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Players will encounter Kleavor towards the end of Pokemon Legends: Arceus’ seventh main story mission. It can be found in the Grandtree Arena area of the Obsidian Fieldlands and will be at level 18 during the encounter. Rather than being just another standard Pokemon battle, however, the fight with Kleavor features some brand-new mechanics. This guide will explain how everything works as well as how to beat Kleavor.
How To Beat Kleavor in Pokemon Legends: Arceus
Rather than launching Poke Balls at Kleavor or attempting to defeat it in battle, players will instead need to throw special balms at the Pokemon in order to calm it down. This may sound simple enough, but, due to its frenzied state, the Pokemon will actively attack the player and too many hits will lead to them losing consciousness and losing the battle.
Thankfully, pre-empting Kleavor’s attacks is relatively straightforward and there are only two of them for players to worry about. The first sees Kleavor charge towards the player, while the second has it use the Rock-type move Stone Axe, with jagged rocks coming out of the ground towards the player. Both can be dodged by pressing the Y button, with the Pokemon’s glowing eyes making it easy to know when exactly the Pokemon is about to strike.
Players are given infinite Forest Balms for the battle and so should be hurling them at Kleavor pretty much nonstop. If its eyes suddenly glint though, it means that the Pokemon is about to charge, so players should dive either to their left or their right to avoid the attack. If they’re able to make Kleavor crash into the outer walls or the central pillar when doing so, the Pokemon will get dizzy and players will have a few seconds with which to either pelt it with more balms or engage it in a mini-battle.
Winning these mini-battles can provide players with an even longer window in which to throw balms at Kleavor without fear of reprise, though battling Kleavor with a Pokemon really isn’t necessary if players don’t want to. For those who do opt to go down this route though, Kleavor is weak to Rock, Steel, and Water-type attacks thanks to its Bug / Rock typing, and so players should choose their own Pokemon with this knowledge in mind.
As with Kleavor’s charge attack, players can dodge Stone Axe by using the Y button, though it’s also possible to stand behind the central pillar to avoid the attack as well. The latter is a pretty good strategy, as, if the player gets their angles right, they’ll be able to continue to throw balms at Kleavor while it’s using the move. It’s harder to get Kleavor to charge into the central pillar than the outer walls though, so players will probably want to readjust their position once Kleavor starts charging at them again.
After hitting Kleavor with enough balms to deplete the yellow meter at the top of the screen, the battle will end and Kleavor will finally calm down. It is possible to lose the battle if players take too much damage or run out of Pokemon, but the game allows them to restart if they do and even provides the option to maintain any progress that’s been made towards depleting the frenzy meter. As such, beating Kleavor is all but guaranteed.
Pokemon Legends: Arceus is available now for the Nintendo Switch.
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