Summary

  • The Pokemon Legends: Arceus soundtrack has been added to Nintendo Music.
  • The soundtrack includes 102 tracks from the game, accumulating just over four hours of music.
  • Pokemon Legends: Arceus is part of the series' eighth generation, preceding the new Pokemon Legends: Z-A game scheduled for 2025.

Nintendo Music has a new treat for Pokemon fans with the Pokemon Legends: Arceus soundtrack being added to the app’s playlist. Nintendo Music is a music streaming service run by the Japanese video game publisher, which collects soundtracks from the company’s flagship IPs. Released in October 2024, the service is available for everyone with a base tier Nintendo Switch Online subscription, and Pokemon fans can use the app on Android and iOS devices.

Fans can create their playlists and dive into an expanding library of music already populated with 23 soundtracks that were available at launch. The Nintendo Music app received a new update in November 2024, to fix issues on both Android and iOS platforms for a more seamless experience. Android users specifically received a solution that thwarted a bug hindering the application’s start-up on the platform, so fans can return to their favorite video game soundtracks.

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Nintendo Music’s latest soundtrack to be added to the mix is Pokemon Legends: Arceus, announced ahead of next month’s anticipated Pokemon Day. The soundtrack includes 102 tracks from the game, accumulating just over four hours of music, and the playlist includes songs from various locations and battle encounters throughout the game, including Jubilife Village, Kleavor, Lord of the Woods, and Battle (Dialga/Palkia). The Pokemon Legends: Arceus score joins some of the best Nintendo Music game soundtracks already on the app, including The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild, Super Mario Galaxy, and Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

Nintendo Music Adds Pokemon Legends: Arceus Soundtrack

Fans believe Nintendo Music is one of the best Nintendo Music App playlists on the market, alongside Break Time and a collection of The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Top Tracks and K.K. Slider performances. Additionally, the app recently added a host of new soundtracks that some users may have missed, such as Wii Sports, Super Mario 64, and Wave Race 64 to the collection.

Pokemon Legends: Arceus was released in 2022 and is part of the eighth generation of the Pokemon series. Set in the Hisui region, Arceus is an interquel to Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, where players travel back in time to complete the game’s Pokedex. The second game in the Legends series, Pokemon Legends: Z-A, is scheduled to release sometime in 2025, taking place in the Kalos region’s Lumiose City. Recent rumors allege Pokemon Legends: Z-A might skip Nintendo Switch 2 optimization, but fans are excited for the new entry regardless.

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Pokemon Legends: Arceus
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RPG
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Top Critic Avg: 83 /100 Critics Rec: 85%
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Released
January 28, 2022
ESRB
E for Everyone: Mild Fantasy Violence
Developer(s)
Game Freak
Publisher(s)
Nintendo, The Pokemon Company
Engine
Proprietary Engine
Cross-Platform Play
n/a
Cross Save
n/a
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Action meets RPG as the Pokémon series reaches a new frontier
Get ready for a new kind of grand, Pokémon adventure in Pokémon™ Legends: Arceus, a new game from Game Freak that blends action and exploration with the RPG roots of the Pokémon series.

Explore the Hisui region—the Sinnoh of old
Your adventure takes place in the expansive natural majesty of the Hisui region, where you embark on survey missions from your main base in Jubilife Village.  Mount Coronet rises from the center, surrounded on all sides by areas with distinct environments.

Build the region’s first Pokédex
You are tasked with studying Pokémon to complete the region’s first Pokédex. To do this, you’ll need to catch wild Pokémon by sneaking up and throwing a well-aimed Poké Ball™. You can also toss the Poké Ball containing your ally Pokémon near a wild Pokémon to seamlessly enter battle.  
 

Franchise
Pokemon
Steam Deck Compatibility
no
Platform(s)
Nintendo Switch
Genre(s)
RPG, Action
How Long To Beat
26 Hours
X|S Optimized
no
OpenCritic Rating
Strong