Legends: Arceus plays nothing like a traditional Pokemon game. No abilities, no held items, and the turn system uses Agile Style (move first, lower power) and Strong Style (higher power, act later). Hisuian forms give familiar Pokemon new typings. Ursaluna at 140 Attack and Hisuian Zoroark (Normal/Ghost with three immunities) are highlights. Alpha Pokemon roam the overworld at boosted levels.

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Pikachu
#0025

Pikachu

electric
C
Raichu
#0026

Raichu

electric
C
Clefairy
#0035

Clefairy

fairy
A
Clefable
#0036

Clefable

fairy
D
Vulpix
#0037

Vulpix

fire
A
Ninetales
#0038

Ninetales

fire
D
Zubat
#0041

Zubat

poisonflying
C
Golbat
#0042

Golbat

poisonflying
D
Paras
#0046

Paras

buggrass
C
Parasect
#0047

Parasect

buggrass
D
Psyduck
#0054

Psyduck

water
C
Golduck
#0055

Golduck

water
D
Growlithe
#0058

Growlithe

fire
B
Arcanine
#0059

Arcanine

fire
C
Abra
#0063

Abra

psychic
C
Kadabra
#0064

Kadabra

psychic
B
Alakazam
#0065

Alakazam

psychic
D
Machop
#0066

Machop

fighting
D
Machoke
#0067

Machoke

fighting
C
Machamp
#0068

Machamp

fighting
D
Tentacool
#0072

Tentacool

waterpoison
B
Tentacruel
#0073

Tentacruel

waterpoison
C
Geodude
#0074

Geodude

rockground
C
Graveler
#0075

Graveler

RockGround
C
Golem
#0076

Golem

rockground
C
Ponyta
#0077

Ponyta

fire
C
Rapidash
#0078

Rapidash

fire
C
Magnemite
#0081

Magnemite

electricsteel
C
Magneton
#0082

Magneton

electricsteel
C
Gastly
#0092

Gastly

ghostpoison
C
Haunter
#0093

Haunter

ghostpoison
B
Gengar
#0094

Gengar

ghostpoison
C
Onix
#0095

Onix

rockground
D
Voltorb
#0100

Voltorb

electric
C
Electrode
#0101

Electrode

electric
D
Lickitung
#0108

Lickitung

normal
C
Rhyhorn
#0111

Rhyhorn

groundrock
S
Rhydon
#0112

Rhydon

groundrock
B
Chansey
#0113

Chansey

normal
C
Tangela
#0114

Tangela

grass
C
Mr. Mime
#0122

Mr. Mime

psychicfairy
C
Scyther
#0123

Scyther

bugflying
C
Electabuzz
#0125

Electabuzz

electric
C
Magmar
#0126

Magmar

fire
C
Magikarp
#0129

Magikarp

water
B
Gyarados
#0130

Gyarados

waterflying
D
Eevee
#0133

Eevee

normal
B
Vaporeon
#0134

Vaporeon

water
  • 242. That's a curated roster of Pokemon from various generations, plus new Hisuian forms and evolutions. It's not a national dex game. The focus is on catching and researching Pokemon in the wild.

  • Open-world action RPG set in ancient Sinnoh (called Hisui). You catch Pokemon by throwing Poke Balls at them in the overworld without battling. No abilities, no held items. Battles use Agile Style (move first, less power) and Strong Style (more power, act later) instead of traditional turns. Alpha Pokemon roam as mini-bosses.

  • Oshawott evolves into Hisuian Samurott (Water/Dark), which is the most useful for the story. Rowlet's Hisuian Decidueye becomes Grass/Fighting. Cyndaquil's Hisuian Typhlosion (Fire/Ghost) has the most unique typing. All three work, but Oshawott's coverage is the most versatile.

  • Larger, more aggressive Pokemon that roam the overworld. They have red eyes, higher levels than surrounding Pokemon, and guaranteed perfect effort levels (the Legends: Arceus equivalent of EVs). Some Alphas are fixed spawns you can farm. They're the main source of high-stat Pokemon for your team.

  • Regional variants exclusive to the Hisui region. Hisuian Zoroark (Normal/Ghost) gets three immunities. Hisuian Typhlosion is Fire/Ghost. Hisuian Samurott is Water/Dark. Hisuian Lilligant (Grass/Fighting) and Hisuian Goodra (Steel/Dragon) are new typings. Some Hisuian forms also have new evolutions not found in other games.

  • Gen 8 by release timing, though it plays nothing like a Gen 8 game. Switch, January 2022. Game Freak built it as a prequel to Diamond and Pearl set in ancient Sinnoh (Hisui). Action RPG mechanics replaced the traditional turn-based formula.

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