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Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Arceus is finally here, and with it comes the biggest evolution the iconic series<\/a> has seen in a long time. With that kind of change comes new mechanics and concepts that fans may not be familiar with. Whether it\u2019s the addition of crafting, the streamlined battle system, or traversing the semi-open world biomes, there\u2019s plenty to discover and learn. Consider us your Professor Oak as we give you 10 tips for Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Arceus<\/a> to get your journey off to a swimming start!<\/p>\n One of the main new wrinkles of Legends: Arceus is crafting. In order to keep a steady stream of Pok\u00e9, Great, and other forms of balls stocked in your inventory, players will have to scavenge the multiple biomes for the proper ingredients. The primary resources you\u2019ll need in the beginning to make Pok\u00e9 Balls are Apricorns and Tumblestone. The former can be found in the trees and on defeated Pok\u00e9mon in the numerous regions of Hisiu, while the latter can be found in mineral deposits. The problem we ran into, though, is there are plenty more crafting materials to be found, and your bag fills up quickly. With such a finite amount of space in the beginning, we found it helpful to prioritize inventory slots for the aforementioned Pok\u00e9 Ball crafting ingredients. Being able to easily craft 50 balls at the start kept us in the beginning biomes longer and allowed for more satisfying returns when we could report back to the professor with all of our important findings.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Speaking of reporting back to the professor, the way players are monetarily rewarded is different in Arceus as well. Instead of stealing the money from children when defeating trainers, you\u2019ll receive financial compensation for capturing Pok\u00e9mon. The more monsters you catch, the heavier your purse is when you decide to return to Jubilife Village. And while I know I had to fight the temptation to deck out my character in swanky new clothes,\u00a0your hard-earned coin is better spent elsewhere. As you progress in the game, a vendor becomes available that allows players to upgrade their bag to carry more items. His price starts small at 500 but continues to go up the more you buy. While it can get pretty expensive quickly, it\u2019s worth it to have a bigger bag so you can stay in the fields longer without having to return home.<\/p>\n The other thing you should spend money on is the game\u2019s charms. Hidden away in the back of the village is a man selling charms that will aid you against the more dangerous creatures of Hisui. These charms have different effects, but the most helpful ones prevented my character from blacking out after getting hit by a wild Pok\u00e9mon. That one prevented me from losing all my supplies when the dark day came where I couldn\u2019t outmaneuver a Psyduck.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Another easy way to fill your bags with Apricorns is to take part in the farming side requests found in Jubilife Village. At the start of the game, you\u2019ll find two farmers with a single plot of farming land. As it stands, you\u2019ll be able to ask the farmer to plant Apricorns, amongst other helpful resources. Once you progress further in the game, though, the other farmer will start to ask you for help to expand the fields by bringing him Pok\u00e9mon to help tend the land. The more you assist your fellow residents by bringing Geodudes, Psyducks, and more, the more options for harvest you\u2019ll have, and the greater your return will grow. It\u2019s an easy way to accrue plenty of resources you don\u2019t have to always carry with you and it’s useful when you\u2019re in between missions and need to craft supplies.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Legends: Arceus offers the smoothest and most engaging way to catch Pok\u00e9mon we\u2019ve seen in quite some time. Players can either sneak up or charge at a Pok\u00e9mon and simply throw a ball in order to secure them. But what happens if your highly sought-after Shinx decides it doesn\u2019t want to stay in its new home? Fret not, for Pok\u00e9mon escaping the initial catch attempt can actually be a blessing. If a creature doesn\u2019t enter the iconic wooden sphere on the first attempt, it will turn around to run and gain its barring. This is when you strike. Have another Pok\u00e9 Ball locked and loaded and aim for the creature\u2019s back when it starts to run. You can also do this without the first failed attempt as long as you manage to sneak up on them from behind and hit them with your first Pok\u00e9 Ball toss. \u00a0If you land the throw properly, you\u2019ll trigger a back strike which raises your chances of actually catching your new best friend! However, this is not always the case, as some of the more aggressive Pok\u00e9mon will actually turn towards you and launch an attack. In that case, it\u2019s either run or throw your own Pok\u00e9mon out.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Got a huge bounty of all sorts of Pok\u00e9 Balls? Good, you\u2019re going to need them. Alpha Pok\u00e9mon are some of the most daunting creatures in the game but are well worth the fight. They can be found all over the different biomes of Hisui and are more powerful than your normal garden variety monsters. Once you catch them, though, you\u2019ll be able to use that power against your foes, as their unique abilities and better stats carry over to when they become your partners. It\u2019s imperative here that you use type advantages against them but also have a few status effect moves like Hypnosis ready to go if you want to add them to your team. It also greatly helps your fight if you use the same back strike move discussed earlier to be able to strike first at your fearsome foe in battle.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n When you do enter the harder fights of the game with Alphas and Noble Pok\u00e9mon, your team is going to be pushed. Sometimes all the way to your last Pok\u00e9mon even. Instead of abandoning ship and running when you have one ally left, stick with it if you have your red-eyed target on the ropes. Even when you fully run out of Pok\u00e9mon to use, you\u2019ll have the ability to run away from your victorious enemy and escape to fight another day. Be warned, though. You won\u2019t be able to fight against other Pok\u00e9mon until you\u2019ve returned to a place where you can properly heal your squad. You\u2019ll also have to look yourself in the mirror after knowing you sacrificed your entire team for a shot at adding a monster to replace one of them.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Let\u2019s say you do triumph over the harder foes of Hisui, and you successfully level up your squad. Unlike other games, Pok\u00e9mon in Legends gain a list of moves that they never forget. The trade-off is you\u2019ll have to manually change your Quilava\u2019s moves yourself instead of being prompted by an unskippable menu like the days of old. Be sure to head into the menus by hitting up on the d-pad to ensure your team is using the best possible moves at its disposal.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n After you\u2019ve spent a long day catching Pok\u00e9mon, you\u2019ll return to Jubilife Village to see they\u2019ve all been placed in the pasture. Like the old games, you can release them back into the wild. But why would you ever do that? In Legends: Arceus, players are actually rewarded by the released Pok\u00e9mon with resources that will help level up some of your partner creature\u2019s base stats such as health, attack, and more. I always kept two or three types of Pok\u00e9mon just in case I wanted to one day go for the ever-elusive living dex, but being rewarded for setting them free is a really nice way to keep boosting your team while sending your unused Pok\u00e9mon back to the homes you so coldly stole them from.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n If you\u2019re anything like me, you\u2019re always accepting every side request icon you can see around the game. A lot of the time, it\u2019s easy to lose sight of some of those side objectives while trying to unravel the mysteries of your new home. Luckily for you, a lot of the requests can be completed without even realizing it, as many of them have to do with completing Pok\u00e9dex entries and scavenging for berries, resources, and more. If you feel like you haven\u2019t made a ton of progress on your requests, it wouldn\u2019t hurt to take a quick peek at the menu to see what you\u2019ve already accomplished. It always feels good to get a quick influx of Great Balls that you weren\u2019t expecting by turning in these requests.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Look, I get it. We\u2019re all busy. There are hundreds of games out right now, and you only have so many hours in the day. But the more time you can spend doing side requests and leveling your partner Pok\u00e9mon, the better suited you\u2019ll be for the more challenging levels later in the game. In Legends, wild Pok\u00e9mon, Alpha, and Noble variants will all actually use type advantages and move masteries against you. Your Quilava will either be badly hurt or completely succumb to a Bubblebeam attack, so it\u2019s best to have a few Alpha Pok\u00e9mon on your side that are adequately leveled. On top of that, side requests will give you plenty of resources to keep you flowing through your main missions without having to frequently pause the action to go and scavenge for the right supplies. Finally, each new biome you unlock is gated by your Pok\u00e9dex progress, so if you\u2019re moving through each region without catching any Pok\u00e9mon, there\u2019s a good chance that\u2019ll catch up to you and require you to grind for a little bit.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Enjoyed this list of tips for Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Arceus? Have some of your own? Be sure to let us know in the comments below. If you can\u2019t get enough of Game Freak\u2019s newest series entry, be sure to check out our https:\/\/youtu.be\/5jjmjbE-rpo"<\/a>; target=”_blank”>official video review<\/a> and our most recent episode of https:\/\/youtu.be\/Dl9LlIZFmpY"<\/a>; target=”_blank”>The GI Show<\/em><\/a>, where we break down the highs and lows from our time playing the game.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n1<\/h2>\n
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Prioritize Picking Up Items That Will Help You Craft Pok\u00e9 Balls<\/div>\n<\/h2>\n\nYour Bag Fills Quick<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n2<\/h2>\n
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Save Your Money For Charms And Bag Upgrades<\/div>\n<\/h2>\n\nYou’ll Need Them In Hisui<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n3<\/h2>\n
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Help The Farmers In Your Life<\/div>\n<\/h2>\n\nIt’ll Help Your Crafting<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n4<\/h2>\n
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Be Ready With Another Pok\u00e9 Ball<\/div>\n<\/h2>\n\nFailed Catches Give You An Opening For A Back Strike<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n5<\/h2>\n
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Alpha Pok\u00e9mon Are Worth The Challenge<\/div>\n<\/h2>\n\nGet Ready To Have The Meanest Team In Hisui<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n6<\/h2>\n
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Use Every Team Member<\/div>\n<\/h2>\n\nYou Can Still Escape Even If All Of Them Faint<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n7<\/h2>\n
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Check Your Pok\u00e9mon Moves List Frequently<\/div>\n<\/h2>\n\nYou May Be Missing The Best Moves<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n8<\/h2>\n
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Release Your Extra Pok\u00e9mon<\/div>\n<\/h2>\n\nYou’ll Actually Be Rewarded<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n9<\/h2>\n
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Regularly Check Your Side Quests<\/div>\n<\/h2>\n\nSometimes You\u2019ll Complete Them Without Even Realizing It<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n10<\/h2>\n
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Mainlining The Story May Not Be The Way To Go<\/div>\n<\/h2>\n\nStop And Smell The Roselias<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n