The main series Pokemon games have stuck closely to the formula established when the original games launched in the mid-90s. With each new main series Pokemon installment, Pokemon trainers select their starter Pokemon and head from one town to the next in a linear fashion, building a team of Pokemon, defeating Gym leaders or their regional equivalent, and ultimately becoming the Pokemon League Champion. It's certainly a winning formula and has helped the Pokemon series become one of the most popular in all of video game history, but for some, it's been getting stale. In response to this, Game Freak and Nintendo have released Pokemon Legends: Arceus, a game that takes the Pokemon franchise in bold new directions.