Arceus

A bunch of Nintendo Switch Pokemon titles are on sale at Walmart in honor of Pokemon Day earlier this week. The most notable discount is to Pokemon Legends: Arceus, which is down to just $40 for the physical and digital versions (was $60). Despite releasing back in Janurary 2022, Pokemon Legends: Arceus rarely goes on sale, so this price drop is a great chance to grab one of the most unique Pokemon games on Switch.While Pokemon Legends: Arceus is built upon the mainline series' core loop of capturing,…

Pokemon Legends: Arceus brought a bold new approach to the long-running Pokemon franchise, tasking you with building the Sinnoh region’s first Pokedex. If you haven't tried it yet, now's your chance to dive in for the lowest price yet. GameStop is selling Pokemon Legends: Arceus for only $39 as part of its Summer Sale--GameStop's answer to Prime Day 2023.Pokemon Legends: Arceus marks the first big change for the series in years. Instead of roaming around challenging gym leaders, you’re set free in a…

Even dozens of hours into Pokémon Scarlet, I still find myself daydreaming about Pokémon Legends: Arceus. Released in January 2022, Pokémon Legends: Arceus was the revelation the series had long waited for. It shook up the standard formula of Pokémon, emphasizing surveying environments, as well as hunting and capturing Pokémon, in a refreshing way for a series that had started to stagnate. As I continue to play through Pokémon Scarlet, I am starting to miss aspects of Pokémon Legends: Arceus more and more. As a…

The spring of 2023, specifically So now that Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are in full swing, people are going to want to transfer all of their old characters in. Well, you’ll have to hold off on that! That functionality isn’t coming until roughly mid-2023. Here’s the full confirmation of when Scarlet and Violet are getting Home support So over on the game’s official site, The Pokemon Company says that support will be coming “in spring 2023.” It’s important to remember that this will only include “select Pokemon from…

Pokemon Legends: Arceus brought a bold new approach to the long-running Pokemon franchise, tasking you with building the Sinnoh region’s first Pokedex. If you held out on picking up this wonderful series-altering entry, your patience has paid off--today you can grab a brand-new physical copy of Pokemon Legends: Arceus for $46 at Amazon and Best Buy. Pokemon Legends: Arceus marks the first big change for the series in years. Instead of roaming around challenging gym leaders, you’re…

For fans of the beloved creature-collecting franchise, 2022 is a stacked year for Pokémon. In January, Game Freak delivered the refreshing Pokémon Legends: Arceus spinoff. And if that substantial entry wasn't enough to satiate appetites, the latest entries in the mainline series, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, are set to launch this November. While it's not unheard of for two Pokémon titles to ship in the same calendar year, watching Nintendo's plans to release seemingly competing adventures in such a short period is…

Nintendo Switch consoles don’t often get worthwhile price cuts--but that’s not the case today. Antonline is currently offering a nearly $100 discount on this Switch OLED + Pokemon Legends: Arceus bundle, which is listed for just $350. The Switch OLED normally goers for $350 by itself, so you're getting an awesome game and a headset for free pretty much. We're not sure how long it'll stick around, so be sure to check it out while you can.The bundle from Antonline includes a Switch OLED model…

I’m pretty much always game for Pokemon specials A new Pokemon special titled Arceus Chronicles is set to debut very soon, as The Pokemon Company already has a platform and date: September 23, 2022 on Netflix. Before that though, fans who are attending the 2022 Pokemon World Championships in London will be able to see it at a screening event at 6PM BST on August 19. Here’s the synopsis: “A visit to the Sinnoh region turns into a high-stakes adventure when Ash, Pikachu, and friends join forces with powerful Pokemon…

Following the debut of Pokémon Legends: Arceus, it was only a matter of (apologies) time before the Pokémon anime started focusing on stories about the Sinnoh region’s distant past when it was first settled by humans. While animated shorts like Hisuian Snow have delved a bit into the Sinnoh region’s history by introducing new characters, the mainline anime’s about to give Ash Ketchum yet another crash course in dealing with the legendary pokémon whose power shaped the land. Today, The Pokémon Company announced that the…

After the first couple generations of Pokémon games, the series began promoting new Legendary or Mythical Pokémon that each new version included. These usually appeared on the box of each game, while in the case of Pokémon Legends: Arceus, the most rare and sought after Pokémon is right in the title. This Mythical Pokémon was initially added in the fourth generation of games, so it isn't brand new to the series. Even so, this is canonically one of the most powerful creatures in existence, and you've only been able to…