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How to Counter Hisuian Zoroark
How to Answer Uxie's Question About Eyes
Once Pokemon Legends: Arceus players have completed Mesprit's Trial in the Obisidian Fieldlands, they'll need to make their way over to Lake Acuity in Hisui's Alabaster Icelands region. There, they'll encounter another member of the Lake Guardian trio: Uxie, the Legendary being of Knowledge.
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Like Mesprit before it, Uxie will provide players with a challenging trial that they'll need to overcome in order to get their hands on the Pokemon's precious claw. This once again entails defeating a powerful Alpha Pokemon, though the answer to Uxie's eye question will likely escape a lot of Pokemon Legends: Arceus players.
How to Counter Hisuian Zoroark
After using the Arc Phone to enter the Acuity Cavern, players will find a Hisuian Zoroark patiently waiting for them. Much like with the Goodra before it, they're free to choose whether to defeat or catch the Level 58 Alpha, with either being enough to progress the story. Whichever they chose though, they're going to need a decent counter to the powerful regional Pokemon.
Being a Normal / Ghost-type Pokemon, Hisuian Zoroark is weak to Dark-type attacks. It knows Nasty Plot, Snarl, Shadow Claw, and Bitter Malice, meaning that it has very good Dark and Ghost-type coverage, which players should take into account. It's also worth noting that with a Speed stat of 110, Hisuian Zoroark will be acting first more often than not.
Given Hisuian Zoroark's strengths and weaknesses, a pure Dark-type Pokemon should serve as a more than effective counter. Both of its defensive stats are a little on the low side too, so it doesn't matter if players opt for a physical or a special attacker. Something like Umbreon (evolve from Eevee) will work well, as too will certain dual-types like Honchkrow and Hisuian Samurott.
How to Answer Uxie's Question About Eyes
After defeating Hisuian Zoroark, Uxie will show up and begin speaking to the player. Unlike Mesprit though, it only has one question for them. It asks how many eyes five particular Pokemon have, with players then needing to put their answers together and type them in. For those at a loss, Combee has six eyes, Zubat has none, Unown has one, Magneton has three, and Dusclops has one. As such, the correct answer is 60131.
After typing 60131 into the keypad and selecting "OK," players will receive Uxie's Claw, which is the second item needed to craft the Red Chain. With the Trial of Lake Acuity now completed, they're free to make their way over to the Crimson Mirelands and Lake Valor. There, Azelf and the final trial await them, as too does yet another powerful Alpha Pokemon.
Pokemon Legends: Arceus is available now for the Nintendo Switch.
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