While fans hold out hope that Game Freak will consider releasing a sequel to its breakout star Pokemon Legends: Arceus, one particular Pokedex entry from Pokemon Scarlet could be a sign that follow-up had already been planned. After the well-known Riddler Khu resurfaced with rumors about Pokemon's next game, players are convinced that Game Freak's next project could be a new Pokemon Legends game, provided it continues to outsource its remakes to third-party developers. Though this remains speculation until Scarlet and Violet's DLC is completed, there might already be hints that a second Pokemon Legends game is coming.

Among the key details and differences that made Legends: Arceus so memorable for players was its unique approach to its starter Pokemon. Instead of introducing all new Pokemon like a mainline game, Legends: Arceus reused starter Pokemon from previous generations, though their final evolutions were revealed to be regional forms. Players are anticipating a new Pokemon Legends to embrace its predecessor's lessons as it adopts a similar approach for its own starter Pokemon and their regional evolutions. But in the midst of these theories, it was Quaxly's Pokedex entry in Scarlet that seems to all but confirm its role in Pokemon Legends.

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Pokemon Scarlet Confirms Quaxly Isn't Native to Paldea

As players aren't likely check the Pokedex entry for their starter Pokemon, it wouldn't be unusual if some fans missed Quaxly's entry in Scarlet. It claims that, unlike Sprigatito and Fuecoco, Quaxly isn't actually native to the region, as it "migrated to Paldea from distant lands long ago." Ordinarily, a Pokedex entry like this might have never received a second thought, but now with the context of Pokemon Legends: Arceus, it's undeniable that Quaxly's origins residing in another region from the past lines up perfectly with the potential of a new Pokemon Legends game.

Its status as a starter Pokemon would already qualify it to appear in Pokemon Legends, but Quaxly and its evolutions' Pokedex entries all indicate that the Pokemon line has seen extensive travel across Pokemon's regions. Quaxwell's Violet Pokedex entry specifically mentions its regional history and both Quaquaval's entries from Scarlet and Violet reference distant regions reflected in its dancing. With Quaxly's line directly drawn from other unnamed regions, it seems that Game Freak has already laid the groundwork for Quaxly's return as the next Pokemon Legends' Water-type starter Pokemon.

How and Where Quaxly Could Feature in a New Pokemon Legends

Since Pokemon Legends: Arceus released shortly after the Gen 4 remakes it shared a region with, many fans believe that the next Pokemon Legends game will explore Unova. Not only does the Unova region have a rich history that Pokemon Legends could deep dive into thanks to both Black and White and their sequels, but Quaxly already seems like the ideal fit for such a region. When it was introduced, Unova was presented as one of Pokemon's most distant and populated regions, which aligns with the previous Pokedex entries about the Quaxly line's regional immersion to people and Pokemon.

Given that Unova has key locations for Pokemon Legends to use, from Driftveil's ports to an Unovan town settlement at Castelia, Quaxly could easily be introduced as wayward starter Pokemon eager to travel. Meanwhile, a regional variant of Quaquaval could keep the Quaxly line's connections to fashion, dancing, and fighting as it taps into Unova's New York influences and its backdrop of theater and dance, with Quaquaval possibly becoming a Water/Dark or Water/Fairy combination. There could even be inspiration from Gen 5's own Meloetta and its two forms, with Quaquaval likewise switching its Fighting-type for a Psychic-type instead.

Pokemon Legends: Arceus is available now for the Nintendo Switch.

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