As players adventure through the Hisui region on their quest to seek all Pokémon in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, they’ll be able to add the Dark/Flying-Type Honchkrow to their Pokédex relatively early in the game. Known as the Big Boss Pokémon, Honchkrow has a tendency to gather a flock of Murkrow around it. However, Honchkrow themselves are pretty scarce in Legends: Arceus, and players may find that evolving one from Murkrow is much easier than catching one in the wild.
Honchkrow can only be encountered in the wild of Pokémon Legends: Arceus as a flying Pokémon or as an Alpha Pokémon, and it doesn’t spawn anywhere else in the Hisui region. Fortunately, both flying Pokémon and Alpha Pokémon appear at fixed locations on the map, and players can spot the flying Honchkrow above the Bather’s Lagoon area of the Cobalt Coastlands. However, Feather Balls, Wing Balls, and Jet Balls are the only Poké Balls in the game that will reach most flying Pokémon in the game, so players will have to wait until they unlock Feather Balls at Third Star Rank before they can catch the flying Honchkrow.
Pokémon Legends: Arceus players will encounter the Alpha Honchkrow in the Crimson Mirelands area of Hisui relatively early in the game. Alpha Honchkrow appears at the Cloudpool Ridge along with the smaller and lower-level Murkrow, but players will only be able to encounter this flock at night. Alpha Pokémon are significantly stronger and more aggressive than other Pokémon of their species, and since Alpha Honchkrow is level 55, players likely won’t be at a high enough level to battle it the first time they explore the Crimson Mirelands. However, since all Pokémon in the game can be caught without battling, players may be able to capture this Alpha early as long as they have the right items and strategy.
How To Catch & Evolve Murkrow In Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Murkrow is a common Pokémon in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, making it relatively easy to catch one and evolve it into Honchkrow. Players will first come across Murkrow in the Cloudpool Ridge area of the Crimson Mirelands where the Alpha Honchkrow spawns. However, Murkrow spawns most frequently in the Cobalt Coastlands area of the map and can be found in multiple sublocations, including Crossing Slope, Hideaway Bay, Veilstone Cape, and Islespy shore. Like Honchkrow, Murkrow can only be encountered at night, so trainers will have to rest or wait until nightfall to catch it.
Like Pokémon games of the past, trainers can evolve their Murkrow into a Honchkrow using a Dusk Stone in Pokémon Legends: Arceus. Dusk Stones can be purchased from the Trading Post in Jubilife Village for 1,200 Merit Points, which players can earn by picking up Lost Satchels throughout Hisui. However, players can also find Dusk Stones in shaking ore and inside Space-Time Distortions. Ginter occasionally sells Dusk Stones as “Deep-Dark Rocks” for 5,000 Pokédollars at the Ginkgo Guild cart near Galaxy Hall, but his selection of special items is random, so players will need a bit of luck to buy a Dusk Stone from him.
Pokémon Legends: Arceus is available on Nintendo Switch.