Pokémon Legends: Arceus - Nintendo Switch
Catch, survey, and research wild Pokémon to create and complete the Sinnoh regions first Pokédex in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, coming to Nintendo Switch on 28th January 2022. Pokémon Legends: Arceus honors past Pokémon games core gameplay while infusing new action and RPG elements.
Youll be brought to the Sinnoh region, the setting for Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl. But this story unfolds in a long-gone era, before ideas such as being a Pokémon Trainer or having a Pokémon League even existed. All around, youll find Pokémon living wild in harsh environments that make for a Sinnoh, unlike the region you may remember from the days of Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl.
To catch Pokémon in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, you can observe them learn their behavior, then carefully sneak up, aim your Poké Ball, and let fly! You can also have your ally Pokémon battle wild Pokémon that you hope to catch. Just throw the
Poké Ball holding your ally Pokémon near a wild Pokémon, and youll seamlessly enter a battle and command your Pokémon by choosing from moves it knows.
As you start off on your adventure to create the regions first Pokédex, youll be able to choose Rowlet, Cyndaquil, or Oshawott as a partner. These three Pokémon arrived with a Pokémon Professor, who encountered them on research excursions to various regions.