Pokemon Legends Z-A: How To Level Up Fast

In this article, we will show you the best ways to level up your Pokemon fast while playing Pokemon Legends Z-A.

Level up your Pokemon faster in Legends Z-A (Image via The Pokemon Company)
Level up your Pokemon faster in Legends Z-A (Image via The Pokemon Company)

Besides earning money quickly, you will also need to level up your Pokemon in Legends Z-A. Doing so will let them keep pace with other trainers and wild Pokemon. They will also learn new moves upon leveling up and, upon reaching certain levels, evolve into new Pokemon. So let’s explore some of the ways Pokemon can level up faster in Pokemon Legends Z-A.

How To Level Up Faster in Pokemon Legends Z-A

Defeat Alpha Pokemon

Alpha Gastly as seen in the game (Image via The Pokemon Company)
Alpha Gastly as seen in the game (Image via The Pokemon Company)

Alpha Pokemon return from Pokemon Legends Arceus. These Pokemon can be identified by their larger size and glowing red eyes. Defeating them will earn a lot of experience, as they tend to be at a higher level. So battling a lot of Alphas will level up your Pokemon really fast, even if your team takes significant damage afterward.

Get the Red Canari Plush

Red Canari Plush (Image via The Pokemon Company)
Red Canari Plush (Image via The Pokemon Company)

In Main Mission 5, you have a side mission where you can get a plush of the streamer Canari from Tarragon. This red plush gives a boost to the overall experience your Pokemon receive after completing a battle. Since you get it early on, prioritize it so that your Pokemon can increase its level faster.

Traded Pokemon Earn Experience Faster

Pikachu in-game trade (Image via The Pokemon Company)
Pikachu in-game trade (Image via The Pokemon Company)

Pokemon acquired through trade tend to gain more experience when they level up. There is a risk here, as traded Pokemon may have obedience issues. So make sure that the Pokemon you trade for are around the same level as the Pokemon in your current party.

Try to do some of the in-game trades. The earliest of these can be done as part of the side mission “A Use for an Evolution Stone.” Trade a Pikachu so that she can evolve it with her Thunder Stone. In return, she gives you a Heracross, which is an amazing Pokemon to have in the early game. And thanks to being a traded Pokemon, it will earn more experience and level up faster.


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