Pokémon Legends: Arceus is the newest Pokémon game and makes numerous changes and introduces new mechanics. One change that players may have noticed is a change to certain status conditions. These are Sleep and Frozen. Players may be wondering what these changes are.
The Sleep and Frozen status condition have been replaced with the new status conditions, Drowsy and Frostbite, in Pokémon Legends: Arceus. Here is how Drowsy and Frostbite affect Pokémon.
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- Drowsy: The Pokémon becomes drowsy and may be unable to act on their turn. They also taked increased damage.
- Frostbite: The Pokémon takes damage every turn and has their Speical Attack reduced.
Drowsy works similar to Paralysis by leaving the opposing Pokémon unable to move for a set amount of turns. Likewise, Frostbite is similar to Burn, but instead of reducing the opposing Pokémon's Attack, it affects Special Attack instead.
Both Sleep and Frozen have been highly debated topics in the past. Competitive players have long despised both status conditions as they rely on luck or set the opponent up for an easy win. These changes in Pokémon Legends: Arceus will hopefully do away with that stigma and make for interesting new gameplay.
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