


After helping Laventon catch his three runaway starter Pokémon, they are escorted to Jubilife Village, where they meet Akari/ Rei, the professor's assistant and a member of the Galaxy Team Survey Corps. Upon waking up, the player meets Professor Laventon, a Pokémon Professor working for the Galaxy Expedition Team, who tells the player that they fell out of the mysterious space-time rift in the sky above Mount Coronet. The player character is transported back in time to the Hisui region by Arceus, who bestows upon them a device called the Arc Phone and the task of "seeking out all Pokémon". All copies of the game are playable in nine languages: Japanese, English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Korean, and Simplified and Traditional Chinese. It was released on the Nintendo Switch worldwide on January 28, 2022. The game was announced worldwide on the 25th Anniversary of the release of Pokémon Red and Green on Februat 12 am JST through Pokémon Presents. Pokémon Legends: Arceus (Japanese: Pokémon LEGENDS アルセウス Pokémon LEGENDS Arceus) is the fifth and final Generation VIII core series game.

For the Trading Card Game set that uses this abbreviation, see Legends Awakened (TCG). Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.
