Pokemon Legends Arceus has arrived on Nintendo Switch and with it comes an entirely new Pokémon
adventure in a way that we've never seen before!
Pokémon Legends Arceus changes up the traditional Pokémon game format to try something new
and it works so, so well.
Think of this game as Breath of the Wild meets Pokémon.
It's the open world Pokémon game we've been waiting for and thanks to my friends over
at Nintendo, I got my hands on a copy of the game on launch day and this past weekend,
I spent over 15 hours spent, almost 20 hours playing this game and that's just insane.
I've never done that with a game in such a short amount of time.
I'm hooked!
Anyway, since this a brand new Pokémon adventure, and an origin story at that, there are a lot
of changes in this game and there were a lot of basic things that I didn't know going in
like where Pokémon centers were, where my items in storage were going, how to teach
Pokémon new moves and stuff like that so I wanted to make this quick guide to help
you be ready for your Hisui adventure!
Let's get right into it!
First are Pokémon Centers - or in this case, lack there of.
Where are they?
Pokémon Legends Arceus is an origin story that takes place prior to the modern day Sinnoh
we're used to so nothing is really built up, which is part of the reason why we're not
used to this.
To heal your Pokémon, you're going to need to visit your basecamp or home base in the
village and take a rest.
Basecamps are what the Galaxy Team setup throughout the game in order to create a space to rest,
heal your Pokémon and so on.
They are basically rest stops on your adventure and they act as the Pokémon Centers in this
game.
Next, is item storage.
Items work a bit differently here in Legend Arceus.
Rather than filling up your bag with all of your items like in previous games, you're
actually limited on space here.
When you fill up your satchel, items you find along the way will be sent to storage.
This is one of the things I admittedly had to look up where it was because I was clueless
where it was.
I just couldn't find it.
The item storage is the chest in your basecamp or near the exits in the village.
The good news is that you can expand the storage of your satchel by chatting with the NPC at
the bottom of the stairs in the commanders building.
He's a bit of a scam after awhile to be honest charging insane prices to add more slots to
your satchel but it's useful to have more storage space on the go, this way things don't
always get sent to that item box.
The third tip is Pokémon storage.
Since there are no Pokémon Centers here, or PC's, your Pokémon are stored in the village
pasture.
You can either venture back to the village to grab a Pokémon you just caught or head
to your nearest basecamp and speak with the guard who will let you see and retrieve the
Pokémon from your pasture.
The second method is definitely handy to have around.
Since you don't have to venture all the way back to the village just to get your Pokémon.
The thing to be prepared for is crafting.
This piggybacks off of my second tip because crafting has a lot to do with item storage
and is a pretty important part of Pokémon Legends Arceus.
You can buy some basic items but most of the time you will find yourself crafting Pokéballs,
Potions, Revives and all of the traditional items you're used to in Pokémon games.
My tip would be to make sure you hit trees, rocks and everything you can when you're out
and about to stock up so you can craft items instead of spending precious money.
Tip number five are Pokémon moves.
This is another change that had me scratching my head.
You know how in traditional games Pokémon level up, they learn new moves and you get
prompted if you want to teach them said new move or not?
Well, that's not the case here.
When you're Pokémon levels up and learns a new move, it's a bit hidden.
To find it and add it to your Pokémon's moveset you need to open up your Pokémon party, select
the Pokémon and then select "Change Moves".
Here you'll be able to pick and choose what you want your Pokémon's moveset to look like.
You can re-teach your Pokémon moves they've already learned throughout their levels or
teach them new ones as they level up.
This is an interesting change to series and its one that breaks from the tradition of
using TMs and HMs.
In my opinion, this works very well and is a positive change indeed.
And lastly are Alpha Pokémon.
Alpha Pokémon are big, strong and scary Pokémon that wonder around the Hisui region with bright
red eyes that can literally see through your soul.
They remind me a lot of the ruthless Lynel encounters from Breath of the Wild.
These Alpha Pokémon are high level and incredibly tough so you're going to want to avoid them
as much as possible early on in the game.
Once your Pokémon are a decent level, it'll be easier to take them on, weaken them and
capture them.
Battling isn't the only way to go about catching one of these beasts though.
You also have a chance to capture it by sneaking up behind the Alpha and throwing a Pokéball
at it.
It's a long shot but with some berries and food, you might be able to pull off an upset
capture.
Once you get the hang of capturing these Alpha's, they aren't as big and scary as they seem.
So there you have it my friends!
6 things to know to better prepare yourself for Pokémon Legends Arceus!
This game is full of fun new surprises and this list isn't even scratching the surface
of all the changes made to the series.
The good news is that all of these changes are for the better.
While I love the traditional format of Pokémon games and will always go back to them to play,
Legends Arceus just hits different.
It feels fresh, new and like a true major evolution to the Pokémon series.
It's the open world Pokémon adventure we've been waiting for and I can't wait to see where
the games go from here.
It'll be interesting to see if the games move forward in this style or if they go back to
their bread and butter.
We shall see as time goes on but as it stands, Pokémon Legends Arceus is a major evolution
in the Pokémon series and if you haven't played it yet, you really have to do yourself
a favor and hop on it!
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