Described as a mainline plot and indeed , not a spinoff , Pokémon Legends : Arceus made several notable changes to the games . While these change may be single to the Legends serial publication , the added Pokémon , Status alteration , and removal of Effort and Individual Value systems can be speculated on . These are the five ways that Pokémon Legends : Arceus changes competitive Pokémon .
Status Changes
In former Pokémon games , there are a total ofseven Status Conditions . These areSleep , rooted , Paralysis , Burn , Poison , mix-up , andInfatuation . Of the seven Status Conditions , Pokémon Legends : Arceusremoves twoandchanges two .
Frostbitein Pokémon Legends : Arceus has a mellow percent chance of being inflicted thanFrozen , withtwo movesbeing added with the petty result . It causes the target to take damage equal to 1/16th of its maximum HP as well aslower their Special Attackby50 pct . This is equivalent toBurnwhich does the same thing for Physical Attack but at 30 percent , giving Ice Type Pokémon a much - needed buff in the game .
Instead of warrant that a Pokémon is shut down , eternal rest inducing movement make PokémonDrowsy . This ensures that Pokémon takesmore damageand works much like Confusion or Paralysis , having to pass a check to even be able to move .
Weather Changes
There are several different type of weather in Pokémon Legends : Arceus , but only a few of them were change or have any impact on gameplay . coke , Strong Sunlight , andRainare the single to note as Foggy atmospheric condition has no move that causes the condition effect .
Strong Sunlightnow buffsGrassType Pokémon significantly in Pokémon Legends : Arceus by increasing their Speed . Rain , on the other hand , seems to have been nerfed . antecedently , Rain increased the damage ofWaterType moves but no longer does so in legend : Arceus .
Charles Percy Snow , most likely replacingHail , does n’t deal legal injury to Pokémon at the end of each twist . or else , Snow causesFrostbite - inflicting moves for a higher chance of inflicting the Status Condition . Additionally , IceType Pokémon have increased Speed . Drowsy - inflicted Pokémon also have a high opportunity of stationariness .
Whether all these changes will transfer to the mainline serial is n’t corroborate . But , GameFreak clearly recognizes that Ice Types require a buff . Giving these Pokémon more utility can add redundant level to the competitive shot to remove some of the more large RNG mechanics , similar to whenFieldswere insert .
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Hisuian Pokémon in the Meta
There are many new Hisuian Pokémon that have slap-up competitive usage and the new Typings of the new forms give some Pokémon a buff . Electrode , for example , is nowElectric / Grasswith a very mellow amphetamine stat for possible fastThunder Waves . Of the fresh Pokémon , two stand out the most .
TheHisuian Zoroarkhas aNormal / GhostTyping and thanks to data miner , is revealed to have the same Ability as the standard Dark Type translation . Illusionmakes the Pokémon take the appearance of the last Pokémon in the party , and the new Zoroark hastwo unsusceptibility . get it take the appearance of a Pokémon with a weakness to Ghost or Fighting can potentially give Zoroark a free turn to set up and adds more thinker game to the competitory scene .
GivingHisuian GoodratheSteel / DragonTyping and giving it more Defense is a monumental caramel brown to the Pokémon . It can also learnShelter , a move that increase both Defense stats in Pokémon Legends : Arceus while make it more likely for motion to miss against it . Even if this only increases the Physical Defense of Goodra in non Legends title , Shelter giving the bulky Pokémon more Defense while being able to respond to Attacks with high Base Power movement makes it a terror on any squad .
Eviolite Possibilities
Thenew evolutionsof Pokémon add a new proportion for many underused Pokémon that many fans of the series will have overleap . Evioliteis an item that is used quite a caboodle in competitive Pokémon like Chansey or Dusclops . The point raises the Defense and Special Defense of Pokémon by 50 percentage but can only be used by Pokémon that are still capable of develop .
Ursalunais a powerful Pokémon on its own , but its existence pave the way to fitUrsaringwith an Eviolite . Both Pokémon are very irksome but using Ursaring as a defensive backing or bulky dysphemistic scourge can be used to great effectivity in the VGC data format . Belly Drumin a Trick Room squad is much safe and movement likeCharmcan be used to debuff Physical Attackers .
Another Pokémon that can benefit from Eviolite isHisuian Qwilfish . With a yellowish brown to its Defense in its Modern form already , Eviolite can make it a very powerful tankful withStockpileandRest . It can learnAcupressureas well , place upSpikesandToxic Spikes , or useMinimizeto increase its evasiveness .
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Removing EVs And IVs
Pokémon Legends : Arceus remove Effort and Individual values in Pokémon in party favour of the Grit system . If this change were change to other championship , EV training and IV breeding would be removed entirely — every Pokémon would be at maximal effectivity .
It ’s unlikely that this change will see life sentence outside of the Legends series because this could potentially increase the duration of battles . speculate on how itcouldwork , however , adds many extra dimension but would favor Pokémon with high-pitched Base Stat Totals , which seems to go against GameFreak ’s intentions .
This change would also have a positive influence on many underused Pokémon that aremixed attackers . These Pokémon have most of their Stat distribution on both their Attack and Special Attack but do n’t have much Defense , Special Defense , or Speed . The variety could make these Pokémon more viable as players would n’t have to prefer between a forcible or Special Attacker . Octillery , for example , could runGunk Shotinstead ofFlash Cannonfor Fairy Types while still being able to habituate other Special Attacks likeIce BeamandFlamethrowerto keep its coverage .
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