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Pokemon Legends: Arceus

January 7 Trailer: Everything We Learned

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Pokemon Legends Arceus Trailer January 7

This is a breakdown of the January 7 gameplay trailer of Pokemon Legends: Arceus. Read on for an analysis of everything we learned from the overview trailer!

January 7 Trailer

6-Min Overview Trailer

30-Sec Japanese TV Commercial 1

30-Sec Japanese TV Commercial 2

30-Sec Japanese TV Commercial 3

January 7 Trailer: Everything We Learned

New Alpha Pokemon


Alpha Hisuian Zoroark

Alpha Pokemon Icon in party screen

The trailer revealed Hisuian Zoroark, Snorlax, Lucario, and Froslass are Alpha Pokemon. We have previously seen Hisuian Zoroark be aggressive to the player before, but now it is confirmed, as its denoted with the Alpha Pokemon icon when fighting it.

In your party, you can also view which of your Pokemon are Alpha Pokemon through the icon beside gender. It will light up red if the Pokemon is an Alpha Pokemon.

Alpha Pokemon Guide

Learn Moves via Menu

Pokemon Legends Arceus Learn Moves

From the Pokemon Boxes menu, the above photo shows options on what to do with the Pokemon Hippopotas. The above options translate to: Move, See status, Learn moves, Change name, Marking, Release, and Cancel.

Given that there are no TMs in this game, the meaning behind this function remains to be seen. It could allow you to teach a Pokemon new moves or it could also mean you can look at the learnset of your Pokemon and have it remember a prior move.

Survey Corps Rank Different From Research Level

Pokemon Legends Arceus Research Level

Survey Corps Rank is tallied up separately from your research level, but your rank seems to be based directly on the research level.

Research Tasks Guide

Preferred Food are Inventory Items

As seen in the images above, one of Wurmple's preferred food is seen in the player's inventory in the second image. This would most likely allow you to throw the food at the wild Pokemon to lure it into an easy capture.

List of Items: All Confirmed Items

Sleep at the Base Camp

Pokemon Legends Arceus Base Camp

You are given the option to sleep at the base camp. The options are to sleep for a short period and to sleep until either morning, noon, or night.

Base Camp Features and Guide

Pokemon Legends Arceus News

Trailers and Gameplay Videos

Trailer Release Date
February 19 Trailer 01/25/2022
January 25 Trailer 02/19/2022
January 13 Trailer 01/13/2022
January 12 Trailer 01/12/2022
January 10 Trailer 01/10/2022
January 7 Trailer 01/07/2022
January 2 Gameplay 01/02/2022
December 15 Trailer 12/15/2021
October 26 Gameplay 10/26/2021
October 21 Trailer 10/21/2021
September 28 Trailer 09/28/2021
Pokemon Presents 08/18/2021
Announcement Trailer 02/26/2021

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How to Preorder and All Preorder Bonuses How to Get Mystery Gifts
Will There Be DLC? All Game Editions and Bundles
Preload Date and Guide Is Multiplayer or Co-op Available?
How to Get Shaymin Kimono Set How to Get Pikachu and Eevee Masks
How to Get Modern Team Galactic Set How to Get the Garchomp Kimono Set
All Ancestors of Diamond and Pearl Characters Map Size
Time Period and Region Pokemon HOME
Who is the Almighty Sinnoh? Can You Battle With Other Players?
Will There Be a Demo or Beta Version? Will Pokemon Legends: Arceus Have Voice Acting?
Easter Eggs, References, and Things You May Have Missed -
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All Gameplay Features and Everything We Know New Pokemon and Regional Variants
Starter Pokemon Game Genre
Battle System Connections to Sinnoh Remakes
Mega Evolutions National Dex
Exp. Share Gyms

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