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In total, there are 242 Pokemon available in Pokemon Legends: Arceus; the lowest number since the release of the Gen 1 games more than a quarter of a century ago. What’s more, two of these can only be caught if players have save data from previous Pokemon games on their Switch, while another eight can only be obtained via trading or evolution. The other 232 can all be caught out in the wild though and their exact locations can be found below.

Updated June 16, 2022, by Tom Bowen: Pokemon Legends: Arceus gets a lot of things right, but it’s far from the perfect game. Space-Time Distortions are one of several frustrating mechanics found in the open-world adventure, with these interdimensional rifts seldom showing up when players need them most. This isn’t too bad at first, but for those hoping to find and catch every Pokemon in the Hisui Pokedex, it can become incredibly annoying later on. This is because there are a handful of Pokemon that can only be encountered inside Space-Time Distortions, much to the ire of many players. To combat this potentially problematic pitfall, this guide has been updated to include a new section dedicated to Space-Time Distortions and the Pokemon that can be found in them. Given how many Pokemon are in Legends: Arceus, knowing which are exclusive to distortions and which can be obtained elsewhere should make life a lot easier for players.

Every Pokemon in the Hisui Pokedex

Space-Time Distortions

In total, there are 69 Pokemon that can be encountered inside Space-Time Distortions across the five areas of Pokemon Legends: Arceus. Of these 69, 31 can only be caught inside Space-Time Distortions, though, thankfully, the majority of these can also be obtained through evolution. In fact, there are only actually five Pokemon that players will need to catch in Space-Time Distortions if they’re to complete their Pokedex without trading; these being Cranidos, Johtonian Sneasel, Magneton, Porygon, and Shieldon. Strictly speaking, players could catch themselves a Weavile instead of a Johtonian Sneasel and still complete the dex.

Crimson Mirelands: Gapejaw Bog, Ursa’s Ring & Froning Meadow

Alabaster Icelands: Avalugg’s Legacy

Crimson Mirelands: Gapejaw Bog, Ursa’s Ring & Froning Meadow

Cobalt Coastlands: Spring Path

Alabaster Icelands: Avalugg’s Legacy

Cobalt Coastlands: Ginkgo Landing & Deadwood Haunt

Cobalt Coastlands: Ginkgo Landing & Deadwood Haunt

Cobalt Coastlands: Deadwood Haunt

Coronet Highlands: Sonorous Path

Crimson Mirelands: Space-Time Distortions

Coronet Highlands: Heavenward Lookout, Sonorous Path, Sacred Plaza & Cloudcap Pass

Crimson Mirelands: Space-Time Distortions

Coronet Highlands: Heavenward Lookout, Sonorous Path, Sacred Plaza & Cloudcap Pass

Cobalt Coastlands: Veilstone Cape

Cobalt Coastlands: Veilstone Cape

Alabaster Icelands: Space-Time Distortions

Crimson Mirelands: Space-Time Distortions

Cobalt Coastlands: Crossing Slope

Coronet Highlands: Space-Time Distortions

Alabaster Icelands: Avalugg’s Legacy, Avalanche Slopes & Space-Time Distortions

Cobalt Coastlands: Space-Time Distortions

Coronet Highlands: Space-Time Distortions

Crimson Mirelands: Bolderoll Slope, Diamond Heath & Cloudpool Ridge

Coronet Highlands: Heavenward Lookout & Wayward Cave

Alabaster Icelands: Snowpoint Temple

Crimson Mirelands: Bolderoll Slope, Diamond Heath & Cloudpool Ridge

Coronet Highlands: Heavenward Lookout & Wayward Cave

Alabaster Icelands: Snowpoint Temple

Alabaster Icelands: Icebound Falls

Cobalt Coastlands: Ginkgo Landing, Bathers’ Lagoon, Deadwood Haunt & Tranquility Cove

Alabaster Icelands: Icebound Falls

Crimson Mirelands: Space-Time Distortions

​​​​​​​Cobalt Coastlands: Ginkgo Landing, Bathers’ Lagoon, Deadwood Haunt & Tranquility Cove

Alabaster Icelands: Icebound Falls

​​​​​​​Crimson Mirelands: Golden Lowlands & Cloudpool Ridge

​​​​​​​Crimson Mirelands: Golden Lowlands & Cloudpool Ridge

​​​​​​​Cobalt Coastlands: Aipom Hill & Bathers’ Lagoon

Crimson Mirelands: Space-Time Distortions

​​​​​​​Cobalt Coastlands: Aipom Hill & Bathers’ Lagoon

​​​​​​​Crimson Mirelands: Golden Lowlands, Gapejaw Bog, Cloudpool Ridge & Shrouded Ruins

​​​​​​​Cobalt Coastlands: Ginkgo Landing, Crossing Slope, Veilstone Cape & Bathers’ Lagoon

Coronet Highlands: Heavenward Lookout, Celestica Trail, Celestica Ruins & Stonetooth Rows

Alabaster Icelands: Bonechill Wastes, Glacier Terrace, Lake Acuity & Avalanche Slopes

​​​​​​​Crimson Mirelands: Golden Lowlands & Gapejaw Bog

​​​​​​​Cobalt Coastlands: Ginkgo Landing, Crossing Slope, Veilstone Cape & Bathers’ Lagoon

Coronet Highlands: Heavenward Lookout, Celestica Trail, Celestica Ruins & Stonetooth Rows

Alabaster Icelands: Bonechill Wastes, Glacier Terrace, Lake Acuity & Avalanche Slopes

​​​​​​​Cobalt Coastlands: Ginkgo Landing, Veilstone Cape, Aipom Hill & Spring Path

Coronet Highlands: Wayward Cave

​​​​​​​Crimson Mirelands: Gapejaw Bog, Scarlet Bog, Ursa’s Ring & Bolderoll Slope

​​​​​​​Cobalt Coastlands: Ginkgo Landing, Veilstone Cape, Aipom Hill & Bathers’ Lagoon

Coronet Highlands: Bolderoll Ravine, Clamberclaw Cliffs & Celestica Ruin

​​​​​​​Crimson Mirelands: Gapejaw Bog, Scarlet Bog, Ursa’s Ring & Bolderoll Slope

​​​​​​​Cobalt Coastlands: Windbreak Stand, Firespit Island, Islespy Shore & Spring Path

Coronet Highlands: Heavenward Cliffs, Bolderoll Ravine, Clamberclaw Cliffs & Celestica Ruins

Alabaster Icelands: Snowpoint Temple

​​​​​​​Cobalt Coastlands: Windbreak Stand

Coronet Highlands: Wayward Wood

Alabaster Icelands: Glacier Terrace

Alabaster Icelands: Snowfall Hot Spring

Crimson Mirelands: Space-Time Distortions

Alabaster Icelands: Snowfall Hot Spring

​​​​​​​Crimson Mirelands: Golden Lowlands, Diamond Heath, Cloudpool Ridge & Cottonsedge Prairie

​​​​​​​Cobalt Coastlands: Windbreak Stand

Coronet Highlands: Heavenward Lookout & Wayward Wood

​​​​​​​Crimson Mirelands: Golden Lowlands, Diamond Heath, Cloudpool Ridge & Cottonsedge Prairie

​​​​​​​Cobalt Coastlands: Windbreak Stand

Coronet Highlands: Heavenward Lookout & Wayward Wood

​​​​​​​Crimson Mirelands: Golden Lowlands

​​​​​​​Crimson Mirelands: Golden Lowlands

​​​​​​​Cobalt Coastlands: Windbreak Stand

Alabaster Icelands: Space-Time Distortions

Alabaster Icelands: Space-Time Distortions

Alabaster Icelands: Lake Acuity

Cobalt Coastlands: Space-Time Distortions

Alabaster Icelands: Lake Acuity

Cobalt Coastlands: Space-Time Distortions

Alabaster Icelands: Bonechill Wastes & Snowfall Hot Spring

Crimson Mirelands: Space-Time Distortions

Alabaster Icelands: Bonechill Wastes & Snowfall Hot Spring

​​​​​​​Crimson Mirelands: Gapejaw Bog

Coronet Highlands: Lonely Spring, Fabled Spring & Primeval Grotto

​​​​​​​Crimson Mirelands: Gapejaw Bog

Coronet Highlands: Lonely Spring, Fabled Spring & Primeval Grotto

​​​​​​​Crimson Mirelands: Golden Lowlands, Gapejaw Bog & Holm of Trials

​​​​​​​Cobalt Coastlands: Bathers’ Lagoon

Coronet Highlands: Wayward Wood & Lonely Spring

​​​​​​​Cobalt Coastlands: Bathers’ Lagoon & Spring Path

Coronet Highlands: Wayward Wood & Lonely Spring

​​​​​​​Crimson Mirelands: Cloudpool Ridge, Lake Valor, Cottonsedge Prairie & Droning Meadow

​​​​​​​Cobalt Coastlands: Aipom Hill

Coronet Highlands: Primeval Grotto

Alabaster Icelands: Space-Time Distortions

Crimson Mirelands: Space-Time Distortions

Coronet Highlands: Wayward Wood

Cobalt Coastlands: Space-Time Distortions

​​​​​​​Cobalt Coastlands: Aipom Hill & Hideaway Bay

Alabaster Icelands: Whiteout Valley, Glacier Terrace, Snowfall Hot Spring & Heart’s Crag

Coronet Highlands: Space-Time Distortions

Alabaster Icelands: Avalanche Slopes, Arena’s Approach & Heart’s Crag

Coronet Highlands: Fabled Spring

​​​​​​​Cobalt Coastlands: Sand’s Reach

Coronet Highlands: Primeval Grotto

​​​​​​​Cobalt Coastlands: Tranquility Cove & Seagrass Haven

​​​​​​​Cobalt Coastlands: Seagrass Haven

​​​​​​​Cobalt Coastlands: Hideaway Bay

Alabaster Icelands: Avalanche Slopes

​​​​​​​Cobalt Coastlands: Hideaway Bay & Tombolo Walk

Alabaster Icelands: Avalanche Slopes

Alabaster Icelands: Avalanche Slopes

Coronet Highlands: Fabled Spring

Coronet Highlands: Fabled Spring

Cobalt Coastlands: Space-Time Distortions

Coronet Highlands: Lonely Spring

​​​​​​​Cobalt Coastlands: Crossing Slope

Alabaster Icelands: Space-Time Distortions

Coronet Highlands: Wayward Cave

Coronet Highlands: Wayward Cave

Coronet Highlands: Ancient Quarry

​​​​​​​Crimson Mirelands: Gapejaw Bog, Scarlet Bog & Holm of Trials

​​​​​​​Cobalt Coastlands: Spring Path

Coronet Highlands: Ancient Quarry

Alabaster Icelands: Heart’s Crag & Snowpoint Temple

Alabaster Icelands: Heart’s Crag & Snowpoint Temple

Coronet Highlands: Heavenward Lookout

Coronet Highlands: Heavenward Lookout

Coronet Highlands: Celestica Trail

Coronet Highlands: Celestica Trail

Coronet Highlands: Ancient Quarry

Cobalt Coastlands: Space-Time Distortions

Coronet Highlands: Ancient Quarry

Coronet Highlands: Sonorous Path

​​​​​​​Crimson Mirelands: Ursa’s Ring

Coronet Highlands: Sonorous Path

Coronet Highlands: Ancient Quarry

Coronet Highlands: Ancient Quarry

Coronet Highlands: Ancient Quarry

​​​​​​​Crimson Mirelands: Scarlet Bog, Bolderoll Slope & Lake Valor

Coronet Highlands: Ancient Quarry

​​​​​​​Crimson Mirelands: Scarlet Bog, Bolderoll Slope & Lake Valor

Coronet Highlands: Ancient Quarry

Coronet Highlands: Celestica Trail & Ancient Plaza

Coronet Highlands: Celestica Trail & Sacred Plaza

Coronet Highlands: Sacred Plaza

Coronet Highlands: Celestica Ruins

Coronet Highlands: Celestica Ruins

​​​​​​​Crimson Mirelands: Shrouded Ruins

Alabaster Icelands: Snowfall Hot Spring & Avalanche Slopes

​​​​​​​Crimson Mirelands: Shrouded Ruins

Alabaster Icelands: Avalanche Slopes

​​​​​​​Cobalt Coastlands: Bathers’ Lagoon & Tranquility Cove

​​​​​​​Cobalt Coastlands: Tranquility Cove​​​​​

Coronet Highlands: Bolderoll Ravine, Sacred Plaza & Celestica Ruins

Alabaster Icelands: Bonechill Wastes

​​​​​​​Crimson Mirelands: Gapejaw Bog, Scarlet Bog, Shrouded Ruins & Cottonsedge Prairie

Coronet Highlands: Bolderoll Ravine, Sacred Plaza & Celestica Ruins

Alabaster Icelands: Bonechill Wastes

​​​​​​​Cobalt Coastlands: Crossing Slope, Veilstone Cape, Hideaway Bay & Islespy Shore

​​​​​​​Cobalt Coastlands: Bathers’ Lagoon

Obsidian Fieldlands: Grueling Grove, Obsidian Falls, Lake Verity, Tidewater Dam & Grandtree Arena

Crimson Mirelands: Diamond Settlement, Cloudpool Ridge, Shrouded Ruins, Sludge Mound & Scarlet Bog

Cobalt Coastlands: Firespit Island, Sand’s Reach, Spring Path & Lunker’s Lair

Coronet Highlands: Primeval Grotto, Ancient Quarry, Heavenward Lookout, Fabled Spring & Deadwood Haunt

Alabaster Icelands: Icebound Falls, Avalugg’s Legacy, Heart’s Crag & Snowfall Hot Spring

Alabaster Icelands: Space-Time Distortions

Alabaster Icelands: Space-Time Distortions

Coronet Highlands: Space-Time Distortions

Coronet Highlands: Space-Time Distortions

Alabaster Icelands: Glacier Terrace

Alabaster Icelands: Glacier Terrace

​​​​​​​Cobalt Coastlands: Castaway Shore

Coronet Highlands: Bolderoll Ravine & Cloudcap Pass

Alabaster Icelands: Icebound Falls, Arena’s Approach & Snowfall Hot Spring

​​​​​​​Cobalt Coastlands: Castaway Shore

Coronet Highlands: Bolderoll Ravine & Cloudcap Pass

Alabaster Icelands: Icebound Falls, Arena’s Approach & Snowfall Hot Spring

Alabaster Icelands: Avalanche Slopes & Arena’s Approach

Coronet Highlands: Space-Time Distortions

Alabaster Icelands: Avalanche Slopes & Arena’s Approach

Coronet Highlands: Space-Time Distortions

Coronet Highlands: Fabled Spring

Alabaster Icelands: Lake Acuity & Heart’s Crag

Coronet Highlands: Space-Time Distortions

Coronet Highlands: Celestica Trail, Fabled Spring & Clamberclaw Cliffs

Alabaster Icelands: Lake Acuity & Snowpoint Temple

Alabaster Icelands: Lake Acuity & Snowpoint Temple

Alabaster Icelands: Arena’s Approach & Icebound Falls

Alabaster Icelands: Arena’s Approach, Icebound Falls & Space-Time Distortions

Alabaster Icelands: Space-Time Distortions

Alabaster Icelands: Glacier Terrace & Arena’s Approach

Alabaster Icelands: Avalanche Slopes

Alabaster Icelands: Avalanche Slopes

Alabaster Icelands: Lake Acuity

Alabaster Icelands: Avalanche Slopes

Alabaster Icelands: Bonechill Wastes

Coronet Highlands: Celestica Trail & Primeval Grotto

Alabaster Icelands: Avalugg’s Legacy & Glacier Terrace

Pokemon Legends: Arceus is available now for the Nintendo Switch.

Crimson Mirelands

Cobalt Coastlands

Coronet Highlands

Alabaster Icelands

Cobalt Coastlands

Coronet Highlands

  • Indicates that a Pokemon can only be caught via Space-Time Distortions

¬ Indicates that a Pokemon can only be caught via Space-Time Distortions​​​​​​​ after players have completed the main story

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