Pokemon Legends: Arceus Release Time

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Pokemon Legends: Arceus is very close to launching for the Nintendo Switch. While this new entry in the series isn't a completely open-world Pokemon RPG that some fans have wanted for years now, it's still quite the departure from the mainline games, offering lots of freedom to explore the new (old) region of Hisui.

By using this guide, Switch owners can learn the release time for Pokemon Legends: Arceus' digital version, so that they can play as soon as it's available.

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The expected release and unlock time for Pokemon Legends: Arceuson the Nintendo Switch is midnight local time on Friday, January 28, 2022. It doesn't matter where in the world Pokemon fans live in --the digital version of the game will unlock at midnight. Of course, players should take this info with a grain of salt, as it has not been officially confirmed by Nintendo nor The Pokemon Company. However, considering that recent Pokemon games like Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl were also released on the eShop at midnight local time on launch day, it's very likely that Pokemon Legends: Arceus players will be able to jump into the game at the same time.

Players can already pre-order and then pre-load Pokemon Legends: Arceus from the Nintendo Switch eShop right now so that they can be ready once the game is unlocked on launch day. The pre-load file size for Pokemon Legends: Arceus is surprisingly small, sitting at around 6GB of data.

For players that purchase and download Pokemon Legends: Arceus from the Switch eShop before May 9, 2022, they can get an email from Nintendo with a download code for 30 Heavy Balls (redeemable in-game via Mystery Gift)

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