Pokémon Legends: Arceus will take players back to the bygone days of ancient Sinnoh, then known as the Hisui region, to explore what the world of Pokémon was like before people and Pokémon joined forces. This new adventure will completely shake up the familiar Pokémon formula, allowing players to encounter wild Pokémon in a more open world that hasn’t been built around Trainer battles and Pokémon gyms yet. However, with all of the gadgets and technology that make up a central part of the mechanics in the Pokémon series, traveling so far back in the franchise’s history has led to a number of anachronisms that have already become apparent in Pokémon Legends: Arceus’ trailers and gameplay footage.

So far, the Hisui region has shown off an incredible glimpse of feudal Sinnoh, complete with the familiar Mt. Coronet in the center of a completely new landscape the likes of which have never been seen in the series before. Pokémon Legends: Arceus asks players to throw out everything they know about training and battling Pokémon as they team up to gather research instead, collecting data about these wild and seemingly dangerous creatures with the help of their new Pokémon companions. Not only do Pokémon roam freely in this world, changing the way that players must approach and interact with them, but they can also attack the player directly, raising the stakes for players as they embark on their ancient adventure.

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Still, the Hisui region already features a number of inconsistencies between the bygone era of Pokémon Legends: Arceus and the modern times of the familiar core series Pokémon games. The reveal of the futuristic-looking Arc Phone left some players with plenty of questions and concerns about how such a high-tech gadget would fit into the ancient world of Hisui, and the found-footage trailer that was likely recorded using the Arc Phone feels out of sync with Legends’ overall setting. While it’s unclear whether the game will clear up these anachronisms or create even more, several stand out from Pokémon Legends: Arceus’ promotional material.

The Arc Phone Looks Too High-Tech For Pokémon Legends: Arceus

The Arc Phone doesn't mesh well with Pokémon Legends: Arceus' setting

As many players were quick to point out, Pokémon Legends: Arceus’ new Arc Phone stands out in the ancient world of Hisui with its modern, technologically-advanced design. According to the game’s official website, the Arc Phone has some sort of connection with the mysterious god-like Pokémon Arceus, whose role in the game remains unknown despite it being the titular Pokémon. Its connection to this weird smartphone-like device and the strange power it’s said to hold is just as cryptic, and while its appearance certainly references its namesake Legendary Pokémon, it’s also undeniably designed to look like a modern smartphone.

What exactly the Arc Phone is and where it comes from have yet to be revealed, but players will apparently be receiving them near the beginning of the game as they are meant to act as the player’s guide to the Hisui region. So far, it’s confirmed that the Arc Phone will have a map, a crucial feature of any open-world or near-open-world game that players will need to rely on to navigate the new environment, but aside from that, not much information about the device is known yet.

Still, players who were expecting a new type of game that takes place before the technology-dependent society of Pokémon evolved to leave the high-tech gadgets behind for Pokémon Legends: Arceus may have been taken by surprise when the Arc Phone was unveiled. While other analogous pieces of Pokémon technology have been replaced with feasible ancient versions, like steam-powered Poké Balls and a hand-written Pokédex, the Arc Phone still looks like something straight out of the future.

Hisuian Voltorb Creates More Questions Than Answers In Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Pokemon Legends Arceus Hisuian Voltorb Cover

Speculation about what a Hisuian regional variant of Voltorb would be like started after Pokémon Legends: Arceus revealed its ancient, steam-powered version of Poké Balls in the first trailer. These Poké Balls are made of wood, and the region’s version of Voltorb changes to match with a wood grain texture and thick, cheerful eyebrows. The Hisuian variant of Voltorb has been confirmed as an Electric/Grass-Type, making it and Mow Rotom the only two Pokémon of that typing in the franchise.

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However, Hisuian Voltorb still doesn’t quite settle neatly into the Pokémon Legends: Arceus timeline without bringing up a lot of other questions about its origins. Several of Voltorb’s Pokédex entries record that it was first discovered in manufacturing plants where Poké Balls were produced, which implies that they’re a relatively new species of Pokémon that mimic the appearance and electronic mechanics of high-tech, modern Poké Balls. Additionally, Voltorb doesn’t appear in the original Sinnoh Pokédex, leaving fans to speculate about whether or not it and the other variants of the Hisui region have gone extinct since the ancient era.

Pokémon Legends: Arceus Makes The First Pokédex An Ancient Artifact

Pokémon Legends: Arceus' Pokédex Is More Important Than Ever

Throughout the Pokémon series, Professor Oak has been credited with the invention of the Pokédex, placing its creation in the time of the original Pokémon Red & Green. However, Pokémon Legends: Arceus has its own version of the Pokédex, and while it’s far from the technologically-advanced gadget Professor Oak gifts Trainers in the original Pokémon adventure, it breaks the continuity maintained in the franchise so far. If Professor Laventon or the Galaxy Expedition Team came up with the idea of a PokéDex way back in the ancient days of the Hisui region, the invention of Oak’s Pokédex in the modern era no longer adds up.

Of course, it’s unlikely that Game Freak had centuries of Pokémon lore and chronology in mind when they were creating the original Pokédex in Red & Green, and this discrepancy can be easily waved away assuming that Professor Oak could have simply been the first to digitize a Pokémon database for trainers to access more easily on their adventures. Still, the Hisuian Pokédex in Legends: Arceus implies that there should be Pokédex-like books or records that catalog Pokémon experts’ findings on these creatures somewhere in the Pokémon universe, but all references to the creation of a Pokédex point to Professor Oak throughout the series. Regardless, creating the ancient Hisuian Pokédex promises to be a unique and thrilling experience as players must not only catch but also research Pokémon to complete each entry in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, allowing them to dive deeper into the process than ever before.

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