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Pokémon Legends: Arceus
File:Pokemon Legends Arceus logo.png
Developer(s)Game Freak
Publisher(s)
SeriesPokémon
Platform(s)Nintendo Switch
ReleaseEarly 2022
Genre(s)Action role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player

Pokémon Legends: Arceus[a] is an upcoming action role-playing game developed by Game Freak and published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. It is part of the eighth generation of the Pokémon video game series and serves as a prequel to the 2006 role-playing video games Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. It was announced as part of the Pokémon 25th Anniversary event, alongside Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl and is scheduled for release in early 2022.

Setting

Pokémon Legends: Arceus is set in a Meiji Restoration Japan-inspired Sinnoh region, long before the events of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl.[1][2] The mythical Pokémon Arceus will play a major role in the story.[2]

Gameplay

Pokémon Legends: Arceus is an action role-playing game with an open-world setting building on the Wild Area featured in Pokémon Sword and Shield.[3] Players can capture Pokémon directly in the overworld and can engage in battle by releasing Pokémon they have previously captured near a wild Pokémon; battles are done through regular, turn-based combat similar to previous Pokémon main series games.[4][5] At the start of the game, three starter Pokémon options are available: Rowlet (from Sun and Moon), Cyndaquil (from Gold and Silver), and Oshawott (from Black and White).[5]

Release

The game was first revealed in a presentation on 26 February 2021, as part of the Pokémon 25th Anniversary event, alongside Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. It serves as a prequel to Diamond and Pearl.[6] The game is scheduled to be released worldwide in early 2022.[7]

Notes

  1. ^ Japanese: Pokémon LEGENDS アルセウス, Hepburn: Poketto Monsutā Rejenzu: Aruseusu, "Pocket Monsters Legends: Arceus"

References

  1. ^ Skrebels, Joe (26 February 2021). "Open-World Pokemon Spin-Off, Pokemon Legends: Arceus Announced for 2022". IGN. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b Lee, Julia (26 February 2021). "Pokémon Legends Arceus is an open-world adventure in feudal Japan". Polygon. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Pokemon Legends Announced: A New Open World Pokemon Game". Comicbook.com. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  4. ^ Wood, Rhys (26 February 2021). "Nintendo reveals Pokémon Legends: Arceus, a 'new approach' for the game series". TechRadar. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Pokémon Legends: Arceus | Official Website". pokemon.com. The Pokémon Company. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  6. ^ "First came Sinnoh remakes. Then came Sinnoh pre-makes". Twitter. Pokémon. 26 February 2021. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  7. ^ Webster, Andrew (26 February 2021). "Pokémon Legends: Arceus is an open-world RPG coming to the Switch". The Verge. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
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