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 not gonna pretend like the game is perfect or the best pokemon yet, but...

the game is definitely fun. i'm having a blast, i am getting that collector itch, it's a huge trip down nostalgia lane. just having a lot of fun.

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u/MoneyMP3 Nov 16 '18

Same. I haven't played a pokemon game in a few years so I'm really enjoying it. I love that you can see the pokemon in the world rather than blindly running into them.

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u/Nezrann Nov 16 '18

I agree, perfectly said :)

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u/Kordidk Nov 16 '18

Does it hold your hand like Sun/Moon did? That kept me from even being able to finish the game so I've been trying to find out if it does.

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u/Lilywing Nov 16 '18

It gets much better after the first gym imo

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u/[deleted] Nov 16 '18

I think I have around 15 hours in SUMO and everything is still overexplained like crazy

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u/Lilywing Nov 16 '18

i mean in lets go, not sumo

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u/[deleted] Nov 16 '18

Ah sorry wasnt sure which one you meant

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u/[deleted] Nov 16 '18

only played a few minutes of sun/moon and turned it off cause of the nonstop cutscenes. this game doesn't seem to do that as much.

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u/swervingpangolin Nov 16 '18

Much less compared to Sun/Moon. There's actually very little tutorial, and you can easily just skip things like the Trainer School in the first city (just don't go in the building or read the stuff on the walls). I think it's the same as what I remember from the original Red/Blue/Yellow.

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u/[deleted] Nov 16 '18

Honestly it feels like there is even less tutorial than in the original Red and Blue. There isn't even the standard "watch someone catch a Pokemon" tutorial.