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Pokemon Legends: Arceus
Preload Date and Guide: How to Preload
✬ Pokemon HOME Dex Completion Shiny Rewards:
┗ Meloetta | Manaphy | Enamorus | Keldeo | Meltan
☆ Check out all PLA Pokemon Transferrable to BDSP!
★ Finish the story → Story Walkthrough
┣ Complete the Dex → Pokemon Locations / Trading Board
┗ Research Tasks → Best Tasks / Farm Research Points
Preload for Pokemon Legends: Arceus is available now! This is a guide on how to preload the game, preload requirements, and the download filesize of the game.
Is Preload Available?
Preloading is now Available
| Preload Date | January 21, 2022 |
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| Release Date | January 28, 2022 |
Players who have purchased Pokemon Legends: Arceus early may now begin preloading the game a week prior to its release.
How to Preorder and All Preorder Bonuses
Benefits of Preloading
Preloading Pokemon Legends: Arceus will let you play the game immediately at 12 midnight of the day of its release! If you've been eagerly awaiting this new adventure into the Pokemon world, preloading is the way to go!
How to Preload
From the Nintendo eShop
| Step 1 |  Select the Nintendo eShop on your Nintendo Switch home page. |
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| Step 2 |  Find Pokemon Legends: Arceus by searching via the search bar, or by going to the "Coming Soon" section. |
| Step 3 | Select the Pokemon Legends: Arceus full version. |
| Step 4 | Select Proceed to Purchase. (Download will start after confirming the purchase) |
Preload Filesize
Required Space is 6.0GB
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| File Size | 6.0GB |
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Make sure your Switch has enough memory space available for the game before preloading. If your memory is near full, you might need to delete other game data, or prepare a microSD card to store more.
MicroSD Card May Be Required
If your Switch does not have free space to download the digital version of Pokemon Legends: Arceus, consider purchasing a MicroSD card to increase its capacity.
When purchasing a MicroSD card, be sure to choose one that is compatible with the Nintedo Switch.
Examples of games with large file size
| Game | Required Space |
|---|---|
| Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | 16GB or more |
| The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild | 13.4GB |
| Pokemon Sword and Shield | 10.3GB |
| Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | 6.8GB |
| Super Mario Odyssey | 5.7GB |
The following games in the above table use about 26GB of file size. When installed in the Switch's internal memory, this leaves the console with at least 6GB of free space. Note that this does not include the space reserved for use by the console, so the actual free space may be lower.
If You Cannot Play the Software Yet, You'll Have to Wait
When you start playing the game during its midnight release, you may come across an error that tells you that you cannot play the software yet. You may need to wait for a few minutes before starting the game to fix this.
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