Pokemon Legends: Arceus Fan Points Out Wholesome Detail About Legendaries

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Pokemon Legends: Arceus offers a noticeably different experience to previous games in the franchise, taking inspiration from open-world games like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. However, this title also features a number of call-backs to both the Gen 4 Pokemon games and to the Pokemon franchise as a whole. One Pokemon Legends: Arceus player recently noted a surprisingly wholesome detail about Legendary and Mythical Pokemon throughout the series tucked into the game.

There are about 80 different Legendary and Mythical Pokemon found throughout the franchise. Not all of these titans can be encountered in Pokemon Legends: Arceus, but the ones that do appear command attention and respect, particularly the titular Arceus.

Pokemon Legends: Arceus Player Shows Off Collection of Baby Pokemon

Legendary and Mythical Pokemon are some of the most powerful creatures in the world of Pokemon, and they're also some of the rarest. Many of them appear to be a single individual rather than a species and they are often linked to specific locations, elements, and even concepts. Some gamers may have been confused about how--and why--beings that can control time, space, and reality itself would come to accompany preteens on their Pokemon journeys. Redditor 4amaroni thinks that Pokemon Legends: Arceus provides an answer to this question.

According to 4amaroni, the reason that godlike incarnations of nature's might like Arceus, Palkia, Dialga, and even the intimidating Giratina might join up with a random trainer is simple: Legendary and Mythical Pokemon are immortal. In other words, these titans can afford to spend a few decades following around a human who earned their respect--to a human, that might seem like a lot of time, but it's only