I love Pokémon, I play Pokémon Go I have many of the video games, and I collect and play the TCG games. The older Pokémon games are amazing games with creative storylines and good Pokémon but not know. I’ve noticed a general trend since the Nintendo Switch came out that we get worse and worse video games every year(Scarlet and Violet being the worst). The only Pokémon game on the switch that I have fully fallen in love with I Pokémon Arceus.

Pokémon Arceus is not one of the main Pokémon games but still my favorite one on the switch. The game has a good storyline, a cool landscape, and good NPC’s. The shiny chances in the game are greatly increased so you can catch more shines. You play the game and there is also a side part that you do. You work for this company and complete the quests that they give you. You work your way up the company until you finally get to the top of the company. Now let’s move on to why I really like it.

Some background on the games is it takes place very early before many things have happened. The Pokéball has just been invented and has a different texture. Why it’s called Arceus is because Arceus is kind of the god in Pokémon. Arceus created all of the Pokémon. So this game is the first pokémon and the first civilization and how everything got created.

The first thing that I like is that you don’t have to do a lot of mandatory battles. In any Pokémon game when you go to catch a Pokémon you have to battle it, get its health down, then throw the pokéball and try to catch it. In Pokémon Arceus you throw a pokéball and catch it that way which I think is more fun and saves a lot of time. Pokemon also can attack you so make sure to be carfule around them. Next I always can’t find shinies in normal games unless you grind it, in Pokemon Arceus they spawn much more commonly which I think it is more fun since you don’t have to spend a lot of time in the games.

I also liked the land in the game. There are a lore of trees and hidden areas and caves to explore. There are also lakes that you can explore. There are different areas but they are not routes they are areas. There are 5 large areas each with their own climate and bosses. Like older Pokémon games Arceus has Pokémon that give you the ability to fly or teleport. The bosses in the game are called noble Pokémon and they are wrapped in this shiny gold texture which not only looks cool but the boss battles are also completely changed for the better.

The final things I like are you can craft different items in sequence with buying them which is just a cool concept for a Pokémon game. There are some new Pokémon that you can catch in the game.

Those are all the unique things that I like about Pokémon Arceus and why I think it stands apart from some of the other games. I hoped you enjoyed, thanks for reading!

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