Where is Pokémon Legends: Arceus set?
2022 role-playing video game
Pokémon Legends: Arceus (2022) — 1 real place Wikidata records as its setting in Japan. Where the game takes place, not where it was made: a game is filmed nowhere, so this is the only kind of location it has.
Part of the Pokémon game series
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Where it is set
Also per Wikipedia — “Video games set in Hokkaido” category
Wikipedia’s “Video games set in Hokkaido” category lists 1 more place. A category is an editor’s judgement rather than a sourced statement, so these are listed apart, never mixed into the statement list, and the claim links straight to where it came from.
Filmed in the same places
Set in the same places
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Frequently asked questions
How many places is Pokémon Legends: Arceus set in?
1 place recorded on Wikidata, and 1 place named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia, across Japan.
Which other productions are set in the same places?
When Marnie Was There (2014), Ghost of Yōtei (2025), Hitman (2016) and Golden Kamuy (2014), each listed on this page.
Was Pokémon Legends: Arceus filmed anywhere?
No. A game is filmed nowhere, so the places on this page are where its story is set, from Wikidata's narrative location and from Wikipedia's setting categories.
Where does this information come from?
Narrative location statements on Wikidata, and the setting categories Wikipedia editors file the work under, which are labelled per Wikipedia. Nothing is guessed from the plot.