Pokémon Legends Arceus: How to increase Star Rank and Star Rank rewards

In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, your Star Rank indicates both your status within the Galaxy Expedition Team and how much you've learned about the Pokémon of the Hisui region. Every time you reach a new rank, you'll receive a variety of Star Rank benefits, such as new stuff and access to a new destination.

How to increase Star Rank in Pokémon Legends: Arceus

To improve your Star Rank in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, you must complete both Research Tasks and Pokédex entries to earn Pokémon Research Points.

You'll be able to check how many Pokémon Research Points you've earned during the Pokédex Progress Report section at the end of each survey. These points are then added together to determine how close you are to achieving the next Star Rank.

Visit Captain Cyllene in the Galaxy Hall for an examination once you've accumulated enough points to achieve a new Star Rank.

Reaching a new Star Rank unlocks new items, crafting recipes, and places, as well as increasing the amount you earn from survey reports and ensuring Pokémon of specific levels obey you in combat.

During the game's main campaign, you'll have to improve your Star Rank at times - more on that in our Pokémon Legends: Arceus tutorial - so keep track of how many Pokémon Research Points you've earned.

This is fortunately simple to do because the front of your Pokédex keeps track of your current Star Rank, the number of Pokémon Research Points required for the next rank, and the total number of points you've earned thus far.

Star Rank rewards list: What each Star Rank unlocks in Pokémon Legends Arceus listed

In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, there are a total of ten Star Ranks to achieve, with no Star Rank at the start. The awards you gain from survey reports increase as your Star Rank rises. All of the awards for the Star Ranks we've unlocked so far, as well as the amount of Pokémon Research, Points required to unlock them, are listed below:

Star Rank	Points Required to Unlock	Rewards
First Star	500	Use Heavy Balls Crafting Recipe: Heavy Balls Crafting Recipe: Revive Pokémon up to Level 20 obey your orders in battle
Second Star	1300	Use Feather Balls Crafting Recipe: Feather Balls Crafting Recipe: Super Potion Pokémon up to Level 30 obey your orders in battle Unlocks Crimson Mirelands
Third Star	1700	Use Great Balls Crafting Recipe: Great Balls Pokémon up to Level 40 obey your orders in battle Unlocks Cobalt Coastlands
Fourth Star	2500	Use Leaden Balls Crafting Recipe: Leaden Balls Crafting Recipe: Hyper Potion Pokémon up to Level 50 obey your orders in battle Unlock Coronet Highlands
Fifth Star	2500	Use Wing Balls Crafting Recipe: Wing Balls Pokémon up to Level 65 obey your orders in battle Unlock Alabaster Icelands