Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Game facts

When does Pokémon Legends: Arceus release?

Pokémon Legends: Arceus is listed for January 28, 2022.

How is Pokémon Legends: Arceus reviewed?

OpenCritic score is 80/100 with 85% recommended.

Which platform is Pokémon Legends: Arceus on?

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.

Nintendo eShop

$59.99

Role-playing (RPG)

Turn-based strategy (TBS)

Adventure

Single player

Top Critics Average

85%

Critics Recommend

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.