With Mount Coronet towering above it, this is a Sinnoh unlike any Trainers have ever seen as they embark on creating the region's first Pokédex. In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, players enter Sinnoh as it existed in the past, much before the setting for Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl was established. You'll need to capture, survey, and research wild Pokémon in a long-gone era of the Sinnoh region in order to complete the region's first Pokédex. The mythical Pokémon Arceus will have a significant role in the story.Īrceus honors past Pokémon games' core gameplay while adding new action and RPG elements. It was stated that the objective of the game was to create Hisui's first Pokédex. In the game, you play as a Pokemon trainer in a bygone era of the Sinnoh region's history, when it was known as the Hisui region, long before the events of Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl take place.
A vast open world setting builds on the Wild Area introduced in Pokémon Sword and Shield. Legends: Arceus is said to preserve the core gameplay of previous entries in the series despite this distinction and the changes that come with it.
Pokemon Legends: Arceus is an action role-playing game, the first of its kind in the main Pokémon series.
