Pokémon Legends: Arceus - Before You Buy 

maybe not our all-time favorite Pokemon game, but a solid refresh for the franchise

I've watched/read every review of this game from larger publications, and this feel like a good balance of "it's fresh and new and you're going to enjoy it" with an appropirate amount of "the next one better look nicer, but a step in the right direction." Nice Jake.

Imagine if there were wild Pokemon battling each other; that'd add so much more immersion and life into the world. It'd also just generally be fun to spectate those battles from the sideline!

Love the idea of this game, just wish they spent 1/2 more years on bettering it. We can all wait, no one is actually begging for a new game as fast as possible, but rather we just want a good game.

Does anyone else love the PokeBall designs. Like how they are homemade looking with a little locking latch on the front. I love the concept of being in the past with pokemon training being something new to the world.

In BOTW sometimes you would see the dragons and you were like “what!!!!, im gonna go up there at some point and fight that thing”. Thats what we mean by “the world coming to life.” Theres stuff thats inaccessible, there are things to do. Use a golem to open up a cave. Use a gyrados to make a whirl pool that brings a cool item from the bottom of a lake. A whalelord breaches off in the distance. You walk up on pokemon fighting and catch both of them. You can see tracks on the ground and follow them. You use growlithe to sniff out pokemon or items. You see a herd of Rapidash that get scared and start a forest fire. You join the squirtle squad and fight fires. Those are just a few ideas.

I’m loving the game, but I do agree that the world overall feels lifeless. I said this with SWSD, I wanted to see Pokémon have environmental interactions, run in herds, have territorial differences etc something, I think they could add it in if they wanted.

Something that has be waiting to buy this game is the lack of gym battles and such. I think people want this open world experience, but also have the ability to battle for gym badges and have rivals. It's a very big part of the Pokémon experience. It would be great if the next game incorporates that and has like multiple regions/leagues you can participate in.

I can’t say it’s a 10/10 game ,but defenely I’m getting 10/10 enjoyment out of it xD

Agree that the world does seem a little lifeless but the gameplay is refreshing. The sound of a PokeBall hitting a wild pokemon from behind is so satisfying to me. But I kind of miss the backpack that could fit everything including a bike, haha.

I like the direction the Pokemon series is going in, I don't like that Game Freak continues to put in low effort and I don't like that fans continue to reward them for putting in low effort. I'd like to see a Pokemon game being made with a similar level of passion to the Zelda series or Super Smash brothers but I doubt that will ever happen; as long as the fans keep saying "it's good enough, I had fun." I'm probably just salty that I want to like this literal billion dollar idea, but the "Chef" cant be bothered to properly cook anything with their top tier ingredients. So the outcome usually isn't bad and can even be good, but should be much better then it is.

I love the direction the franchise is heading, but I think that indeed filling up the world and adding more to the AI would definitely freshen up the game. Pokémon living thier lives, reproducing, growing up, eating, sleeping, just having their own AI schedule over the days would be fun. Perhaps adding a mechanic that you shouldn't catch too many of em or else they would risk becoming extinct in the wild. Or just breeding them in captivity and repopulating the landscape with em if there are few of them in the wild.

Hope they keep the game series like this. Especially with battling other trainers

I get everything he is saying but the part I agree more with is that Game Freak has an infinite amount of budget and they could create the ultimate Pokemon game with the tech available right now and the talent of the devs, but they know they will get away with anything and people will play it anyway because its Pokemon and its the most popular franchise out there so why even try right? Thats what bothers me the most, we will not get the full potential of an open world RPG POKEMON game,well this is the closest we will get to I guess.

I think I'd wanna see adding in your other pokemon during a large pokemon battle that feels like it'd add in a huge amount of fun and realism to me personally

a few things they could do to liven the world up: - saturate the colors a little, use more vibrant ones - maybe make it so the pokemon do their own thing. i wanna see schools of fish, stampedes of rhyhorn, and prides made up of luxray, luxio, shinx, and one alpha luxray - pokemon battling each other - a few retextures to make it all less blurry

I PRAY that they use this recipe going forward, the potential is unreal!!!

100% agree! The real time battles and ability to move your trainer makes you feel really involved similar to what you might see in the anime. Having your Pokemon help you get items also adds to this feel of team work! I love these things and I know to some they may seem small but it really helps with world building and immersion. Let’s go, while much more casual did this well in some ways and I love that they stepped it up!

Despite its flaws, I absolutely love the new direction of this game. He explained it perfectly - this was always what I imagined Pokemon would be like in 3D as a kid. If they can further polish and expand upon this in a sequel, there could really be something here.

I need more towns in the game. More to explore and some dynamic events. The anime series has so much ideas which they could use for the game. It's a shame, that we have to end up with such an empty "open world".

It's definitely a great step forward. What I think would really help with the world atmosphere is stuff other than just pokemon. E.g caves, ruins, forests where you come across puzzles that could be solved by using particular elemental moves or similar. More connection between landscape and lore.

I mainly wish we could have more interactions with our own Pokémon. I wanna be able to run along side my Luxray, and not just ride on them. Playing with my Pokémon outside of battles was always my favorite feature in most of the 3DS titles.

I find myself agreeing completely on the both the bad sides and the good sides of the game. I do firmly believe this is a step in the right direction and perhaps because of that we should praise it slightly more in the hope that this does become the foundation for the future games (or at least a different series of future games) Great job and great video!

The grind, the training, the adventure. The game is so therapeutic.

I love how I always watch "before you buy" videos after I buy the game

8 hours in myself, this is a great step for Pokemon and I am excited for future releases. I think the world needs more battling NPC's so far, but other than that I love everything presented. Also the music is one of my favorites from Gamefreak in a decade

I really wish they would recreate the old Pokémon games (story line and ALL) into a world like this… thats what I’m looking for so bad.

This is my first Pokemon game since Pokemon Blue, and I'm absolutely in love with it. I grew up at the show and never had a vested interest in the games before, but I watched a friend playing and fell in love.

It's a good fresh for sure, PLA does make me feels like a real trainer that allows me to do my own stuff, besides following the main story line but also explore places, collecting ingredients, crafting and catching Pokemon in various way. I honestly think this is how a Pokemon game should be.

I’ll wait for them to do Gold/Silver over in this style. It’d be so cool to explore Kanto and Johto in a open world style. And hopefully it’d be set in the modern Pokémon era.

I've always been really confused with why a pokemon game hasn't tried a more real time aspect to the gameplay leaving the fighting and catching to be its own separate animation filled sequence. I'm personally really excited to try this game out

I see it as a concept for a mutch better game. I hope they make another game or an Update that expand the map with more pokemon or more trainers. Other than that I really love the game and enjoy the new experience

First time pokemon player here. Have really loved exploring the word, battling, updating the pokedex, and seeing the evolutions - the starter i chose, Oshawott looks so cool after its two form changes. For combat, i really enjoy walking around the battle field while both sides duke it out and having the option of choosing how strong/weak some attacks become during battles. Really looking forward to exploring more regions and seeing this story through.

I've not played a pokemon game since red & blue, but I picked this one up because it looked totally different and I'm loving it. So many new pokemon I've never seen! I do agree about the lifeless environment though. At one point a character I was following lead us to a cave and said it was going to be dark and I thought "oh neat this will be interesting, should I get my ponyta out to light the way?" then went in and everything was completely visable, no challenge at all :|

Pre-ordered this and I loved it. I agree the world is a little barren for sure. The new dynamics of catching and battling to fill out your Pokédex instead of the old “one and done” thing was a cool fun addition. The challenge that the Alphas bring is awesome and they kicked my butt more than a few times. Over all, I’d give it a 7/10 personally. There were a couple moments where I figured out the post credits before I’d even made it to mid game so that was mildly disappointing when the reveal came up. Like, if you weren’t at least suspicious of the dude from the start, I’m disappointed in you.

It would be cool if they could keep the exploration and open world aspects and add in the storyline gameplay that we are so used to. Also, flocks, herds, schools and groups of wold pokemon doing their wild pokemon thing together would make it really cool. Love this new direction though.

I pretty much agreed with everything you guys said. I’m having a blast tbh. I haven’t bought a Pokémon game since let’s go, and this game has me hooked. I love running into so many Pokémon , and it really makes me want to “catch them all”. It’s so easy for me to get side tracked by interacting with Pokémon and completing the dex.

The duties required to get the info for pokemon feels sort of like a hassle, but makes more sense than having info after one catch

Its weird to me that this game looks so much more interesting and fun than violet and Scarlett

As someone who'd never played a Pokemon game, I'm loving it! I just finished my second playthrough of BOTW, and yes, the graphics are worse, but I'm happy to look past that and enjoy the grind. I like the Pokedex system and I'm having so much fun discovering the traits of each new Pokemon I discover.

The battles and catching Pokémon is perfect to me! They need to do this going forward

Hope we can get to customize how a player throws a pokeball, like a fast or a curve (like in baseball) and have different catching accuracy and efficiency.

Been playing for a few hours now and this is basically what I thought Pokémon Snap was going to be when I first heard about it as a kid. It's awesome.

This is so much closer to what I have always wanted from pokemon, but it misses the mark too hard in a few places for me to be able to justify getting this specific title (I have to be mindful about which games I actually splurge on, after all). I really truly hope that they continue moving down this path though, and that they are able to polish a next/new title that can take what is so promising from this game and really step things up. I also hope Gamefreak will hire more people who are used to this kind of genre so that they’ll be able to liven up the world some more lol.

This is the first pokemon game I have liked since X and Y. That feeling of creeping staleness was alot stronger and alot less creeping for me. This actually makes me want to play it which is not something pokemons accomplished for a while.

They absolutely nailed the concept and made the core gameplay incredibly fun and compelling! I also really like the story and how most of the NPCs from the clans or the Team Galaxy are references to NPCs in other games! While I agree about the graphics being not superb, it hasn't taken away from my gameplay experience much, save for a few visual glitches, so I hope the sequel (because this title definitely deserves one) takes the time it needs in production to be as visually stunning as it can and make the world richer, with more secrets, more detail, and more polish put into the wild. Plus, I'd love to see game in the same setting and time period in other regions like Kanto or Johto!

Things I want in the next one better graphics, greater draw distance, more Pokemon, better story, and voice acting.

All you have to do is get to research level 10 you don't have to do all the tasks. Also there's a lot of Pokemon behavior that you notice later on like for example a chilled Pokemon that doesn't normally attack you if you start attacking it's friends all of a sudden that nice Pokemon is no longer chilled.

There are flaws no doubt. But it's oddly fun. The warp battle have me so hype when it's 3 on 1. And Ive caught 3 shiny which I still haven't done in sword.

This is definitely an Episode of "after you buy" for me 😂

Man imagine this style of game from them but gen 3-5. This game is going to be epic by then. Imagine the normal gym battles, populated towns and in-between, a better landscape, more things to do, an evil team rocket doing shenanigans, an elite four, like this is going to be epic if handled correctly.

I've always had trouble keeping my attention on a game for too long, but this has me close to the end with no long breaks. That's never happened to me before. It just sucked me in

When you already bought the game but still appreciate an honest review about it anyway 😎👍

This is one of my first Pokemon games and I'm loving it so far! Not the prettiest looking game, but it's fun as hell

From someone that started pokemon back on the gbc and played it pretty much through out its different interations, watching the shows and buying the tcg. This is awesome, can it be refined, yes. But the fact Gamefreak took this step and will probably progress from it is awesome.

I am more excited about it now. I know as a kid I did love the idea of feeling like I am the pokemon master and catching them all. I hope that I can feel that again with this new one, and feel more like I am part of the pokemon world. Thanks for the review!

I love the game so much, finally feels like a proper RPG. Really hope this game influences gen 9 and beyond. If the next game improves battling and becoming the Pokemon League Champion like this game improves completing the Pokedex, we could be looking at the best Pokemon game ever. For now though this is great, I spent the majority of today just grinding in the first area instead of progressing in the 2nd where I am and it is just so much fun. It is the first Pokemon game where I can see myself fully completing the game though we will see, I am still early into the game yet.

One of my favorite additions to the game is they added different Pokémon to the world like they didn’t just stay with the region of Shino.

Now that we’re getting more realistic, Id love to see some further updates in game design: For example You can only use Gyaradose when in a water environment (until obtaining an item that allows you to make a pond or tank for him on land). Seeing him and other out-of-element Pokemon simply float above the ground kinda breaks the immersion for me.

Definitely a great next step for pokemon, but i got pretty bored of the gameplay loop relatively quick. Lots of bad texture glitches and bad pop-in that kept intruding on the visual experience. When you go into caves, the pokemon and character models look super glitchy and have a weird white outline that is just horrendously awful to look at. Overall it's a good change, but poorly executed with little to actually do other than do boring side quests or just catch pokemon in a relatively lifeless world. Hopefully they can expand on this in the future because they definitely got something good going here!

I really hope they continue to develop and perfect this new gameplay approach in the years to come

I loved pokemon and still do long after the original games /cards. I've been waiting for something like this!

I enjoy the game and playing it all the time recently, the Agile and Strength styles are about turns=speed, if your pokemon has high speed and you use agile style (that deals less dmg per hit) you can use it twice as your pokemon will have 2 turns before your enemy have one (dealing more dmg even than Strength style). It's not very complex but enough to grant you lots of fun from understanding those mechanics. Also sometimes while we fighting one pokemon there is other wild pokemon who will join the fight if he's/she's close enough from your fight and here I wish they could add some aoe or at least let us pick which one we want to attack (I had once fight with 2 regular wild pokemon and one mini boss and it was really clunky because of lack of choice who to attack yet being attacked by all) I hope it'll be added in future

This'll be my first pokemon game. Really looking forward to it. I really wish they'd do this open world rpg but like include ALL the regions and pokemon yaknow

Seeing as the last Pokémon game I played, maybe silver or gold, back in the game boy color days, I've been wanting to get back into the game. This is certainly closer to how I've always imagined the game should be

The pokemon universe is the only universe i could see being a metaverse or whatever. Create a base world, and then add "regions" and new pokemon with "seasons".

This was the first Pokemon game i´ve ever played and the first game on switch for me, and it was so so so good i loved it so much, it was so real and just great and after that i played the other games and they were like a step back for me, that you cant just throw a pokeball on a pokemon if you want, you have to go to a battle and only then you can try to catch it i wish there would be more pokemon games like this

Great next step for the franchise. My true dream as a poke fan is this kind of exploration style but with Pokken Tournament style battling instead of turn based though I think that might be a little to complicated/in depth to ever pull off

Honestly thought this was what it was gonna be like when I heard a Pokémon game was coming to the switch in 2018, hopefully they do gen 9 similar to how they did this game

So far I'm enjoying the game a lot and many of the new mechanics are very enjoyable. I just hope that the next time they go with this style of game they either have better optimisation, there is no reason for the game to have this bad of a pop in with this quality of graphics or a better switch needs to have been released. For a first of its type by Gamefreak it's a good start though

I’ve never played a Pokémon game before but this seems interesting to me, I agree the world looks a little empty as far environmental stuff but still seems like it could be fun.

Kinda regret spending money on this…. My bad for not doing research. I would have had more fun playing old Pokémon games from gameboy and ds

Imagine if Sony or Microsoft or other 3rd party studios was allowed to make Pokémon games. We would experience a Pokémon Renaissance.

Would love for all the generations to get one of these. On the fence about this one but definitely would buy a better looking one of these for Gen 5 (assuming they don't remake gen 1 for the millionth time). Also it would be great if Game Freak ditched the blocky path format that the older games had when they remake them. They kept that look in Let's Go as well as Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire and recently with the remakes of Diamond and Pearl.

The whole open world concept is great and there’s a ton of amazing mechanics they’ve added. I absolutely love this game as a demo or introduction. I find it hard to enjoy the story and I only play now to get it out of the way so I can play brilliant diamond!

I was 6 when red came out and i was hooked and seeing Pokémon like this 26 years later it’s breath taking from the first game and i have purchased the game and it’s wonderful although the world is bland and kinda gets old just as gameranx said although those problems i still enjoyed it greatly good buy

Glad i canceled my pre order. You mentioned pretty much everything that made me do so. I got my eyes on Shin Megami Tensei V instead now but I still got BOTW to finish and horizon is getting pretty close as well!

There's a lot of weird visual bugs around bodies of water, and when the camera goes through the trees there's a lot of lag, but I'm really enjoying the game so far

I’m about 6 hours in and in Crimson Mirelands now! I’m loving the game so far!

i just finished this game and if you’re planning on playing it, you WILL fall in love with the catching mechanic, sneaking, stunning, and aiming poke balls literally makes this game amazing

I was able to play the new Arceus for about 3 hours today and I have to say I'm really excited. Rarely has a Pokémon game flashed me so much! It's extremely addictive, at least for me!😅 Personally, I would have wished for more sandbox elements, but at least Pokémon is finally breaking new ground here! I'm still dreaming of a Pokémon MMO with a huge open world where you can walk around freely, catch any Pokémon you like, celebrate with friends or duel against other trainers from all over the world or or or !🤣

I have been playing Pokémon since fire red. I will buy every generation of Pokémon but I always end up being bored because it’s the same every time. But this game is so refreshing and I’ve literally spent hours just in the first area completing tasks for the Pokédex. I haven’t played Pokémon for hours in such a long time

3:59 I could swear the sound when picking up an object is the same as in Zelda BOTW

Maybe they could create a Skyrim version of Pokemon. Endless open world quests and there is no real “ending”. Players can choose who they want to become. Heroes, villains, police, bandits, merchants, breeder etc. Even joining Team Rocket, Galactic, Aqua/Magma etc can be an optional quest. For me, PL Arceus opened these possibilities and I hope the franchise would develop using this as its foundation.

Well, definitely disappointed by the low levels of polish on the landscapes but seems like a step in the right direction

This game was what I needed. My only thing is if they did in modern times big cities and adding like 12 of them full of life probably was a challenge they weren't yet ready to take. Then also adding a bunch of regions on top of it. I'm ready to see whats next I freaking love this installation I haven't bought a Pokemon game in 10 years until now

Great review, I’m going to get this tonight. From what you said about the, catch 8 of this Pokémon etc. that reminds me of world of Warcraft questing. Looking forward to it

Just watched this vid cuz im gettin it tomorrow and wanted to see what i was gettin into,i like how you presented it,instant sub my friend,i cant wait to see what you do a lil review on in the future

I wasn’t expecting perfection when such a different game to the norm came out but I have seriously enjoyed my self I don’t know why being able to walk around while I battle is so great to me but I just love that they added that detail in

Kinda refreshing to hear that they’re bringing back the grindy challenge. Might buy the next installment if they keep these mechanics going.

Keep up these great videos my guy. Love your content I always go watch your videos before I buy.

I was on the fence with this game's visual problems at times but I think I'll try it out now after hearing all the pros you gave in the video. Thanks!

I have been a fan of Pokémon since generations one love seeing the fresh take on the franchise it’s been so fun I highly recommended buying it

Best content to watch in the middle of a blizzard imho

I don’t own Nintendo switch but I still love watching before you buy videos even if I don’t own the console or not bothered about the game I still watch them, love it! 👍🏻

This was a breath of fresh air from the Pokemon franchise. Game Freak did a remarkable job on the development of Arceus. I'll have to try this out myself once I get my hands on it soon!

Many people criticize the graphics, and rightly so, but the gameplay elements are sometimes even worse. But before I get to the downside: The game has a great idea. A very open world, wild Pokemon that attack you or run away from you, battles without another battle screen and a focus on the story. The UI and menus are great and also features like the constant changeability of attack moves from an attack pool would have belonged in games 20 years ago. Unfortunately, the game also has a lot of problems. On the negative side: *(1) The behavior of the Pokemon* Hide in the grass and watch the Pokemon. What do they actually do? Not much. Each Pokemon has the same AI in its basic behavior. The developers have built in only seven states: running away, being aggressive, not being aggressive (only when provoked), moving a lot, moving a little, not moving at all or sleeping. Why can't I see a Geodude digging a hole in a mountain? Why don't I see a Starly flying towards a tree, plowing a berry there, and then eating it? Why don't I see a Buizel go into the water and swim a bit? Why don't I see a Plant-Pokemon walk up to flowers and smell them? Why don't I see a bidoof kicking a fir tree and then chewing on fallen branches? Why don't I see a Budew emitting pollen? How come I don't see a Pachirisu climbing a tree top? Why can't I see a Carnivine moving towards a tree, hanging out and waiting for prey? Why don't I see interactions between Pokemon? What would it be like if some Pokemon played together? Or would share a berry? How about if I observed Pokemon attacking each other after one pushed the other away? Or stole his berry? After all, my job is to create a Pokedex. Then I must be able to see such behavior. The world therefore seems lifeless, regardless of the design of the environment. *(2) Pokemon have no value anymore* Actually, the whole point of Pokemon is to make friends with your Pokemon, build a relationship with them, train them and experience things with them. In this game, however, that is hardly possible. My task is to catch 5000 Pokemon, 25 of each species. How can you build a relationship with them? I don't care about the Pokemon I catch. In my opinion, GameFreak has completely lost the focus here. GameFreak should have made two of each species as a task. And now you're probably asking yourself, "If I only have to catch two Pokemon of each species, then the game is over after three hours, right?" Right. That's the main problem. The game has so little gameplay content that GameFreak has to force you to catch the same Pokemon 25 times and defeat it 15 times so you don't realize how content-less the game actually is. However, I'll get right into how the game could have been fleshed out further. First: Why does it obey me directly after I caught it? In my opinion, you should first try to build up a bond with the Pokemon. These Pokemon have hardly any experience with humans. Why should they immediately follow them bluntly? How about playing with wild Pokemon or captured ones, feeding them or helping them? For example, you could find an injured Pokemon or rescue one trapped under a large fallen branch. I already mentioned that you can watch wild Pokemon attack each other. That would be a great way to help the injured Pokemon afterwards or even intervene before! It sounds silly, but what about talking to your Pokemon? You could have a list of activities, from mini-games in town, quests to complete and co, that you could offer your new Pokemon. For example, you could ask your new Pokemon if it would like to explore the area outside of town with you. After that it can nod, shake its head or look away annoyed. In addition, my Pokemon should run with me in the city. There are no other Pokemon there, there is no danger. And it would help so much to feel closer to the Pokemon. That would be something. And imagine that you have established a relationship with several wild Pokemon in one area. These would then come towards you when they see you. And to distinguish the Pokemon, you could simply introduce that you could give friendly wild Pokemon nicknames, which are displayed with a heart symbol above the head. How about if they lead you to a secret place or do things in front of you that wild Pokemon wouldn't do? For example, a cricketot that trusts me would have its antennae collide, showing me that it sounds like a xylophone. A Petilil would hand you a leaf from its head, which would go into your pouch as a healing item. Why isn't there a quest where I give petals to a Burmy that trusts me so that it changes its cloak? And these things all fit very well with creating the Pokedex: getting to know their behavior, finding secret things that they wouldn't just show to a trainer. *(3) The design of the areas* In a single-player game where the goal is to create a Pokedex, capture Pokemon behavior, and follow a story, you're very often out in nature. As I said, I don't want to address the graphics, others already do that enough. But why are there no points of interest? Legends Arceus is obviously trying to copy Breath of the Wild, but has dug very deep into the trash can when it comes to designing the areas. It's so hard to tell from a screenshot where you are now. There are no points for orientation, no natural formations and elements that stick in your mind. A big unique tree, a big waterfall, a dense forest, steep mountains and valleys, big chasms and branching caves, dilapidated ruins, something where you think to yourself, "What is that? I'd like to take a look at that." I do want to discover this world! Also, why are there hardly any obstacles in this wilderness? They could have taken a cue from Breath of the Wild and given us climbing gear from the start to climb very steep mountains and valleys. You could build obstacles that only Ride Pokemon could overcome. I mean, that used to be normal in Pokemon. It worked really well in Sun and Moon. And you had a great chance here to bring back secret bases. Why can't I drill a hole in the wall in wild areas with a Pokemon (at selected points only, if you want) to set up my temporary storage base, where I could maybe even put in decorative elements? A place where I could sleep and play together with Pokemon. You could even theoretically dig a hole in the ground and build the secret base like a bunker, which you enter from above. Another option for exploration would be to dive (Gen 3 & Gen 6)! We did get an ocean after all. How cool would it be to be able to dive there? You would only have two minutes without a helmet and you could theoretically craft a diving helmet (or get it with a quest) that would let you dive as long as you want. That way you would have a completely separate area with water pokemon and new underground caves. Exploration! And the last point on this: Why is there only one city? You could have a few small settlements sporadically like that, with people living in them that you could talk to. Unfortunately, the decision to have only one city has big disadvantages.

I was super skeptical about this game at first and I hated the graphics, I thought it looked really ugly but I still pre-ordered it. Now I'm 10 hours in and honestly... I want to keep playing, it's so much fun. I love collecting pokemon and completing research tasks, and the expressiveness of the characters is really cute to me.

Something for the folks early game: in the south of the mirelands there's a section bordered by water, mostly unaccessible except for a very tight jump with wyrdeer, there's a lot of high level pokemon, including the goomy line, toxicroak, alpha sliggoo and most importantly, alpha *Torterra*. Happy catching

Im taking this game as a pilot open world Pokemon game. Im hoping that if everyone enjoys this game more than the main series games, remakes could end up going this route and that would be amazing and they would be able to build on the issues Legends Arceus had. So im going to focus on the pros and think of the cons as more of a minor issue for now