Pokemon Legends Arceus

Compatible with Nintendo Switch

Pokemon Legends Arceus honours past Pokémon games’ core gameplay while infusing new action and RPG elements.

An adventure in the Sinnoh of days gone by
You’ll be brought to the Sinnoh region, the setting for Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl. But this story unfolds in a long-gone era, before ideas such as being a Pokemon Trainer or having a Pokémon League even existed. All around, you’ll find Pokémon living wild in harsh environments that make for a Sinnoh unlike the region you may remember from the days of Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl.

Catch Pokemon
To catch Pokemon in Pokemon Legends Arceus, you can observe them to learn their behaviour, then carefully sneak up, aim your Poke Ball and let fly! You can also have your ally Pokémon battle wild Pokémon that you hope to catch. Just throw the Poke Ball holding your ally Pokémon near a wild Pokemon , and you’ll seamlessly enter battle and command your Pokemon by choosing from moves it knows.

Meet your first Partner Pokemon
As you start off on your adventure to create the region’s first Pokedex, you’ll 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.