A brand new trailer has dropped for Pokémon Legends: Arceus, giving us another close look at the game and even revealing a brand new Pokémon.
The new footage offers a deeper dive into some of the game's menus and customisation options, while also showing off new ways to catch Pokémon – did you spot the moment the player throws a Poké Ball while riding on a Basculegion?!
Towards the end of the clip, we also see the brand new Pokémon, Kleavor. This new Bug/Rock-type Pokémon is actually a new evolution for Scyther, weighing in at 196.2lbs and standing 5'11" tall.
Parts of Its Body Have Turned to Stone
Special minerals found in the Hisui region cause Scyther to evolve into this Pokémon. Parts of its body have hardened into stone. The stone parts often get chipped during fierce battles, and Kleavor that have survived many battles will display larger chipping across their bodies. However, the chipping actually makes these stone parts sharper, increasing their slicing power. It is said that the people of Hisui once used pieces of stone that had fallen from Kleavor to craft tools.
It Attacks with Its Axe-Like Arms
Even a casual swing from one of Kleavor’s large, axe-like arms is capable of delivering a devastating blow, dealing massive damage to the hardiest of opponents. Kleavor uses its arms to carve symbols into tree trunks and even chop trees down to mark its territory. If you come across trees with markings made by a sharp blade or a row of trees cut down in a crisscross pattern, it could be the doing of Kleavor.
As you'll spot in the trailer, Kleavor is presented as a Noble Pokémon. What's a Noble Pokémon, you ask? Here's the answer:
Frenzied Noble Pokémon: A strange phenomenon is causing nobles to suddenly fly into a frenzy, making them incredibly difficult to rein in. As part of the Survey Corps, you will be called upon to quell the frenzies of the nobles.
Are you liking the look of this new take on the Pokémon franchise? How about this new Scyther evolution? Share your thoughts with us below.
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I just wonder what era in real world where traditional Japanese meet with modern Western ?
Looking at photograph in ancient style era, i guess it was like during 1900' era.
Looking great, the game is looking more polished than when it was last shown, and there looks to be plenty to do.
Though Wardens look like they'll be retreading the concept of Gym Leaders or Trial Captains yet again.
What a surprising trailer and a welcoming one it was! Excited for early 2022! Also, did I just hear the player character grunt or something?
Always game for new regional variants. Probably one of my favorite recent additions to the series. Though, I was under the impression the Hisui region was just the Sinnoh region in the past. So are we now retconning what happens to Scyther in the Sinnoh region? I also wonder if this new variant will make its way to BDSP
This is actually the best trailer they've shown so far.
Wonder if it's base stats will be higher than 500 unlike Scizor. Always was weird how Scyther and Scizor had the same base state sum (but Scizors typing is way better at least)
it looks amazing and that slow motion ball throwing in mid air à la BOTW, omg, I'm so hyped!
This game looks REALLY good
@UmbreonsPapa I think any new evolutions for existing Pokémon will use new methods of evolution, such as new items, so it doesn’t have to be a retcon, just ways of evolving that no longer exist or are no longer used in modern day Sinnoh. In this case, I would assume it’s because Metal Coats do not exist yet, or at least have not been discovered, and when they were, perhaps this more ‘primitive’ Rock-type evolution just fell by the wayside? Guess we’ll just have to wait to see.
Looks like "Wardens" are going to be the Gym Leaders/Trial Captains of this game. They even have a unique emblem each. That should please people worried about missing that feature.
Kabutops long lost brother
Visually, Kleavor looks like more of a natural evolution than Scizor, and I like it!
It doesn't look bad, but given that the last pokemon games were mostly for children I remain sceptical of anything pokemon
I still wish this game had another year or two in development. This will be fun for sure, but given more time this game could be a classic. As is, I fear the game will be lacklustre at launch.
@Anti-Matter probably around the same time French Revolution Kalos had castles and a giant battle: 3000 years ago 😂
Don't worry, we'll soon arrive in the 90s, an era full of teleporting (both pets and humans inside buildings) and digitally creating animals.... Meaning, none of it matters, the Pokémon world is it's own thing. There are Hawaiian and New Yorker animals roaming around Hokkaido brought by a fully international expedition team. It's not tied to the real world
the overall map is still lacking visual diversity imo areas look too "clean", homogeneous, with little to no interesting visual detail. Botw had plenty of those scattered all over, broken structures, ruins, little animals running around etc that made Hyrule look alive and interesting to explore
@Bl4ckb100d I mean, we haven't seen the entire game world yet.
@CharlieGirl yeah my comment is only based on what we have seen in the trailers
I am in love once again
I wish my 12 year old self could experience this with me
This thing looks so dang cool.
@Nymos I personally thing two years would be much too long. I think it could be a classic no matter the release date. Remember, visuals aren't always everything. We'll just have to wait and see in January.
I still want to know what the actual story/goals of the game now. I feel like there's nothing but a collectathon and side quests to this game.
@Heavyarms55
I really doubt there isn't a narrative here, but sometimes it's nice not knowing what it is until you embark on your adventure.
I like it. It's hard to believe this will be my first Pokemon game in nearly 15 years. The customization options look great, too.
The "frenzied" effect they used looks a little odd, though... I hope they animate the aura around the character models.
Breath of the Wild 1.5 looks great.
So I know the game still isn't out yet and we haven't seen everything, but I'm a bit concerned by just how empty the wilderness looks. Like it looks more empty than BotW.
Maybe it won't be so bad once the game drops, I don't know. Or maybe it won't matter because the vibe will be peaceful and cool for it, we'll see.
Wow, random trailer drop! I'm really excited to see trainer customization completely confirmed now! =D The game looks as great as ever. An open world Pokemon game is a dream come true for me.
Top 6 Pokémon. I used that one Pokemon selector website a while ago; don't remember the name. You'll notice they're all from Blue and Silver because those are the ones I've played. I also played about half of Black but didn't finish it. And now I can't find my cart There were definitely a few Pokemon I loved in it though. But a lot of them were grass type, which was super frustrating because I don't need like 6 grass type Pokemon and don't have a dozen hours to train them just because.
1. Vaporeon
2. Scizor
3. Magmar
4. Charmander
5. Haunter
6. Lugia
If I were to keep going, off the top of my head, I'd say Hitmonlee, Ampharos, and Mew.
I'm really glad that there seems to be some concept of trainers in this game, even if they don't use pokeballs.
That was the main thing I was still worried about.
My first thought when I saw Kleavor was that it reminded me of Scyther....and it turns it actually evolves from Scyther in the Hisui region. I'm not super crazy about it, it's ok. (I prefer Scizor)
Ok, now I can say I have high hopes for this!
@Maximumbeans BotW's world may look empty, but it's not. Tons of secrets to find everywhere. If this is the same (I hope), it's perfectly fine.
I prefer that kind of worlds a thousand times over those with 1000000 collectables.
This is looking better all the time, can't wait to explore this new game.
@the_beaver If it's the same, then you're right, it's perfectly fine. Hoping that they're just holding back for the trailers, or maybe they just happened to have picked less 'full' looking areas.
this is looking great! Actually quite excited to see more and may even pre-order
@jtmnm That is because it's an evo of Scyther...
I swear they made this new Pokémon Rock Type just to cover the fact that he's practically low poly lol
I feel like we are watching the future of Pokemon games.
So Mai is the probably the ancestor to Marley who shows up in DPPt. I hope they find a way to touch up on things like that in the game. Like some sort of story element.
This game looks much better now
@Octane Yeah, I saw that after the fact... Lol
Not bad. I know this is very exciting for pokemon fans everywhere but Im still not quite taken. Shining Pearl and brilliant Diamond are the games that have my interest right now. But Im keeping an eye on Legends anyway. It is Pokemon, after all.
@RupeeClock Nooo!! Must already watch the whole walk through by a streamer before release and be told what to feel and think and complain about!
Think about this, if they could do this to Scyther, imagine the Noble versions of say Gardevior and Gallade.
Pretty cool to see another mon in the Scyther family after all these years. Really digging how this game looks, the battles in particular which now includes the trainers themselves battling Pokemon which I find hilarious.
I wonder why this is the first Pokemon that does not have two editions.
So are all these new pokemon extinct by the main games?
Hisuian Scizor?
I can tell I'm in the minority, but I don't like Kleavor's design. Looks lame to me
@RupeeClock No, I am not asking for a synopsis here, I am just asking for a description. Something. A trailer that actually tells us a vague general idea for the story.
Right now there's a fat lot of nothing.
How strange, showing this and that trailer just days after the latest Direct.
Anyway, don't judge me but I saw that Pokémon before in a leaked image months ago. That's what you get when you're eagerly waiting for more news :S
The game now looks more polished than before, and I'm still interested in how much things will be there, hopefully enough to ensure a decently long experience... That Kleavor cutscene was impressive, and also looks like a Zelda boss encounter lol
I also missed something. Notice the sound the trainer made after she threw the Pokéball on a Basculegion? This could hint at least some voice acting, hopefully.
No idea how people think this game looks good...
I am def not a pokemon fan, but this game really got my attention, love every part lf the trailer.
Speaking as an artist and pokemon fan here. I've been waiting for an open world pokemon game for years. And what the trailers show us so far is a slap in the face.
The landscape makes me want to puke. People telling me it's "cartoony style" should go and watch what a cartoon looks like.
Don't know why they couldn't keep something visually looking like let's go pikachu, sword/shield or even pokken trnament or pokemon unite. (stylishly speaking)
I could also mention other games that use beautiful painted texture like League of Legends, or tree of saviour that look much more cartoony than this muddy trash we see here. (ye ye, it's not the same genre, I know...)
Look at those polygons on the pokemon! are we back to the ps1 era @gamefreak?
Also don't tell me it's because the switch's performance can't handle better graphics, cause I can send you right to Xenoblade 1, BOTW, or Genshin that can run on a mobile phone.
I don't see any acceptable excuse for this game planned for 2022 to look that ugly.
@Aruvein haters gonna hate
Frankly, I think the style looks a lot less cartoony than BDSP, Let's Go! P&E, and Sword & Shield. But that's just my opinion.
You don't want it, don't buy it. Move along, you've got better things to do with your life than to shout at the comments section of a game you've already decided that you're not going to play.
Love the new Kleavor. Great news seeing all the new content in the update trailer as well.
My main gripe still remains with this game though... That lighting looks absolutely terrible. I'm not sure if it's because they're going for an art style or something, but that pale desaturated harsh light on everything really uglifies the otherwise beautiful world.
@Aruvein What's sad is the models of the environment and characters are actually pretty good, but ruined by the trash low res textures and obnoxiously strong lighting. Whoever is doing the lighting and textures needs to be fired.
I swear.. The day 1440p becomes standard in the Pokemon company would be a good day indeed.
@marandahir
That's exactly my point! When I criticize the graphics, the pokemon fandom is defending it by saying "it's because it's cartoony, you can't compare it with xenoblade". But it's actually not. It's neither cartoony nor realistic. It's just bad graphics
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