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Pokémon Legends: Arceus is set in an era that'southward never been explored in the series before, and acts as a prequel of sorts. Your main goal in the game is to document Pokémon and compile the get-go Pokédex. Considering of this, there'due south much more work that goes into registering the entry for a Pokémon than ever before.

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Simply catching the Pokémon like in other games won't exist plenty to make full out its Pokédex entry. Instead, once yous've seen the Pokémon you'll be given a listing of Research Tasks that demand to exist completed, each with its own tier requirements.

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The number of tasks and what they really entail volition vary from Pokémon to Pokémon, though a few tasks are unremarkably shared, such as catching a fix number or seeing information technology evolve if it's able to practice and then. One of the early on Pokémon you'll be able to take hold of in the game's first area will be Buizel. Because Buizel is a Water-type Pokémon, its tasks include defeating it with Electric-type moves, likewise as seeing it use its Aqua Jet move.

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Togepi, on the other manus, has different task requirements than Buizel. For instance, you'll need to see it employ its Draining Kiss move, give it food, and evolve it.

Pressing downwardly on the D-Pad will let you to pull out your Pokédex and manually go through its entries to cheque your progress, and pressing it while focusing on a Pokémon by holding down ZL will have you lot to its page immediately.