemon Legend Z-A" will be released on October 16, and the game will reintroduce the poisoning damage mechanism outside of combat.Although the poisoned state can still be cured through props or Pokémon Center, the setting of continuous blood loss outside the battle has been absent for several generations.

In the Pokémon series, some moves or features will cause abnormal states, which will have different weakening effects on the target.Poisoning and burns will cause damage continuously, and burns will also reduce the physical attack power of Pokémon.Although sleep, paralysis and freezing do not cause continuous damage, it will make Pokémon unable to move.In the series tradition, props such as antidotes or panacea, as well as Pokémon Center, can all be relieved of abnormal states.

As the details of "The Legend of Pokémon Z-A" spread on social media, @MunchingOrange, a trainer who tried the 2025 Pokémon World Championships, discovered key details.The trial video he posted on social platforms shows that the poisoning state will continue to take effect after the battle is over - the electric dragon and the little arrowhead lose 1 HP every 3 seconds, but the blood deduction will not cause Pokémon to die.

The video also confirms that the Pokemon in the Pokemon will not suffer from external poisoning damage, and only active units on the field will be affected.This mechanism has returned for the first time since Pokémon Black/White, and early works such as "Red/Green", poisoning may even lead to Pokémon's dying, accompanied by screen special effects prompts.

It is not yet certain whether the burn state also applies to the combat external blood scavenger mechanism.Given that this game uses the reconstructed Miare City as the stage, it remains to be seen which mechanisms the game will adjust.