Release Date | January 28, 2022 |
Genre | Action, Role-Playing |
Publisher & Developer | Nintendo |
Console | Nintendo Switch |
Game Version | 1.1.1 |
Image Format | NSP, XCI |
Required Firmware | 13.2.1 |
No. of Players | Single System (1), Local wireless (2), Online (2) |
ESRB Rating | Everyone |
Supported Play Modes | TV mode, Tabletop mode, Handheld mode |
Language | English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese |
Pokémon Legends: Arceus is an action role-playing game that maintains the core gameplay of past mainline entries. The player can freely explore the game map, which is divided into five large areas of individual biomes. Each time the player enters an area, they spawn in a camp and can fast-travel to other camps in the same area. Outside of traversing the landscape on foot, the player can unlock rideable Pokémon which can travel faster, swim across bodies of water, climb cliffs, or fly. In each area, Pokémon wander the landscape and certain habitats and will interact with both the player and their environments.
Some will actively avoid the player, while others act aggressively, and some exhibit other specific behaviors. “Alpha” Pokémon – larger, more powerful versions of the Pokémon – can also be found in the areas. The game world has multiple areas and a hub system instead of fully open-world gameplay, which resulted in reviewers comparing Legends: Arceus with the Monster Hunter series. Reviewers also drew comparisons between Pokémon Legends: Arceus and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, noting apparent similarities in both gameplay and art style.
Unlike in previous titles, the player character can be attacked and harmed by wild Pokémon. If enough damage is taken, they will fall unconscious and reappear at the base camp. Players can capture wild Pokémon in the overworld without engaging in battle, though some must be battled before being caught. Battles can be initiated by releasing captured Pokémon near a wild Pokémon. While the game retains the turn-based battle system of prior titles, Legends: Arceus allows players to trade attack damage for more turns and vice versa. Outside of standard battles, the game also has special boss battles where the player character must dodge and attack powerful Pokémon, with regular turn-based battles being included during the fights as opportunities to stun them.
By battling, capturing, or engaging with other interactions with Pokémon, players progress in completing their Pokédex entries. Players can also take on and complete side quests given by NPCs in the game. In total, the game featured 242 Pokémon on release, including 7 new species and 17 new iterations (“forms”) of existing Pokémon. At the start of the game, three starter Pokémon are available: Rowlet (from Sun and Moon), Cyndaquil (from Gold and Silver), and Oshawott (from Black and White). Pokémon Legends: Arceus is the first mainline game to feature starter Pokémon from different regions together. While players can trade Pokémon online, Legends: Arceus does not feature multiplayer battles, unlike previous installments in the series.
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ID: 01001F5010DFA000 (US, EU, JP, AS)
Pokémon Legends: Arceus NSP ROM (Base) (eShop)
File Size: 6.46GB
Pokémon Legends: Arceus UPDATE (v1.1.1)
File Size: 93.20MB
Pokémon Legends: Arceus XCI ROM (Base + v1.1.1 Update)
File Size: 6.55GB