Pokémon Legends: Arceus Deserves DLC Before Gen 9 Arrives

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Pokémon Legends: Arceus is ripe for DLC, but the fate of any future content is up in the air after Gen 9 games, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, were announced to be released later this year. Now, just slightly more than a month afterLegends: Arceus first launched, a lot of attention has turned to Pokémon's upcoming Gen 9. However, in the meantime, Pokémon Legends: Arceus deserves more DLC, similar to what Sword and Shield received.

Ahead of the Gen 9 announcement, DLC for Pokémon Legends: Arceus seemed almost certain. The open areas of Hisui featured distinct biomes and Pokémon, but there was plenty of room left open for more to be added at a future date. Even the game's main story ends with the main villain on the lam and the protagonist stuck in the past without returning home. Seemingly, this makes DLC for Legends: Arceus highly likely.

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Even Sword and Shield, which featured a more conclusive ending, received large DLC in the form of The Crown Tundra and the Isle of Armor. These DLC packs contained larger, open-world areas to explore and new Pokémon to catch. While the Hisui region has less wiggle room in terms of canonical landmasses (since it's ancient Sinnoh), there's not as much that can be done in terms of new areas — although a kind of Grand Underground like in Pokémon BDSP (which takes place in Sinnoh) could certainly work.

The real benefit to having DLC in Pokémon Legends: Arceus would be expanding its Pokédex. The game stays mostly true to the original Diamond and Pearl Pokédex (with a few added Hisuian variants and new additions). The current Legends: Arceus Pokédex sits at just under 250 species, so there are plenty of other Pokémon available