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Pokémon Legends: Arceus

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First release
Jan 28, 2022
Developer
Game Freak
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Turn-based strategy (TBS) · Open world, Action, Fantasy
Platforms
Nintendo Switch

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.

Also known as Pokemon Legends: Arceus, Légendes Pokémon : Arceus, Leyendas Pokémon: Arceus, Pokémon-Legenden: Arceus
… See more, Leggende Pokémon: Arceus, PLA, PL:A

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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.Read more

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.

Release dates
Nintendo Switch
Jan 28, 2022
Nintendo Switch
Oct 25, 2022
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main + Extras
29h
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Third person
Where to buy
Keywords
time travel, pikachu

At a Glance

Critic Score
85
Main + Extras (IGDB)
29h
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IGDB · recorded 1 Nov 2026
Also in 8 other languages

Language data: IGDB · recorded 1 Nov 2026