Why Won’t Pokémon Obey in Arceus?

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Pokémon won’t obey in Arceus because the Star Rank is not high enough, which acts like a Gym Badge in the regular games, requiring players to increase their rank so higher-level Pokémon will obey them. The level of the Pokémon is too high for the player’s current Star Rank, making it necessary to fill out the Pokédex and increase the Star Rank to make higher-level Pokémon obey.

Understanding the Star Rank System

The Star Rank system in Pokémon Legends: Arceus is crucial in determining which Pokémon will obey the player, with higher Star Ranks allowing for higher-level Pokémon to be controlled, and the Star Rank can be increased by filling out the Pokédex and completing research tasks.

Frequently Asked Questions

General Questions

1. What is the problem with Arceus?: The major complaint about Pokémon Legends: Arceus is that it didn’t make many improvements in the graphics department despite offering something new in terms of story, exploration, and mechanics.
2. How do I get Gyarados to obey?: Gyarados will obey if the player has all 8 Gym Badges, and if the Gyarados is traded, it will only obey up to a certain level.
3. Can Alpha Pokémon be caught?: Yes, Alpha Pokémon can be caught, and the higher the player’s Star Rank, the more likely they’ll be able to catch Alpha Pokémon outright.

Pokémon Behavior and Training

4. Why won’t Scyther listen?: Scyther won’t listen because it is too high leveled for the player’s trainer level, and until the player has the second badge, any Pokémon that was traded over level 10 will not obey.
5. How do I make my Pokémon obey?: To get a Pokémon of a certain level to obey, the player must get the corresponding badge that allows Pokémon equal to or below the level limit to obey, and to get all Pokémon to obey, the player’ll need to earn the 8th badge.
6. Does friendship make Pokémon obey?: No, Pokémon obey if the player is the original trainer, and they also obey if their level is lower than a limit set by the number of gyms the player has beaten.

Breeding and Collecting

7. Can Alpha Pokémon be shiny?: Yes, every time a player sees a Pokémon, it picks a random number between 1 and 4096, and if it happens to be 1, the player gets a shiny, and the odds of finding a shiny alpha randomly is 1 in 409,600.
8. Can Arceus breed with Ditto?: No, Legendaries and Mythicals are in the Undiscovered Egg Group, meaning they can’t breed and give Eggs.
9. Are there alpha Shinies in Arceus?: Yes, it’s possible to find and capture Shiny Alpha Pokémon in Pokémon Legends: Arceus by finishing their research tasks in the Pokédex to increase the chances.

GameState and Pokémon Characteristics

10. What causes a Pokémon to not obey?: A Pokémon won’t obey the trainer if the Pokémon is at a very high level and the trainer doesn’t have enough badges to train it.
11. Why is my Pokémon disobedient?: A Pokémon will be disobedient if it’s a traded Pokémon and its level is higher than the limit set by the number of gyms the player has beaten.
12. What is Arceus’ biggest weakness?: Arceus is a Normal-type Pokémon in its base form and is therefore weak against Fighting types.

Gameplay Mechanics

13. How do I get a Pokémon to obey level 100?: A Pokémon will only obey if the player has all 8 badges, otherwise, it could do random things like going to sleep, disobedience, or choosing to do whatever it wants.
14. Is there an item that makes Pokémon listen to you?: Yes, it’s called the Eighth Badge, and having all 8 badges makes all Pokémon obey a trainer.
15. Does your starter Pokémon always obey in legends Arceus?: From what has been read, the Star Level obedience threshold only applies to the level caught seen on the Pokémon’s summary screen, so any Pokémon the player catches that obeys them off the bat will always obey, even if the player gets them to level 100.