Crafting is a big part of Pokémon Legends: Arceus, and you’ll need plenty of materials to be able to craft all those cool recipes found in the game. Below is a guide for exploration in the overworld so that you can recognize materials that you can collect for future crafting.
How to collect materials in Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Collecting crafting materials is easy and the game mentions the mechanics early on. You just need to ready a Pokémon and aim its Poké Ball with ZR and then release when the reticule is over a material you can harvest!
Some materials are also dropped by Pokémon when they’re defeated.
Materials that can be dropped by defeating or catching Pokémon
- Apricorn
- Ball of Mud
- Oran Berry
- Spoiled Apricorn
- Vivichoke
Materials that can be collected in the overworld
The list below is organized in alphabetical order by the material you will receive from a resource node.
Apricorn
Typically yields 5 Apricorn
Medicinal Leek
Typically yields 1 Medicinal Leek
Note: Can be harvested by hand by pressing ‘A’ or by throwing a Pokémon at it
Oran Berry
Typically yields 3 Oran Berry
Tumblestone
Typically yields 5 Tumblestone
