A list of all 20 Old Verses in Pokémon Legends: Arceus (PLA) and where to find them with links to our intereactive Map(s).

What are Old Verses¶

Old Verses are poems written about the history of the Sinnoh region, and provides extensive information on everything regarding Hisui and Sinnoh. There is nothing to indicate where you may locate these elusive poems, they can only be unearthed using Ursaluna and digging around the five regions of Hisui. This is of course a lot of trial and error, so please refer to the table below to pinpoint them on the Interactive Map.

Old Verse	Icon	Region	Area	Description	Map Pin
1		Crimson Mirelands	Gapejaw Bog	“Once there were two. And one looked upon time’s steady pace. And one looked upon the expanse of space. “And the two set out: the fullness of future did they seek, the world’s far end would they greet. “Two different paths— each walking alone a path their own, though they walk with almighty Sinnoh.”	Map Pin
2		Crimson Mirelands	Shrouded Ruins	“O you, who at the world’s far-off end dwell, I know your wish—it is my wish as well. “My own beloved is now gone from me, departed to a place I cannot reach. “My old companions have left me behind, their faces faded into days gone by. “Still to my breast I clutch this hopeless dream, a futile wish for us once more to meet. “O you, who at the world’s far-off end dwell, I know your wish—it is my wish as well. “But ours are cold and endless winter days, warmed only by memories locked away.”	Map Pin
3		Cobalt Coastlands	Aipom Hill	“No claws nor fangs, no strength to claim— no man could hope to hold his own to mighty Pokémon. “But bolts of light rained down one day, ten times they fell, ten times struck true upon ten Pokémon. “Then to weak man did these ten turn, his strength to be, and all were blessed by loyal Pokémon. “Were not these bolts a gift to man? Were they not your almighty grace, great Sinnoh, paragon?”	Map Pin
4		Cobalt Coastlands	Firespit Island	“Ten Pokémon, the ancient hero’s loyal retinue— though these companions now are gone, their noble duty passes on to generations new. “The people thank the ten descendants for their gen’rous toil by lining vessels built to last with water clear and choice repast before the arenas’ soil.”	Map Pin
5		Cobalt Coastlands	Spring Path	“Long and longer yet ago, Celestica was here. But folk and town alike, both did disappear. “In time, came new folk sailing, sailing ‘cross the sea, called by their love for Sinnoh, great and almighty. “But diff’rent were the Sinnoh that each folk did hold dear, And bitter strife and angry war were always at the near. “‘Celestica’ they called themselves, the name not theirs to take. Yet claim it from the past they did, for tragic quarrel’s sake. “So once again did our name live, though all our people gone. But even if the name endures, its heart does not live on.”	Map Pin
6		Alabaster Icelands	Icebound Falls Cave	“When that Pokémon was born, intelligence bloomed among us, enriching all our morrows. “When that Pokémon was born, emotions bloomed among us, giving us joy and sorrows. “When that Pokémon was born, willpower bloomed among us to act and not to wallow.”	Map Pin
7		Alabaster Icelands	Lake Acuity Waterfall	“O, lake in alabaster lands of ice, lake brimming o’er with rich acuity… “How many seek the Pokémon that shows itself there, out to answer its words true and earn its boon through ingenuity? “But should they fail to understand its words and let its questions meet with no reply, their minds will be wiped clean of memory… “O, lake in alabaster lands of ice, depths where rich acuity goes to sink.”	Map Pin
8		Coronet Highlands	Lonely Spring	“Throughout Hisui, plates lie scattered— plates with powers all diverse. “Forever lasting, each inscribed with eternal prayer’s verse. “Through space and time will they bear secret wishes for the universe.”	Map Pin
9		Crimson Mirelands	Sludge Mound	“I set the bones of Pokémon adrift upon the river. “I let my memories flow on, adrift upon the river. “And to the ocean they will flow, perhaps around the world to go. “How many bones in days now gone have I now set adrift from me? “How many bones in days to come will I yet set adrift to sea? “While every gift with which I part takes a sliver of my heart.”	Map Pin
10		Cobalt Coastlands	Tranquility Cove	“’Twas long ago he earned the name ‘hero’… “He led his retinue, ten Pokémon, against the almighty unknowable. “In battle did his valiance proclaim at last the strength of humble humankind. “The great unknowable approved this feat, and to its domain of no place returned.”	Map Pin
11		Coronet Highlands	Temple of Sinnoh (Pass through the Stone Portal cave to reach the Temple of Sinnoh and Dig with Ursaluna when you get to the top.)	“‘Let our wishes reach heaven’s crown,’ the people together vowed. “So they and their Pokémon bore stone to the peak of heaven’s mount. “The people carved the gathered stones in shapes of Pokémon— “the ten Pokémon that Sinnoh shone its almighty light upon.”	Map Pin
12		Alabaster Icelands	Snowfall Hot Spring Cave (Underground)	“Wintry… Austere… Brimming with strange power… “Certainly the land of Hisui bears some resemblance to Sinjoh. “Here, where the ancient Sinnoh people were born, I will spend an eternity… until the one with the mission appears.”	Map Pin
13		Crimson Mirelands	Cottensedge Prairie	“Sootfoot, humble root— harvest it, and peel it. “Broiled, baked, or steamed will do, just let nobody steal it. “Mash the root, then knead the mash, then once more heat it over— “Grill it only till it browns— use Ember, not Flamethrower. “Now harken well, and listen closely: the wise adore potato mochi. “A day spent eating all in reach, is no day wasted, if you ask me.”	Map Pin
14		Obsidian Fieldlands	Deertrack Paths West	“The fieldlands rush by underhoof as Wyrdeer carries me astride— “Companions of mine run with us and Pokémon dash alongside. “We come to stand where wind had swept and old days play before my eyes… “The memories come running through, linking this place to times gone by. “Time and space here blend together and enfold my heart as I remember.”	Map Pin
15		Obsidian Fieldlands	Obsidian Falls	“The flow of time never stops… The past, future, and present… “Space is ever-expanding dimensions… Our spirits, too, are as space…”	Map Pin
16		Coronet Highlands	Above Celestica Ruins	“Heaven’s crown, nearest to almighty Sinnoh… “Power of almighty Sinnoh, gather as stone at heaven’s mount. “Stone, let your power flow— distort and bend the world around you.”	Map Pin
17		Obsidian Fieldlands	Ramanas Island	“Once there was a god of field, and once there was a god of spring. “Upon Hisui’s winds it wheeled, brought life to every growing thing. “‘Where go you when you are not here?’ asked I one day the god of spring. “No answer would it give me clear, but still did I have an inkling. “There is no great dark truth untold— it simply does not like the cold.”	Map Pin
18		Coronet Highlands	Fabled Spring	“Offer only friendship to those around you. “Angering ??? in turn confounds you. “Sorrowing ??? will in woe drown you. “A land, once riven, cannot become new. “Let only peace and amity surround you.”	Map Pin
19		Obsidian Fieldlands	Floaro Gardens	“When first this land was formed, man and ’mon lived happily, sharing all that they could see, by kind acts born and warmed. “One Pokémon then proposed that they should always ready be to help the humans should they need, and let their presence be disclosed. “And that is why, to this day, not all Pokémon do flee when a human they do see— they leap out where tall grasses sway.”	Map Pin
20		Alabaster Icelands	Bonechill Wastes East	“Once it shone upon us all, with all the warmth of welcome sun. “But now we weep, to grief we fall, starved of light now it has gone. “And some they go, despair withal, in search of it they reel and run. “They quit their hearths, abandon hall, and leave our lands to be undone. “And when they’re gone beyond recall, this land will be a home to none. This land will only ever be a home to Pokémon.”	Map Pin