Crafting is one of the pillars of Pokémon Legends: Arceus: in the Hisui region, there is no Pokémon Center or shop on every corner, and most useful items are made yourself. Poké Balls, potions, bait, battle aids: everything is put together from materials gathered in the wild. This page explains the basics, lists the game’s 43 recipes with their ingredients, tells you how to get each recipe, and shows where to gather the materials. Our older pages Crafting: the Poké Balls you can make and Crafting: the items you can make yourself gave a summary; this one replaces and expands on them.
How it works
To craft an item, you must first own its recipe. Recipes come from the story, from your rank in the Survey Corps, from requests, or from the Jubilife Village Workshop, which sells them. Once you have a recipe, you craft the item at a workbench: there is one in your quarters, at the Workshop and in every camp. At a workbench, all your items are available, both those in your satchel and those in your storage box, and the crafted item is sent to storage if the satchel is full. The Crafting Kit lets you craft anywhere, but only with the contents of the satchel, and you need room for the new item.
Gathering materials
Send your Pokémon next to a tree, an ore deposit or a patch of grass: it knocks items loose, gains a bit of experience and builds up friendship. Each area and each type of deposit has its own item table. If the tree or deposit shakes, a wild Pokémon will come out of it; if it sparkles, you get one of its rarest items.
| Source | Items obtained |
|---|---|
| Apricorn trees | Apricorns (sometimes a Gnawed Apricorn) |
| Berry trees | Oran Berry (sometimes a Sitrus Berry), Cheri, Rawst, Leppa, Razz, Nanab, Pinap, Bluk, Aspear, Pecha or Chesto Berry, depending on the tree |
| Red deposits | Tumblestones, sometimes an Iron Chunk, Stardust or an evolution stone (most often a Fire Stone) |
| Black deposits | Black Tumblestones, sometimes an Iron Chunk, Stardust or an evolution stone (most often a Thunder Stone) |
| Blue deposits | Sky Tumblestones, sometimes an Iron Chunk, Stardust or an evolution stone (most often a Water Stone) |
| Snow piles | Snowball, Mud Ball, Ice Stone (Alabaster Icelands) |
Poké Balls
Balls are unlocked with your Survey Corps rank (see the Pokédex and research tasks). They come in three families:
- Poké Ball, Great Ball, Ultra Ball: the classic Balls, increasingly effective.
- Heavy Ball, Leaden Ball, Gigaton Ball: heavy Balls that neither fly high nor far, but are very effective when you hit a Pokémon that hasn’t noticed you.
- Feather Ball, Wing Ball, Jet Ball: fast, accurate Balls, ideal for agile Pokémon or ones that fly high.
| Item | Ingredients | How to get the recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Poké Ball | Apricorn, Tumblestone | Mission 2, “The Trial” |
| Great Ball | Apricorn, Iron Chunk, Tumblestone | Rank 3 stars |
| Ultra Ball | Apricorn, Iron Chunk ×2, Tumblestone ×2 | Rank 6 stars |
| Heavy Ball | Apricorn, Black Tumblestone | Rank 1 star |
| Leaden Ball | Apricorn, Black Tumblestone, Iron Chunk | Rank 4 stars |
| Gigaton Ball | Apricorn, Black Tumblestone ×2, Iron Chunk ×2 | Rank 7 stars |
| Feather Ball | Apricorn, Sky Tumblestone | Rank 2 stars |
| Wing Ball | Apricorn, Sky Tumblestone, Iron Chunk | Rank 5 stars |
| Jet Ball | Apricorn, Sky Tumblestone ×2, Iron Chunk ×2 | Rank 8 stars |
Healing items
Healing items are crafted from berries and medicinal plants. Remedies heal like potions but lower the Pokémon’s friendship: save them for moments when that matters little.
| Item | Ingredients | How to get the recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Potion | Oran Berry, Medicinal Leek | Given by Rei or Akari, mission 4 (start of the research) |
| Super Potion | Potion, Pep-Up Plant | Rank 2 stars |
| Hyper Potion | Super Potion, Vivichoke | Rank 4 stars |
| Max Potion | Sitrus Berry, Revival Herb | Rank 6 stars |
| Full Restore | Max Potion, Full Heal | Rank 8 stars |
| Revive | Vivichoke, Medicinal Leek ×2 | Rank 1 star |
| Max Revive | Revive, Revival Herb ×2 | Purchase at the Jubilife Village Workshop |
| Full Heal | Cheri Berry, Pecha Berry, Rawst Berry, Aspear Berry | Purchase at the Jubilife Village Workshop |
| Max Ether | Leppa Berry, Pep-Up Plant ×2 | Purchase at the Jubilife Village Workshop |
| Max Elixir | Max Ether, Pep-Up Plant ×2 | Purchase at the Jubilife Village Workshop |
| Remedy | Repel Herb ×2 | Purchase at the Jubilife Village Workshop |
| Super Remedy | Remedy, Pep-Up Plant | Purchase at the Jubilife Village Workshop |
| Hyper Remedy | Super Remedy, Vivichoke | Purchase at the Jubilife Village Workshop |
| Old Gateau | Plump Bean, Sparkling Honey, Gassy Rutabaga, Bait Powder | Crimson Mirelands, Brava Arena (from a resident, north of the pond) |
| Jubilife Muffin | Hearty Grains ×2, Bluk Berry ×2, Razz Berry, Bait Powder | Request no. 48, “The Flavors of Home” |
Battle aids
These items are used during a battle, and their effects disappear when the Pokémon leaves the field.
| Item | Ingredients | How to get the recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Attack Boost | Stout Mushroom ×2, Pep-Up Plant | Purchase at the Jubilife Village Workshop |
| Defense Boost | Hard-Shell Mushroom ×2, Pep-Up Plant | Purchase at the Jubilife Village Workshop |
| Dual Boost | Attack Boost, Defense Boost, Revival Herb | Purchase at the Jubilife Village Workshop |
| Evasion Boost | Ninja Mushroom ×2, Sweet Truffle | Purchase at the Jubilife Village Workshop |
| Dire Hit | Scooty Mushroom ×2, Sweet Truffle | Purchase at the Jubilife Village Workshop |
| Choice Wrap | Round Leaf ×3, Scooty Mushroom, Stout Mushroom, Hearty Grains ×2 | Coronet Highlands, northeast of the Clamberclaw Cliffs (from a Galaxy Expedition Team member; you need Sneasler or Hisuian Braviary) |
| Contrary Snack | Sweet Truffle, Gassy Rutabaga, Tump Mushroom, Bluk Berry | Request no. 54, “A Restrictive Snack” |
| Double Bite | Sand Radish ×2, Crunchy Salt ×2, Plump Bean ×2, Revival Herb ×2 | Request no. 80, “The Best Recipe of All Time” |
Bait and miscellaneous items
Bait is thrown to distract a Pokémon or lure it in; the Smoke Bomb and the Scatter Bang are for escaping; the Stealth Spray makes it easier to sneak up.
| Item | Ingredients | How to get the recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Mushroom Bait | Tump Mushroom, Bait Powder | Request no. 6, “Tump Bait Above All!” |
| Honey Bait | Sparkling Honey, Bait Powder | Purchase at the Jubilife Village Workshop |
| Grain Bait | Hearty Grains, Bait Powder | Purchase at the Jubilife Village Workshop |
| Bean Bait | Plump Bean, Bait Powder | Purchase at the Jubilife Village Workshop |
| Salt Bait | Crunchy Salt, Bait Powder | Purchase at the Jubilife Village Workshop |
| Smoke Bomb | Round Leaf, Gassy Rutabaga | Mission 7, “The Fury of the Lord of the Woods” |
| Scatter Bang | Popping Seaweed, Round Leaf | Mission 8, “Marcia’s Worry” |
| Stealth Spray | Bluk Berry, Repel Herb ×3 | Given by Rei or Akari after mission 7 |
| Sticky Glob | Gnawed Apricorn, Mud Ball, Round Leaf | Purchase at the Jubilife Village Workshop |
| Star Piece | Red Shard ×3, Blue Shard ×3, Green Shard ×3, Stardust | Purchase at the Jubilife Village Workshop |
| Pokéshi Doll | Wood ×3 | Request no. 18, “Make Me a Doll!” |
The Star Piece, which sells very well, is therefore made from shards: we come back to this in money and the economy.
Tips
- Rank up regularly: each star unlocks a more effective Ball or healing item, and it’s the easiest way to improve your catch rates.
- For Alpha Pokémon, try the Heavy Ball or the Feather Ball depending on the species; see the Alpha Pokémon.
- Craft your healing items before an expedition: the basic ingredients (Medicinal Leek, Vivichoke, Pep-Up Plant) can be found in the wild.
- Check the side requests for the recipes that only certain requests unlock.
