Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Released: January 28, 2022

Type: Main Game

Platforms:

Nintendo Switch

Genres:

Role-playing (RPG) Turn-based strategy (TBS) Adventure

Game Modes:

Single player

Themes:

Action Fantasy Open world

Player Perspectives:

Third person

Ratings

User Rating

77.1

Based on 160 ratings

Critics Rating

85.3

Based on 9 ratings

Total Rating

81.2

Based on 169 ratings

Summary

The Pokémon Legends: Arceus game honors past Pokémon games’ core gameplay while infusing new action and RPG elements.

You’ll need to catch, survey, and research wild Pokémon in a long-gone era of the Sinnoh region to create and complete the region’s first Pokédex.

Storyline

The story starts with the main character getting sent back in time by Arceus to the Hisui region, the Sinnoh region of ancient times, with one task in hand—to seek out all Pokemon. From the same day onward, strange lightning from the rift starts striking the Noble Pokemon, causing them to enter a frenzied state.