Pokemon Legends: Arceus is an open-world RPG coming to the Switch

Published: Feb. 27, 2021, 1:28 p.m.

Pok\xe9mon Legends: Arceus is an open-world RPG coming to the Switch a special live-streamed event today, The Pok\xe9mon Company revealed something fans having been waiting a long time for: an open-world Pok\xe9mon adventure. The next major entry in the franchise will be called Pok\xe9mon Legends: Arceus, and it looks to be a huge evolution of the long-running RPG formula. The developers describe it as a \u201cpre-make,\u201d which offers \u201ca new challenge and a new frontier for the Pok\xe9mon world.\u201d\n\nThe story takes place in the Sinnoh region, at a period that appears to be long before other Pok\xe9mon games, and will include a number of iconic monsters like Piplup, with your choice of starters including Rowlet, Oshawott, and Cyndaquil. It\u2019s expected to launch worldwide on the Switch in early 2022.