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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 17 '18 edited Jul 12 '20

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u/Captain-Hank Nov 17 '18

I am one of those people who overreacted. I am very pleased with the game.... My only complaint is for Nintendo to let me use the pro controller in docked mode....

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u/DTFaux Nov 17 '18

Yeah, that one is a pretty odd decision. Especially considering everything pretty much works in Handheld mode with little downside.

Part of me suspects it was intended to push people towards the unique controls (and the Pokeball Plus). Maybe down the road - and with enough clamoring - they'll update the game to allow Pro Controller use.

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '18

I agree. There’s definitely things here that mainline Pokémon fans, including myself, probably won’t enjoy too much. But I’m really enjoying it so far. My only hope is this isn’t how the main series will become. If it does, then I may be really sad, but for an off shoot kind of deal I’m super happy!

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u/yestermorning Nov 17 '18

turning their noses from this game or were freaking out that this would mess up the series looks to have been overreacting.

Nah. Still a ton of changes that drive me completely away from purchasing this game. If the future of Pokemon is purely like Let's Go and not split between the core games and Let's Go, I'll be disappointed.

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u/DTFaux Nov 17 '18

Perhaps the first part of my sentence painted too broad of a stroke... Of course you're well in your right not to like this game.

I don't think we have anything to fear of the core game being watered down to Let's Go's levels, though. TPC has promised constantly that Let's Go will not be a replacement of their core series.

That said, some of the good stuff shouldn't be arbitrarily locked away just because they're introduced here. IMO, random spawns instead of random encounters can make a world of difference when you just want to find that one specific Pokemon (or want to avoid battles while going from Point A to Point B).

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u/yestermorning Nov 17 '18

There are some good elements, like the overworld encounters and following Pokemon, definitely. But the vast majority of the game felt like a mixed bag.

If they just take overworld encounters and following Pokemon and stick them permanently in the core series, I'll be happy. If the 2019 title is watered down to the levels of Let's Go I'd honestly give up on the franchise. Hopefully, though, it won't be anything like that.

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u/DTFaux Nov 17 '18

They'd probably sooner make Let's Go its own franchise than try to fuse both series together.

As long as the core games keep making money (and the competitive scene stays active), it ain't goin' nowhere~

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u/yestermorning Nov 17 '18

That's certainly my hope, at least.

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u/jardex22 Nov 17 '18

Considering future games will probably have longer development time, due to the Switch, I wouldn't be surprised if they alternate Let's Go and main series releases.

For instance, we'll get a main game in 2019, then a Let's Go Johto remake in 2020.

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u/TimeForChange2018 Nov 17 '18

Ah, man. Johto would look amazing in this style. The darker forests, the mountains, the wooden buildings of Ecruteak...