Pokemon Legends Arceus: Nightfall Update

The Nightfall Update of Pokemon Legends Arceus is a new update of the aforementioned game released on November 30th, 2022, with a brand new focus on space time distortions in contrast to Daybreak’s focus on pokemon outbreaks. This update also addedd new features such as additional story, an expanded pokedex, nods to the gen 9, and new mechanics adjacent to Spacetime Distortions.
==Storyline==
Two new simultaneous storylines have been added.
*Portals from beyond 
**Part one focuses on Adaman and Irida as you help them fight off an ultrabeast invasion with Palkia’s help. Part two has the two meet the ultrarecon squad and join it, as you all join forces to fight a frenzied Guzzlord.
*Homesick escapade 
**Part one puts focus on the player and Ingo as they manage to find a way to get home with Dialga’s help. Part two has them explore Battle Zone as you meet Cynthia and Ingo reunites with Emmet.
Completing both storylines unlocks the possibility to go back and forth in time between Hisui and Sinnoh. As well as allowing you to fight a set of new trainers in Ingo’s training grounds.
==Expanded Hisui Pokédex==
There have been added a total of 106 new pokemon to the game, most of them through the new updated distortions, 123 in case you have Pokemon Scarlet and Violet save data as that adds 17 pokemon from 9 evolutionary lines. Assuming you do have Pokemon Scarlet and Violet save data the game goes from 234 pokemon to an expanded full pokedex of 357 (Or 340 if you lack Gen 9).
===Missing Sinnoh Dex===
All of these pokemon have been added to the overworld and will automatically appear the same as any other regular pokemon the moment you finish the post-game, they were added due to them being missing from Hisui initially.
Pokemon 	Location 	Rarity 	Time of day
Hoothoot 	Obsidian Fieldlands	Common 	Night
Noctowl 	Obsidian Fieldlands	Common 	Night
Wooper 	Crimson Mirelands 	Common 	All Day
Quagsire 	Crimson Mirelands 	Common 	All Day
Azurill 	Crimson Mirelands 	Common 	Morning
Marill 	Crimson Mirelands 	Common 	All Day
Azumarill	Crimson Mirelands 	Uncommon	All Day
Girafarig	Cobalt Coastlands 	Common 	All Day
Houndour 	Cobalt Coastlands 	Common 	Evening
Houndoom 	Cobalt Coastlands 	Uncommon	Evening
Feebas 	Coronet Highlands 	Common 	All Day
Milotic 	Coronet Highlands 	Rare 	Dusk
Swablu 	Coronet Highlands 	Common 	All Day
Altaria 	Coronet Highlands 	Uncommon	All Day
Absol 	Alabaster Icelands 	Rare 	Dawn
===Scarlet/Violet save data===
Having Pokemon Scarlet and Violet save data on your system unlocks a group of new pokemon to be obtained in Pokemon Legends Arceus... 
*Sprigatito
*Floragato
*Meowscarada
*Fuecoco
*Crocalor
*Skeledirge
*Quaxly
*Quaxwell
*Quaquaval
*Lechonk
*Oinkologne
* Paldean Whooper
*Clodsire
*Farigiraf
*Cyclizard
*Koraidon
* Miraidon
Sprigatito, Fuecoco and Quaxly are obtained as a second set of starters, regardless of which one you did pick, receiving one of them will immediately unlock the others and their evolutions as very rare spawns in the same vein the Hisuian Starters do in regular distortions. Lechonk, Paldean Whooper and Cyclizard appear as regular spawns in #Brilliant Distortions, as well as their evolutions. Farigiraf will be unlocked and now you can normally evolve it from Girafarig.
Koraidon and Miraidon will get their proper quest where you find the legendary (from the game you save data off) stranded on the beach of Jubilife Village and have to take care of them until they are back to health, you will find the other legendary as a distortion boss.
===Other encounters===
* Cosmog
*Guzzlord
*Tynamo
*Litwick
*Regirock
*Regice
*Registeel
Cosmog and Guzzlord are pokemon you will find during Portals from Beyond. If you fail to catch cosmog you will be able to catch them in Shining Distortions, if you fail to catch Guzzlord it will simply run away and you will be able to find it again at the top of spear pillar once the quest has finished.
Litwick and Tynamo are given to you by Ingo and Emmet. There is only one of each, but you can bring more from Pokemon Home.
The three original regis are obtainable after catching Regigigas, to obtain them you must head to the room in Snowpoint Temple where you caught Regigigas while carrying one of the following pokemon on your team.
*Mamoswine for Regice
*Rypherior for Regirock
*Magnezone for Registeel
===New Distortion Spawns===
The great majority of new catchable pokemon have been added through the new Spactime Distortions. For more info on all those pokemon see #Spacetime Distortions.
=== Other spawn changes===
*Now Bonsly appears outside of rocks just like any regular pokemon.
*Magnemite, Johtonian Sneasel, Porygon, Cranidos, Shieldon, and the rest of their lines' spawn frequency in regular distortions will be increased to common the moment that "Portals from beyond" is completed.
==Spacetime Distortions==
There are two new types of Spacetime Distortions, each one themed after Palkia and Dialga, and named after the Sinnoh game remakes. There’s two subcategories of each type, named after games themed around the same concepts Dialga and Palkia rule over. The color of the dome matching their names.
===Shining Distortions===
Shining distortions are themed after space, named after Pokemon Sun and Moon’s main colors, in them you find pokemon from outer space or from other sides of the planet.
Tangerine brings pokemon themed after the sun or Pokemon Sun itself. Azure brings pokemon themed after the sun or Pokemon Sun itself.
Pokémon 	Location 	Distortion
Solrock 	Coronet Highlands 	Tangerine
Lunatone 	Coronet Highlands 	Azure
Sandshrew (Alolan) 	Alabaster Icelands	Azure
Vulpix (Alolan) 	Alabaster Icelands	Tangerine
Braviary (Unovan) 	Coronet Highlands 	Tangerine
Lilligant (Unovan) 	Crimson Mirelands 	Azure
Basculin (Red Stripe) 	Everywhere 	Tangerine
Basculin (Blue Stripe)	Everywhere 	Azure
Larvesta 	Crimson Mirelands 	Tangerine
Venonat 	Crimson Mirelands 	Azure
Sligoo (Kalos) 	Crimson Mirelands 	Both
Mr.Mime (Galar) 	Alabaster Icelands	Both
Minior 	Everywhere 	Both
Staryu 	Cobalt Coastlands 	Both
Elgyem 	Everywhere 	Both
Poipole 	Everywhere 	Both
Cosmog 	Everywhere 	Both
===Brilliant Distortions===
Brilliant distortions are themed after time, named after Pokemon Scarlet and Violet’s main colors, in them you find pokemon from other time periods. 
Scarlet brings pokemon from the past, such as fossil pokemon or certain pokemon that came before their hisuian form. Violet brings pokemon from the future, such as artificially made pokemon or pokemon that evolved from the form you’d find in hisui.
Pokémon 	Location 	Distortion
Qwilfish (Johto) 	Cobalt Coastlands 	Scarlet
Zorua (Unova) 	Obsidian Fieldlands 	Scarlet
Voltorb (Kanto) 	Coronet Highlands 	Violet
Avalugg (Kalos) 	Alabaster Icelands 	Violet
Type: Null 	Everywhere 	Violet
Relicanth 	Cobalt Coastlands 	Scarlet
Rampardos 	Coronet Highlands 	Scarlet
Bastiodon 	Coronet Highlands 	Scarlet
Omanyte 	Cobalt Coastlands 	Scarlet
Kabuto 	Cobalt Coastlands 	Scarlet
Aerodactyl 	Everywhere 	Scarlet
Anorith 	Cobalt Coastlands 	Scarlet
Lilleep 	Cobalt Coastlands 	Scarlet
Tirtouga 	Obsidian Fieldlands 	Scarlet
Archen 	Obsidian Fieldlands 	Scarlet
Tyrunt 	Crimson Mirelands 	Scarlet
Amaura 	Alabaster Icelands 	Scarlet
Baltoy 	Crimson Mirelands 	Scarlet
Meltan 	Everywhere 	Scarlet
Shupett 	Everywhere 	Violet
Magnezone 	Cobalt Coastlands 	Violet
Porygon-Z 	Crimson Mirelands 	Violet
Weavile 	Obsidian Fieldlands 	Violet
Scizor 	Alabaster Icelands 	Violet
Klink 	Alabaster Icelands 	Violet
Trubbish 	Everywhere 	Violet
Dracovish 	Coronet Highlands 	Violet
Arctovish 	Alabaster Icelands 	Violet
Dracozolt 	Coronet Highlands 	Violet
Arctozolt 	Alabaster Icelands 	Violet
Typhlosion (Johto) 	Crimson Mirelands 	Both
Samurott (Unova) 	Alabaster Icelands 	Both
Decidueye (Alola) 	Coronet Highlands 	Both
With Scarlet and Violet Data	With Scarlet and Violet Data	With Scarlet and Violet Data
Sprigatito 	Obsidian Fieldlands 	Both
Fuecoco 	Coronet Highlands 	Both
Quaxly 	Cobalt Coastlands 	Both
Lechonk 	Obsidian Fieldlands 	Both
Paldean Whooper 	Crimson Mirelands 	Both
Cyclizar 	Coronet Highlands 	Both
===Distortion Bosses===
Distortion Bosses are very powerful pokemon that will appear out of a mysterious portal resembling an Ultra Wormhole and break havoc in the same way alpha pokemon do. They are only catchable in this way.
Pokémon 	Location 	Distortion
Shining Bosses 	Shining Bosses 	Shining Bosses
Buzzwole 	Crimson Mirelands 	Tangerine
Pheromosa 	Crimson Mirelands 	Azure
Kartana 	Coronet Highlands 	Tangerine
Celesteela 	Coronet Highlands 	Azure
Nihilego 	Everywhere 	Both
Xurkitree 	Everywhere 	Both
Hoopa 	Everywhere 	Both
Deoxys 	Everywhere 	Both
Jirachi 	Coronet Highlands 	Both
Brilliant Bosses 	Brilliant Bosses 	Brilliant Bosses
Magearna 	Crimson Mireland 	Scarlet
Mewtwo 	Coronet Highlands 	Violet
Melmetal 	Crimson Mireland 	Scarlet
Genesect 	Coronet Highlands 	Violet
Regidrago 	Cobalt Coastlands 	Scarlet
Regileki 	Alabaster Icelands 	Violet
Celebi 	Obsidian Fieldlands 	Both
With Pokemon Scarlet Data	With Pokemon Scarlet Data	With Pokemon Scarlet Data
Miraidon 	Alabaster Icelands 	Violet
With Pokemon Violet Data 	With Pokemon Violet Data 	With Pokemon Violet Data
Koraidon 	Cobalt Coastlands 	Scarlet
== Ingo’s Training grounds ==
Ingo’s training grounds receives an upgrade after completing Homesick Escapade, now allowing you to fight new challengers both in the future and past. The trainers from Path of Tenacity are now able to be fought on their own as well, the already fightable trainers keep their definitive teams. Everyone Else keeps a three member team. In the case of those who had more than three members, you can can now fight their full team by selecting a higher difficulty level option that appears when selected.
=== In Sinnoh ===
Trainer	Team 	Team 	Team
Ingo 	Chandelure	Sneasler 	Alakazam
Emmett 	Elektross 	Archeops 	Klinklang
Cinthya	Garchomp 	Lucario 	Spiritomb
Aaron 	Drapion 	Vespiqueen	Yanmega
Bertha 	Rypherior 	Hippowdown	Gliscor
Flint 	Infernape 	Arcanine 	Typhlosion
Lucian 	Gallade 	Bronzong 	Mr.Mime
Volkner	Luxray 	Jolteon 	Rortom (Fan)
=== In Hisui ===
Trainer	Team 	Team 	Team
Kamado 	Probopass 	Heracross 	Ursaluna
Rei 	Raichu 	If you chose Cyndaquill	If you chose Cyndaquill
Rei 	Raichu 	Hisuian Samurott 	Torterra
Rei 	Raichu 	If you chose Oshawott 	If you chose Oshawott
Rei 	Raichu 	Hisuian Decidueye 	Infernape
Rei 	Raichu 	If you chose Rowlett 	If you chose Rowlett
Rei 	Raichu 	Hisuian Typhlosion 	Empoleon
Beni 	Mismagius 	Gardevoir 	Roserade
Zisu 	Lopunny 	Rapiddash 	Drifflim
Adaman 	Leafeon 	Umbreon 	Vaporeon
Irida 	Glaceon 	Espeon 	Flareon
Arezu 	Lilligant 	Sylveon 	Purugly
Mai 	Snorlax 	Wyrdeer 	Weavile
Melli 	Skuntank 	Crobat 	Hisuian Electrode
Lian 	Hisuian Goodra 	Kleavor 	Wishcash
Sabi 	Magmortar 	Electivire 	Hisuian Braviary
Gaeric 	Glalie 	Frosslass 	Hisuian Avalugg
Iscan 	Baculegion (Male)	Noctowl 	Absol
Palina 	Hisuian Arcanine 	Milotic 	Altaria
== Completion bonuses ==
This update also brought some new completion bonuses for any players daring to go that far.
=== Main Story Completed ===
Completing the main story rewards the player with their own dorm in the beach next to Jubilife City. Where you can:
* Change clothes.
* Heal your pokemon.
* Change Rotom's forme.
* Access your inventory.
=== Daybreak Storyline Completed ===
Completing this storyline grants you a statue of Munchlax and another one of Rowlett, Oshawott and Cyndaquill together, as well as hats to accompany those. You also unlock an option to place statues outside of your home.
=== Defeated Volo ===
Defeating Volo will grant you statues of Regigigas, Cresselia, Heatran and Giratina Altered Forme. As well as masks that resemble the first three.
=== Catching Spiritomb ===
Collecting all of the wisps or bringing a Spiritomb from Pokemon HOME will inmediately gift you with a Spiritomb statue and mask.
=== Catching Darkrai or Shaymin ===
Catching any of those pokemon will reward you with a statue of them, and a wig based on the corresponding pokemon's head to accompany the already existing kimono.
=== Completing the Pokedex ===
Completing the pokedex will award you with a statue that depicts Turtwig, Chimchar, and Piplup at the same time. As well as other two of Palkia and Dialga's regular forms.
=== Pokemon Home Hisui Research Tasks ===
Completing all the Hisui research tasks in Pokemon HOME will grant you statues of Torterra, Empoleon, Infernape, and the hisuian forms of Decidueye, Typhlosion, and Samurott.
=== Max Galaxy Expedition Team Rank ===
Rewards you with statues of Magikarp, Pikachu, Eevee, Lucario, Garchomp and one that depicts Shinx, Starly, and Bidoof.
=== Defeating Arceus ===
Defeating arceus will award you with commander Kamado's armor, Volo's robes, and a massive statue of Arceus and the creation trio's origin formes.
=== Beating Path of Solitude with Arceus ===
Beating Ingo's Path of Solitude challenge with arceus will awards you with crowns (they act as hats) with the shapes of Arceus, Dialga, Palkia, and Origin Giratina's heads. Your mmax number of placed statues rises to 15.
=== Completing Portals from beyond and Homesick Escapade ===
Grants you Ultrarecon Squad outfits and of all Ride and Noble pokemon.
=== Completing the Extended Hisui Pokedex ===
Catching all new pokemon normally introduced by this update will grant you statues of all fully evolved pokemon introduced in PLA that are not already Noble or Ride pokemon.
=== Registering all Scarlet/VIolet save data Pokemon ===
Allows you to use Koraidon and Miraidon as Ride Pokemon, this can be activated inside your home, getting to pick between Koraidon, Miraidon and "Standad Rides".
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