Tom Bowen-Senior Editor

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About Tom Bowen

Tom Bowen is a senior editor who loves adventure games and RPGs. He's been playing video games for several decades now and writing about them professionally since 2020. Although he dabbles in news and features from time to time, he spends most of his time writing guides these days.

Favorite Games

Tom plays a bit of everything but will always have a soft spot for point-and-click adventure series like Monkey Island and Broken Sword. Also Shenmue, and just about everything else made by Yu Suzuki. His favorite Final Fantasy game seems to change every time someone asks him, but right now he's leaning toward 10 > 6 > 7. When it comes to Zelda, he prefers classic titles like Windwaker and A Link to the Past to the newer 3D open-world stuff.

Favorite Console

Tom's owned pretty much every home console over the years but none have brought him quite as much joy as the Sega Dreamcast. It had some of the best games of its era and was years ahead of its time when it came to features.

Proudest Gaming Achievement

Tom once managed to beat The Secret of Monkey Island in under an hour, which, had he bothered to record it, would have placed him among the top 25 runners on SpeedRun.com.

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Pokemon Legends: Arceus - How to Complete Mesprit's Trial

In order to save Hisui, Pokemon Legends: Arceus players will need to complete three special trials, the first of which can be found at Lake Verity.

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Pokemon Legends: Arceus - The 5 Best Fire-Type Pokemon (& Where to Find Them)

Pokemon Legends: Arceus players looking to add some extra heat to their team would do well to track down some of these fantastic Fire-type Pokemon.

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Pokemon Legends: Arceus - How to Beat Origin Forme Palkia / Dialga at the Temple of Sinnoh

Players will need to defeat either Palkia or Dialga at the end of Pokemon Legends: Arceus' main story. Here's how to beat them in their Origin Formes.

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Pokemon Legends: Arceus - How to Beat Avalugg in the Alabaster Icelands

Lurking deep within the frozen tundras of Pokemon Legends: Arceus' Alabaster Icelands area awaits the game's fifth frenzied Noble Pokemon, Avalugg.

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Pokemon Legends: Arceus - How to Beat Electrode in the Coronet Highlands

The battle with Electrode is the fourth Noble Pokemon encounter in Pokemon Legends: Arceus and also one of the toughest. Here's how to beat it.

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Pokemon Legends: Arceus - How to Beat Arcanine in the Cobalt Coastlands

Arcanine is the third frenzied Noble Pokemon that players will need to help calm in Legends: Arceus. Here's how players should approach the fight.

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Pokemon Legends: Arceus - How to Beat Lilligant in the Crimson Mirelands

Lilligant is the second frenzied Noble Pokemon that players will need to calm in Legends: Arceus, though she proves to be much tougher than the first.

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Pokemon Legends: Arceus - How to Beat Kleavor in the Obsidian Fieldlands

Kleavor is the first of five frenzied Pokemon Nobles that players will need to beat in Pokemon Legends: Arceus. Here's the best strategy for doing so.

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Pokemon Legends: Arceus - How to Ride on Ursaluna & Find Treasure

Ursaluna is the second rideable Pokemon that players will encounter in Legends: Arceus. It's a little slow, but can be used to find valuable items.

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Pokemon Legends: Arceus - How to Activate Space-Time Distortions

Space-time distortions are a great source of rare Pokemon and items in Pokemon Legends: Arceus. Here's how to activate a distortion after finding it.

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Pokemon Legends: Arceus - How to Increase Inventory Space (Extra Satchel Slots)

More than any other Pokemon game before it, inventory management is incredibly important in Legends: Arceus. Here's how to unlock new satchel slots.

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Pokemon Legends: Arceus - What Happens if You Pop All 30 Balloons in the Fieldlands Balloon Race?

Popping all 30 balloons in the Fieldlands Balloon Race isn't easy, but it's definitely doable and well worth the effort for those able to pull it off.

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Pokemon Legends: Arceus - How to Break Rocks and Crystals

Breaking rocks and crystals is a great way to gain experience and crafting materials in Pokemon Legends: Arceus. Here's how to do it.

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Dragon Ball: Mr. Satan’s Best & Worst Moments In The Anime

He may not be the most popular character in the franchise, but there can be no denying the huge impact that Mr. Satan has had throughout Dragon Ball.

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Pokemon Legends: Arceus - How to Complete The Galaxy Team's Entry Trial

The Galaxy Team's Entry Trial is one of the first main story missions in Pokemon Legends: Arceus and introduces several key mechanics and characters.

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Pokemon Legends: Arceus - How to Craft Poke Balls and Healing Items

Just as it does in many other open-world games, crafting plays an important role in Pokemon Legends: Arceus. Here's how players can get started.

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Pokemon Legends: Arceus - How Many Pokemon Are There?

Completionists can breathe a sigh of relief, as Pokemon Legends: Arceus' Pokedex is a lot more managable than some of the other games in the series.

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Pokemon Legends: Arceus - Every Pokemon with New Evolutions (& How to Evolve Them)

Rather than introducing new evolutionary lines, Pokemon Legends: Arceus instead opts to add to existing ones. Here's every new evolution in the game.

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Pokemon Legends: Arceus - Every Hisuian Pokemon (& Where to Find Them)

Like Alola and Galar before it, Hisui is home to plenty of regional variants. Here's every Hisuian Pokemon in Legends: Arceus and where to find them.

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Pokemon Legends: Arceus - The Best Nature for Rowlet, Cyndaquil, and Oshawott

The right nature can massively improve a player's starter Pokemon in Legends: Arceus. These are the best natures for Rowlet, Cyndaquil, and Oshawott.