Perhaps more so than any other Pokemon game before it, Pokemon Legends: Arceus really encourages players to catch them all. This task is a lot easier said than done, however, with 242 Pokemon available throughout the entirety of the game. 85 of these are tied to the game's very first region, the Obsidian Fieldlands, though it is worth noting that Shaymin can also be found here if players have Sword & Shield save data on their Switch.

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Interestingly, not all of these Pokemon can actually be caught in the area, with some needing to be obtained through evolution or found elsewhere instead. Even so, they fall under the Obsidian Fieldlands heading in the Hisui Pokedex, meaning that Pokemon Legends: Arceus players will need to get their hands on them in order to fully complete the region's Pokedex page.

Updated June 15, 2022, by Tom Bowen: By now, most players should have already completed the main story in Pokemon Legends: Arceus. However, with 242 Pokemon available in total, completing the Hisui Pokedex and encountering Arceus can take quite a bit more work. The good news is that 85 of these Pokemon show up in the Obsidian Fieldlands section of the dex, making it one of the most diverse and fruitful locations in the entire game. Those hoping to catch them all may benefit from the following guide, which, in addition to listing the locations of every Pokemon in the Obisidian Fieldlands, has now been updated to include information about the area's Alpha and Space-Time Distortion Pokemon.

Every Pokemon in the Obsidian Fieldlands

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Pokemon

Location / Habitat

Bidoof

Aspiration Hill, Horseshoe Plains & Tidewater Dam

Bibarel

Tidewater Dam

Starly

Aspiration Hill, Horseshoe Plains, Windswept Run & Tidewater Dam

Staravia

Nature's Pantry, Tidewater Dam, Ramanas Island & Sandgem Flats

Staraptor

Nature's Pantry

Shinx

Aspiration Hill, Floaro Gardens & Oreburrow Tunnel

Luxio

Floaro Gardens, Oreburrow Tunnel & Sandgem Flats

Luxray

Sandgem Flats

Wurmple

Horseshoe Plains, Floaro Gardens & The Heartwood

Silcoon

Floaro Gardens & The Heartwood

Beautifly

Floaro Gardens, The Heartwood & Grueling Grove

Cascoon

Floaro Gardens & The Heartwood

Dustox

Floaro Gardens, The Heartwood & Grueling Grove

Ponyta

Horseshoe Plains

Rapidash

Horseshoe Plains

Eevee

Horseshoe Plains & Space-Time Distortions

Vaporeon

Evolve Eevee / Found Elsewhere

Jolteon

Evolve Eevee / Found Elsewhere

Flareon

Evolve Eevee / Found Elsewhere

Espeon

Evolve Eevee / Found Elsewhere

Umbreon

Evolve Eevee / Found Elsewhere

Leafeon

Space-Time Distortions

Glaceon

Evolve Eevee / Found Elsewhere

Sylveon

Space-Time Distortions

Zubat

Deertrack Heights, Nature's Pantry, The Heartwood & Oreburrow Tunnel

Golbat

Oreburrow Tunnel

Crobat

Evolve Golbat / Found Elsewhere

Drifloon

Aspiration Hill, Horseshoe Plains, Floaro Gardens & Ramanas Islands

Drifblim

Sandgem Flats & Ramanas Island

Kricketot

Deertrack Heights, Nature's Pantry & Windswept Run

Kricketune

Nature's Pantry

Buizel

Horseshoe Plains, Windswept Run & Worn Bridge

Floatzel

Worn Bridge

Burmy

Deertrack Path, Deertrack Heights, Nature's Pantry & Grueling Grove

Wormadam

Grueling Grove & Sandgem Flats

Mothim

Grueling Grove

Geodude

Deertrack Heights, Worn Bridge & Oreburrow Tunnel

Graveler

Oreburrow Tunnel & Sandgem Flats

Golem

Evolve Graveler / Found Elsewhere

Stantler

Deertrack Heights

Wyrdeer

Evolve Stantler

Munchlax

Deertrack Heights

Snorlax

Sandgem Flats

Paras

Nature's Pantry

Parasect

Nature's Pantry

Pichu

Floaro Gardens & Nature's Pantry

Pikachu

Nature's Pantry

Raichu

Evolve Pikachu / Found Elsewhere

Abra

Windswept Run & Sandgem Flats

Kadabra

Sandgem Flats

Alakazam

Sandgem Flats

Chimchar

Deertrack Heights & Ramanas Island

Monferno

Ramanas Island

Infernape

Ramanas Island

Buneary

The Heartwood

Lopunny

The Heartwood

Cherubi

The Heartwood

Cherrim

The Heartwood

Psyduck

The Heartwood

Golduck

Evolve Psyduck / Found Elsewhere

Combee

The Heartwood, Grueling Grove & Ramanas Island

Vespiquen

Evolve Combee / Found Elsewhere

Scyther

Grandtree Arena

Kleavor

Evolve Scyther

Scizor

Evolve Scyther / Found Elsewhere

Heracross

Grueling Grove

Mime Jr.

Horseshoe Plains & Sandgem Flats

Mr. Mime

Sandgem Flats

Aipom

Ramanas Island

Ambipom

Evolve Aipom / Found Elsewhere

Magikarp

Obsidian Falls & Lake Verity

Gyarados

Obsidian Falls & Lake Verity

Shellos

Sandgem Flats & Ramanos Island

Gastrodon

Sandgem Flats & Ramanos Island

Happiny

Oreburrow Tunnel & Obsidian Falls

Chansey

Obsidian Falls

Blissey

Obsidian Falls

Togepi

Found Elsewhere

Togetic

Evolve Togepi / Found Elsewhere

Togekiss

Lake Verity

Machop

Oreburrow Tunnel & Obsidian Falls

Machoke

Obsidian Falls

Machamp

Evolve Machoke / Found Elsewhere

Mesprit

Lake Verity (Post-Game)

Landorus

Ramanas Island (Post-Game)

Alpha Pokemon in the Obsidian Fieldlands

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There are 19 Alpha Pokemon available in the Obsidian Fieldlands, though not all of them can be found right away. This is because players will need to befriend Basculegion and Sneasler to fully explore the region, with certain locations only accessible via climbing or swimming. The below table includes all 19 Alpha Pokemon in the Obsidian Fieldlands, including their levels and the areas in which they spawn.

Pokemon

Location / Habitat

Bibarel


Level 16

Tidewater Dam

Graveler


Level 30

Grueling Grove

Kricketune


Level 30

Windswept Run

Parasect


Level 30

Nature's Pantry

Floatzel


Level 31

Worn Bridge

Staravia


Level 32

Windswept Run

Golbat


Level 35

Oreburrow Tunnel

Lopunny


Level 40

The Heartwood

Luxio


Level 40

Floaro Gardens

Rapidash


Level 40

Horseshoe Plains

Scyther


Level 42

Grandtree Arena

Stantler


Level 42

Deertrack Heights

Heracross


Level 45

Grueling Grove

Snorlax


Level 45

Lake Verity

Magikarp


Level 55

Obsidian Falls

Alakazam


Level 60

Sandgem Flats

Gyarados


Level 60

Lake Verity

Blissey


Level 62

Obsidian Falls

Infernape


Level 65

Ramanas Island

Space-Time Distortions

Pokemon Legends: Arceus Space-Time Distortions

Though Eevee, Leafeon, and Sylveon are the only Space-Time Distortion Pokemon to appear in the Obsidian Fieldlands section of the Pokedex, there are plenty of other Pokemon that players could run into while exploring a rift. These include Gengar, Johtonian Sneasel, and Weavile, who, along with Leafeon, can only be caught inside the area's Space-Time Distortions. Sneasel and Weavile are considered rare spawns and so will show up a lot less often than the other 11 Pokemon that can potentially be encountered.

Pokemon

Rarity

Eevee

Common

Gengar

Common

Haunter

Common

Leafeon

Common

Lickilicky

Common

Lickitung

Common

Onix

Common

Sneasel

Rare

Steelix

Common

Sylveon

Common

Toxicroak

Common

Ursaring

Common

Weavile

Rare

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

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