Legends: Arceus DLC Can Show How Gyms & Pokémon Centers First Began

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WhilePokémon Legends: Arceus covers a handful of interesting series lore, a potential DLC update could flesh out so much more, such as showing how Pokémon Gyms first began. Released in January, Pokémon Legends: Arceus takes place hundreds of years in the past in ancient Sinnoh. As the oldest entry in the Pokémon franchise, Game Freak was able to tackle some exciting series lore for the very first time, such as the origins of Poké Balls and the creation of what will eventually become Diamond and Pearl's big Pokédex. Many fans that are in love with the game's deep dive into the past desperately want a Pokémon Legends: Arceus DLC to add even more to the Generation 4 story.

In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, players are tasked with exploring the vast wilderness of Hisui and studying the Pokémon of the region. Because of its time-traveling plot, the story gives Pokémon fans a fascinating glimpse at the origins of many features, mechanics, and plot points in the Pokémon series. Throughout the game, players get to meet many ancestors of beloved NPCs featured in 2006's Diamond and Pearl, as well as visit many iconic Sinnoh locations before they are eventually inhabited. The 2022 title even explores how Pokémon are able to fit into their Poké Balls and threw out decades of accepted theory by stating that Pokémon actually have the ability to shrink themselves.

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Although never confirmed by Game Freak, fans that were critical of the Pokémon Legends: Arceus time-travel story hoped that a DLC expansion would be released to add more content to the RPG to flesh various narrative elements out. With the Sinnoh origin story teasing a whole ton of lore, a Pokémon