Pokémon Legends: Arceus Introduces 'Noble' Monsters

A new Pokémon Legends: Arceus trailer has just hatched, and alongside lots of new footage of the game, it reveals the existence of a whole new class of monsters: Noble Pokémon. The first of which is Kleavor.

Titled Lord of the Woods, because apparently these Pokémon aren’t just noble but ennobled, Kleavor is a bug/rock pocket beast. It appears to be an evolution of Scyther, according to leading pocket monster website, Serebii.

The trailer (above) shows just how involved combat is going to be here, as the player character battles a Kleavor, not just with his own Pokémon, but by throwing bags of something called Forest Balm at it, while jumping and rolling out of the way its attacks. Then, seemingly when balmed enough, a teeny little Oshawott is thrown into the fray, who David-like slays this enormous Goliath with Aqua Jet.

The battle over, Kleavor loses its fiery yellow glow, and appears as a calmer range of browns, then described by the game as “Axe Pokémon.” Bear with my confusion: these are all terms so new, that at the time of publication, not even Bulbapedia has entries for any of it.

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