[Nintendo Switch] Pokémon: Legends of Arceus, Standard Edition

Catch, observe, and research wild Pokémon to create and populate Sinnoh's first Pokédex in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, coming to Nintendo Switch in early 2022. Pokémon Legends: Arceus retains the core gameplay of previous Pokémon games and combines it with new action and RPG elements.

You arrive in Sinnoh, where the events of Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl also play out. However, this story takes place much earlier, in a time when becoming a Pokémon Trainer or organizing a Pokémon League was not yet on the agenda. The Pokémon that roam here may look familiar, but the rugged environments are likely to be unlike anything you've seen in Sinnoh from Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl.

To catch Pokémon in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, observe them to learn more about their behavior, then sneak up on them, aim your Poké Ball and throw! You can also have your own Pokémon battle with Pokémon you want to catch. Toss the Poké Ball with your own Pokémon near a wild Pokémon to start a battle. You can decide for yourself which attacks your Pokémon should perform.

At the start of your journey to create the region's first Pokédex, you can choose from Rowlet, Cyndaquil, or Oshawott as your partner Pokémon. A professor found these Pokémon on several excursions in other regions and brought them to Sinnoh.