Pokémon Legends: Arceus May Confirm a Controversial Story Is Untrue
Pokémon Legends: Arceus is set in a world where humans and Pokémon live separately — which contradicts a story claiming they once married each other.
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After months of speculation, fans finally received new details on Pokémon Legends: Arceus, the open-world action-RPG announced during the series’ 25th anniversary presentation along with Sinnoh remakes Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. In the most recent Pokémon Presents, it was revealed that the game takes place in the Hisui region, a version of Sinnoh from the distant past where Pokémon and humans completely live separate lives. However, this information contradicts something previously known (or believed) about the Pokémon world’s past.
In the original Sinnoh games, players could visit the Canalave City Library and reach various books containing stories from the region’s mythology and history. One of these was called Sinnoh Folk Tales, which consists of three stories regarding interactions between humans and Pokémon. In the years since the game’s launch, the third tale has received lots of attention for references to “a time when there existed no differences to distinguish” between people and Pokémon.
What made the story more memorable (and controversial) was a reference in the original Japanese text to humans and Pokémon being so indistinguishable that they once married each other. This, of course, has troubling and uncomfortable implications, particularly when thinking of each as the beings they are in the modern world. However, the fact that Pokémon Legends: Arceus shows Hisui as a place where Pokémon and humans rarely interact seems to confirm that this story was always heavily exaggerated or entirely untrue.
While it’s possible that the upcoming game takes place long after this supposed time when Pokémon and people were one and the same, what seems more likely is that “Sinnoh Folk Story 3” is just that: a folk tale. Just as in the real world, the Pokémon universe is full of stories that were passed down through the ages describing the way life once was or trying to explain how things came to be. Though such tales may have some truths within them, many are, overall, fictional.
This is far from the only example of the series stating as fact something that seems untrue. There are plenty of Pokédex entries fans have questioned the validity of for reasons ranging from getting scientific facts wrong to sheer absurdity. However, it’s important to remember that, within the Pokémon world, these Dex entries — like myths and folk tales — were written down by people.
Though it’s possible the Hisui region’s separation of humans and Pokémon could simply be a case of Game Freak forgetting about a deep cut from its own lore, the more interesting explanation is that the folk tale was always a work of in-universe fiction. It makes the Pokémon world feel more alive, containing its own works of cultural mythology. In any case, Pokémon Legends: Arceus and “Sinnoh Folk Story 3” also serve as a good reminder that players should not take everything they read in a game at face value, as the richest of fictional worlds contain works of fiction with them.
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