How the Next Pokemon Legends Game Could Improve Regional Variants

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Despite its position as a spin-off and some of its creative interpretations of its original mechanics, Pokemon Legends: Arceus was a huge success and well-received by fans. Though not the first spin-off series to have garnered such positive attention, it has led to the anticipation that Pokemon Legends: Arceus will be just the first in a subset of Pokemon games set to explore the histories and legends of the Pokemon world.

One of Legends: Arceus' selling points was that it introduced a breadth of different forms and evolutions for Pokemon. While not a new idea, since variations of existing Pokemon have been around since Pokemon's seventh generation of games with Sun and Moon, Legends: Arceus was the first to introduce historical variations of Pokemon beyond these regional forms. But despite the potential the historical regional variations brought to the series, Legends: Arceus didn't best capitalize on this. A new Legends game could therefore give Game Freak an opportunity to learn from Legends: Arceus and improve these variations in the future.

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Could Bridge The Gap To Pokemon Legends

When Pokemon Legends: Arceus was leading up to its eventual release, fans were abuzz with excitement following the reveal of Hisuian forms of Pokemon. Based on a feudal Sinnoh region, named Hisui at that time, these Pokemon were from long before the modern-day versions players are used to but had «died out» after many years of adapting and changing. As with any regional form, Game Freak explained away the changes made to these Pokemon, such as Hisuian Zoroa and Zoroark, who were apparently shunned by humans due to their illusions and perished in Hisui's harsh winter wilderness, only to manifest as Ghost-type Pokemon.