Pokémon Legends: Arceus' Biggest Missed Opportunity Can Still Be Fixed

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Despite months with no updates, Pokémon Legends: Arceus may still be able to address its biggest missed opportunity by providing expansions similar to Pokémon Sword and Shield’s Crown Tundra and Isle of Armor DLCs. While some players disagree on whether Legends: Arceus constitutes a “mainline” Pokémon title or a spin-off, it revitalized a largely stagnant franchise and offers arguably the best Pokémon game to date. Beyond its gameplay innovations, Pokémon Legends: Arceus placed more emphasis on story than prior Pokémon titles and featured some of the series' best characters. Many threads of Legends: Arceus’ plot deserve an expansion to provide answers to the game’s mysteries. These enticing bits of Pokémon lore may remain forever cryptic if Legends: Arceus does not receive DLC.

Pokémon Legends: Arceus abandons the formulaic Pokémon structure revolving around a young trainer leaving home on a quest to become the region champion. Instead, players travel back in time to help the Mythical Pokémon Arceus solve a mysterious riddle in the historic Hisui region. While some may feel Legends: Arceus moved Pokémon in the wrong direction, the game’s changes are also a much-needed break from the repetition of past plotlines. Pokémon Legends: Arceus' story also holds more urgency than a typical Pokémon narrative, with many time-sensitive major events urging players forward, but many plotlines are left unfinished at the conclusion of the game.

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Ending the frenzies of the region’s Noble Pokémon is a central concern in Legends: Arceus, rather than a threat that seems incidental to the goal of becoming the best trainer. In Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining