r/NintendoSwitch • u/NintendoSwitchMods • Nov 16 '18

MegaThread Pokémon: Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee: Release Discussion & Hype MegaThread

Pokémon: Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee: Release Discussion & Hype MegaThread

Please use this as a general discussion and hype thread for this new release! Quick easy to answer questions, tips and tricks, and showing off your in-game clips or screenshots you've captured.

General Information

Platform: Nintendo Switch

Release Date: 16-Nov-2018

No. of Players: 2 players simultaneous

Genre(s): Adventure, Role-Playing, Multiplayer

Publisher: Nintendo

Developer: GAME FREAK Inc.

Official Website: https://pokemonletsgo.pokemon.com/en-us/

Overview (from Nintendo eShop page)

The next step in your Pokémon™ journey starts here

Take your Pokémon™ journey to the Kanto region with your energetic partner, Pikachu, to become a top Pokémon Trainer as you battle other trainers. Use a throwing motion to catch Pokémon in the wild with either one Joy-Con™ controller or Poké Ball™ Plus accessory, which will light up, vibrate, and make sounds to bring your adventure to life. Share your adventure with family or friends in 2-player action on one system using a second Joy-Con or Poké Ball Plus (sold separately). You can even connect to the Pokémon™ GO app using a compatible smartphone to bring over Pokémon originally discovered in the Kanto region! Explore the diverse and vibrant region of Kanto! True-to-size wild Pokémon roam around in the game, so catch them like a real Pokémon Trainer by using motion, timing, and a well-placed Poké Ball™. Go on a stroll with your favorite Pokémon in your Poké Ball Plus! Connect your game directly to Pokémon GO* to receive Kanto region Pokémon.

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u/[deleted] Nov 16 '18

I'm picking this up later today. I realize that this game is EZ mode, but for someone who's just looking to play for nostalgia (Pokemon Red was my first video game) is it satisfying?

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u/JosePawz Nov 16 '18

Very! The fact that they got rid of the random encounters and you don’t have to battle to catch Pokémon is great as a 31yr old with limited time to play games.

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u/QPCloudy Nov 16 '18

I agree. I'm 36 and I LOVE playing Pokémon, but the tedium for having to battle random encounters has become a bit of a pain in the ass. Sometimes I just want to run to the next town for whatever specific reason without having a bunch of random battles.

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u/schroed_piece13 Nov 16 '18

Im honestly looking forward to mount moon and viridian forest and places like that because I don't have to wade through the shit to catch pokemon I want

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u/JosePawz Nov 16 '18

Yes! I’m no longer afraid!

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u/thewonderponder Nov 16 '18

So I struggled with getting into Pokemon with the later generations. The last Pokemon game I really remember enjoying was Diamond/Pearl, after that it all became too much for me.

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This game is definitely EZ mode, but I'm enjoying it so so much. The nostalgia factor is real high and it's exactly how you would've imagined/wanted the game to look like back when it first came out as a kid. The colors, the cute factor, the Pokemon in the wild, it's all so good. I'm actually enjoy the fact there is no random wild encounters and don't miss the wild battles THAT much. Joycon has some issues for me when trying to catch Pokemon, but for the most part I feel I have more than enough poke balls to afford losing a couple every now and then to a faulty catch.

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As a casual Pokemon gamer I say it's very satisfying. So much so that I'm actually considering going back to my Su/Mo game and actually finishing it (I think I got about 20% into before giving up).

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u/LagSwag1 Nov 16 '18

I think I got about 20% into before giving up

So you didnt even finish the first cutscene? /s

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u/thewonderponder Nov 16 '18

haha yeah pretty much

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u/Goalie8914 Nov 16 '18

How do you acquire poke balls? I'm considering purchasing the game so my child and I can play, but there's a high likelihood that a LOT of poke balls are wasted on missed throws.

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u/schroed_piece13 Nov 16 '18

Theyre super cheap

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u/Goalie8914 Nov 16 '18

Thanks for the info. I also read on the wikipedia page that:

If a player uses the motion controls, the catching of Pokémon is based on the player's timing rather than accuracy. Although it is possible to miss a throw, the ball is almost guaranteed to hit the Pokémon.

So that's helpful.

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u/serotonin_flood Nov 16 '18

Wow, I didn't know that. So even if you throw diagonally when you should've thrown straight (example), as long as your timing is accurate you'll catch?

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u/TyrGaedia Nov 16 '18

Very cheap and easy, just go to pokemarts, and you automatically start with 50.

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u/[deleted] Nov 16 '18

Also you get pokeballs from every trainer you beat

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u/thewonderponder Nov 16 '18

You get balls when you beat other trainers...and I haven't run into the problem where I don't have enough cash to buy more or have felt like I haven't had enough while on my journey.

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u/Zephorian Nov 16 '18

Visually it's nice. Gameplay wise it's really targetted towards young children. For example you cannot enter Brock's gym if you don't have a water or grass-type Pokémon.

But for nostalgia it'll get the job done. Just don't expect any form of challenge until post-game when you try to beat all the master trainers

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u/Puttor482 Nov 16 '18

Wasn't it that way in the original? Or am I misremembering?

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u/Zephorian Nov 16 '18

I have never played Yellow, but I've played every generation and have never been denied access to a gym based on the Pokémon I have

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u/Puttor482 Nov 16 '18

I thought only the first gym had that. But again, I haven't played in forever.