History Trivia / PokemonLegendsArceus

** Since the starter Pokémon's evolutions were absent in the game's trailers even though they're pre-existing Pokémon, people predicted that they would have brand new evolutions. The "Hisuian. Final. Starter. Evolutions." video revealed that while they have the same mid-stage evolutions, their final evolutions are brand new.

** Ten days before the game's official launch, multiple copies of it surfaced on auction sites, and the files were swiftly dumped.

** Ten days before the game's official launch, multiple copies of the final game surfaced on auction sites, and the game's files were swiftly dumped.

* FanNickname: Akari and Rei, the female and male protagonists respectively, are commonly called "Feudal Lucas/Dawn" or "Ninja Lucas/Dawn", due to their resemblance to the protagonists of ''VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl'', as well as their clothes and scarves giving them a ninja-like appearance, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrXNUxLVpQE despite evidence putting them in the Meiji period]][[note]]Long after what we recognize as ninja faded away.[[/note]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TReKvCfqnRA and equating them to the Ainu in the Hokkaido region of real-world Japan]].[[note]]Completely unrelated to ninjas and the Feudal Period.[[/note]]

** Ten days before the game's official launch, multiple copies of ''Pokemon Legends: Arceus'' surfaced on auction sites, and the game's files were swiftly dumped.

* ContentLeak: In the hours prior to the game's official announcement on February 26th, 2021, both the titles of the ''Diamond and Pearl'' remakes and ''Legends''[='=] existence were leaked.

** On December 8, 2021, the official ''Pokémon'' Twitter account posted an [=ARG=] of sorts involving [[VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield Ball Guy]] requesting the audience to pick up all the Poké Balls he dropped on the Legends website. Due to the fact that one of the Poké Balls that drops on the site has a chance of exploding, many people online assumed that this seemingly random event was teasing a Hisuian variant of Voltorb, which ended up being confirmed the following day.

** On December 8, 2021, Pokemon's official Twitter account posted an [=ARG=] of sorts involving [[VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield Ball Guy]] requesting the audience to pick up all the Poké Balls he dropped on the Legends website. Due to the fact that one of the Poké Balls that drops on the site has a chance of exploding, many people online assumed that this seemingly random event was teasing a Hisuian variant of Voltorb, which ended up being confirmed the following day.

* IKnewIt: When the Found Footage trailer was revealed and fans were asked to guess who was there, some fans figured out that Hisuian Zorua and Zoroark were the new creatures due to the narrator claiming it was "7:06... no, 7:07"[[note]]Dropping the time layout and the zeros, 76 and 77 were Zorua and Zoroark's placement in the Unova Pokedex[[/note]]

* RefittedForSequel: Or rather, prequel. Arceus's appearance in the game's reveal trailer is accompanied by a remix of its [[https://youtu.be/ZuXI7qcNsHQ original battle theme]]. This theme -- and the Azure Flute event in which it would have played -- were [[DummiedOut infamously cut at the last minute from]] ''VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl'', marking this trailer as the first time it has ever been used in an official capacity.

* IKnewIt: When the Found Footage trailer was revealed and fans were asked to guess who was there, some fans figured out that Hisuian Zorua and Zoroark were the new creatures due to the narrator claiming it was "7:06... no, 7:07"[[note]]Dropping the time layout and the zeros, 76 and 77 were Zorua and Zoroark's placement in the Sinnoh Pokedex[[/note]]

* IKnewIt: When the Found Footage trailer was revealed and fans were asked to guess who was there, some fans figured out that Hisuian Zorua and Zoroark were the new creatures due to the narrator claiming it was "7:06... no, 7:07"[[note]]Dropping the time layout and the zeros, 76 and 77 were Zorua and Zoroark's placement in the Sinnoh Pokedex[[/labelnote]]

* ContentLeak: In the hours prior to the game's official announcement on February 26th, 2021, both the titles of the ''Diamond and Pearl'' remakes and ''Legends'' ' existence were leaked.

* [[RefittedForSequel Refitted For Prequel]]: Arceus's appearance in the game's reveal trailer is accompanied by a remix of its [[https://youtu.be/ZuXI7qcNsHQ original battle theme]]. This theme -- and the Azure Flute event in which it would have played -- were [[DummiedOut infamously cut at the last minute from]] ''VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl'', marking this trailer as the first time it has ever been used in an official capacity.

* [[RefittedForSequel Refitted For Prequel]]: Arceus's appearance in the game's reveal trailer is accompanied by the first few measures of the drumbeat used in its [[https://youtu.be/ZuXI7qcNsHQ battle theme]]. This theme -- and the Azure Flute event in which it would have played -- were [[DummiedOut infamously cut at the last minute from]] ''VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl'', marking this trailer as the first time it has ever been used in an official capacity.

* FanNickname: The protagonists are commonly called "Feudal Lucas/Dawn" or "Ninja Lucas/Dawn", due to their resemblance to the protagonists of ''VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl'', as well as their clothes and scarves giving them a ninja-like appearance, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrXNUxLVpQE despite evidence putting them in the Meiji period]][[note]]Long after what we recognize as ninja faded away.[[/note]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TReKvCfqnRA and equating them to the Ainu in the Hokkaido region of real-world Japan]].[[note]]Completely unrelated to ninjas and the Feudal Period.[[/note]]

* ContentLeak: In the hours prior to the game's official announcement on February 26th, 2021, both the titles of the ''Diamond and Pearl'' remakes and ''Legend'''s existence were leaked.

* FanNickname: The protagonists are commonly called "Feudal Lucas/Dawn" or "Ninja Lucas/Dawn", due to their resemblance to the protagonists of ''VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl'', as well as their clothes and scarves giving them a ninja-like appearance.

* ContentLeak: In the hours prior to the game's official announcement on February 26, 2021, both the titles of the ''Diamond and Pearl'' remakes and ''Legend'''s existence were leaked.
* GodNeverSaidThat: Much like VideoGame/PokemonLetsGoPikachuAndLetsGoEevee, the fans are already calling the games a spin-off, despite the fact that they are confirmed to be mainline.

* ContentLeak: In the hours prior to the game's official announcement on February 26, 2021, both the titles of the ''Diamond and Pearl'' remakes and ''Legend'''s existence were leaked.

* ContentLeak: In the hours prior to the game's official announcement on February 26, 2021, both the titles of the ''Diamond and Pearl'' remakes and the game's existence were leaked.