In this episode, the founder of The Lore Research Lab ranks all the new forms presented to players in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, including evolutions and new Pokémon altogether. History and Pokémon collide in this discussion on how Legends imagines and simultaneously reimagines Pokémon. Listen to this entertaining episode that describes information about the original Pokémon and much more!

Timestamps:

00:33 - Background on Regional Variants

> 05:33 - The purpose of Variants

13:49 - Hisuian Pokémon Variants

47:43 - New Hisuian Pokémon 

57:42 - Ranking Hisuian Pokémon

1:23:08 - Concluding Thoughts

Links/Resources:

- Pokémon Legends: Arceus

- All Hisuian Pokémon (Forms)

- New Hisuian Pokémon + Variants

> Noble Pokémon 

- The Four Auspicious Beasts (Spoiler)

- Pokémon References

(NOTE: Not all Pokémon discussed in this episode are listed below. Please refer to the links above for additional reference if needed.)

> Scyther

> Exeggutor (Example)

> Typhlosion (Starter)

> Stantler

> Ursaring

> Sneasel

> Gastrodon (Example)

> Samurott (Starter)

> Lilligant

> Zoroark

> Decidueye (Starter)

> Cursola (Example)

> Legendary Pokémon Spoiler

Sekien, Toriyama. Japandemonium Illustrated: The Yokai Encyclopedias of Toriyama Sekien. Edited by Hiroko Yoda and Matt Alt. Dover Publications. 2017.

(Creator's Note: Some content in this episode deals with religions and myths in the real world; all research discussing such information is explained and described solely from a scholarly perspective. Opinions expressed in the episode are subjective. I do not claim ownership over the products, sources, and images that come from this game; images have been taken from Pokémon Legends: Arceus and are solely being used for entertainment purposes.)