Pokemon Legends: Arceus may have flipped the script in many respects, but there will always be one constant: good new Pokemon. Generation Eight's final release came with a few regional variants for some older Pokemon, and they've gotten a lot of praise from the community so far.

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That said, there's always the competitive scene. While Legends: Arceus has different gameplay mechanics and doesn't offer online multiplayer, competitive heads can't help but wonder how they would fare in Generation Eight's traditional meta and beyond. Given what's out there now in terms of their typing, stats, and significant moves currently in their movepool, here are the regional variants from Legends: Arceus, ranked worst to best.