A feature of the 3-dimensional Pokemon games is that players can now be chased down by aggressive Pokemon in the wild. In Pokemon Legends: Arceus, Game Freak put some power back in the players' hands by introducing stealth mechanics so that players could sneak up on Pokemon. However, Pokemon Legends: Arceus also added alpha Pokemon.
Alpha Pokemon are a new type of Pokemon that are the largest members of their respective species. They are also identifiable by their glowing red eyes and their aggressive nature; when a player enters an alpha's line of sight, the alpha will relentlessly chase them down. Though there are methods for catching alphas in Pokemon Legends: Arceus, they can still be formidable opponents.
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One player found out the dangers of alpha Pokemon while peacefully riding their Wyrdeer through the wild. As a clip of the encounter shows, Reddit user dia_ise was venturing through some trees when an alpha Clefable suddenly appeared to their left; this particular Clefable was massive, looking as though it had eaten plenty of moonstones used to evolve Clefairy in Pokemon Legends: Arceus.
Though it was unclear what attack the Clefable used, it managed to knock dia_ise off of their mount. It looked as though dia_ise was confused at first, but after turning to see a massive pink blob with red eyes sprinting towards them, they quickly realized they were in deep trouble. Reddit users were both terrified and impressed by the alpha, pointing out its calculated movement and speed. One Reddit user compared the movement to an NFL linebacker, while another pointed out the Clefable predicted dia_ise's movement before they had even recovered from the
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