The Top 5 Arceus Theories - Pokemon Legends Arceus

[@lagoongames]

The original Unovan dragon could represent reflection in an emotional sense. The titles Black and White represent Yin and Yang, but are also a play on the idea that things are not one side or the other, instead being a gray middle ground. It could represent reflecting on your ideals like N does throughout the story of BW.

[@Lumberjack_king]

Exactly

[@mccyndaquil21]

@@Lumberjack_king Wow! Deep

[@Lumberjack_king]

@@mccyndaquil21 lol

[@smb-c3po]

We seriously need a Pokémon Legends Kyurem already.

[@AcePirate73]

I have an idea, what if its origin Dialga/Palkia as in Legends they try harness Arceus' power to "reflect" it

[@montyawol]

The original dragon is made up of a yin and yang dynamic. Those elements could be seen as reflections of each other. I've also heard that the original dragon's makeup has alchemic themes so maybe it represents chemical.

[@piusyikyu]

Although Reflective in alchemy means some thing physical, I am thinking whether it could mean "the reflection of human thoughts". In this case, the original dragons fits into the category.

[@DARKMalice9000]

Also Uxie, Mesprit and Azelf as well. So Knowledge to know how to see the Truth as well as bring your Ideals to life for Uxie. Emotions to bring the Truth to light as well as how Ideals are shaped by them. Willpower to pursue the Truth and your Ideals. So "The reflection of Human thoughts" are six beings now. Uxie, Mespirt, Azelf, Reshiram, Zekrom, and Kyurem. Also Light and Shadow/Darkness is a reflection of each othe.

[@Aidan_Morrison]

I was thinking the same

[@smb-c3po]

We will require GameboyLuke and Charlieissocoollike to help us figure it out.

[@youngreckless1608]

Just thought about something. My theory what if Arceus is the Yolk/Baby/Being inside the egg. When there was nothing and it cracked. And Rayquaza,Kyreum,Zygard, Necromza,Eternatus and Gen9 Dragon also Future Gen Dragons. Are the Shell of the Egg for example crack piece or fragments of it that scattered the Universe when the Egg Hatched. That’s probably why some of those dragons come from deep outer space or hit the earth and fell in a deep slumber. Or lost their power/item that makes them powerful. Just what if all those dragons merge with Arceus or transfer their power to reveal the true form of Arceus. Or if they all transfer their power Arceus might revert back to a egg. Lol I know I’m all over the place here 😅my bad it just got me thinking 🤔

[@shadowfrogeinc6893]

I feel like reflection part for the original dragon could be rather than literal reflection, could be mental reflection, like truth and ideals which the original dragon could have been, and although I’m not 100% sure, I feel like kyurem is the original dragon (name I mean) but after it was split in three, the husk of our now modern kyurem reflects on what it needs, debating on truth or ideals, which is kinda poetic if you think about it

[@GlowBerryPumpkin]

Dang this lore is deep

[@steveloge8119]

Ying and Yang are reflections of one another. Maybe that's where that could fit in?

[@leftygurl]

i was thinking it could be silvally/type null, not because of its physical qualities but because of its metaphorical nature as a reflection of arceus as created by man

[@J75Pootle]

This is genius, Toby needs to see this

[@GlowBerryPumpkin]

@@J75Pootle toby is a nice name like naruto character

[@MattCaulder]

I love the idea of this MASSIVE multi-generational theory that pulls in all the big hitters from the last few years. Such a great catch up for all the theories related to Arceus.

[@Wilfoe]

The ring around Arceus' body being a restraint...that's a very interesting idea. It could explain how we're able to fight on par with it in the games. The last theory was a very interesting one. Maybe Game Freak is going somewhere with this. On the other hand, I'm guessing they didn't think that far ahead. Still really fun to theorize about though!

[@No-Community1380]

Palkia with ring becomes orgin palkia

[@No-Community1380]

Arceus his ring has all type elements init

[@No-Community1380]

Doest this mean that if you combine all fragments an put it in the ring orgin arceus could be made

[@Banana_Banshee]

@@No-Community1380spoilers for legends arceus: arceus the pokémon isn’t actually a god, it’s just an avatar for the physical world being controlled by the actual god form of arceus. they’re comparibly on-par with most legendarys. same with palkia and dialga

[@NavyBlueDude]

I think that someone or something is going to upset Arceus. It will justifiably lash out and that will be part of the reason as to why Hisui becomes Sinnoh. It'd also explain why there is little mention of Arceus in the Sinnoh games. Historians either omitted knowledge of Arceus either out of a desire to dig at the pokemon's authority, or out of shame for past transgressions.

[@justinmast914]

Or perhaps out of fear, so that no one disturbs it again.

[@animorph17]

I mean, according to his film Arceus hasn't done ANYTHING in the past 3000 years, he's been asleep that whole time and had only half of his elemental plates. The Hisui region is a paltry 300 years ago.

[@NavyBlueDude]

@@animorph17 Who's to say that the game follows the film's canon? I just think that amongst the cast introduced in Legends, someone will provoke Arceus.

[@animorph17]

@@NavyBlueDude "It'd also explain why there is little mention of Arceus in the Sinnoh games." Pretty sure the film already gave a far more comprehensive answer to something noted in the games. And when the game and the film both line up on something it's hilariously silly to try and call one of them non-cannon. Extra special bonus silly when time travel is so heavily involved.

[@Lumberjack_king]

It's rarely mentioned In hisui but it is known in modern sinnoh

[@Moon-Vixen]

your mention of the original dragon of unova reminded me of how hype we all were when this was first announced, hoping it'd be good and the start of a new offshoot of games so we could get Pokemon Legends: Unova and see the original dragon and that history play out, and after seeing the leakers saying how absolutely amazing it is just has me all the more excited. there's just so much lore potential that I can barely handle the thought!

[@TheMusicBoxMashups]

Coming back to this video in October 2024 and it's crazy how you predicted a Gen 9 reflective Pokemon capable of great destruction and then we have Terapagos revealed! Toby you're so forward thinking

[@BirdKeeperToby]

Aw thank you so much, appreciate the kind worlds

[@howiehall2610]

Giratina could be a reflection or “mirror”, it’s the antitheses of Arceus and everything else on that list: Chemical and Life: Ontological laws are warped in the Distortion World and there is no living entities aside from Giratina. Light: Giratina appears often as a shadow, and often uses them for powerful, incorporeal attacks

[@NeahThe14th]

Exactly what I was thinking man!

[@KrayZ_Kat]

And if you remember, in the movies where he appears with Dialga and Palkia, he used reflections to be able to appear. However, he must be missing something in order to gain a power similar to ultra-Necrozma or perfect Zygarde, maybe fuse with another powerful guy like Hoopa.

[@howiehall2610]

@@KrayZ_Kat you can also look at it this way, the lore obtained from the plates in DPPt/BDSP never claims that Giratina was created intentionally by Arceus to hold a specific purpose. Whether or not it was just struck from that story for it’s violence, or it’s role was assumed later is up to interpretation. But Giratina can probably absorb Palkia and Dialga like Arceus can and become a mirror of the “Original One” (whose name I’m personally assuming is “Sinnoh”).

[@trent800]

That is really not how it works Giratina is the antitheses of Dialga and Palkia Arceus is above them all with them being mere fragments of itself

[@lianaverwood9810]

@Howie Hall: I'm thinking that the Transformations Dialga and Palkia go through might have been them becoming *Possessed* by Giratina - thus the "Origin Forme" Title. If Giratina is indeed a member of this 'Archeus' of Dragons that rival Arceus in power, perhaps its ultimate potential comes from Ghost-like Possession of other powerful Pokémon! Both Giratina and Eternatus seem to portray the Darker elements of Infinity Energy, too. Both use a modified form of it to overpower Pokémon into a state where it desperately tries to release that energy, making it frenzied and uncontrollable. Giratina's ability to do this is important enough to make it onto the Plate Inscriptions, and is how Volo's been causing the Chaos in the Hisui Region. Giratina's ultimate goal of usurping Arceus' rule over the region required a significantly powerful Pokémon to control as its host in the Physical World, and the direct offshoots of Arceus' Power were ideal for its plans!

[@fruit3193]

I can definitely imagine the Arceus ring thing becoming a point of discussion in PLA, especially because it’s also on the back of the Arc Phone. I have my doubts about Eternatus being related to Arceus, but it’s an interesting thought. I definitely agree that Dynamax Energy is a variant of Infinity Energy. Ooh yes, The End series. It all comes together! Anyway I watched this on my 3DS :P

[@chibiquil]

Eternatus looks like a giant hand. Like one of the thousand hands of Arceus. Also I'm surprised Giratina wasn't mentioned as a piece of Arceus but Dialga and Palkia

[@daigonmocs0785]

What if eternatus is a rogue hand or perhaps one of the thousand hands

[@craw2072]

What if the "One Thousand Arms" in Arceus lore were actually ~human arms~ wearing wristbands? Maybe it was just 1,000 people wearing bands with mega stones/Z crystals/dynamax bands/etc., or some prehistorical version of all of these things? And maybe this creation myth was more of a metaphor for unity than a literal creation event?

[@anotherhappyday93]

This theories are so tight and I love how they could all work together. Thank you Toby for keeping the hype high!

[@katsuwhiterice]

Missed opportunity to call it "Hisu-week"

[@legoboy468]

Watching this video after the release of scarlet and violet is interesting, since the 3rd legendary we haven’t seen yet has some sort of giant reflective shell… which could be the reflecting dragon you were talking about!

[@robbymanable]

Origin Form Arceus definitely sounds like something I want to see, yet would be terrifying to encounter

[@pkmntrainermark8881]

Imagine if it just looks like the beta design.

[@robbymanable]

@@pkmntrainermark8881 Strangely I’d be okay with that

[@rachelm9563]

All I want from LA is the same sense of comfort and escape the other games afforded me as a kid. As a 6 year old struggling with severe anxiety, exploring Kanto in Red helped me escape; exploring Johor in Silver distracted 8 year old me from a recent diagnosis of depression and OCD. When I was diagnosed with anorexia nervosa at 16, I picked up Sapphire for the first time in years and being back in Hoenn made me feel safe again. In recent years BOTW - which seems to have possibly been an influence in the development of LA - has given me some relief from worsening depression and helped me escape the four walls of various hospital rooms. If LA can help to lighten the shadows just a little, 29 year old me will be immensely grateful.

[@Danrensco]

The Unova legends could be reflective in a metaphorical sense, internal reflection of values, truth Vs ideals

[@Danrensco]

@Bruno Caruso You're 100% right, let's edit that text shall we haha

[@dangerbuffrocky]

Kalos is Life and Death.

[@DARKMalice9000]

Also Uxie, Mesprit and Azelf as well. So Knowledge to know how to see the Truth as well as bring your Ideals to life for Uxie. Emotions to bring the Truth to light as well as how Ideals are shaped by them. Willpower to pursue the Truth and your Ideals. So "The reflection of Human thoughts" are six beings now. Uxie, Mespirt, Azelf, Reshiram, Zekrom, and Kyurem. Also Light and Shadow/Darkness is a reflection of each othe.

[@Failed_Vestige_of_Exandria]

Okay, but what about Giratina? He always gets left out because there are no major myths about him, unlike Dialga and Palkia, yet he was created at the same time as those two.

[@enderwalkgang]

Yes there is, he literally create death and so he was banished to the distortion world.

[@katieb9428]

Can we all just take a moment to remember what beta Arceus looked like? I wonder if the “original/complete” Arceus will look anywhere near that creepy abomination

[@fluffybunnybadass]

once you mentioned reflective pokemon being maybe in gen 9, several weeks after it, i have now thought of that secret third legendary lol

[@bobbysanderford36]

Idk if anyone has considered this, but i was thinking as I watched this that maybe the restraint on arceus stomach is still there because he wants it to be, because maybe if the restraint is gone he "re-absorbs" all the energy that created life therefore causing an apoloclypse to which arceus does want to do. He doesn't want to kill all the life that was created by his sacrifice

[@elysiagamble4622]

I love Pokémon lore, so these types of videos are perfect for me

[@trainermimic]

Yes BKT! Love getting a video every day I'm so hyped for Friday!

[@reedcollins4707]

All of these Sinnoh theories are taking me back to the release of Diamond and Pearl and how enamored my 10 year old self was with the myths and lore surrounding the region. Thanks for the videos Toby! Sinnoh is such a great source of lore!

[@wyndhamfreeman1489]

I actually made a theory once that Pokemon aren't made of matter, in the same form as humans, but of different types of energy combined in different ratios. And if you could change the energy ratios in pokemon, those pokemon would change to be different species entirely. I think this theory fits super well with all of Pokemon's energy gimmicks as well.

[@animorph17]

That would very reasonably explain why pokemon disapear into motes of light when you drain their energy away, and why they flop without any apparent injuries when exhausted. So long as you don't keep smacking them after they faint, they are apparently immune to actual injury. But if you keep dealing damage beyond that threshold, keep attacking when they're down, then permanent injuries such as broken legs, bleeding wounds, gaping holes in their torso, or strait up death have all been shown. Binging through the anime I was surprised to find out just how much clout the job of the referee is given, and EVERY single instance of a pokemon having serious wounds after a fight have all been battles without a ref.

[@kenneth0334]

@@animorph17 on top of that.. when you heal ur Pokémon at the center, it literally looks like they are getting recharged. obviously pokemon get better on their own but maybe when healed by someone, they are recharged and that’s why it’s instant

[@animorph17]

@@kenneth0334 It's only instant in the games, the one part of the media that makes the least sense and doesn't have to portray a functioning world. In every other media pokemon centers take a day to fully heal the pokemon. The fact that pokemon take time to heal is a plot point, which has repeatedly come up to prevent Ash from winning the championship. There's nothing to say that healing the pokemon doesn't work by simply recharging them, that's entirely plausible. But the centers being instant would not be proof of such if it was the case, and are very obviously not the case, unless you want to exclusively get your evidence from the place where humans can never pass by the insurmountable waist high fence.

[@kenneth0334]

@@animorph17 I mean of course not and I see your point. I wasn’t thinking about the anime although obviously i typically look for connections in all sources. either way, we are both right that it makes sense that pokemon could possibly be recharged. even if it isn’t instant. I don’t 100% believe this theory personally but I definitely think they could easily make it canon

[@DamianSiIvers]

Man, I just noticed that the mythical painting of the Unown looks like a bible accurate angel

[@ClonesAreNerds]

reflection could represent the disk pokemon in Scarlet and violet books as well

[@carlosliborio4531]

So once you capture Arceus he tells you the pretty much you're taking a little bit of him with you so that means that the Arceus that we capture is not the real one,pretty much a spec or a pinky of his many hands.

[@dylsplazy]

With Terra types and reflective this aged like wine!

[@Blueminer117]

Very interesting theories, the last one in particular. Also it might be worth noting that in the current generation, on one of those 4 powerful pokemon be be obtained: The original dragon - we don't even know what it looks like. Complete Zygard - you can get, kind of. It only really appears in battle under certain conditions. Ultra Necrozma - gen 8 has no z-crystals and so you can't have this pokemon form from the fused Necrozma. Also this form is battle exclusive as well. G-Max Eternatus - you can't g-max this pokemon after catching it, thus we can ignore that it's a battle exclusive form too because you can't even get it. This makes me wonder. If they do give us the original dragon, will it be obtainable? And if so, will it only be battle exclusive?

[@WarmLillie]

*Lillie pet Type: Null* You will protect me? *Her friendship soon grew a strong enough bond and break out of helmets*

[@kuroiphox989]

Y'know what, I was a tad skeptical to begin with but some of these theories really do make a lot of sense, actually. The Infinity Energy, being what links Mega Evolution to Z-Crystals, Totem Pokémon, Aura and the rest really got me intrigued. This was, quite a good video, honestly.

[@hazelalexander9579]

Super excited for this! Gonna keep an eye out to see if you got any of these close when I play through!

[@williamzinedineh]

Very interesting. As for theory 2, Unown are sort of like biblically accurate angels with wheels and eyes everywhere

[@yokowolf4563]

Love your theory vids as they always seem to evolve themselves while you talk about them

[@Lupinemancer87]

I personally like the Unown theory, cuz they always reminded me of the Runes in Norse Myth, which are said to the strongest form of Norse magic and at times literally described as "the genetic code of the universe" so they are very powerful. I always assumed the Unown where like that too.

[@bruh-ns4vv]

Finally we have the last piece. Terapagos, the reflective one

[@SharkWitchMeruna]

What if Reflective is Giratina? Didn’t they call its world the “Mirror World” in the movie?

[@christianthompson2768]

These videos are so so fun. Little theories or big, keep this stuff up!!!

[@modmaker7617]

Zygarde, Necrozma, Eternatus and the OG Unovan Dragon are Arceus' four horsemen.

[@lordvader1993ger]

And maybe sided with Giratina.

[@the_ej1970]

What if the big dragon type legendaries are all part of arceus especially 100% Zygarde, Ultra Necrozma, Eternamax Eternatus and Tera Form Terapagos

[@RobertLoyale]

Bro. I remember watching you when you were just a child on KZbin. Extremely extremely dedicated to this.

[@lrfishing4116]

Something I noticed when I always watch your videos, I actually could talk to you about pokemon and the lore for hours 😂 You've got alot of interesting theories and can back it up with alot, generally one day I hope I can meet you 😂

[@tobyscott9756]

Hey Toby! These theories are really interesting. Not sure if I believe all of them, but they’re still great!

[@theginkgo]

The Eternatus-Type:Null-Macro Cosmos theory sounds super interesting! Would be really cool to see something like that alluded to in the game. Gaaaah I can't wait!

[@Gamerboy3351]

Girantina could be the reflective one to the set, hes the third to his set and resides in a world parallel to the normal world that could be viewed as a distorted reflection.

[@justin2039]

I like this one a lot.

[@jasperraine6104]

since we're here after scarlet and violet has released, what about the hexagonal legendary pokemon and the whole area zero thing? Is that pokemon the reflective one?

[@jayfeather1516]

What if the original dragon is somehow connected to the creation trio. Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina represent the three main forms of matter being solid, liquid, and gas respectively. The fourth form of matter is plasma, which the original dragon represents with the fire and electric elements.

[@WinracerX]

What a great way to countdown to Friday! Great vid

[@louisgrayson3368]

Your videos have been how I have sustained myself through this wait!

[@adamsouthfield9454]

I'm so hyped for legends this week. Hope it can lead to a lot more theory videos from you Toby

[@marsteller1658]

Good video. Pokemon Diamond was my first Pokemon game and one of my favorite memories was being lucky enough to get that Arceus mystery gift and getting it. I love theory videos like this one😁

[@pearcehartz3191]

I think on a much earlier video, I posted my theories on the connections between Arceus and Eternatus. As always, a great video. This week is going to be HYPE

[@Cap0verkil]

We 2 days away!!! So hyped for this game😭 these videos just get me more and more hyped too. I love Arceus not just the game, but the Pokémon in general. Awesome theories by the way, even learned a thing or two

[@ZoeyAlexandria]

No new Arcues form in LA, I’m super bummed too.

[@florteuta5897]

Some of these theories are pretty cool

[@joewhite4730]

these are some of my favorite bird keeeper toby videos good old fashion theories

[@stijnlenaerts9306]

Great theory Toby!!! However, maybe Eternamax Eternatus is meant to be reflective, since in SwSh, it's stated that Dynamax 'and probably Eternamax) is nothing more than some kind of spacetime warping projection, AKA a reflection of light to make the Pokémon seem bigger. I'm not sure though, since it isn't really reflection from a scientific standpoint and more a projection, but I think those two lean very close to each other.

[@MasterGible]

I was looking at the two new legendary pokemon forms and if you merge them together they look like the statue in Eterna city

[@Blue2Pran2907]

I am genuinely enjoying these theory videos and seeing how much u predicted and what all could have been, I have see a lot of leaks.

[@quanteriussmith3743]

Loving the new content Toby keep up the good work!

[@gabriellockwood2780]

@Bird Keeper Toby On the point of Type: Null//Silvally in theory #1... You're partially wrong. Silvally was the original project, a "man-made God", the restrictive gear affixed to it was because it went berserk. The Project WAS originally called *Type: Full* to reflect Arceus's Abilities... Type: Null IS the "final form" because it was put in cryogenic storage after Aether Foundation terminated the project.

[@gabriellockwood2780]

We DO though see 2 new Formes for Dialga + Arceus//Palkia + Arceus Possibly as "Origin" Formes to reflect Giratina's 2 Formes...

[@sureslothslothington8316]

Reflective seems a lot like the terastal phenomenon. Perhaps something from the last page of the scarlet/violet book?

[@muisely13]

I'm so excited for this game, I'm sad I have to work on Friday and have little time coming up to play a lot but I'm so excited for this new adventure!!! Thanks for these awesome hype videos!!

[@tompenneck8596]

What if the pokemon that is "reflective" is a combination of the lake trio? The lake guardians are quite dull in terms of a trio in pokemon games, they're basically the same pokemon, Maybe they have a combined form that they split off from after being split off of Arceus?

[@Aurorarose1313]

Necrozma is the Prism Pokemon. I feel it would fit the reflective category much better.

[@KLGB76]

Life essence is probably the most dangerous thing in Pokémon!

[@hazzard_destroyer]

It makes since that Arceus is just a shell or a husk that is left after the creation because when it holds a plate it takes on that type so maybe at one point it had all of the plates.

[@herbdandilion3434]

I love all the unknown, I wish there was more about them in the lore. The ruins of Aleph could also be a focus point to summon Arceus

[@Ninja_Geek]

Personal head cannon: the Original Dragon was also the ancestor of Hydreigon. It is a 3 headed dragon and was introduced in gen 5 along with the 3 pieces of the Original Dragon.

[@dudeguy1894]

The Reflective Ether is said to be the "memory of Earth". Reshiram and Zekrom's Truth/Ideals dynamic could be representative of humanity's dreams and memories. I mean we already know that dreams are a big deal in Unova with the Dreamyard, Dream World, etc.

[@exilhannabal]

arceus himself could be the reflective, seeing as his ability changes to reflect the item he carries and his will is reflected in reality

[@exilhannabal]

Then again tho i like the idea of all four of them being elements of the Archeus as a cosmic concept Like the Sinnoh legends certainly came from the Original One, or in my mind bc of the Lockstin, The Archeus, but to me its more so Arceus emerged from The Archeus and FROM Arceus the other Sinnoh Legends while with the Eternatus, Perfect Ce-- I mean 100% Form Zygarde, Perfect Necrozma, and the Original Dragon, they are all like directly part of the Archeus Idk seems cool to me

[@Gamer-G27]

I’m excited to see all the new information that is going to be shown in the game!

[@markzman2970]

@birdkeeperToby do you now think that Terapagos could be the reflective part to the original Arceus?

[@gokujr.7382]

It seems like the original Arceus may have been dragon type considering many legendries that were originally created from it are. On the other hand it could be a type that we never seen before.

[@supxrkicks560]

"Reflective" could be something other than the physical reflective property. Here it could mean reflecting internally, maybe on ones truths and ideals?

[@marc1123581321]

i’d love for gamefreak to link the original dragon with a part of arceus in PLA, but I think that would steal some light from all the hisuian forms and a potential new arceus form. so i don‘t think they‘ll do something along those lines until pokemon legends unova.

[@paperip1996]

I've been wondering since your video a while back on if Dialga and Palkia could be classified as Ultra Beasts, if Arceus also falls into that category. When the Arc Phone was revealed for LA, to me it immediately made me think of how advanced the technology of Ultra Megaopolis was compared to the standard pokemon world and wondered if, someone at some point traveled through ultra space to ancient Hisui in an attempt to track Arceus down. Perhaps they themselves were trying to assemble the Original One, and inadvertently attracted Necrozma instead...

[@kagura1133]

"Reflection" being in PLA would make the most sense, ESPECIALLY considering the idea of "sakasa Fuji," where the reflection of Mt. Fuji is supposedly like a mirror to another world (in a culture where mirrors were highly highly important way back when). And since PLA takes place in a feudal Japanese style region where Mt. Coronet acts as a sort of Mt. Fuji, your theory here makes SO MUCH SENSE!

[@Konekojo]

Thank you so much for each and every video you send out in such quick succession, each and every one gets me that much more hyped for this game; your excitement is so contagious 🥰

[@BirdKeeperToby]

Awww thank you, enjoy ^_^

[@youngreckless1608]

@@BirdKeeperToby Just thought about something. My theory what if Arceus is the Yolk/Baby/Being inside the egg. When there was nothing and it cracked. And Rayquaza,Kyreum,Zygard, Necromza,Eternatus and Gen9 Dragon also Future Gen Dragons. Are the Shell of the Egg for example crack piece or fragments of it that scattered the Universe when the Egg Hatched. That’s probably why some of those dragons come from deep outer space or hit the earth and fell in a deep slumber. Or lost their power/item that makes them powerful. Just what if all those dragons merge with Arceus or transfer their power to reveal the true form of Arceus. Or if they all transfer their power Arceus might revert back to a egg. Lol I know I’m all over the place here 😅my bad it just got me thinking 🤔

[@insanemakaioshin]

10:50 - I always considered Regigigas as that Pokemon. Lugia is the guardian of the sea, while Kyogre is the god of the sea. Ho-oh is the guardian of the sky, while Rayquaza is the god of the sky. Regigigas is the mover/molder of the land, while Groudon is the god of the land. 11:15 - I think the kings that controlled the original dragon were the heroes that controlled Zacian & Zamazenta. 13:55 - I think Palkia represents Life (Water is the staff of life), Dialga represents chemical (Steel is a chemical compound), Giratina represents light (most of its ghost type moves have "Shadow" in the name) & Arceus itself represents reflective (it reflects the type of the plate it holds).

[@matthewbooth8487]

Or the reflective is the Arceus we catch; it's the "reflection" of the Original One. The "hollow" remains of the original one, where the other forces left to inhabit the world.

[@VGBrothers]

If I may add to the "1000 Arms" aspect of Arceus, what if you were to include a healthy majority of Legendary Pokemon on top of the enigmatic purposes of the Unown. With a few key exceptions like Silvally, Mewtwo, and Genesect, most of the Legendaries are in themselves deified for an aspect that they can govern/manipulate. For example- Lugia for tides and currents, Groudon for landmasses and their formation, Xerneas for life force, Ho-oh for rebirth, Shaymin for beauty and gratitude, and Solgaleo for the Sun for its light and warmth. They could all be beings created by The Original One to govern natural laws and aspects of the Pokemon world as we know it, and as such could all loosely tie back to Arceus itself as its "arms"

[@cTc10691]

One of your best videos so far! Genuinely hope this game is as great as you've hyped it up to be, you (and all of us) really deserve it to be as amazing as we all hope. Keep up the great work Toby, and enjoy the game when it comes out 😃😃

[@BirdKeeperToby]

Aw thank you so so much :D

[@youngreckless1608]

@@BirdKeeperToby Just thought about something. My theory what if Arceus is the Yolk/Baby/Being inside the egg. When there was nothing and it cracked. And Rayquaza,Kyreum,Zygard, Necromza,Eternatus and Gen9 Dragon also Future Gen Dragons. Are the Shell of the Egg for example crack piece or fragments of it that scattered the Universe when the Egg Hatched. That’s probably why some of those dragons come from deep outer space or hit the earth and fell in a deep slumber. Or lost their power/item that makes them powerful. Just what if all those dragons merge with Arceus or transfer their power to reveal the true form of Arceus. Or if they all transfer their power Arceus might revert back to a egg. Lol I know I’m all over the place here 😅my bad it just got me thinking 🤔

[@El_Chucho_Bravo]

On the video surrounding Sinnoh legends, I was thinking about the passage where “humans and Pokémon were once the same, married, had children…” and I think it refers to the fact that humans were evolved from pokemon, similar to how people in the real world are evolved from what seems more like the average, unintelligent apes. It would make a lot of sense, and there are a lot of human like pokemon as well.

[@loganlevine4922]

I love the theory that Megas and Z-power and Dynamax and Gigantamax and aura is the same. That's cool. And it sort of explains why each region has its own gimmick, right? Kalos interpreted infinity energy as Megas, Alola interpreted it as Z-power and beast boosts, and Galar interpreted it as Dynamax and Gigantamax. That's actually so lit!

[@KrayZ_Kat]

With the reflection part, three Pokes come to mind: - Hoppa, a powerful pokemon that can make wormholes in space to connect two universes just like a mirror. Maybe Hoppa has a unknow form and you need another pokemon to do it, maybe one pokemon that we haven't seen. Remember that in his movie, he handled legendaries as if he were a pokemon master... and even Arceus himself had to go down just to correct what he can do in his released form. -Kyurem, who is said to be the shell or remains of what he was before and also arrived in a meteor, rememeber this last part. Also, i think he lacks something to be able to combine at the same time with Zekrom/Reshiram, as if he was undecided ... maybe he lacks of the soul of the old pokemon ... and I really think that soul that he lack will be Giratina. Let's see. What if the current status of Dialga/Palkia/Giratina depends on each one of the lake trio, with Uxie being the one in charge of Giratina. Being Uxie the pokemon of wisdom, he used his wisdom to divide the powerful "Kyur-atina" with a logical paradox that ended up dividing it between truth and ideals, leaving the empty shell Kyurem and the pure soul without desires and prejudices Giratina. Perhaps that is why the myths refer to him being very aggressive, and it would explain why he was banished even to another dimension to get away from the other parts of him and avoid his reincorporation at all costs. That maybe the part missing of kyurem to fuse correctly, a soul to decide which part to embrace. Also, the original form of Giratina is the only one who looks like a soul without body. -Giratina, it is said that he is stronger than Dialga/Palkia but for now his power only seems equal to these. Although this one already has another form, maybe it will also receive another form with Arceus/Dialga/Palkia in future games. Also this pokemon was seen in the movies as being able to move between his world and ours using directly... yes, the reflections of things.

[@katherinedixon7434]

I love seeing you theorize in real time! The blue Caleryx energy is definitely interesting.....

[@wehazittekle4083]

These theories are really interesting. The Unknown theory is my favorite theory of this vid. Keep up the great work 👍

[@hunting_7274]

Nice one. I really like that you mentioned the different super forms we got in recent years.

[@nicoledesignsthings]

Ngl that event when you take Arceus to the shojo ruins terrified me as a kid 🥲 can't wait to see more of this pokemon explained in the game!

[@jesusadrianbarraza3061]

I can tell this Pokemon game is gona be the best ever this truly is gona be a Pokemon Revolution!!!!

[@DillonMaynard]

13:14 I find it very interesting that you call the hypothetical combination of Reshiram and Zekrom a "plasma pokemon", especially since *noble* gases are used for plasma, circling back to the whole Noble Pokemon Energy theory.

[@Niall_Sene]

Ooohh definitely amazing theories but no.5 is absolutely crazy, people here in the comments section are talking about a number of different reasons why the Original Dragon could be reflective. I'm so hyped for this game coming to us in just 2-3 days.

[@Edrysian]

Can’t believe this video is a year old now. Came back to remind myself of the last theory and how it is now even more interesting thanks to Scarlet and Violet!

[@axolofa]

Maybe Giratina's the reflection? After all, the distortion world is a weird mirror of our own. Also, y'know, antimatter. Opposites. Reflections. Mulan.

[@Iszth1]

I just kinda figured that all pokemon are Arceus in different concentrations, and the more you combine them the more 'Arceus' they are because you're just piecing it back together.

[@juderawks2998]

I have a couple thoughts on the last theory: I think that instead of Zygarde being life, wouldn’t it be Xerneas? Because I’m pretty sure that the X and Y legendaries are supposed to represent Life and Death. My next thought is on the reflective element. I was thinking that it would be Giratina because he lives in a world literally called “The Reverse World” (Although it is sometimes called the distortion world) Also, in the movie “Giratina and the Sky Warrior” he could only open the portals through reflections.

[@OrangeGuy310]

For theory 5 could the reflective legendary be Giratina? Him being in charge of his realm where everything is the opposite (or reflective) of our universe. Tho I'm not sold on it due to him being equals to Palkia and Dialga.