Pokémon legends Arceus: Can you fight friends?

Created: 02/17/2022, 16:29

By: Omer Kayali

In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, you can trade Pokémon with other players, but is it also possible to fight?

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Pokémon Legends: Arceus has some online features, but can players fight others?

Released in January, Pokemon Legends: Arceus* turned many familiar aspects of the long-running series on its head.

Above all, catching the Pokémon and moving around in the game world has changed significantly.

However, some aspects have remained the same, such as allowing players to trade their Pokémon with their friends again.

This used to be the only way to evolve some monsters, but with Pokémon Arceus this is no longer necessary.

But many players are also wondering if there are other multiplayer features.

Is it possible to fight against others online?

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"Pokémon Legends Arceus": Are Online Battles Possible?

The short answer is

.

to have Pokémon battles take place online against other players.

The official description of the game from Nintendo confirmed before the release that two players can play together to a certain extent.

Fans were obviously hoping for a co-op mode, but it's now clear that that was only referring to the ability to trade.

At the moment there is no true multiplayer in Pokémon Arceus.

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"Pokémon Legends Arceus": Will the multiplayer come with a DLC?

In general, fighting in the game plays a rather subordinate role.

Since it's set many years in the past, there's

, although there are occasional duels with other trainers.

Still, the ability to play with other players has become a staple of the series, most recently in the Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Brilliant Pearl remakes.

Therefore, the hope remains that Nintendo might add some multiplayer features with DLCs.

It is currently unclear whether expansions for "Pokémon Arceus" are actually planned.