Pokémon Took Over A Main Wrestling Occasion And It Dominated

Bear in mind final month when Sport Freak revealed that Hawlucha would get a mega kind in Pokémon Legends: Z-A with an animated sports drama starring the luchador chicken and a Machamp? Nicely, Nintendo partnered with actual luchadors to convey this combat to life. Final evening, Pokémon took over a Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre occasion in Mexico Metropolis that had a number of luchadors wearing Pokémon-themed costumes, together with two who referenced the rivalry between Hawlucha and Machamp.

The Pokémon and Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre collaboration was a two-hour occasion filled with drama, mayhem, and references to completely different Pokémon in each costuming and within the set dressing. The ring by which the bouts passed off included Pokémon Legends: Z-A branding (or Leyendas Pokémon Z-A, because it’s referred to as in Spanish). Attendees got paper hats of Hawlucha and Machamp to put on within the stands, and Pikachu and Eevee mascots have been hanging out the entire time. If you wish to watch the entire thing, it’s on Pokémon Latam’s YouTube channel, however do have in mind this was a Spanish occasion. I don’t converse a phrase of the language, and the vibes are nonetheless fairly nice.

Those that attended the occasion have been gifted a Pokémon Dwelling medal that includes artwork of Hawlucha and Machamp squaring up. As of proper now, there are not any plans to distribute this wherever else outdoors the occasion. For these of us who couldn’t make it out to Mexico Metropolis, the VOD continues to be a very enjoyable intersection of Pokémon and a selected tradition. Lucha libre wrestling and its aesthetics have been featured in Pokémon earlier than, each with Hawlucha itself and the Pikachu Libre cosplay variant in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, however this occasion takes that vitality to a brand new stage, and it’s enjoyable to see individuals within the crowd enjoying into that crossover with their very own costumes and chants.

Místico Charmander 🔥
That is peak #CMLL #LeyendasPokémonZA pic.twitter.com/zYFYDzhBfo

— Emmanuel 🐝 (@Emmanurl_) September 26, 2025

Probably the most aura there’s even been in 1 fist bump holy shit#cmll pic.twitter.com/AtRD8nZSqL

— Pete (@pinklightsticc) September 26, 2025

LOUD ASS TOGEPI CHANTS IN ARENA MEXICO 😭#CMLL pic.twitter.com/q5awnYy46U

— Pete (@pinklightsticc) September 26, 2025

THIS UMBREON MASK IN THE AUDIENCE #CMLL pic.twitter.com/ljUzo9naIe

— Pete (@pinklightsticc) September 26, 2025

Hawlucha wins the combat due to its Mega Evolution within the trailer, so if Machamp desires to face an opportunity, it’ll in all probability want a brand new type of its personal. It appears unlikely to get one when Pokémon Legends: Z-A hits Swap and Swap 2 on October 16, however possibly Mega Machamp will probably be revealed within the upcoming Mega Dimension DLC?