Pokémon Legends: Arceus in a Nutshell

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[@CircleToonsHD]

I gotta say, I didn't expect this game to be as fun as it is. This is the best Pokémon game in ages.

[@bitviper3430]

Facts

[@jacobvalenzuela6714]

Hey circle please reply

[@wet0wl]

Correction: The best Pokémon game ever, and I love most Pokémon games

[@enderarcher7193]

Very true

[@verazion7451]

I can never go back

[@illuminatedjoy24]

Cyllene really does act like she's in a war movie with much higher stakes. "Pull your weight or I will leave you to die without hesitation. And by pull your weight, I mean catch a Bidoof."

[@LittleBigPlanetian]

"We have lost 5,000 men fighting this monstrous being. Perhaps you can vanquish this impossible foe known as Eevee or perish trying" (That doesn't actually happen to my knowledge but I wouldn't be surprised if it did)

[@Strawberrymilkdrink]

Kamado's back story is literally "a powerful pokemon burned down my hometown taking a bunch of lives we started this village because we have no where else to go"

[@Diembee]

I do kinda like it though, The Survey corps is a bunch of old timers who are terrified of Pokémon and just recently heard of this crazy new invention for catching them, whereas assuming the Main protagonist comes from modern Sinnoh, is a Pokémon master who’s completed the pokedex and caught countless far stronger pokemon already

[@Ventorath]

I mean, the whole thing is that the game takes place in the past, yeah? Pokemon are basically intelligent wild beasts with superpowers and are more than willing to attack humans. She acts like she's at war because people can just straight up die. Pokeballs were just invented and working WITH Pokemon seems to be a very new concept. They're out in the boonies to learn more to die less.

[@leolhez]

@@Strawberrymilkdrink A bunch of lives including probably his wife (He has their marriage photo in his office)

[@HoodieHorizon]

Legends is filled with a lot of “how is this in a Pokémon game” lines. My personal favorite being “do you feel the eldritch presence icing your heart”

[@chronomage4939]

[Insert spoiler character] as a whole is fucking insane and I love them

[@Silux_Ray]

I love whenever someone tells you to “try not to die” like damn ok fam

[@littlebloodymooneporo]

Mine is irida's line about how useless she is just bringing news that MC could tell anyway. The npc is starting to realize how little impact they have

[@duckwithabs4537]

@@chronomage4939 volo?

[@duckwithabs4537]

@@littlebloodymooneporo yep, hurts more whenever i decided not to pick her

[@DouglasStewart99]

1:16-1:19 Love how Circle had to break character just to explain that yes, this is a *legitimate* line in a *OFFICIAL* Pokémon game.

[@LittleBigPlanetian]

Like they just straight-up said "You better succeed or you can go and DIE" in a Pokemon game A POKEMON game POKEMON. GAME.

[@grundgutigertv6170]

In the german translation, they talk about your untimely demise at least 6 times in the first 10 mins xD

[@Diembee]

That line caught me off guard lol, we went from “Please return my lost Pokémon!” To “Catch this Bidoof or you will go poof”

[@kjrv7779]

Reminds me of the Mario Party clip where hecmentions that there's a TIER SYSTEM IN A FAMILY FRIENDY GAME

[@alexisdipoalo9443]

That caught me off guard to to be fair

[@awe9217]

i didn't realize how well the galeem beam fits with hyper beam and the terror of Alpha Snorlax.

[@Zack_Wildfire]

I heard of people catching snorlax early on, but I didn't want to be over powered and wanted to have fun with a decent pokemon for once in a long time.

[@Aflay1]

I caught Alpha Heracross in battle before learning I could have caught it with food. Basically, I caught a driftloon early, and while trying to catch Heracross in battle, not knowing if it was even possible at my level, I threw in Driftloon and discovered he only has NORMAL type moves. So here I go, weakening it just enough to catch, putting it to sleep with Hypnosis, and well....it took like 40 Greatballs to accomplish. I was kind of astonished. It was my first Alpha Pokemon and it was just, so damn GINORMOUS.

[@Qorelin]

@@Zack_Wildfire You wouldn't be able to use it anyways because your star rank would be too low to control it.

[@Zack_Wildfire]

@@Qorelin it's still possible to get lucky I've done something like that with the other pokemon games before.

[@dawsonphillips4701]

@@Zack_Wildfire lmao I caught alpha snorlax with just a bunch of level 15s, sneak attack it, used hypnosis then spammed my strongest move, took about an hour but I had an OP snorlax that even when it listened half the time it one shot almost everything with high horsepower

[@phoenixzd5409]

That Snorlax is the definition of “Play the game before you go to the last boss.”

[@phoenixzd5409]

@Telepture Yes. This is convenient because I’m actually a Muslim.

[@cupwasneverhere]

Three bots on one comment already. Wow.

[@phoenixzd5409]

@@cupwasneverhere I’m surprised as well.

[@Say_Syce]

@@phoenixzd5409 and what's more surprising is that you somehow got 3 in a row, all within 3 minutes of each other.

[@Jason-bd5iq]

There’s a level 60 Alakazam right behind him though.

[@rhiannonbamford8741]

Haven't gotten the game yet, but my experience with Xenoblade has taught me to stay the hell away from large creatures in the distance, _especially in the starting area._

[@agentdon1760]

I remember that meme with like the Territorial Darmanitain...that is exactly how that felt like

[@AlphaOmegaInfinity]

Good analogy.

[@Atomosphere]

My experience in SMT5 (And other Megaten games) taught me to run straight into them to see if you can theorycraft a win... It didn't work.

[@1Thunderfire]

Ah yes, the infamous Territorial Rotbart.

[@SnoFitzroy]

That sums up the Alpha mechanic pretty well actually.

[@noneyabuisness3547]

I feel this... so much. I spent over three hours yesterday trying to catch an alpha Pokémon in the first area. Was the grind worth it? Absolutely not? But am I now the proud owner of an 8’10”, 222.9 pound shiny alpha Blissey? Yes, yes I am.

[@justinmoore4244]

That very good find

[@Spencer-wc6ew]

"was it worth it? Absolutely not. Am I proud of it? Yes!" Sums up my whole experience with the game

[@AceAlbatros]

I sound it hard to believe it took that long until you said Blissey, then it all made sense lol

[@SetariM]

There are chanseys/blisseys in the first area?!

[@Andyjoe522]

@@SetariM Yep, on top of the cave area to the north of where you fight the noble Pokémon. You can make your way up there early if you treat Wyrdeer like a Skyrim horse. There's a guaranteed alpha Blissey spawn up there, as well as some Machop, Machoke, and a chance at Happiny and Chansey spawning up there if you're lucky.

[@DarthShadow91]

Remember when the Arc-Phone was first revealed, and everyone thought it was going to “bReAk tEh iMmErSiOn?” And turns out it was just God giving you a free unlimited data-plan?

[@S3verusMyG]

Bro God already loves humans, how tf did they figure out how to stick a stone and a nut together to create a device capable of storing animals in a small pocket universe.

[@nullpoint3346]

@@S3verusMyG I like to think that was actually human ingenuity and what earned their love. "How did they do that!? I didn't design this! These guys are awesome! I should have made them sooner."

[@TruffleSeeker54]

@@S3verusMyG In Legends Arceus, the professor says Pokemon can become very small. So the PokeBall doesn't have to be that advanced in order to store Pokemon in it

[@joaom5202]

@@S3verusMyG you dont store pokemon in the arc phone man wtf

[@wixx9683]

@@S3verusMyG In arceus they say that the pokemon were already capable of shrinking themselves and the ball only contains them, Laventon tells you this as he gives you pokeballs

[@RedRiotRoss]

THE ONLY POKEMON YOU CAN LITERALLY STYLE N STUNT ON EVERY POKEMON TO CATCH EM

[@tgreyzero2790]

mans had a stroke

[@sidecharacter7165]

@@tgreyzero2790 He ran out of Pokémon and got hit by a Shinx’s Thundershock.

[@thegunguy0]

what

[@WoodlandDrake]

Basculegion is best ride pokemon... well... Sneasler is best, but so is Basculegion.

[@FuzzyMH]

I ended up finding the Alpha Rapidash first. I was confident that I could catch it with a Heavy Ball. Boy was I wrong.

[@cinder6775]

Same

[@duckwithabs4537]

coming back to the rapidash when finished, i can kill it but its odds are really low

[@demonintellect9834]

I caught it. Needless to say I steamrolled the game for a bit.

[@Ninjaman50]

These Alpha mons don't play around. But catching one is like the best feeling in the world, especially if you're sneaky with it.

[@icarue993]

@@duckwithabs4537 finished with the area or finished with the game? Because I just finished the second area and can confortably defeat Alphas around lv 40 (so Rapidash). Just need type advantage. Granted... I am taking it very slowly trying to complete as many entries as possiible. Making some of mypokemon level 30-40. I have 6 stars!! Pokemon up to lv 80 can obey me... but Rapidash and Snorlax where among the most powerful ones.

[@Spencer-wc6ew]

I loved how at the beginning the professor says "in theory you can hold 6 pokemon at once, but no one has ever caught that many"

[@TreyDobe]

Most probably died before then 😃

[@smokeytripod]

I honestly wish they took the opportunity and let our character hold like 7 or 8 Pokemon just to blow the professors theory away lol.

[@Spencer-wc6ew]

@@TreyDobe "My sister's funeral is tomorrow" "Oh, I'm sorry. How did she die?" "She was trying to catch 2 bidoof"

[@molybdaen11]

@@smokeytripod There is a legend about 10 pokemon as a team in the beginning.

[@smokeytripod]

@@molybdaen11 Oh really? lol, well hopefully if they make more Legends games they can make one set there and we can be the legend with a 10 mon team :D

[@kingvideogames]

I love how pretty much everyone's reaction to Cyllene saying that line is expressing utter shock and disbelief.

[@Cuprite1024]

Yeah, I had the same general reaction. Lol.

[@scottdixon2505]

I like that it feels a little more mature. They state that the frenzied noble Pokémon have straight up killed people lol

[@gin7567]

I was shocked at first,then after Playing for a while you realise that yup,this game has actual deaths,from kleavor to the commander's backstory

[@RAHelllord]

I think this pokemon game is aimed at teens around 15 years old instead if actual kids like 10 or under in terms of story telling. All the mainline games have the protag be like 10 and in Arceus they're about 15-16, and the themes of the story reflect that pretty well since it shifts from "go on an adventure for fun" to "congratulations, you're now a hobo and need to work to survive".

[@Cuprite1024]

@@RAHelllord Tbf, the Gen 5 games also have older protags around that same age, but ye, fair.

[@Nosretep]

Trainer: *Minding their buisness* Paras: Was that some kind of threat?

[@trevorevans4000]

The amount of genocide my Typhlosion has committed on them for pestering the fuck out of me is honestly horrifying.

[@rowantritton8659]

Just like in The Last Of Us, cordyceps really needs to chill

[@luizbezerra4373]

Paras: I see you've chosen death

[@royalpain9281]

I mean it kinda makes sense why they’re hostile.

[@SuperSeamus]

You know the protagonist was never really sent back to their own time. Which to me implies that this child lived out their life in Hisui

[@UnableToucan]

Their parents must be so confused

[@jaydemlowe]

I’m kinda upset they didn’t elaborate on this facr

[@duckwithabs4537]

which means, he is his own ancestor, and he made himself 🤔

[@jaydemlowe]

@@duckwithabs4537 but would this imply this happens as a loop? Like Arceus is a never ending cycle?

[@rocketmidbus6297]

@@jaydemlowe maybe

[@Shinglerbleach]

I’m pretty sure the kid we play as also came from a world of Pokémon, they were just sent to an alternate era of Pokémon. Cuz that guy Ingo was from the battle subway in Pokémon black and white and was also sent to Hisui by Arceus

[@thatweirdodaniel]

i knew he seemed familiar!! i saw him and i was like... battle subway dude?? nah it can't be...

[@duckwithabs4537]

its not an alternate dimension, both ingo and the player, you were sent back in time to hisui. im guessing arceus also gave ingo a similar goal, but maybe more like, help the chosen one complete the pokedex or something like that.

[@demonintellect9834]

Its kinda implied that the MC is same one as the player in Diamond and Pearl just 5 years later.

[@rwberger6]

@@duckwithabs4537 They traveled through time AND space. For all we know the player character is a kid from our world, not present day sinnoh.

[@Shinglerbleach]

@@duckwithabs4537 I didn’t say alternate dimension, I said alternate era

[@fayt1172]

What’s even funnier is that when Kleaver first appeared they specifically stated that some members of team galactic were fucking mauled by the thing, FUCKING MAULED.

[@spiderfrog5764]

Like just imagine exploring, barely catching a duck And the next thing you see is a praised pokemon that is now glowing And looks agressive And just starts fucking running at you full speed

[@megasuperiordude]

@@spiderfrog5764 With AXES FOR HANDS

[@S3verusMyG]

@@megasuperiordude Haxourus Vs Kleavor fight when?

[@spiderfrog5764]

@@S3verusMyG oh haxorus shreds

[@danielstachowiak568]

I mean. Its got giant stone axes for hands. Theres no scenario where you come out of a fight with it, unmauled.

[@Diembee]

Basically my first experience with alpha Pokémon. “Ooh, a Rapidash with Red eyes? Must be strong, but I can certainly catch it with help from Oshawott!” But then I see it’s level 36 to my oshawott’s 7 and realize I’ve made a fatal mistake.

[@PepperKatLancer]

you can do two things you can hit it in the face with a dry mud ball and ceach it when its stuned (need two stars for that ceach) or you can just feed it grain cakes they love thoes and then throw the ball.

[@TreyDobe]

I didn't mess with Alphas til my team was around lol 20 or so. Still took a beating but I caught the bastard anyways.

[@Azteceda]

That was mine too, it switched from disbelief to hilarity when Rapidash up and obliterated my Oshawott just like Snorlax did here.

[@sarahsayshello9726]

@@PepperKatLancer seriously!? Well time to go mudding

[@mysave4552]

I did that with rowlet oml

[@SleepEnthusiast23]

I love how the professor completely disregards the fact that you just fell out of the sky and almost died

[@Mewseeker]

"I guess this guy already know about Alpha Pokémon." :P

[@molybdaen11]

True they are not very suprised that you are unhurt, just where you came from. Must be normal for this people to have superhuman endurance.

[@khud1193]

Honestly, those voice lines are perfectly at home in pokemon. If you pay attention to the pokemon descriptions, the pokemon universe is a nightmare hell scape. There are pokemon that abduct children, pokemon that steal your soul, pokemon that literally cause natural disasters constantly by accident, and most ghost pokemon we're once human.

[@Whispernyan]

This game actually has a quest that involves a Pokemon where the quest heavily implies was once a human.

[@genericname8727]

There’s a Pokémon in this game that you show up just in time to prevent it from abducting a child

[@nullpoint3346]

Dialogue, no voice lines.

[@unclemogi]

@@Whispernyan Do you happen to recall the title of the quest and which NPC (or the board) you get it from?

[@Whispernyan]

@@unclemogi Request number 82 "Traces of a Lost Village". Requested by: Mani. Mani is a Genki Trader who resides in the basement of the Galaxy HQ.

[@cameronweaver2013]

I LOVE how they explicitly tell you at least 3 times "yeah, you could die out there"

[@SenorFluffy]

And the commander says several times that Pokémon are terrifying creatures and that despite your achievements you need to continue pulling your weight

[@S3verusMyG]

In the German version, in the first 1 hour you are bombarded with mortality rates and why your gonna die

[@ComicalRealm]

"It's far from perfect but still a step forward in the right direction for the pokemon franchise I'd say. There is still a lot to be improved (graphics, world design, etc), and even then, been enjoying it so much than their traditional games. Can't wait to see what's in store for the next game " - Pikachu

[@shadow1150zz]

Ah, my favorite Pikachu quote. Well said my friendo

[@Gr3nadgr3gory]

The graphics are the most off-putting part of the game to me. The art style just doesn't feel as much like pokemon as even sword and shield. Regardless I always say fuck better graphics, focus on the gameplay.

[@hansleano6629]

@@Gr3nadgr3gory I'd say focus on all aspects instead of ignoring a part of the game and ditching the parts they decided to improve on the next game.

[@Gr3nadgr3gory]

@@hansleano6629 the point is so many studios think that they NEED the best graphics available but the reality is most gamers don't give a rat's ass as long as it looks somewhat good.

[@LittleDanny9899]

I find the graphics to be alright Besides a few points like some ground textures or waterfalls (atleast on long range) but the thing that realy shows off that the graphics are not realy something special is that atleast the first 2 areas are basicaly giant open fields there is just very little to draw your attention

[@marinemanaphy101]

That Snorlax and the first mentions of “Sinnoh” were the moments when I realized that this game was actually trying to do something way more interesting and dynamic than the previous games. The moment where the commander tells you - a child - to get good or they’ll throw you out of the village to die, brutalized by Pokémon, was when I realized that this game doesn’t fuck around.

[@xdgayadose2876]

Truly the dark souls of pokemon

[@payton9665]

And then *spoiler* You DO get thrown out of the village 😂 and they really straight up shamed you as you slowly walked out. Gamefreak really wanted you to let it sink in that you were being exiled.

[@emblemblade9245]

I don’t think we can forgive you for what you did to that Cyndaquil. You better have a good explanation!

[@jacoblester5822]

Hisuian typhlosion is a ghost type. So to become one every Cyndaquill must _DIE_ Qwilava. _GOD_ that's not the point.

[@Pudcup]

@@jacoblester5822 *qwilava

[@Zytek.]

@@Pudcup thats the 2nd evolution

[@Pudcup]

@@Zytek. yeah it evolves into the final form not cyndaqwil

[@doot7730]

@@jacoblester5822 sir . It must evolve once. First

[@NforRoNin]

That time I got reincarnated in another world with my smartphone - God arc. Alpha pokemon is just the wild area all over again but pokemon can team on you

[@ballom29]

"that's an actual line in a pokemon game!" Let's not forget about mystery dungeon where you and your partner get hunted down like dogs by formers camarades because they believe killing you is a necessity.

[@bebopknux5857]

To be fair... Mystery dungeon games were a different breed back in the day, Their stories and dialogue were very different from mainline, but yeah Pokemon team really can write stuff like that.

[@ballom29]

@@bebopknux5857 welcome to the mystery dungeon sideline where : - you start to stop existing in front of your partner - some pokemons fucking die, and not offscreen - Once you leave everyone will forgot than you ever existed. - you have actual plots and character development

[@bebopknux5857]

@@ballom29 ikr I played sky and it was insane, honestly it's an experience I'll never forget.

[@nicholasho1595]

I mean, have you seen some of the pokedex entries? Drifloon literally drags children to their deaths in the stratosphere, Bewear kills everyone it tries to hug, and Basculegion is made out of hundreds of dead Basculin.

[@localidiot450]

@@ballom29 don't forget where the game pulls a 180 and instead of SPOILERS instead of you going back home, your partner has to because apparently he was mew and now youre having a fucking mental breakdown over a children's game!

[@ThunderJimmy]

That level 72 alpha rhyperior: *_Don't even think about it kid, just walk away and nobody gets hurt-_*

[@pn2294]

Back shots are your friend

[@darrylferguson3622]

It took a while, but finally thanks to Pokemon Legends, we now have a good explanation for why the other games made you get a flute from another city just to convince a sleeping Snorlax to move out of the way...it was either that or risking it's wrath.

[@grey1643]

My level 10 Rowlet getting hyperbeamed by an alpha Snorlax was the greatest moment of my life

[@mr.beetroot2219]

Gurgling in your own blood is an essential step to Pokémon speedrunning, it helps you skip a lot of boring parts like living and greatly traumatizes your starter Pokémon.

[@ninjafrog6966]

Living is for babies

[@mr.beetroot2219]

@@ninjafrog6966 HELL Y E A H

[@stitchguy1998]

This game defied my expectations when one of the evolutions require SPECIFICALLY 294 hp lost from recoil damage

[@stitchguy1998]

Who was the crackhead that thought this was a good mechanic

[@SenorFluffy]

What Pokémon

[@randomisaac5959]

It's not specifically. People have been getting it at different HP

[@randomisaac5959]

@@SenorFluffy The form before Basculegion. They require a certain amount of recoil damage to evolve. Meanwhile there's Qwilfish who requires the usage of a specific skill in order to evolve.

[@SenorFluffy]

@@randomisaac5959 damn

[@peteralfano9217]

I love how everyone's losing their shit over the level 45 snorlax I know for a fact they haven't gotten past it yet, because if they had They'd be losing their shit over the level 60 Alakazam behind it

[@gallantblade1825]

@Jimbob Joe That got me. First entered the ice lands, was climbing on the cliff face. Couldn’t go any further, so I crawled down. I turn around and this Garchomp just charges me full force out of nowhere. Always look before you land.

[@alkaupadhyay7650]

What about that damn gallade?

[@greetings1823]

I think they finally took two steps forward with this Pokémon game. Everything about it makes it fun to play and easy to get wrapped up in. This is the first time since childhood that I’ve cared about a Pokémon games story and couldn’t put the game down. I feel bad for all the people that didn’t give the game a chance because of its graphics.

[@grundgutigertv6170]

I agree. Except for the search quests. Like srsly, look for 107 wisps and 28 unown? Yikes. I hate those things

[@aetriandimitri190]

@@grundgutigertv6170 tbh those are just par for the course of open world style games. If you don't got them collectables that make you want to off yourself, is it really open world

[@bananaeclipse3324]

@@grundgutigertv6170 no, those aren’t the bad one. Get a god damn 2.8 ft TALL BWIZAL. WTF. How in hell am I supposed to get that!

[@grundgutigertv6170]

@@aetriandimitri190 yeah... my prob is those quests are mandatory for a complete dex

[@grundgutigertv6170]

@@bananaeclipse3324 catch an alpha buizel. It works

[@DankoleClouds]

As someone who started playing just last night, this is exactly how my playthrough started. Going after that massive snorlax 50 feet from the first camp and all. I ran when I seen his level though.

[@SnorMatt]

It stings even more when snorlax is your favourite pokemon ever, and it's impossible to catch him until later when he IS RIGHT THERE

[@bananaeclipse3324]

Huh, I never found it till fairly late, I ran into rapidash and actually got it pretty early on. Mainly due to going right off the start then heading down to the flower place, catching a lvl 20 bluetifly and quickly snowballing from there

[@doot7730]

I said "nope' and accessively dodged

[@Netherwolf6100]

First game where *You* hide in the tall grass to catch the Pokemon.

[@CeHee123]

The game where Gamefreak took the joke we all made about children getting mauled by wild pokemon and made it a gameplay mechanic. 1:16 They even directly state that people have died out in the wild!

[@Growingcrazy8]

Arceus just went out for milk and never came back

[@duckwithabs4537]

@@Growingcrazy8 gotta finish the pokedex to meet him is what people have said

[@duckwithabs4537]

they even included the drifloon story in a sidequest

[@chitandaeru7239]

Isn't Pokemons being assholes actually a thing in the manga

[@Disatiere]

Literally your first bits of info is that your fellow squad member nearly died to a shinx.

[@systemloading]

I, too was surprised they mentioned the player’s mortality in a Pokémon game.

[@Motoko_AHTR]

In Pokemon Black & white 2, the big bad literally tries to straight up murder you.

[@pn2294]

In RB, they talk about how Team Rocket killed a Marowak

[@daface7976]

I love how if you just give some dead animal a leaf, it'll go back to normal in the matter of seconds

[@nullpoint3346]

Because they're not dead. They'll definitely die if left untreated, but they're not dead yet.

[@Roy_In_A_Safe_Space]

I love Cyellen's whole attitude at the start. Its like: "Pass this test or die, I don't care which."

[@geekforeverpixelgamingsurl5007]

"I know it's like our job and all but we're incredibly inefficient." Well, this is literally a first for humanity so I don't completely blame them for having trouble with it. Plus, I get to act smug around all NPCs because of it.^^

[@duckwithabs4537]

yeah, you cant really imagine being in their situation, they've never seen pokemon, they're terrified, well most of them. and the ones that arent we can clearly see they are capable. like captain kamado, or akari for the few pokemon she has. while we were transported to a different world when we were already familiar with pokemon

[@geekforeverpixelgamingsurl5007]

@@duckwithabs4537 Exactly... at least if you already played a Pokemon game, which many of us did.

[@randomisaac5959]

@@duckwithabs4537 They've seen Pokemon before, it was only recently that they were able to do stuff thanks to the invention of the Pokemon. The Professor even knows of Alolan Pokemon.

[@duckwithabs4537]

@@randomisaac5959 they’ve seen pokemon before, but seeing a pokemon is the equivalent to most people seeing a wolf in the wild, you’re probably gonna be afraid of it

[@jawwer12]

@@duckwithabs4537 considering the fact that this game is closer to current day than the Kalos war, I'm calling bullshit on that

[@Just_Shaun]

I started out with Cyndaquil went right, over the hill and managed to defeat a level 15 beautifly with ember and all the team gained so many levels.

[@duckwithabs4537]

the games a lot less balenced lol, but technically is more realistic 🤔

[@duckwithabs4537]

balanced

[@sirp7394]

@@duckwithabs4537 you can just edit you’re comment you know

[@nia5032]

@@sirp7394 your*

[@Aflay1]

This game is rediculously easy when you target Pokemon that are actually your level and learn to complete their Dex entries (the red arrows take priority) You can essentially reach end-game content within the first couple hours, but a lot of the fun parts of the game can be found at the beginning as well, and you receive so many mounts. TOO MANY MOUNTS. YOU CAN RIDE A BEAR.

[@sinofsanity6593]

"I guess I'll go back to the village and tell them I failed" has just established that the village will banish failures. You may as well just stay out there dude

[@battlesheep2552]

"if you fail, you will be expelled from the village and die" "But why, can't I just clean the toilets or something to earn my place in the village" "No, catch Pokemon or die"

[@BJGvideos]

"Clean the what now?" "...oh NO"

[@balintvasvari7573]

Love how Pokémon: Legends finally admits that the whole homeless pokémon trainer lifestyle has a considerable chance of death, especially for children. We all kinda new that just choose to ignore it until now

[@pn2294]

There’s a lot fewer “safe” areas in this Pokémon World

[@LittleDanny9899]

@@pn2294 Well if we go bye the Information compiled bye humans in nearly any pokemon game death bye pokemon or getting in some way morped into one is pretty normal

[@pn2294]

@@LittleDanny9899 we’re comparing modern day to what’s essentially the late 1800s. It’s naturally going to be more dangerous than what we’re used to.

[@LittleDanny9899]

@@pn2294 Na i also mean the games that are in modern times death bye pokemon isnt realy all that special Like Driftlon is usualy known for Abducting children i mean sure it changes from version to version but probably in half of the games its mostly just known for killing people (mostly children) and there are quite a few other ones (thought i am not a avid pokemon fan so i cant realy remember the names thought i could probably search for them) edit: O and its nost just death but there are also a couple types that originaly were human before either getting morphed or dying and turning into them etc

[@ScionStorm1]

Phantump are the spirits of kids that died lost in the forest right? All those 10-year old new trainers that never made it out of their first forest route?

[@axo3940]

You guys noticed how snorlax went from a lazy roadblock to a godly being in just a few games? I mean we got his z-move, his dynamax form, and now this.

[@_-Lx-_]

Snorlax has always been a fearsome force to be reckoned. Just check out it's stats and role in compettitive. It's a lumbering giant that although slow can crush anything it's way easily.

[@S3verusMyG]

Snorlax is like an ex marine, probably fat by now, but fuck he’s a marine

[@Mewseeker]

You have never heard of gen 2 Curselax? XD

[@F1rstNameLastName]

You never played the games where he was a lazy roadblock then? He was godly if you catch him after waking him up.

[@axo3940]

All of this feedback is valid, but I mean like *visually* godly.

[@mayorjimmy]

"Bring home the Pokebacon" is a phrase I will be using more.

[@sizzleMoose]

Watched this before getting the game. There is no exaggeration on the haunting look of that Snorlax.

[@IsaiahHollins]

Previous Pokémon games: it’s dangerous to go into the tall grass alone. Me as a kid: I always wondered what would happen Legends arceus: lvl 45 snorlax hyperbeam you to death, damn I love this game. Hunting for a alpha shiny onix

[@ElecWoods-rd3qq]

Player: (censored)ing dies Arceus: Would you like a phone in this trying time?

[@NoArtisticLimitation]

I turned left and found the Rapidash, but this is painfully accurate. I knew true fear that day.

[@luigiboyinblu]

Cyllene really said “You might die but that’s a risk I’m willing to take”

[@sincostanlogin]

The way the oran berry sizzled on the ash, so good.

[@CeHee123]

1:35 Xenoblade Chronicles fans have already known this pain.

[@pn2294]

Digimon World fans as well

[@RaynmanPlays]

Gen 5: "We're going to up the difficulty and design this game for a more mature audience." Legends Arceus: "Hold my Blackberry."

[@Khyon521]

100% completely accurate especially the Snorlax art

[@hhgff778]

The world of Pokemon is full of ghosts, child-snaching monsters, beings that can literally open black holes and crime organizations so yeah, I think that line deffinetly belongs there.

[@_Cat_consumer]

I like how god is a hand since circle’s hand drew the characters.

[@pwojo9776]

I honestly wasn't expecting this game to be a time-travel isekai, I had my doubts upon learning that thinking it'd be too cheesy and ham-fisted, but it's integrated surprisingly better than I thought it'd be and it still makes sense in terms of the world and story. The people who're into the deeper lore of the Pokemon world are probably losing their collective shits because there is now another alternate timeline (if I'm counting right, there are at least 12, one for every generation, remake, alternate versions, and definitive or updated versions like Platinum is to Diamond and Pearl), probably a paradox or two as well as some Futurama-type shenanigans where you are the ancestor of yourself or at the very least the ancestor of the alternate DPPBDSP 2nd rival (the one that's Rowan's assistant), but mostly an another alternate timeline that perpetuates the existence of certain Pokemon before they exist in the modern world (the Porygon line, fossil Pokemon, the Magnemite line, etc.; as these Pokemon are only found in space-time rift events, it's evident that these Pokemon don't exist at this point in time, or rather they haven't been invented yet and fossil resurrection hasn't been invented yet, and that these events released these Pokemon out into this old world, as can be seen with the airborne Magnezone that can be caught flying in the Coronet Highlands, and also we releasing these Pokemon introduce them into the world).

[@michaeloverton04]

Nintendo: "Well we went nuts with the Pokémon equivalent of god before, may as well go the full 9 yards with the game named after that god."

[@bigcheesey98]

I just realized our character is literally Jesus.

[@BarokaiRein]

I gotta say I had zero expectations for this game and it's probably the best pokemon game out there. It's nice that there's bit of challenge to the game even if I made the story quite easy by immediately abandoning the main story to go and explore,like the first time I died was because of fall damage around the volcano and most pokemon in my team are literally 30 levels above anything the main story throws at me atm.

[@kuroiflyerneko]

I uh...got to close to the edge of the river...fell in and drowned.

[@mg_customs8531]

Woo its going to be a good weekend! Hope all is well Circle, thank you for these.

[@Aflay1]

1:51 No, really. THATS HOW HYPER BEAM LOOKS.

[@turtlesthegrey]

My friend described the beginning of Arceus as: "God sends you down to 300 BC and hooks you up with the IPhone 6"

[@BJGvideos]

More like 1870 AD but yeah

[@skylarken1184]

Alpha snorlax being ungodly fast and powerful is just such a complete 180 from THE ENTIRE STEREOTYPE ITS SCARY. Good job Legend of Arceus, you made snorlax scarier than like 50% of horror games.

[@BJGvideos]

Remember how it learned to run in Alola?

[@brandonvelde5774]

@@BJGvideos _It remembered_

[@nate51691]

My first thought, when they send you on an "impossible task" to capture three Pokemon in a single survey was along the lines of "You have no idea of the horror you have just unleashed upon the ecosystem."

[@morphingninja]

Let's be fair, as pokemon GO showed us if pokemon were real they would all be in captivity. What ecosystem?

[@neowolf09]

@@morphingninja what?

[@morphingninja]

@@neowolf09 people wouldn't hold back from capturing pokemon, if they were part of the ecosystem the ecosystem would no longer exist.

[@Tay-xj5ud]

1:16 I know they're finally making the games closer to the manga.

[@BJGvideos]

I named my protag after one of the main characters from the DPA manga, Mitsumi, and it turned out to be oddly prescient

[@itstime4050]

I think I've been playing too many fan games when Cyllene says, "Do this or you're gonna die" didn't seem weird at all and my mind just kinda hopped over it lmao

[@BJGvideos]

Plus her bloodline has a known history of being Intense

[@katherines.7508]

Wait what fangames? There are fangames with Cyllene??

[@entothechesnautknight1762]

Pokemon legends arceus really looked at Pokemon mystery dungeon and went "Yea, That's the game I wanna base my tone on." They even play the credits only halfway through the game too!

[@BJGvideos]

Though if they really wanted to go the whole nine yards with comparing it to PMD, Kamado would have been using [spoilers] his banishing you from the village as a smokescreen to cover him being the real culprit

[@gamenuck4288]

Yeah these alpha Pokémon just love unleashing the wrath of god upon anyone stupid enough to come near

[@Quarataia]

The hyper angry lvl 45 Snorlax is engraved in everyone's braind

[@moon4236]

Every time I think I'm ready to battle an alpha, the alpha in question turns out to be 20 levels higher than my team

[@Blue2x2x]

I always thought that Cyllene has a strictly deadpan voice. Even her deadpan voice has its own deadpan voice. The voice you gave her has too much emotion... 7.8/10

[@BJGvideos]

When I do playthroughs I like to do voices. I gave her an even more monotone voice than her descendant Cyrus, and he claims to have purged all emotion from himself! I mean he's a filthy liar who's barely holding himself together but still.

[@deerecoyote2040]

I love this game. This is the best Pokemon game since B&W, and I have never been so impressed in a Pokemon game.

[@shayturkia]

The feeling of catching that snorlax after getting a few stars was amazing

[@SnoFitzroy]

I can't get the balls to stop bouncing off of it lmao

[@shayturkia]

@@SnoFitzroy you have to fight alpha pokemon to catch them

[@_-Lx-_]

I did it with one, and immense pain with at least a half hour of failed attempts and reloads. Worth it though.

[@flameflareonog]

@@shayturkia it isn't a requirement My strat is to toss it a Razz berry, then back strike it with an ultra ball while it's eating If it doesn't catch, I run the opposite direction so it loses interest and then rinse and repeat

[@rileypalmer8614]

It’s all fun and games till you realise you’d been Isekai’d

[@miguelcanoura9355]

Those transitions from 2D to 3D are bloody sweeeeet 😎👍

[@SKULLIVAN_THE_DAWG]

I literally tried to get the game the day AFTER it released, and I was so lucky…… I got the PRE-OWNED copy that soemone returned, AND it was the last one in my area. The next one was going to be in Maryland, and hour away from where I lived. Luck. Wow. :P

[@forbsinator5782]

“Pokémon are terrifying creatures” They say that for a reason you know

[@AustinSPTD1996]

Rei/Akari: *Going about their own business.* Parasect: "This is an Avengers-level threat!"

[@corbinmoore96]

This could have a part two and I'd love it.

[@OmegaChase1002]

Is it any coincidence that the two best Pokémon games are about Arceus and Giratina? Pokémon god and Pokémon satan? Legends Arceus and Platinum? Sinnoh?

[@brece5452]

Legends Acreus: You get kidnapped by god, sent thousands of years into the past, god also steels your phone but upgrades it and keeps sliding into your DM’s, eventually have the crushing reality set in that you will literally die in this new unforgiving world, then get helped by a professor only then to be told that you will be casted out to die if you are unable to succeed with tasks that most of their members find difficult, and also see every character suffer from crippling existential dread that they each fear will slowly consume them. Oh you can also get like a *really* big bidoof.

[@asura48]

Nintendo: how can we make the next pokemon game more mature, more grown but still for kids Game freak:............we can mention 'death' in the game Nintendo:.........uwww.....that send shivers down our spines......do it

[@molybdaen11]

We could let them be assaulted by swamp toads from behind.

[@ironicugandan5826]

This game is extremely death heavy. Went from a 0 to about a 200.

[@BJGvideos]

For a game where no character we meet actually dies, it really is. Kamado's entire hometown (implied that this included his wife) were slaughtered, the ancient people of the land are almost nowhere to be found (only two characters are even implied to be of that bloodline) and it's implied they were wiped out in some unspeakable disaster, and *THEY KILLED A DOG* who was trying to save his pups! He frickin drowned! And that's not far before we get there, implied to be just a few months or so! Then of course the main villain legit tries to kill you outright but that's nothing new. Ghetsis tried that and got even closer than this one did.

[@toast4248]

I forgot how to check wild Pokémon levels when I first encountered that Alpha Rapidash. My poor Bidoof never stood a chance

[@rifatbobos]

Alpha Mon : *kills the entire team Me : "Looks like, I need to use my own legs for this" **Run Away*

[@Shirker12]

Yeah... I was genuinely surprised when I first saw the "you're gonna die" lines.

[@Nathan-qp9uv]

I went a little overboard on tasks in the first area so I hit 4stars like 3 steps into the 2nd area. Decided to run around and pick up lost bags and toss great balls at things. Randomly caught lv 41 Carnivine with my level 20ish (starter 31) team. this led to quickly having a level 40ish area 1 alphas team. in summary 2nd area went quick.

[@WarmLillie]

Lillie: “I was brought here on a mission right now.”

[@BJGvideos]

You're so determined to bring Lillie everywhere. Out of character, did you name your in-game character after her?

[@WarmLillie]

@@BJGvideos I’m known aa the spirit of Alola basically now… lol. I’m just embracing my new nature. Yeah for the fun…. Lol.

[@kirroherojames2218]

And then 2 other Pokemon come to gang up on you and use 8 moves before you even get a turn

[@mayfaynezzz]

Okay genuinely your trainer voice is very close to Shinji Ikari at points, amazing 🤣 Great vid as always!

[@_-Lx-_]

First thing I did was catch the Rapidash and use it to catch the Snorlax, all before even crossing the bridge (which I used said Snorlax to step on Munchlax). Took dozens of attempts, wipes, and reloads, but it was worth it.

[@fedoraking3611]

2:02 3 seconds before disaster.

[@bourne8636]

😭😭

[@janniklau8517]

Im gonna be honest... This is the most funniest thing i have ever seen in my entire life no joke

[@skullkid3341]

Legends Arcues Makes you feel like your losing -IGM

[@thediscordmemer5851]

When he said eargurraruur at 0:31 I felt that

[@kermitthealmighty3266]

I always found it strange how apparently most of the survey corps have trouble catching 3 pokemon in their entire lives and you just come along and catch at least 5 a day, shouldn’t the player be 10 star like, after their first day?

[@Triforce_of_Doom]

Cyllene has VERY high standards

[@pravinrao3669]

I think cyllene is just doing that cause she doesn't know you yet and doesn't want to give you that much authority. As for why you could catch pokemon while survey crop cant. 1) I think most survey crops tried before pokeball went main stream. I expect them to literally use a hard bag, stick and some berriee to catch shinix and basically somehow convince it to not kill them. 2)you are chosen by god and are thus immortal. This is why you can shrug off hyperbeams fall from cliffs and drown also how you can outrun most alpha and they just don't hunt you down. Pretty sure arceus himself saves you. All other survey crop members are playing the same game hitless with only one life .

[@trent800]

The 9-10 star gap is the same as the 0-9 star gap (so it could be normal but once they see how much of a prodigy you are they make it harder to get full star rank) Its very likely that only Beni, Cylene and Kamado would quallify for 6+ stars and nobody else is that high (hell they say that very few people can go to an area that requires 5 stars)

[@theoneunderthesun4843]

This is freakishly so close to the game

[@wsteelix1922]

Gotta appreciate the introduction of 3D into these recently