In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, our journey to become the
best Pokémon trainer in the world reaches a whole new level, with a
brand new and unique style of exploration and action. If you are a
Pokémon fan, then you must be undoubtedly very excited about playing
this game!
However, since there are so many new game commands to keep track of,
it can be quite difficult to get used to the game at first. So, in
order to save you the time you otherwise would have needed to spend
fiddling around with the control to figure out which button does what,
we have created this guide to list every single command in the game,
to help you get to grips the new open format.
Controls in Pokémon Legends: Arceus are divided into two sections: the general controls, and the battle controls, and each one allows different uses for the buttons to perform specific actions.
General controls
These are used to explore around Hisui and during battles with noble Pokémon, where you have to control your human character to fight back or defend.
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Move around
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Dash (Click in the analog stick)
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Control Camera
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Investigate/Talk
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Crouch
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Swap between Items and PokéBall bar
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Dodge
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Change item or Pokémon
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Focus on nearby target
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Aim and throw item or Pokémon
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Check Arc Phone (map)
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Ride Pokémon
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Open menu
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Open Pokédex
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Ride a different noble Pokémon
Battle controls
These can only be used within battles with Pokémon and trainers, to instruct only your Pokémon party.
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Move around
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Move Camera
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Select move
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Run away
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Ready item or Pokémon
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View action order
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Change item or Pokémon
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Change target
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Aim and throw item or Pokémon
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Check status
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Check items
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Check party Pokémon
These are all the new controls in the game. If you haven't memorized
it all yet, don't worry, because the full list is also available
in-game, and you can access it by pressing
and clicking on the Game Controls menu, which is very useful
if you need a quick reminder of what each button does.