Pokémon Legends Arceus

Pokémon Legends: Arceus is a 2022  action role-playing game  developed by  Game Freak  and published by  Nintendo  and  The Pokémon Company  for the  Nintendo Switch . It is part of the eighth generation of the  Pokémon  video game series  and serves as a prequel to  Pokémon Diamond  and  Pearl  (2006). The game was first announced as part of the  Pokémon  25th Anniversary  event in February 2021, and was released worldwide on 28 January 2022. The game follows the protagonist, sent back through time, as they travel through the Hisui region based on the island of  Hokkaido  during early Japanese colonization. Centered around exploration of the region's several open areas populated with Pokémon, the game's objective is to complete a roster of the region's Pokémon, known as the Pokédex.  Pokémon Legends: Arceus  was a commercial success, having sold over 13.91 million copies by September 30, 2022.  Pokemon Legends: Arceus  was a critical success, receiving generally favourable reviews, and being nominated for several end of the year awards, including Best RPG at  The Game Awards . Pokémon Legends: Arceus  was first revealed in the  Pokémon Presents  on 26 February 2021 alongside  Pokémon Brilliant Diamond  and  Shining Pearl  as part of the  Pokémon  25th Anniversary  celebration.  According to the official Pokémon  Twitter  account, it serves as a " premake " to  Diamond  and  Pearl . During a Pokémon Presents on 18 August 2021, new trailer was revealed with a focus on exploration and story background, as well as new Pokémon. On 28 September 2021, a new trailer showcased some of the game's customization, menus, characters, and Kleavor, a new Pokémon. On 19 October 2021, an artificially corrupted " found footage " CGI video was showcased teasing new Pokémon.  Two days later, it was confirmed that the obscured Pokémon were regional forms of  Zorua and Zoroark . On 9 December 2021, the official Pokémon Twitter account teased a Poké Ball-related announcement for  Legends: Arceus . The next day, a regional variant of  Voltorb , a Pokémon based on Poké Balls, was announced.  On 15 December 2021, a new trailer showcased several factions present in the game, as well as their leaders. On 7 January 2022, an overview trailer was released in Japanese, showcasing the world, people, and Pokémon. However, the trailer was not localized into English until 24 January 2022. The game was released worldwide on 28 January 2022. Exclusive in-game and physical bonuses were given out to those who pre-ordered the game digitally or physically. In Japan, those who pre-ordered  Pokémon Legends: Arceus  received a gold holographic artbook along with a limited edition Arceus promotional trading card. The game is set in a bygone era of the Sinnoh region's history, when it was known as the Hisui region, long before the events of  Pokémon Diamond  and  Pearl  and their  remakes  take place. Hisui is based on the real-life island of  Hokkaido  during the  Muromachi period , when it was still known as  Ezo , with new settlers from other regions interacting with natives in a parallel with the interaction between Hokkaido's  Ainu people  and Japanese settlers. Ainu groups are represented in the game by the Diamond and Pearl clans, while new mainland settlers are represented by the Galaxy Expedition Team. The vast majority of the region is covered in sparse, open wilderness populated with wild Pokémon, with only one significant settlement in addition to a number of small campsites. Unlike in the setting of previous Pokémon games,