Exploring the Hisui region in Pokémon Legends: Arceus presents players with numerous crafting items, including mysterious red, blue, and green shards. Understanding what these shards are used for can significantly improve your inventory management and financial standing in the game. This resource guide details their primary purposes and how to maximize their value during your journey.
Finding Shards in the Hisui Region
Colored shards are primarily gathered during space-time distortion events that randomly spawn across the map. As you navigate these distorted zones, you will spot shiny red, blue, and green fragments scattered on the ground. Occasionally, defeating powerful Alpha Pokémon will also yield these materials as rare victory drops.
Crafting Star Pieces for Wealth
The main purpose of collecting colored shards is to combine them into valuable Star Pieces. By acquiring the crafting recipe from Anvin at the Craftworks in Jubilife Village, players can turn three of each colored shard along with one bag of Stardust into a single Star Piece. Selling a Star Piece nets 5,000 Pokédollars, yielding a far higher profit than selling raw shards individually.
Fulfilling Villager Requests
Beyond generating passive income through crafting, shards are occasionally required for specific side quests in Jubilife Village. For example, Request 70 titled Colorful New Looks requires players to show colored shards to the local clothier to unlock new outfit options. Keeping a small stash of each shard color in your item storage ensures you can finish requests without extra grinding.
Resource Management Tips
Because space-time distortions are temporary, prioritizing shard collection while surviving aggressive wild Pokémon is essential. Storing your gathered shards in the item trunk prevents accidental clutter in your active satchel while you accumulate crafting materials. Once you have gathered sufficient amounts, craft them in bulk to quickly build up funds for move tutors, inventory upgrades, and clothing items.
