Link Battles will be the primary competitive multiplayer mode in Pokémon Legends: Z-A. They are four-player battles that utilize the real-time battle mechanics.

Z-A didn’t feel like a full action game to me, but kind of more like an MMO, with its casting times, cooldowns, and behind-the-scenes math happening. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, but I do hope Legends: Z-A gets challenging enough to make me more intentionally dish out commands and think about switching Pokémon at just the right moment.