# Pokémon Legends: Arceus

> Pokémon Legends: Arceus is Game Freak's 2022 Switch action RPG set long ago in the Hisui region, where the player builds the first Pokédex.

Web page: https://emulationking.com/nintendo/switch/games/pokemonlegendsarceus/
Page updated: 2026-11-12

- Console: Nintendo Switch
- Released: 2022
- Developer: Game Freak

Pokémon Legends: Arceus is an action role-playing game developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo and The Pokémon Company for the Switch in 2022. It is set in the Hisui region, the land that later becomes Sinnoh, at a time when people and Pokémon rarely live side by side. The player arrives from another time and joins the Galaxy Expedition Team, whose task is to put together the region's first Pokédex.

Unlike earlier games in the series, Pokémon roam large open areas and can be caught directly in the field by sneaking up and throwing Poké Balls, without a battle. Research tasks for each species, crafting, and calming frenzied noble Pokémon make up the rest of the adventure.

A native PC version, built from the player's own copy, is listed below.

## Pokémon Legends: Arceus PC Ports

- [PokeL-ARecomp](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/switch/games/pokemonlegendsarceus/ports/pokelarecomp/index.md): A native Windows and Linux port of Pokémon Legends: Arceus by static recompilation, with resolution scaling, upscalers, frame generation and HDR.