How Long Does It Take To Beat Pokémon Legends: Arceus?

Pokémon Legends: Arceus takes the typical, traditional Pokémon quest formula to "catch 'em all" and gives the entire tried-and-true (and exceedingly popular) structure of the mainline Pokémon series a long-overdue refresh which seems to have struck a chord with players.

The game presents a big ol' adventure to undertake, and it inevitably raises the question: Just how big is Pokémon Legends: Arceus? How long does it take to complete the game?...

How many hours to beat Pokémon Legends: Arceus, then?

Well, obviously it depends on your definition of 'beat'. Or 'finish'. Or 'complete'.

It took us 22 hours to see credits. However, hardcore series veterans and hardened Poké Trainers likely wouldn't consider the game 'beaten' until they've gotten themselves a complete Hisui Pokédex with all Pokémon caught — it was 70-ish hours before we had seen and caught absolutely everything in the game.

With that last figure, it's worth bearing in mind that we were playing for review, so that includes downtime as we took notes, made cups of tea, looked for nice screen cap opportunities, and generally poked and prodded at the world in a way you might not though 'normal' play.

This article is part of our Pokémon Legends: Arceus walkthrough and guide series. You can find every Pokémon in the game using our Complete Hisui Pokédex List And Pokémon Locations guide, or hunt for specific hard-to-catch Pokémon with our individual guides, including Every Alpha Pokémon (with Maps), Every Rare Space-Time Distortion Pokémon, Where To Find Every Unown, Where To Find The Other Starters, Where To Find The Sinnoh Starters, How To Catch Darkrai, How To Catch Shaymin, Where To Find Hisuian Zorua, Where To Find Hisuian Growlithe, Where To Find Hisuian Electrode, How To Get Sneasler, How To Get Wyrdeer, How To Get Alolan Vulpix, How To Get Kleavor, How To Catch Tornadus, Thundurus and Landorus, How To Get Every Eeveelution, How To Catch The New 'Secret' Legendary, and (of course) How To Catch Arceus.

Elsewhere we've got starter guides with answers to simple questions like "How Do You Break Cracked Rocks?" and "How Long Is Pokémon Legends: Arceus?", plus tips on How To Swap Pokémon, How To Turn On Gyro Controls, or where to find specific items and make the most of your resources, including How To Increase Your Bag Size And Carry More Items and Where To Buy Every Evolution Item, Plus A Complete Price List. We also have our Ginkgo Guild Item List And Prices guide and cover How To Get Shiny Pokémon and how to access and complete various side quests and missions, such as The Sea Legend, the Eerie Apparitions In The Night Mission Guide - Maps With Every Wisp Location, and How To Defeat Volo, as well as a 'Snow-White Vulpix In The Snow' Map.

We also have a Ginkgo Guild Item List With Prices and explain How To Change Pokémon Forms, Every New Evolution Method, How To Unlock The Mystery Gift Function, in addition to a regularly updated Full List Of Mystery Gift Codes.

And finally, Where to Buy Pokémon Legends: Arceus on Nintendo Switch, if for some reason you haven't yet picked up the game!