Pokémon Legends Z-A Mega Dimension: Hyperspace, Donuts

Mega Dimension is the $29.99 paid DLC for Pokémon Legends: Z-A. Its story content arrived with version 2.0.0 in December 2025, unlocks once you finish the base game's main story, and sends you into Hyperspace Lumiose, where wild Pokémon are above level 100 and the toughest zones recommend level 200. Since October 29, 2026, the game and the DLC are also sold together on one cartridge. This guide covers how to start the DLC, how Hyperspace star ratings and Ansha's donuts work, the mission order, the new Megas, and what to chase in the post-game.

Checked against the official Pokémon Legends: Z-A DLC page and Nintendo's update page (Ver. 2.0.2) on November 12, 2026.

The official DLC page confirms the premise and the headline Pokémon. Level recommendations, donut rules, mission lists and unlock steps come from Serebii's data pages and a press walkthrough, both based on the released game.

How do you start the Mega Dimension DLC?

Finish the main story of Pokémon Legends: Z-A, update the game, and own the DLC; a notification about a new side mission on the roof of Hotel Z then starts it. You do not need 100% completion or the post-game Legendary catches.

1. Fast travel to Hotel Z and take the elevator to the roof, where Ansha and Hoopa introduce themselves.
2. Ansha needs butter for a donut. Collect it at the Baker's Stall in Magenta Sector 6; the nearest fast travel point is Nouveau Café (Truck No. 3).
3. Win the double battle against Grisham and Tarragon (three Pokémon each).
4. Return to Ansha at Hotel Z and bake your first donut. The choice barely matters on the first trip.
5. Fast travel to the Justice Dojo, walk to the marker near the Saison Canal, and enter the portal.

The DLC was released in two waves: Wave 1 (October 16, 2025) added the Holo-X and Holo-Y outfits, and Wave 2 (December 2025) added the story. New DLC Pokémon can also reach players without the DLC through trading and other communication features, but the story and Hyperspace Lumiose need the purchase.

How do Hyperspace Lumiose star ratings work?

Every Hyperspace zone has a star rating from 1 to 5, and each rating has a recommended level. Your donut decides how long you can stay and how many levels your Pokémon gain while inside, so match the donut's stars to the zone's stars.

• Catch rate penalty: using a donut one star below the portal multiplies catch chance by 0.9; two or more stars below multiplies it by 0.3.
• Time limit: when time runs out, Hoopa pulls you back to Lumiose City. Stronger donuts and lower-rated zones mean longer visits.
• Survey tasks: zone tasks (breaking floating Poké Balls, boulders, brambles and sludge piles, catching Pokémon) give Hyperspace Survey points that move the story forward. Clearing every task in a zone spawns a Bonus Ball with rarer items, including Hyperspace Berries.
• Useful Trainers: Couriers hand out Hyperspace Berries, Nurses and Waitresses heal your team, Pokémon Maniacs give rare Poké Balls, and Rich Boys give Gimmighoul Coins, Nuggets, Big Nuggets or Apricorn Balls.

How do Ansha's donuts work?

Donuts are made from Berries at Ansha's shop in Hotel Z. Each Berry adds Calories and a Level value: Calories set how long you can stay in Hyperspace Lumiose, and Level raises your Pokémon's level while you are there. You start with 3 Berry slots per donut and reach 8 as the story gives you better butter.

For scale, a Cheri Berry adds 60 Calories and +1 Level, while a Hyper Roseli Berry adds 340 Calories and +10 Level. The donut's star rating comes from its Calories and Level combined.

Which Flavor Powers can a donut roll?

Ranking up donuts unlocks Flavor Powers, passive effects that only work in Hyperspace Lumiose. Each power has three levels, cannot repeat on one donut, and is partly random, but the donut's dominant flavor decides the pool.

What the main powers do: Sparkling Power raises the odds of Shiny Pokémon, Alpha Power raises the odds of Alphas, Big Haul Power gives more items than usual, Item Power makes one kind of find more likely (Berries, Exp. Candy, treasure, Poké Balls, special items or coins), Catching Power helps you catch every type, and Move Power strengthens moves of one type. Each Hyperspace wild zone focuses on up to three species, so a Sparkling donut is best spent in a zone built around the Pokémon you want.

Shiny hunters should build Sweet donuts for Sparkling Power. Players short on supplies should go Sour for Item and Big Haul. Version 2.0.1 (January 21, 2026) made Berry shopping faster: food stalls now sell several Berries at once, and a clerk at Nouveau Café Truck No. 3 sells Berries after you start the DLC story.

What is the Mega Dimension mission order?

The DLC story runs through 14 Hyperspace missions and ends with three Legendary catches: Rayquaza, Groudon and Kyogre.

1. Hyperspace Lumiose Survey No. 1
2. Lebanne Arrives with a Bang!
3. Hyperspace Lumiose Survey No. 2
4. Le Musée et le Café
5. A Boom from the Strategy Room
6. Hyperspace Lumiose Survey No. 3
7. Naveen's Not OK
8. Hyperspace Lumiose Survey No. 4
9. Hyperspace Lumiose Survey No. 5
10. Mayhem at Midnight
11. Hyperspace Lumiose Survey No. 6
12. The Greatest Gift (Rayquaza)
13. A Ruby-Red Legend (Groudon)
14. A Sapphire-Blue Legend (Kyogre)

The last three missions each need a special donut to open the Legendary's pocket of hyperspace. Bring your strongest team, because Survey No. 3 onward opens more dangerous areas.

Which new Mega Evolutions are in Mega Dimension?

Mega Dimension adds 22 Mega Evolution entries across 18 species: Raichu (X and Y), Chimecho, Absol Z, Staraptor, Garchomp Z, Lucario Z, Heatran, Darkrai, Golurk, Meowstic, Crabominable, Golisopod, Magearna (both colors), Zeraora, Scovillain, Glimmora, Tatsugiri (three forms) and Baxcalibur. The official DLC page leads with Mega Raichu X and Mega Raichu Y, which use different Mega Stones.

Mega Baxcalibur has the highest Attack of the group at 175, while Mega Zeraora and Mega Garchomp Z pair high offense with 150-plus Speed. Serebii notes these Megas can only be obtained with the DLC or through a Mega Stone distribution.

What should you do after finishing Mega Dimension?

The post-game is built around harder fights, Legendary hunting and Pokédex completion.

• Hyperspace Rogue Mega Arena: opens after the main story and Darkrai. It offers Level 200 rematches against Rogue Mega Pokémon under a time limit; some fights drop an energy ball that freezes the countdown.
• Scanning: after Side Mission 188, talk to Philippe in the Rust Syndicate offices to scan for every 25,000 survey points. Scans often reveal a 5-star battle zone and sometimes a 5-star unknown area holding Latias, Latios, Cobalion, Terrakion, Virizion, Keldeo or Meloetta.
• Magearna: after defeating Rayquaza and helping Vinnie with a side mission, bring 999 Mega Shards to Jett. Version 2.0.1 raised the Mega Shard cap from 999 to 9,999.
• Melmetal: catch Meltan in Hyperspace Lumiose, follow the portal, and answer yes to the girl's questions.
• Shiny Volcanion: complete the Lumiose, Hyperspace and Mega Evolution Pokédexes, then claim the Mystery Gift in the mobile version of Pokémon HOME (once per Nintendo Account).
• Shiny Xerneas: the code CELEBRATE30TH gives a Level 100 Shiny Xerneas until January 7, 2027, according to Serebii, with a Shiny Yveltal due from December 10, 2026.

New to the base game? Start with the Legends Z-A beginner guide for starter picks, Plus Moves and the Z-A Royale. For other Switch 2 games out this month, see new games in November 2026.

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