I am Arceus, the omega of Sinnoh, creator of the world. I birthed Mew from an egg, Earth from another, and the heavens from a third. I have written this tome to store for posterity the world's lore, both in legends and truths about the pokemon, lest they be forgotten in this era where everyone strives to be not a scholar but a master. There is much that the pokedex of the professors leaves out, from brevity, human error and an emphasis on only what they think to be confirmed scientific facts. I do not wish to settle the age-old arguments of Man, although I know the answers, for I believe their disputes can be far more interesting than the truth.

Yet I am not a god like many the humans have imagined, a god who simply sits back and smiles when their creation is done. I have never stopped creating or tweaking what I have made, and the world is always growing, for I merge my projects into this world when I think them complete enough to encounter it, then rewrite the past so that they have always existed.

Although I thought I had finished this mighty task when I revealed my home in Sinnoh, the human appetite for discovery inspired me to create even more. I sacrificed my position at the end of the Pokedex to create a new land across the sea. And there is much about Unova to chronicle, and of Kalos as well, and any lands which I have yet to reveal to you – for do not think that Kalos is the end of my creation!

I hope that you continue to read this pokedex, for there is so much left to discover.


I had the idea of writing Arceus' entry in the first person kicking around since mid-Kanto, but hesitated when Gen V was announced because I thought of it as the conclusion. Didn't actually write this until chronologically between Zangoose and Seviper. I hope it doesn't contradict too many earlier entries – I think I used "we" a few times to refer to humanity. If you find entries which contradict this one, point them out and I'll edit them; I like this idea too much to pass it up.

Also, this concludes Sinnoh's pokedex, and again I'd like to thank everyone who helped me with editing, ideas, and motivating me along the way. See you in Unova.