Pokémon Legends: Arceus – 10 Memes That Sum Up The Game

Pokémon Legends: Arceus premiered only two weeks ago, but it’s already a phenomenon among the fan community. The game received critical praise for its innovations, with many declaring it a new dawn for the franchise as a whole. Fans are still playing it, finding new ways to enjoy it, and sharing their experience on social media.

Some of the game’s best reactions come in meme form. Indeed, for the last two weeks, fans on Twitter and Instagram have posted all manner of hilarious memes that perfectly sum up the game. From mocking the excessive aggression of wild Pokémon to noting the game’s very real high stakes, these memes capture the essence of Legends: Arceus.

Paras, The Manace

Paras is far from being the best Bug-type Pokémon. In fact, before Legends: Arceus, Paras was barely memorable, acting like one of those Pokémon that fans knew because it was one of the original 150 but never actually used it in any playthrough.

However, Legends reinvigorated Paras, turning it into an unexpected threat. In the game’s early stages, Paras is one of the most frequent wild Pokémon, and they are vicious. They attack at the slightest provocation and hit harder than any player expected. This hilarious meme by Twitter user @FlygonHG perfectly summarizes Game Freak’s intentions when including Paras in the game.

Swimming? Nah…

Pokémon players were in disbelief the first time their character fell into the water and drowned. The concept of swimming seems to be non-existent in the Hisui region, and many players learned it the hard way. However, after the shock wore off, it was time for the memes.

@PkmLegendArceus is one of the most active and popular accounts currently discussing Legends: Arceus. They have a ton of content, including memes and videos. However, this particular meme about the MC’s inability to swim is both hysterical and unbelievably accurate.

Will It Ever End?

It’s no secret that Pokémon Legends: Arceus is a completionist’s greatest dream or biggest nightmare. There’s simply too much to do to achieve a perfect ending, from catching multiple Pokémon of the same species to evolving them and registering different varieties in size and weight. Not to mention the many side quests in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, plus the collectible items, boss battles, and Alpha and shiny Pokémon.

In short, finishing the game is a truly herculean task, and this meme from @InfamousGengar_ perfectly sums up how much work will go into completing it. Millions of players will undoubtedly succeed, but others will probably throw the towel at some point.

You, Again

Whi would’ve thought that one of the most unremarkable mons from the lamest Pokémon type, Bug, would become so infamous in the franchise’s twenty-sixth year of existence? Alas, Paras achieved the impossible and became a legend among the fandom, living in infamy because of its sheer savagery in Pokémon Legends: Arceus.

There is a multitude of memes on social media where fans react to how aggressive the tiny red mon is. However, this one from @TheNCSmaster is too funny to ignore, using everyone’s favorite pink starfish, Patrick, to illustrate just how terrible it is to deal with Paras.

Pokémon, But Fancy

There are some things about Pokémon even non-fans of the franchise know. For example, the mascot, Pikachu, or the series’ tagline, Gotta catch ’em all! This last phrase has been Pokémon‘s bread and butter for the past twenty-six years, keeping fans invested in the games.

Pokémon Legends: Arceus is, in many ways, the embodiment of the tagline. After all, its purpose is to catch all Pokémon and create the first-ever Pokédex. However, leave it to Game Freak to put a fresh twist on an old story and introduce some diplomacy into the task. It’s all about the wording, and this meme from @Smarpy hits the nail in the head.

Make It Fierce

Cyllene is one of the most likable characters in Pokémon Legends: Arceus. Despite her stoic and to-the-point behavior, she’s a valuable ally who’s there for the characters every step of the way. She’s the one who bestows new ranks upon the MC and delivers most of the game’s initial exposition.

One of Cyllene’s early contributions involves telling the player to change from their futuristic attire and into something more suitable, mainly the Galactic Survey Corps.’ uniform. Despite being a usual request in a game, there is an undeniable comedic element to it, and this meme from @teletelo perfectly describes it in 2021 terms.

You Get A Shiny, You Get A Shiny…

Shiny hunting is one of the fans’ favorite things to do in any Pokémon game. Shiny Pokémon are incredibly rare, and while not all of them are an improvement upon their original forms, they are still a marvel, and catching them is a major triumph for any Trainer.

To the surprise of millions of fans, Pokémon Legends: Arceus has a ton of shinies. Indeed, Twitter is full of fans with tales of stumbling across shinies while out and about during their usual catching activities. This meme from @TerribleTavi perfectly sums up the randomness of these encounters and just how meaningful and shocking they are.

Evolution Can Be Messy

Evolution is one of the franchise’s trademarks. Some Pokémon evolve by leveling up, others by trading or exposure to certain objects. A few Pokémon evolve via unique methods, making an otherwise simple process unnecessarily challenging.

However, Pokémon Legends: Arceus simplifies things and gives the evolution cut-scene a much-needed revamp. The sequence looks undoubtedly cool, taking advantage of the Switch’s enhanced graphics to deliver some truly impressive animation. It’s still fun to imagine where the Trainer is while the Pokémon is summoning a thunderstorm while evolving, and this jewel from @PkmLegendArceus perfectly shows what it would be like to see a Pokémon evolve in Hisui.

King Of The Starters

The news that the three Starters in Pokémon Legends: Arceus would receive Hisuian forms took the internet by storm. Everyone eagerly awaited to see how they would turn out, and they did not disappoint. Thanks to some inspired type combinations and clever design choices, the Hisuain forms of Typhlosion, Decidueye, and Samurott became instant hits with fans.

However, Hisuian Typhlosion became the unexpected and near-universal favorite of the three, with many fans praising its intriguing design that expertly blends its Fire and Ghost types. This meme from @arkclaimer is the perfect acknowledgment for Typhlosion, a Pokémon that remained underrated for way too long and is finally getting some much-deserved love.

Everything Is A Cycle

For the first eight Pokémon Generations, players would know that if they wanted to avoid Pokémon battles, they needed to stay off the tall grass. Otherwise, wild Pokémon would jump out and attack unless the player used a Repel.

Pokémon Legends: Arceus flips the script and has players sneak on the tall grass to take wild Pokémon by surprise. It’s impossible not to laugh at the irony, and Alex, AKA @TheAuraGuardian, one of the PokéTubers with the most subscribers on YouTube, points it out in this tweet. In the immortal words of Chandler Bing, “the messers become the messees.”

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