There’s a new Pokémon game coming next year and it’s a bit different than you would expect. Pokémon Legends: Arceus is bringing in more RPG elements and also lets you catch Pokémon straight from the 3D open world.
Pokémon Legends: Arceus is set in the Sinnoh region, but before the events seen in Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl (which are getting remakes coming to Switch later this year). You are out to complete the first Pokédex for the region by catching, surveying and researching wild Pokémon.
The cover art for the title features Mount Coronet towering over the Sinnoh region.
The early reveal trailer looks rough, but hopefully there’s enough time for the developers to polish it up for release.
Pokémon Legends: Arceus will be out on January 22, 2022 on the Nintendo Switch.