Pokémon Legends: Arceus is finally here, and with it comes the biggest evolution the iconic series 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’s the addition of crafting, the streamlined battle system, or traversing the semi-open world biomes, there’s plenty to discover and learn. Consider us your Professor Oak as we give you 10 tips for Pokémon Legends: Arceus to get your journey off to a swimming start!
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Prioritize Picking Up Items That Will Help You Craft Poké Balls
One of the main new wrinkles of Legends: Arceus is crafting. In order to keep a steady stream of Poké, 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’ll need in the beginning to make Poké Balls are Apricorns and Tumblestone. The former can be found in the trees and on defeated Pokémon 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 Poké 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.
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Save Your Money For Charms And Bag Upgrades
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’ll receive financial compensation for capturing Pokémon. 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, your 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’s worth it to have a bigger bag so you can stay in the fields longer without having to return home.
The other thing you should spend money on is the game’s 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 Pokémon. That one prevented me from losing all my supplies when the dark day came where I couldn’t outmaneuver a Psyduck.
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Help The Farmers In Your Life
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’ll find two farmers with a single plot of farming land. As it stands, you’ll 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 Pokémon to help tend the land. The more you assist your fellow residents by bringing Geodudes, Psyducks, and more, the more options for harvest you’ll have, and the greater your return will grow. It’s an easy way to accrue plenty of resources you don’t have to always carry with you and it's useful when you’re in between missions and need to craft supplies.