There are always a few Pokémon in every game with special encounter mechanics. These can leave fans scratching their heads after looking around the map and missing a chance to catch them. In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, these mechanics become even more prominent since you need to complete pages of the Pokédex to progress through the game. In the To Bloom or not to Bloom request, players will need to investigate the Cherry and Blossom Pokémon, Cherubi and Cherrim, in an effort to explain Cherrim’s weather-changing appearance to Kichi in the Agriculture Corps.

Many players will make a beeline to add the Hisuian Pokémon and regional variants to their team in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, but there are some trainers who just want to coast through the game with some old favorites that can help round out a roster.  Gible and its evolutionary line are staples from the Sinnoh region, so why wouldn’t that carry over to Hisui, the ancient region that becomes Sinnoh? 

Hisuian Voltorb was the form that fans didn’t know they wanted. Prior to the launch of Pokemon Legends: Arceus, The Pokémon Company released a series of adorable stop-motion videos featuring Hisuian Voltorb and its friends, endearing many to the otherwise strange-looking Pokémon. Voltorb has always been styled after Poké Balls, so it makes sense that Hisuian Voltorb would look like more old-fashioned methods of catching Pokémon. See Pokémon on Amazon Alongside its new visuals, Hisuian Voltorb has also gained a new type: Grass, making it a dual Electric and Grass-type Pokémon.

If you’re looking to climb up CS:GO’s the ranked system, you’ll need a decent aim. While it’s potentially one of the most important skills in the game, it’s not the only aspect that you’ll need to master in order to reach the top. CS:GO is a team game, and decent communication skills will not only benefit you, but your team will also appreciate it. When you split around the map with your team, you’ll essentially be the eyes of your other teammates in your current area and you’ll need to update them with all the vital information you come across.

Magic: The Gathering is the longest standing and most established trading card game with sets of cards being released as early as 1993. The 28-year-old card game has 21 “core” sets. There are also 87 “expansion” sets to the game, including the most recently released Strixhaven: School of Mages set that dropped in April. Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms will be the 88th expansion set for MTG, coming in July.

Battlefield fans are in for a journey to the future in the latest installment of the franchise, and Battlefield 2042 brings an arsenal to match. The title featured 22 weapons at the time of its launch, with more likely to follow in the forms of DLCs and content patches. When you first load into Battlefield 2042, you won’t have access to all the weapons since you’ll need to unlock them by fulfilling their requirements.

A renewed interest in the fighting game genre seems to be giving it a resurgence. Some well-loved classics and new titles appeal to both veterans and new fans looking to experience the genre for the first time. From remastered classics to niche anime revival games and undying legacy competitive titles, the fighting game genre has started to thrive again in 2021, and it’s looking to an even brighter future. Here are the best fighting games available in 2021.

After the release of Seraphine at the end of 2020, League of Legends’ long-standing musician, Sona, fell into obscurity. This new idol-like champion possessed many similarities to Sona and completely replaced her in the support role, leaving many players to wonder how exactly Sona would be revitalized. Riot Games issued a rework for Sona last summer after months of discussions with Sona players on how they’d like to see her regain her identity.

Pokémon Legends: Arceus had to change the names, descriptions, and functions of several features from previous Pokémon games to keep the majority of its themes in line with the Hisui region’s ancient setting.  Pastures were one of those changes, replacing the typical PC storage system with an identical system that resembles the fenced-in fields of a farm, storing the Pokémon you aren’t traveling with safely so you can come and swap them out later.

When Kairi “Valkyrie” Imahara joined Apex Legends in Season 9, she made sure everyone knew the skies belonged to her. Armed with missiles and a high-powered jetpack that lets her take her squad to new heights, Valkyrie is a formidable competitor and a great addition to any squad. Mobility is a deadly weapon in the Apex Games, and Valkyrie has a lot of it. She can hover in the air and easily reach most high grounds in the game, enabling her to keep up with many of the game’s most mobile legends.