Pokemon Legends Z-A: Get Your Travel Bag Back Walkthrough

The first main mission in Pokemon Legends Z-A is to Get Your Travel Bag Back, and this guide will show you how to complete it.

Pokemon Legends Z-A Get Your Travel Bag Back Walkthrough (Image via The Pokemon Company)
Pokemon Legends Z-A Get Your Travel Bag Back Walkthrough (Image via The Pokemon Company)

Your journey in Pokemon Legends Z-A starts with the first main mission of the game, which is to Get Your Travel Bag Back. This guide will cover this first mission, including how to get your starter Pokemon, and which one you should pick.

Here is the complete walkthrough/mission guide so that you can Get Your Travel Bag Back in Pokemon Legends Z-A.

How To Start the Get Your Travel Bag Back Mission in Pokemon Legends Z-A

Get Your Travel Bag Back from the Pancham (Image via The Pokemon Company)
Get Your Travel Bag Back from the Pancham in this walkthrough (Image via The Pokemon Company)

This is not a hard mission to start. Once you start the game, you will arrive at the Gare de Lumiose, with a handful of NPCs and Pokemon to interact with. Interact with whom you want, and then head straight ahead and take the first right.

Go through the gate and exit into Lumiose City properly. A short cutscene will play out, with you meeting your rival for the game, Urbain or Taunie. The rival will depend on the character you selected. A male protagonist will have Taunie as your rival, and Urbain will play the role of a rival for the female protagonist.

While talking, you will soon find out that your bag has gone missing. It has been stolen by a Pancham. This will start the Get Your Travel Bag Back mission.

Get Your Travel Bag Back Mission Walkthrough in Pokemon Legends Z-A

Choose your starter (Image via The Pokemon Company)
Choose your starter (Image via The Pokemon Company)

The objective here is simple: chase after the Pancham and recover your bag. While trailing this Pokemon, you will run into two trainers: Andi and Andre. This is where you will be given the option to choose your starter for the game.

You can use this best starter guide to make an informed decision about the same. However, apart from their utility alone, you should also know that you can acquire the Kalos and Kanto starters during your playthrough after some time. So, if you will be using any of them, then you might want to pick a different starter here.

Regardless of your choice, Andi will battle you using Pancham. This will also serve as a tutorial on battling using the new combat system of the game. Use ZL to lock onto the Pancham, and press ABXY to use the moves.

Defeat this Pokemon, and the two trainers will walk away, dejected. A short cutscene will play out as you retrieve your bag and complete the first main mission in Pokemon Legends Z-A, Get Your Travel Bag Back. This will also automatically start the second main mission, Escape from the Battle Zone.


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