Where did Shaymin go in Legends arceus?

Q: Do you need Shaymin to get arceus in Legends arceus?

You dont need to capture Phione, Manaphy, Darkrai or Shaymin. You can do these quests whenever you want (if you capture them you will have 241, Arceus as final Pokémon, 242 out of 242).

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Pokémon Legends: Arceus is the latest adventure in the Pokémon franchise, this time bringing with it a whole new open world, new catching mechanics and more.

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How to catch Shaymin in Pokémon Legends Arceus
How to get Shaymin in Pokemon Legends Arceus
How to change Shaymin to Sky Forme in Pokemon Legends Arceus
Who is Shaymin? Mythical Pokemon explained
Why did Shaymin disappear in Legends arceus?
Do you need Shaymin to get arceus in Legends arceus?
How do I revert Shaymin legends arceus?
What Pokemon are missing from legends arceus?
Where is Shaymin and darkrai in Legends arceus?

While the deep mysteries of Hisui, and which Pokémon you’re going to encounter, are left for you to solve, there are a few quests that you might need a bit of help with, including how to catch certain Pokémon — Shaymin is one of them.

How to catch Shaymin in Pokémon Legends Arceus

In order to catch Shaymin, you’ll actually need an entirely different game.

If you have save data from Pokémon Sword and Shield on your Switch, after you’ve finished the game, you can consult the message board in the Galaxy building, and you’ll be offered a quest to catch Shaymin

Head to the area on the map, and you’ll be greeted by a character that asks you to find a field where a Pokémon once helped her. Head to the Floaro Gardens and a cutscene will play revealing Shaymin.

Shaymin is fast, but not too difficult to catch. It does have a tendency to run away, but don’t worry, simply return to Jubilife Village and then head back to the Floaro Gardens and it’ll reappear.

It’s level 70 and is a grass type, so come prepared. Shaymin doesn’t count towards the Pokédex total, so even if you don’t have Sword or Shield, you can still complete Pokémon Legends: Arceus' final quest.

This article is part of our Pokémon Legends: Arceus walkthrough and guide series. You can find every Pokémon in the game using our Complete Hisui Pokédex List And Pokémon Locations guide, or hunt for specific hard-to-catch Pokémon with our individual guides, including Every Alpha Pokémon (with Maps), Every Rare Space-Time Distortion Pokémon, Where To Find Every Unown, Where To Find The Other Starters, Where To Find The Sinnoh Starters, How To Catch Darkrai, How To Catch Shaymin, Where To Find Hisuian Zorua, Where To Find Hisuian Growlithe, Where To Find Hisuian Electrode, How To Get Sneasler, How To Get Wyrdeer, How To Get Alolan Vulpix, How To Get Kleavor, How To Catch Tornadus, Thundurus and Landorus, How To Get Every Eeveelution, How To Catch The New 'Secret' Legendary, and (of course) How To Catch Arceus.

Elsewhere we've got starter guides with answers to simple questions like "How Do You Break Cracked Rocks?" and "How Long Is Pokémon Legends: Arceus?", plus tips on How To Swap Pokémon, How To Turn On Gyro Controls, or where to find specific items and make the most of your resources, including How To Increase Your Bag Size And Carry More Items and Where To Buy Every Evolution Item, Plus A Complete Price List. We also have our Ginkgo Guild Item List And Prices guide and cover How To Get Shiny Pokémon and how to access and complete various side quests and missions, such as The Sea Legend, the Eerie Apparitions In The Night Mission Guide - Maps With Every Wisp Location, and How To Defeat Volo, as well as a 'Snow-White Vulpix In The Snow' Map.

We also have a Ginkgo Guild Item List With Prices and explain How To Change Pokémon Forms, Every New Evolution Method, How To Unlock The Mystery Gift Function, in addition to a regularly updated Full List Of Mystery Gift Codes.

And finally, Where to Buy Pokémon Legends: Arceus on Nintendo Switch, if for some reason you haven't yet picked up the game!

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❘ Updated: 2022-06-15T11:31:17

The Gen IV Mythical is being given out for free in the Sinnoh origins title, but there’s a catch. Here’s how to get Shaymin in Pokemon Legends Arceus.

In the Nintendo Switch title, Trainers explore the beginnings of the Sinnoh region. It features Hisuian forms, Frenzied ‘mon, and Legendaries, all waiting to be discovered.

To celebrate the birth of Gen IV, players can get Mythical Grass-type Shaymin for free. There is a specific prerequisite needed to unlock it, though many fans will have already met it.

How to get Shaymin in Pokemon Legends Arceus

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Shaymin appears in Floaro Gardens.

To get Shaymin in Pokemon Legends Arceus, you need a save file from either Pokemon Sword or Shield on your Nintendo Switch console and have beaten the game.

Follow the steps below to obtain the Mythical:

Once you finished the story and the credits have rolled, you’ll be back in Jubilife Village.
Go to the Galaxy Building and enter Professor Laventon’s laboratory.
Check the Request Board and you should be able to accept a side mission called Request 92: A Token of Gratitude.
Speak to Medi and she will tell you about a mysterious Pokemon she saw and give you a Gracidea Flower.
Travel to the Obsidian Fieldlands and look for a patch of flowers that match the flower. It’s in the Floaro Gardens west of the Fieldlands Camp.
Once there, Shaymin will appear in its Land Forme and Medi will thank you. You can now catch the rare ‘mon.
If it escapes from the Poke Ball, it will run away and you’ll have to reload into the map to get it to spawn again.

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You can catch it after you finish the request.

How to change Shaymin to Sky Forme in Pokemon Legends Arceus

Now that you have Shaymin, switching it to its Sky Forme is very easy.

Simply click on the Gracidea Flower that Medi gave you in the Key Items section of your inventory and use it on the Pokemon during the day. It will transform.

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To make it go back to Land Forme, it isn’t as simple as using the flower on it again. You have to put it in the Pasture and then take it back out again – it will automatically revert back.

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Use the Gracidea Flower during the daytime to transform it into its Sky Forme.

Who is Shaymin? Mythical Pokemon explained

Shaymin is a Gen IV Mythical Pokemon. It has two Formes: Land, which is a Grass-type, and Sky, a Grass/Flying dual-type which it switches to when a Gracidea Flower is used in the daytime. It reverts back at nighttime or by touching the plant again.

It first debuted in the 11th Pokemon movie, Giratina and the Sky Warrior, and made its first game appearance in Diamond & Pearl on the Nintendo DS in 2006.

And there you have it! Now you know how to get Shaymin in Pokemon Legends Arceus and switch it to Land Forme.

For more guides and walkthroughs to help you on your Hisui adventure, check out the following:

Why did Shaymin disappear in Legends arceus?

If you accidentally make Shaymin run away or fail to capture it, it will temporarily disappear from the map. To make it return, head back to Jubilife Village to reset the Obsidian Fieldlands map. On your next visit, Shaymin will be hanging out in the same flowerbed as before.

Do you need Shaymin to get arceus in Legends arceus?

You don't need to capture Phione, Manaphy, Darkrai or Shaymin. You can do these quests whenever you want (if you capture them you will have 241, Arceus as final Pokémon, 242 out of 242).

How do I revert Shaymin legends arceus?

To switch Shaymin from Land Form to Sky Form, it requires the Gracidea Flower. Luckily, Medi has given it to you already. The Gracidea Flower is found in your Key Items. Use it on Shaymin during the daytime to change its form.

What Pokemon are missing from legends arceus?

Despite that, there were some Johto Pokemon in the Sinnoh region that were left untouched that did not come back for Legends: Arceus..

Hoothoot..

Noctowl..

Wooper..

Quagsire..

Marill..

Azumarill..

Houndour..

Houndoom..

Where is Shaymin and darkrai in Legends arceus?

Darkrai will be distributed to those with Pokémon Brilliant Diamond or Shining Pearl on their device. Shaymin can be acquired by those with Pokémon Sword or Shield. Both of these research quests can be found in Jublife Village after you've viewed the end credits of the game.