Pokémon Meets Found Footage Horror in Official Promo for ‘Pokémon Legends: Z-A’
I’ve been a Pokémon fan since the Game Boy days of Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow. So, believe me when I say I have wanted to see the cute creatures crossover with horror for a very long time.
Yesterday, the Official Pokémon YouTube channel dropped a promo for the upcoming Nintendo Switch video game, Pokémon Legends: Z-A, and brought my wish to fruition.
In the promo, a pair of curious citizens decides to investigate a decrepit building after hearing that it gives off a strange scent at night. They encounter puddles of purple goop that give flashbacks to the Grimace shake TikTok trend, a creepy Jigglypuff doll watching them, and encounter one out-of-control Mega Victreebell (making its debut in Legends: Z-A).
If found footage horror meets Pokémon wasn’t enough, the promo is actually pretty eerie. So much so that the video comes with a warning label that it “includes scenes that may cause feelings of stress or tension“.
Watch the Creepy Promo Below:
I don’t know about the rest of you, but after that taste of Pokémon horror, I need a full-length feature like this. Imagine a film set in a haunted house overrun with Haunters, or cave divers trapped underground and hunted by Onyx, a la The Descent? The possibilities are endless.
Since none of that currently exists (pika-sad face), those who share my craving should watch Adam Green’s found footage horror film, Digging Up the Marrow. Besides the fact that it stars a stellar Ray Wise, the monsters are also designed by Alex Pardee! His designs have a similar feel to Pokémon in that they look almost cartoonish and fun… until they get mad.
Hopefully, we’ll see more official horror crossovers from this universe in the future. In the meantime, don’t miss Pokémon Legends: Z-A when it arrives on the Nintendo Switch on October 16, 2025.
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