The full walkthrough for Pokémon Legends: Arceus has been published on Pokémon France since the game’s release, in nine chapters that follow the story from your arrival in Jubilife Village to your meeting with Arceus. This page is its summary: it places each of the 27 main missions, sums up each chapter and points to the pages that detail the side quests and the postgame.
The 27 main missions
| No. | Main mission | Our walkthrough chapter |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | An Unknown Land | 01: The Adventure Begins |
| 2 | The Trial | 01: The Adventure Begins |
| 3 | The Art of Crafting | 01: The Adventure Begins |
| 4 | Starting the Research: Pokédex Tasks | 01: The Adventure Begins |
| 5 | Ryza’s Request | 01: The Adventure Begins |
| 6 | Summoned by Commander Kamado | 01: The Adventure Begins |
| 7 | The Fury of the Lord of the Woods | 02: Lilligant and the Crimson Mirelands |
| 8 | Marcia’s Worry | 02: Lilligant and the Crimson Mirelands |
| 9 | A New Mission | 02: Lilligant and the Crimson Mirelands |
| 10 | The Island Without a Lord | 03: Firespit Island and the New Lord |
| 11 | A Perilous Ascent | 04: The Lord Electrode |
| 12 | The Sleeping Lord of the Snowy Plains | 05: Avalugg |
| 13 | Sudden Changes | 06: Mount Coronet · details |
| 14 | The Trial of Lake Verity | 06: Mount Coronet · details |
| 15 | The Trial of Lake Valor | 06: Mount Coronet · details |
| 16 | The Trial of Lake Acuity | 06: Mount Coronet · details |
| 17 | To the Summit of Mount Coronet | 06: Mount Coronet |
| 18 | A Second Creature | 07: The Origin Ball |
| 19 | After the Great Festival | 07: The Origin Ball |
| 20 | On the Trail of the Legends | 08: The Legends |
| 21 | The Lakes Plate | 08: The Legends |
| 22 | The Firespit Island Plate | 08: The Legends |
| 23 | The Moonview Arena Plate | 08: The Legends |
| 24 | The Snowpoint Temple Plate | 08: The Legends |
| 25 | The Beachside Plate | 08: The Legends |
| 26 | The Final Plate | 08: The Legends |
| 27 | The Pokémon Revered as a Deity | 09: Arceus |
The nine chapters at a glance
01: The Adventure Begins, the Obsidian Fieldlands (missions 1 to 6)
Having arrived in the Hisui region, you join Jubilife Village and the Galaxy Expedition Team. The entrance trial for the Survey Corps consists of catching three Pokémon in the Obsidian Fieldlands; next come item crafting, the first Pokédex tasks and the meeting with the Diamond Clan. Read chapter 01.
02: The Lord of the Woods and the Crimson Mirelands (missions 7 to 9)
A mysterious lightning bolt has enraged Kleavor, the Lord of the Woods: your first fight against a Noble Pokémon. The adventure continues in the Crimson Mirelands, where other Pokémon suffer from the same affliction. Read chapter 02 and our page on the Noble Pokémon.
03: The Cobalt Coastlands and the Island Without a Lord (mission 10)
Strange reports are coming in from the Cobalt Coastlands, an area without its Lord. Read chapter 03.
04: The Coronet Highlands and the Lord of the Caves (mission 11)
Electrode, the Lord of the Caves, is struck by the lightning bolt in turn: a perilous ascent awaits you. Read chapter 04.
05: The Alabaster Icelands and Avalugg (mission 12)
The last Noble Pokémon to calm, Avalugg rules over the Snowfields of the Alabaster Icelands. Read chapter 05.
06: The Three Lakes and Mount Coronet (missions 13 to 17)
To forge the Red Chain, you must pass the trials of the deities of Lakes Verity, Valor and Acuity, then join Kamado at the summit of Mount Coronet. The details of the lake trials are on our page the lakes and the Red Chain. Read chapter 06.
07: The Second Creature and the Origin Ball (missions 18 and 19)
There were actually two “Great Sinnoh”. Deprived of the Red Chain, you must find another way to calm the second one before the space-time rift disappears. Read chapter 07.
08: On the Trail of the Legends (missions 20 to 26)
After the credits, the investigation turns to Hisui’s legendary Pokémon and the collection of the eighteen plates, from the lakes to the beach. Read chapter 08. To catch each legendary Pokémon, see also our article catching all of the game’s legendary Pokémon.
09: The Pokémon Revered as a Deity (mission 27)
With the Azure Flute in hand, you set off to meet Arceus. Read chapter 09.
Side missions and the postgame
- The 122 side missions (requests), 28 of which were added by the free “Daybreak” update: full list in the side missions and an annotated selection in the requests you shouldn’t miss.
- The recap of the main missions, in list form: the main missions.
- The two postgame paths: the Heroic Path and the Lone Path.
- The extras that go with the story: space-time distortions, mass outbreaks, the 28 Unown and the 107 Wisps.
