Pokemon Legends: Arceusgives players a wide world filled with different Pokemon they must capture to progress through the game. Some of the hardest of these to catch are the alpha versions of Pokemon, known for their increased stats and glowing red eyes. One player recently shared an especially difficult and odd encounter they had with an alpha Garchomp inPokemon Legends: Arceus.
Pokemon Legends: Arceuswas released worldwide in January 2022and is part of the eighth generation of Pokemon games. This game introduced alpha Pokemon, a variety of Pokemon that appear in Hisui with increased combat capabilities. These can be identified by an alpha symbol next to their name as well as glowing red eyes.
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U/Gundam-Gun shares this odd clip involving themselves and an alpha Garchomp while traveling acrossthe world ofPokemon Legends: Arceus. In the clip, u/Gundam-Gun is staring at an alpha Garchomp near Icebound Falls. This Garchomp, instead of behaving normally, is running in tight circles, completely ignoring this trainer. After this player’s confusion wears off, they attempt to get the alpha Garchomp’s attention by throwing a crunchy salt, a type of bait in the game. This proves ineffective and so u/Gundam-Gun throws out plump beans to break this cycle. Despite this being one of Garchomp’s favorite bait, even this doesn’t end the constant running, leaving u/Gundam-Gun confused and without the chance to capture this elusive Pokemon.
U/Gundam-Gun stumbled upon what must be a bug or glitch in the game. Normally when it comes tocapturing alpha Pokemon inPokemon Legends: Arceusplayers need to have a high Obedience level to do so without getting into a battle. Even without that though, players typically can trigger a fight and capture them through a normal Pokemon battle. Regardless of that, having an alpha Pokemon run in endless circles is far from a normal encounter.
Fortunately, despite making some changes to the usual Pokemon formula, preserves the core gameplay of past entries. Minor adjustments to that formula has resulted in a fresh feeling and helped foster somestrong reviews forPokemon Legends: Arceuswithout detracting from what has made this series successful.
Then again, there are some in thePokemoncommunity who were pushing for a dramatic change. Recent titles in thePokemonfranchise have followed a similar formula that was introduced inPokemonRedandBlue. Regardless of how players feel about the game, all can agree that this is a strange encounter in the game.
