How to Get Mega Magearna (Color Vetusto) in Pokémon Legends: Z-A

Quick summary

With Pokémon HOME and the compatibility update, an unprecedented variant of Mega Magearna was discovered: Mega Magearna (Color Vetusto). Learn the requirement in Pokémon HOME, how to transfer the correct Magearna, and what visual and gameplay changes are activated in-game.

What’s important

A new form of Mega Magearna is arriving in the context of compatibility with Pokémon Legends: Z-A through Pokémon HOME. If you have a Magearna (Color Vetusto) (red and gold tones), you can already prepare the key step to see its Mega Evolution with noticeable changes.

In this article, I explain what you need, how to activate it in the game, and what its entry indicates in the Pokédex.

What is Mega Magearna (Color Vetusto)

The variant is associated with Magearna (Color Vetusto) and, when Mega Evolution is activated, aesthetic differences appear: the areas that used to look dark gray now display a more elegant white.

In addition to the visual change, this form has its own entry in the Pokédex, suggesting that the game recognizes it as a distinct variant.

Prerequisite: have the correct Magearna in Pokémon HOME

To get this experience, your starting point is Magearna (Color Vetusto). This version is obtained in Pokémon HOME as a special gift, and its unlock is tied to a National Pokédex registration.

How to claim Magearna (Color Vetusto) (gift in Pokémon HOME)

You must complete the National Pokédex by registering Pokémon from #1 (Bulbasaur) to #890 (Eternatus).

Once you meet the requirement, you can claim Magearna (Color Vetusto) in the Mystery Gift section inside Pokémon HOME (on mobile devices).

Step by step: transfer it to Pokémon Legends: Z-A

Once you have Magearna (Color Vetusto) in Pokémon HOME, the process to enjoy its new form in Pokémon Legends: Z-A is as follows:

• Transfer Magearna (Color Vetusto) to your Pokémon Legends: Z-A save.
• In the game, activate its Mega Evolution.
• Watch the design change: the sections that are normally dark gray become white.

What happens when the new form is activated (mechanics)

This variant is not limited to a color change. By adopting Mega Magearna (Color Vetusto), a suppressor mode is activated that overrides its feelings, allowing it to defeat its rivals without remission.

It is also described as a mechanism that is activated with the Mega Stone and involves the release of a system implanted within it, associated with an age of 500 years to disable its limiter.

What changes in the Pokédex

Because it is a form recognized by the game, Mega Magearna (Color Vetusto) has its own entry in the Pokédex. If you completed your National Pokédex and received the corresponding Magearna in HOME, this is the moment to use that copy to see the difference in Pokémon Legends: Z-A.

Quick checklist before you try

If your goal is for this variant to appear, focus on the requirement: without Magearna (Color Vetusto) and its transfer to your save, you won’t be able to see Mega Magearna (Color Vetusto) or its specific entry in the Pokédex.

• Have Magearna (Color Vetusto) in Pokémon HOME (gift from National Pokédex #1 to #890).
• Activate Mega Evolution to see the change to white and the new registered form.