Topic: Pokemon Legends Arceus

Is it me or is it EXTREMELY easy to get shinies in outbreaks in this game? I have 20 already, it feels like alpha shinies are the new shinies

@inenai it’s not like… Completely ridiculously easy, since outbreaks have a limited amount of Pokémon and you need to waste time resetting them to reroll the Pokémon, but yeah it’s the best odds there’s ever been in any Pokémon game… Outside of Go, of course.

In general, since all the Pokémon in the map are generated as soon as you enter, and it’s really easy to cut the shiny odds in half (and further), it’s relatively easy to just go and find shinies randomly in this game, even outside outbreaks.

@Eel Ah, I was told you only get the true ending if you get to level 10 on all entries.

@VoidofLight nope, to battle Arceus you just need to catch at least one of each pokemon (excluding mythicals). No need to actually complete their entries.

@Eel Ah, alright! Then I'll just focus on doing that instead.

A nice detail I found out while looking for info on this, is that, even though you don't need any extra purchases to get the "The Sea's Legend" side quest, since the solution can only be found in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, Manaphy and Phione don't count towards the completion of the Pokedex, just like Darkrai and Shaymin.

Is it only me that thinks the Quilfish evo looks like a Splatoon baddie?

@TommyTendo God I can't unsee that now

Has anyone found the best way to get distortions to spawn? I need to catch another shieldon (last I need to get everything to lvl 10) and can't seem to trigger any spawns.

Pretend like you want to do something else and they will appear to interrupt you.

Yeah, that sounds accurate actually 😂

@Eel I was walking around the Sandgem Flats looking for stuff to dig up with Ursaluna when, without any warning whatsoever, a distortion appeared right on my location and dead ahead of me was an Weavile, Onix and Alpha Ursaring. Suffice to say, I booked it out of there faster than Wyrdeer's legs could carry me.

Several distortions later and still no shieldon. Anyone willing to do a trade so I can finally move on from this?

@msm2000 I think the location of the distortion affects the chance of certain rare Pokemon appearing. I struggled to find any Shieldon and Cranidos but then found them easier when a distortion appeared near Bolderoll Ravine.

@DomGC I think for main series, the stuff that should cross over is the bigger areas, the overworld fights, the manual evolution button, the fact that there’s only one version, and in game alternatives to trade evolutions.

I still don’t think sword and shield is better than Legends, given how low quality it is in comparison, and how it pretty much only had linear hallways to walk down. It also lacked in content, only having raids and the battle tower, unless you pay for the dlc packs. The next game in the series needs higher quality models and animations like Legends, as well as better level design and more content.

@Grumblevolcano Thanks for the info. I managed to get a trade for it in the end so I'm happy.

@DomGC I think the main thing that could tie both styles together would be if the world design and catching mechanics are taken from Legends, but then the battle system would be the same as the originals. That would be my ideal game quite frankly since it takes the two parts I love about both games and mushes it together into something wonderful.

Honestly though, I just want to be able to catch Pokemon in the overworld seamlessly and not have to initiate an encounter every single time, that's the dream. It's so hard to go back to SwSh and BDSP's wild battles when I know there's a much more elegant solution right there.

😠 HUP!

I've finally found the final spooky flame to complete the Pokedex and got to the third final boss. The boss was fine, I enjoyed the other noble battles more but they don't explain why the God Pokemon is kidnapping children even though it's literally the first thing the game tells you and there was no need to write themselves into that corner. This really bugs me!

Overall I enjoyed the game but I really miss having proper battles too much. Touchwood for DLC/updates to offer online battling or a big battle tower.

@DomGC How did I miss this post?

I pretty much agree with everything you've said, even to the most minor detail.

The crux of it is that I really enjoyed what was there in this game, but it's what isn't there that makes me reluctant to call this the future of the series.

I agree with @Fizza in that the catching mechanics are something I'd like to see integrated into the core games. I'd also like to see more open routes with a greater emphasis on exploration, and just generally more ambition from Game Freak.

That said, I'd be perfectly content if Game Freak continue alternating between more traditional games and a "Legends" series. I'm very much happy with Legends as is as long as it doesn't detract from the core games.

The future certainly looks interesting for Pokemon...