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Directed by Kazumasa Iwao. Published by The Pokémon Company on Japan, and by Nintendo on the rest of the world.
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* [[Adult Fear]]: Discussed, solving the space time rift problems may preclude the player character from going home.
* [[Adventurer Archaeologist]]: Volo is obsessed with ruins. While less adventurous then most examples of this trope, by setting standards, he’s far more willing to leave the safety of a settlement and explore then most, and he willingly interacts with Pokémon before it’s normalized.
* [[Anime Hair]]: Volo has this under his hat.
* [[Anyone Can Die]]: The player is told they may die if they try to survive alone in the wild. [[Gameplay and Story Segregation]] stops this from ever happening, though unlike in previous games the player can be targeted by Pokémon attacks when out of battle.
* [[Bubblegloop Swamp]]: Parts of the Crimson Mirelands are swampy.
* Difficulty Spike: A few times▼
* [[Character Customization]]: Players can purchase clothes and haircuts to alter their character appearance.
** Nobel Pokémon battles test player reflexes far more than the rest of the game.▼
* [[Character Select Forcing]]: Less so than in other mainline Pokémon games: There are not multiple versions of the game, so each copy includes the full regional dex. That said some choices do lock out certain Pokémon from being acquired for a time.
* [[Darker and Edgier]]: Compared to most Pokemon games. Aside from being more open and up front about the topic of death which has been present in the series before, the NPCs are mostly not comfortable around Pokémon due to their potential for danger. Indeed, many Pokémon can and will attack the player character if they spot them.
▲* [[Difficulty Spike]]: A few times
** {{Spoiler|By the end game Volo has nearly an identical team as his implied decedent, Cynthia, who is commonly considered to be one of the toughest fights in the series. Then he brings out a legendary Pokémon with two health bars and no chance for the player to heal up, effectively giving him 8 Pokémon of decent to high strength.}}} Up to this point most Pokémon trainers are fought only sporadically, usually with a chance to rest, heal and save before the next battle, so this comes as a shock to a player who is not well prepared.
* [[Fish Out of Temporal Water]]: They player character. {{Spoiler|Ingo is another one, albeit with little memory of their former life.}}
* [[Fantasy Counterpart Culture]]: Hisui is similar to some aspects of Meiji era Japan, where old feudal systems and traditions intersect with scientific process and innovations.
* [[Forced Tutorial]]: Happens at the start of the game. Justified somewhat by being interwoven with the plot, but it can drag on in repeat playthroughs.
* [[Foreshadowing]]: {{Spoiler|Volo teaches the player about sneak attacks by surprising them from the rear. Guess who backstabs the player character later?]]
* [[Gotta Catch Them All]]: Emphasized more than in traditional Pokémon games, as completing the Pokédex is a plot relevant goal, with significant rewards at major milestones. Not only is the player tasked with meeting all Pokémon by Arceus, this is effectively the in game job the Galaxy Team gives the player.
* [[Heel Face Turn]]: {{Spoiler|Volo turns on the player.}}
* [[Monumental Damage]]: {{Spoiler|Happens to the temple at the mountaintop.}}
* [[Multiple Life Bars]]: {{Spoiler|The final battle against Volo}}
* [[Ninja]]: Exists as a player outfit, and the player can choose to play like one by using smoke grenades and stealth mechanics. {{Spoiler|An actual Ninja exists in the game, playing both the historical ninja by pretending to be an ordinary commoner with a lowly post, and the pop culture ninja tropes once revealed.}}
* [[Noble Bigot]]: Commander Kamado doesn’t trust most things that come through the Space Time Rift, though he is willing to give what he perceives as fair treatment to the player character.
* [[Olympus Mons]]: As the title implies, Arceus plays a big role in the story.
* [[Primal Fear (trope)|Primal Fear]]: The player character is quickly told their chances of surviving in the wild are low, which is probably an accurate assessment given the player starts with a shirt, shorts, sandals, and a divinely enhanced smartphone, which isn’t a great loadout for long term wilderness survival. {{Spoiler|Comes to pass when the player is banished from Jubilife Village.}}
* [[The Professor]]: Professor Laventon, who writes most of the Pokédex entries and comes up with inventions as the plot demands.
* [[Rage Against the Heavens]]: {{Spoiler|Volo wants to draw out Arceus, subjugate it, and then use its power to remake the world into a better one.}}
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** Galaxy Team isn’t above taking cruel actions if they consider something a threat to their village, even if the threat is based on conjecture.
** {{Spoiler|Volo wants to subjugate Arceus to create a better world.}}
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