Pokemon Arceus: 10 Things The Game DOESN'T TELL YOU

Pokemon Legends Arceus (Nintendo Switch) has finally arrived! Here are some tips and tricks to help you out.

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[lethal_maruader]

I think the amazing thing about legends arceus is you can 100% the pokedex alone and don't have to trade to get them all. While it was fun trading I think this is a step in the right direction

[tolaut]

The last part about choosing between the clan leaders is actually not true - or at least it is not as dramatic. It does make a difference in terms of how the story plays out, but at the end of the day, you get both, palkia and dialga, in their original form and you have to get a seperate item from the clan leaders in order to toggle between their original and their origin form (for both!)

[attmosfar]

I feel like a little kid again. I was under my covers (it’s winter) playing this game all night. Brought old memories back when I was doing the same thing playing Pokémon crystal on a school night lol

[xtranathor]

Oh my goodness, having a library of moves to swap in is a total game changer! No more worries for those of us who are indecisive! Honestly, I've not been more excited about Pokémon than I have been for HGSS and Pokémon Go when I found a group to raid with!

[caseyimiller]

Love the gameplay loop of switching between farming with Pokémon and fighting/catching/luring them

[zenkairanger]

I’ve been playing since midnight. It’s now almost 4pm. Call me addicted.

[funnymanonyourscrean]

I’m playing it now and really excited about where the Pokemon games are going. Having your Pokemon be able to follow you would be be a personal request.

[Zeivusgaming]

The exp candies can be used on fainted pokemon. It will restore 1hp and effectively revives them. Useful in a pinch outside of battle

[battlept]

I've only played 5 hours so far but it definitely feels like the shot in the arm this franchise needed.

It's just a shame Game Freak cut corners in the graphical department because the amount of pop in is crazy.

[ZekeStaright]

The starters won't show up in distortions until post game as well.
Holding on to about 10 Stardust should be enough for trying to collect shards to make into star pieces. Selling excess can help with money.
The final choice only determines who's gonna be walking around and talking with you for that chapter of the game as well as whether you get Dialga or Palkia in a special ball, you will have access to both through normal play. Whoever you choose will give you access to their respective deity and you can catch them in whatever ball you have available, the other will be caught in the aforementioned special ball during a story scene. You will also be able to get both origin forms by doing the side quests.

[taylorh]

this game isn't perfect but my god i love where they're going with this new dynamic. i hope to see more games like this, with improvements and new ideas. step in the right direction, Gamefreak

[alexfarrell]

Outside some of the graphical issues this game looks great. I'd love to see the main games implement a lot of the systems introduced here because it would be incredible

[kennethsimmons]

You can get both of origin forms of Palkia and Dialga no matter what choice you make. The choice decides which one you fight for the final battle before the post game content and also which one goes into the origin ball. If you want Dialga in the origin ball pick the pearl clan and if you want Palkia in the origin ball pick the diamond clan (yes I realize that it seems weird because that is the opposite of what you would expect but there is a reason for it but I don't want to give away any spoilers for those who may not want them). You get side quests from both the clan leaders in their respective camps to battle them one more time in the post game and the reward is the item to change both Palkia and Dialga into their origin forms.

[TheSmokeyWolf.]

7:57 pokemon don't follow you in this game. They just stand where you throw them

[Kyriebby]

I appreciate how fast you guys get content out after a big game releases

[akaicedtea]

Tasks with red up arrows in the pokedex count for 2 research levels.

[sunburntsatan]

I gotta say, I love the move library effect. I played through using a very powerful alpha steelix and being able to switch between ice/fire/thunder fang made it much more bearable!

[helmkekitsune]

I would love to see an open world remake of the original, with the pokemon from both versions.

[atheist]

One other thing I don't think you mentioned, release your excess pokémon. Go to the pasture and release them, you get grit dust and other things. You can release several at one time and you don't need 20 copies of the same pokémon any way

[saykhav]

Easy choice I have brilliant Dimond so I would like to get ugly legendary from pearl