Path of Solitude
The Path of Solitude (Japanese: いっぴき道 Ippiki-dō) is a battle challenge in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, added in Version 1.1.0. It is conducted by Ingo at the training grounds in Jubilife Village after the player has completed Request 102: Daybreak. The player is to choose a single Pokémon to battle with, and its species, regardless of form, determines the Pokémon that Ingo uses in a designated battle. During this battle, the player cannot use any items from their satchel. Completing a Pokémon's Path of Solitude will add a mark on that Pokémon's page in the player's Pokédex.
Rewards
After defeating Ingo in battle, he will reward the player with 3 Exp. Candies L the first time, and 3 sacks of Grit Dust if the player wins with a repeat Pokémon. Additionally, Ingo will give the player an extra reward for every 10 marks they receive. However, the final milestone reward is gifted at 238 marks.
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| The Solitude mark |
| Marks | Reward |
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| 10 |  Exp. Candy L ×1
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| 20 | Exp. Candy L ×1
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| 30 | Exp. Candy L ×1
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| 40 | Exp. Candy L ×1
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| 50 |  Exp. Candy XL ×1
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| 60 | Exp. Candy L ×2
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| 70 | Exp. Candy L ×2
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| 80 | Exp. Candy L ×2
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| 90 | Exp. Candy L ×2
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| 100 | Exp. Candy XL ×2
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| 110 | Exp. Candy L ×3
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| 120 | Exp. Candy L ×3
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| 130 | Exp. Candy L ×3
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| 140 | Exp. Candy L ×3
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| 150 | Exp. Candy XL ×3
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| 160 | Exp. Candy L ×4
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| 170 | Exp. Candy L ×4
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| 180 | Exp. Candy L ×4
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| 190 | Exp. Candy L ×4
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| 200 | Exp. Candy XL ×4
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| 210 | Exp. Candy L ×5
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| 220 | Exp. Candy L ×5
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| 230 | Exp. Candy L ×5
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| 238 | Exp. Candy XL ×10
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List of opponents
The following lists the Pokémon that Ingo will use, based on the player's Pokémon.
Single Battles
The following Path of Solitude challenges are all one-on-one battles against Ingo. A checkmark next to the player's Pokémon indicates that there is a request tied to completing the challenge.
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Multi Battles
If the player uses Arceus or any of the Pokémon of myth, Ingo will send out three first partner Pokémon at once against the player.
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| # | Player | Opponent | Level | Moves | Nature | Effort levels | ||||||||||
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| HP | Attack | Defense | Sp. Atk | Sp. Def | Speed | |||||||||||
| 0483 | 
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Dialga | 
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Decidueye♂ | 50 |  Aerial Ace
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Magical Leaf
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- | - | Serious | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Typhlosion♀ | 50 | Quick Attack
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Flamethrower
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- | - | Serious | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
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Samurott♂ | 50 | Slash
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Aqua Tail
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- | - | Serious | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 0484 | 
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Palkia |
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Decidueye♂ | 50 | Aerial Ace
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Magical Leaf
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- | - | Serious | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Typhlosion♀ | 50 | Quick Attack
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Flamethrower
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- | - | Serious | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
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Samurott♂ | 50 | Slash
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Aqua Tail
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- | - | Serious | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 0487 | 
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Giratina | 
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Torterra♂ | 60 | Headlong Rush
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Leaf Blade
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- | - | Serious | 5 | - | 5 | - | 5 | - |
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Infernape♂ | 60 | Raging Fury
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Mach Punch
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- | - | Serious | 5 | - | 5 | - | - | 5 | |||
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Empoleon♂ | 60 | Wave Crash
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Flash Cannon
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- | - | Serious | 5 | - | 5 | - | - | 5 | |||
| 0493 | 
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Arceus |
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Decidueye♂ | 87 | Triple Arrows
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Leaf Blade
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Aerial Ace
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Psycho Cut
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Adamant | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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Typhlosion♀ | 87 | Infernal Parade
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Rock Slide
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Flamethrower
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Calm Mind
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Modest | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |||
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Samurott♂ | 87 | Ceaseless Edge
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Poison Jab
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Megahorn
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Iron Tail
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Adamant | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |||
Trivia
- With the exception of Arceus, all Paths of Solitude for the Mythical Pokémon are references to their respective movies.
- The Chatot and Parasect in Phione and Manaphy's respective Paths of Solitude reference the Phantom's Chatot and Parasect in Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea.
- The Lickilicky in Darkrai's Path of Solitude references Baron Alberto's Lickilicky in The Rise of Darkrai.
- The Lickilicky also knows Hyper Beam, just like Alberto's Lickilicky.
- The Magnezone in Shaymin's Path of Solitude references Zero's Magnezone in Giratina and the Sky Warrior.
- The Paths of Solitude for each of the lake guardians have them battling against a non-Alpha version of the Pokémon the player fought before their respective trials.
- The Path of Solitude for Pikachu being against Onix is likely a reference to the Pokémon the Series episode Showdown in Pewter City, where Ash's Pikachu battled against Brock's Onix.
- Ingo using an Unown in Unown’s Path of Solitude marks the first and only time an NPC owns an Unown outside of a battle facility in a core series game.
- The Paths of Solitude for Gyarados and the forces of nature feature Rotom forms that have mastered their special appliance moves, even though this is normally impossible.
In other languages
| Language | Title | |
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| Chinese | Cantonese | 隻身道 Jeksān Douh |
| Mandarin | 隻身道 / 只身道 Zhīshēn Dào | |
| French | Voie Solitaire | |
| German | Solokämpferpfad | |
| Italian | Via dei solitari | |
| Korean | 일필도 Ilpildo | |
| Spanish | Vía solitaria | |
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