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Best Name for Your Character

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Pokemon Legends Arceus - Best Names for Your Character

If you're unsure what to name your character in Pokemon Legends: Arceus, we've got a list for you! Check out past Pokemon game protagonists, the official names, and see what other users come up with here.

Best Names for Legends: Arceus

Official Names for the Arceus Protagonists

Boy Girl
Arceus - The boy is called Rei
Rei
Arceus - The girl is called Akari
Akari

If you're the type to stick to canon, you should go with Rei or Akari, which are the official names for the two main characters in Pokemon Legends: Arceus. You can click their names above to see their full profiles!

What are you playing as?

Boy - Rei 660
Votes
Girl - Akari 962
Votes

Official Names for Past Pokemon Games

You can also rock it old school and use names for characters of previous games instead! Will you bring a new Dawn to Legends Arceus, or be the Victor of Hisui?

RGBY GSC RSE FRLG
Pokemon - Red
Red
Pokemon - Gold and Kris
B: Gold
G: Kris
Pokemon - Brendan and May
B: Brendan
G: May
Pokemon - Red and Leaf
B: Red
G: Leaf
DPPT HGSS BW BW2
Pokemon - Lucas and Dawn
B: Lucas
G: Dawn
Pokemon - Ethan and Lyra
B: Ethan
G: Lyra
Pokemon - Hilbert and Hilda
B: Hilbert
G: Hilda
Pokemon - Nate and Rosa
B: Nate
G: Rosa
XY SM PE SWSH
Pokemon - Calem and Serena
B: Calem
G: Serena
Pokemon - Elio and Selene
B: Elio
G: Selene
Pokemon - Chase and Elaine
B: Chase
G: Elaine
Pokemon - Victor and Gloria
B: Victor
G: Gloria

What Will You Call Your Character?

Sticking to Rei and Akari! 158
Votes
Past Pokemon character 16
Votes
Something new and exciting! 39
Votes
My own name or username 282
Votes

Got a fun or creative name? Using a name from a past game? Tell us what name in the comments below!

Setting and Changing Your Character Name

Guides for Setting and Changing Names

Character Name Guides
Arceus - Character Creation GuideCharacter Creation Guide Arceus - How to Change Name and GenderWays to Change Your Name

You can only set your name at the very beginning of the game, so make sure you're happy with your name before you declare it to Arceus.

Other Character Customizations

Arceus - Customized Clothing

Aside from your name, you can change up your hair and clothes, so go live out your creative dreams!

Character Customization

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Beginner's Tips & Guides

Pokemon Legends: Arceus Tips and Guides

Beginner's Tips and Guides
How to Trade Online How to Increase Satchel (Inventory) Size
How to Increase Survey Corps Rank How to Check Player HP
What Happens When You Lose? How to Run Away
What are Merit Points? How to Swim Longer and Surf on Water
How to Use Pastures Balloon Race Guide: How to Pop All Balloons
Space-Time Distortions: How to Find and List of Pokemon How to Take Pictures
How to Enter First-Person View Beginner's Guide: Tips to Get Started
How to Get More Pastures Eternal Battle Reverie Guide
Path of Solitude Guide Path of Tenacity Guide
How to Swap Items Double Battles and Multiple Battles Guide
Starting Out
Character Creation Guide Best Starter Pokemon
Bests Requests to Do First -
Items and Gadgets
Item Crafting Shop Guide and Item Prices
Arc Phone Guide Lost & Found Guide: Lost Satchel Effects
Farm Guide: Harvest Requirements and Crop List All Ginter Items: Ginkgo Guide Shop List
All Arceus Plate Locations: Arceus Plates Guide Can You Get the Master Ball?
Pokemon Guides
How to Get All Legendary Pokemon How to Get Shiny Pokemon
Frenzied Noble Pokemon How to Tell if a Pokemon is Shiny
How to Catch Pokemon Preferred Foods Guide
Are There Walking Pokemon? How to Ride Pokemon: All Rideable Pokemon
How to Evolve Pokemon Pokemon Behavior and Effects
How to Change A Pokemon's Nickname How to Make Pokemon Obey You
How to Get All Starters Effort Levels: How to Increase Pokemon Stats
Respawn Time: When Do Wild Pokemon Reappear? Are Starters and Legendaries Shiny Locked?
How to Release Pokemon and Rewards How to Increase Friendship and Friendship Checker Location
How to Change Your Team List of Special Evolution Conditions
How to Catch Flying Pokemon Mass Outbreak Guide and List of Pokemon
Best Pokemon for Catching How to Change Rotom's Form: All Mechanical Items
Can You Cancel Evolution? Is Breeding in the Game?
Best Shiny Alpha Pokemon Hunting Routes Training Grounds Guide
Massive Mass Outbreaks Guide How to Catch Sleeping Pokemon
How to Catch Small and Large Pokemon
Battle Guides
Agile and Strong Styles How to Change Moves
Type Weakness Chart All Status Conditions and Effects
Nature Chart and How to Check Natures How to Change Natures
Collectibles
All Unown Locations: Unown Notes Guide Wisp Locations and Maps
Old Verse Locations and Maps -
Beating the Game
Best Story Team Post Game Content and 100 Percent Guide
Money Farming Guide How to Get Research Points Fast
EXP Farming Guide Survey Report Guide
Research Tasks Guide and Best Research Tasks to Complete How to Complete the Pokedex: Rare Pokemon Locations
Dialogue Choices and Consequences Should You Choose Adaman or Irida?
Missables and Unrepeatable Events -
Maps, Weather, and Traveling
Map Guide How to Fast Travel
Base Camps Features Player Home Features
All Weather Types and Effects Time of Day Effects and How to Change
Useful Characters and Their Locations How to Break Rocks and Get Through Obstacles
Ursaluna Treasure Maps and Best Farming Route Full Moon Guide: How to Check and Change the Moon Phase
System, Settings and Controls
How to Save the Game: Is Autosave Available? List of Controls: Can You Change the Controls?
Best Settings to Use Language Options and How to Change Language
Character Customization
List of Clothing List of Hairstyles
How to Change Your Appearance Best Character Names
How to Change Your Name and Gender Special Gifts: List of Save File Bonuses

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9 Anonymous Anonymous 11 months

Gnama

5 Thinking 0f Luxray Thinking 0f Luxray over 3 years

I think I'll use dawn or my usual name for most Pokémon games luna

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