{"id":127911,"date":"2022-09-07T15:15:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-07T15:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-137276"},"modified":"2022-09-07T15:15:00","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T15:15:00","slug":"auto-battle-pokemon-with-lets-go-scarlet-and-violets-newest-feature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/09\/07\/auto-battle-pokemon-with-lets-go-scarlet-and-violets-newest-feature\/","title":{"rendered":"Auto Battle Pok\u00e9mon With &#8216;Let&#8217;s Go!&#8217;, Scarlet And Violet&#8217;s Newest Feature"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/a4d86f2f9b921\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/a4d86f2f9b921\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Lets Go\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/091d1b07aee06\/lets-go.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA5MDAgNTA2Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/091d1b07aee06\/lets-go.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Lets Go\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: The Pok\u00e9mon Company<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There was a whole lot of new information for us in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/pokemon_scarlet_and_violet\">Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet and Violet<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2022\/09\/pokemon-scarlet-and-violet-trailer-introduces-us-to-rival-team-victory-road-and-more\">trailer<\/a> including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/guides\/all-the-new-and-returning-pokemon-in-pokemon-scarlet-and-violet\">new monsters<\/a>, villains and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2022\/09\/pokemon-scarlet-and-violets-three-story-paths-have-been-revealed\">pathways<\/a>; though one feature that was hardly touched on was the games&#8217; newest exploration feature: &#8216;Let&#8217;s Go!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>In a post published on the official <a href=\"https:\/\/scarletviolet.pokemon.com\/en-us\/news\/lets_go\/\">Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet and Violet website<\/a>, the company shared some details on this new Auto Battle mechanic, which will allow you to send your buddy Pok\u00e9mon out on tasks while you get on with your own business \u2014 as if getting involved in life-threatening battles wasn&#8217;t the Pok\u00e9mon pulling their weight enough.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8216;Let&#8217;s Go!&#8217; function sends your Pok\u00e9mon off in the direction of your choosing where they can collect items and even perform Auto Battles with any wild &#8216;mon that they come across on their travels. So no, it&#8217;s not a Pok\u00e9mon GO-style capture interface as seen in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/pokemon_lets_go_pikachu_and_lets_go_eevee\">Pok\u00e9mon Let&#8217;s Go, Pikachu and Eevee<\/a>.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"cols\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Scar Vi Auto Battle1\" class=\"scanlines\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/7f435eddf5951\/scar-vi-auto-battle1.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA0NDUgMjUwIj48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"445\" height=\"250\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/7f435eddf5951\/scar-vi-auto-battle1.445x.jpg\" alt=\"Scar Vi Auto Battle1\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Scar Vi Auto Battle2\" class=\"scanlines scanlines\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/d51ea29967972\/scar-vi-auto-battle2.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA0NDUgMjUyIj48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"445\" height=\"252\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/d51ea29967972\/scar-vi-auto-battle2.445x.jpg\" alt=\"Scar Vi Auto Battle2\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Images: <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/scarletviolet.pokemon.com\/en-us\/news\/lets_go\/\">The Pok\u00e9mon Company<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/aside>\n<p><em>But wait, what are Auto Battles<\/em>? we hear you ask. Can I just switch it on and take down all the gym leaders with a team of OP Pok\u00e9mon? Er, no.<\/p>\n<p>Auto Battles are a new mechanic where your strong, independent Pok\u00e9mon can battle others on their own without the need for your guidance. Of course, you can stand by and watch as your buddy uses its top moveset on its wild opponent, but this feature gives you the chance to go and get on with more exploring in the meantime.<\/p>\n<p>By defeating the opponent in this manner, your Pok\u00e9mon will be able to earn items and EXP, so it&#8217;s well worth giving yourself some alone time while your travelling companions ensure that the way ahead is clear.<\/p>\n<p><em>What do you make of this new function? Send your top Pok\u00e9mon to the comments to let us know!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: The Pok\u00e9mon Company There was a whole lot of new information for us in the Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet and Violet trailer including new monsters, villains and pathways; though one feature that was hardly touched on was the games&#8217; newest exploration feature: &#8216;Let&#8217;s Go!&#8217; In a post published on the official Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet and Violet website, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-127911","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127911","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=127911"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127911\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=127911"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=127911"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=127911"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}