Pokemon Legends: Arceus - Request 5 Guide (What It Takes To Be Awesome)

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When it comes to requests in Pokemon Legends: Arceus, they are usually easy to find. Players just have to open their map, and they will see the little icon indicating where the request can be claimed. That said, there are some instances where requests are not specifically marked as such, which makes them easy to miss. This is the case with Request 5 (What It Takes To Be Awesome).

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However, it is worth doing this request as the reward is worth it. In order to find this request, players must locate a young boy named Sho in Jubilife Village and talk to him. He is located across the river, south of the General Store. Many Requests don't unlock until players have made more progress in the story, so if players don't get the request after talking to Sho, they should try completing another mission, and it should unlock after doing that.

Despite the fact that it is so easy to miss, this request is very easy and will take players little to no time to complete. Sho wants a Pokemon of his own someday, but he needs Poke Balls to practice his throwing. That is where players comes in, as Sho asks them for five Poke Balls.

Considering how Pokemon Legends: Arceus encourages players to catch as many Pokemon as possible in order to fill out the numerous entries in the Pokedex, it is likely that players will already have five (or significantly more) Poke Balls in their inventory. If players are short on Poke Balls, crafting them is the way to go.

Luckily, Sho only requires Poke Balls, and those are pretty easy to craft. All that players need to craft a Poke Ball is one Apricorn and one Tumblestone. Pokemon Legends: Arceus players will be able to find plenty of these