{"id":22137,"date":"2018-05-30T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-30T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/05\/guide_pokemon_lets_go_-_everything_we_know_about_lets_go_pikachu_and_lets_go_eevee_on_nintendo_switch"},"modified":"2018-05-30T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-05-30T16:00:00","slug":"guide-pokemon-lets-go-everything-we-know-about-lets-go-pikachu-and-lets-go-eevee-on-nintendo-switch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2018\/05\/30\/guide-pokemon-lets-go-everything-we-know-about-lets-go-pikachu-and-lets-go-eevee-on-nintendo-switch\/","title":{"rendered":"Guide: Pok\u00e9mon Let&#8217;s Go &#8211; Everything We Know About Let&#8217;s Go Pikachu! And Let&#8217;s Go Eevee! On Nintendo Switch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/05\/guide_pokemon_lets_go_-_everything_we_know_about_lets_go_pikachu_and_lets_go_eevee_on_nintendo_switch\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/05\/guide_pokemon_lets_go_-_everything_we_know_about_lets_go_pikachu_and_lets_go_eevee_on_nintendo_switch\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"picture embed centered picture-900x img-900x\">\n<div class=\"img\"><a title=\"pokemon.jpg\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/05\/guide_pokemon_lets_go_-_everything_we_know_about_lets_go_pikachu_and_lets_go_eevee_on_nintendo_switch\/attachment\/0\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/05\/guide_pokemon_lets_go_-_everything_we_know_about_lets_go_pikachu_and_lets_go_eevee_on_nintendo_switch\/attachment\/0\/900x.jpg\" alt=\"pokemon.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Nintendo and The Pok\u00e9mon Company have finally revealed more of their plans for the future of Pok\u00e9mon at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/05\/video_watch_the_pokemon_2018_video_game_press_conference_right_now\">Pok\u00e9mon 2018 Video Game Press Conference<\/a>, and it looks very bright indeed. While we were all speculating about the announced <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/pokemon\">Pok\u00e9mon<\/a><\/strong> on Switch, Nintendo hoodwinked us and announced a whopping three titles for the hot new platform.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/pokemon_quest\"><strong>Pok\u00e9mon Quest<\/strong><\/a> is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/05\/pokemon_quest_is_a_new_free-to-start_game_for_nintendo_switch_and_mobile_devices\">already available on Switch<\/a>, and will also come to mobile later in the year. We&#8217;re also getting\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/pokemon_lets_go_pikachu_and_lets_go_eevee\"><strong>Pok\u00e9mon Let&#8217;s Go Pikachu!<\/strong> <strong>and<\/strong> <strong>Let&#8217;s Go Eevee!<\/strong><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/05\/nintendo_announces_pokemon_letrs_go_pikachu_and_letrs_go_eevee_for_nintendo_switch\">later this year<\/a>, while the elusive new core entry in the franchise is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/05\/pokemon_core_series_rpg_will_arrive_in_the_second_half_of_2019\">still under development, but will now launch in 2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In this guide, we&#8217;re going to detail everything we know about\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon Let&#8217;s Go Pikachu! and Let&#8217;s Go Eevee!, including how they&#8217;ll play, how they tie into\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/mobile\/pokemon_go\"><strong>Pok\u00e9mon GO<\/strong><\/a>, and when we&#8217;ll get to play them on Switch.<\/p>\n<h2>What is\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon Let&#8217;s Go Pikachu! and\u00a0Let&#8217;s Go Eevee!?<\/h2>\n<p>Pok\u00e9mon Let&#8217;s Go Pikachu!\u00a0and\u00a0Let&#8217;s Go Eevee! are two new\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon titles coming to Switch this year. They&#8217;re set in the Kanto region, and feature only the first generation (151) of\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon. So, in a way, you could consider them a remake of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/gameboy\/pokemon_red_and_blue\"><strong>Pok\u00e9mon Red and Blue<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>(or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/gbc\/pokemon_yellow_version_special_pikachu_edition\"><strong>Yellow<\/strong><\/a>), though a remake that has a similar relationship that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/snes\/legend_of_zelda_a_link_to_the_past\"><strong>The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past<\/strong><\/a> does to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/3ds\/legend_of_zelda_a_link_between_worlds\"><strong>A Link Between\u00a0Worlds<\/strong><\/a>, or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/3ds\/metroid_samus_returns\"><strong>Metroid:\u00a0Samus Returns<\/strong><\/a> does to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/gameboy\/metroid_ii_return_of_samus\"><strong>Metroid II: Return of Samus<\/strong><\/a>. By that, we mean it strongly leans on the originals, but adds a bunch of new features and may even go its own way where story is concerned.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<div class=\"youtube\">[embedded content] <\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>As you can tell from the trailer above,\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon Let&#8217;s Go Pikachu!\u00a0and\u00a0Let&#8217;s Go Eevee! look and play remarkably similar to the most recent Nintendo 3DS instalments. The world is fully 3D, you view it from an isometric perspective, and you run around grass catching\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon. The visuals are a big step up though, using the extra power of the Nintendo Switch.<\/p>\n<h2>Is this the new core\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon RPG Nintendo teased at E3 last year?<\/h2>\n<p>Nope \u2013 that RPG is still in development and will launch in 2019. These are two brand new entries in the franchise aimed to help ease in new players to the franchise \u2013 particularly those who may have only played\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon GO.<\/p>\n<h2>Is it a remake of\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon Yellow?<\/h2>\n<p>It&#8217;s more like a reimagining based on Pok\u00e9mon Yellow:\u00a0Special Pikachu Edition. It&#8217;s\u00a0set in the Kanto region, and features just the first generation of\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon. It plays completely differently though, and has a different plot.<\/p>\n<h2>How does\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon Let&#8217;s Go\u00a0Pikachu! and Let&#8217;s Go Eevee play?<\/h2>\n<p>You play with a single Joy-Con, holding it like a Wii remote. You use the analogs and buttons to move your character around, select attacks for your Pok\u00e9mon in combat, and interact with the world. Catching Pok\u00e9mon acts similar to how it does in Pok\u00e9mon GO though. You use motion controls to chuck a\u00a0Pok\u00e9ball at a\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon to (hopefully) catch it, and a targeting reticle tracks how good your aim is.<\/p>\n<p>That does mean you don&#8217;t battle\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon to catch them in this instalment though. You will gain XP each time you catch a\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon though, and you can battle\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"picture strip\">\n<div class=\"img\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/05\/guide_pokemon_lets_go_-_everything_we_know_about_lets_go_pikachu_and_lets_go_eevee_on_nintendo_switch\/attachment\/1\/original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/05\/guide_pokemon_lets_go_-_everything_we_know_about_lets_go_pikachu_and_lets_go_eevee_on_nintendo_switch\/attachment\/1\/900x.jpg\" alt=\"lets-go-pikachu-eevee-07.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Aside from that, this is a\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon adventure as you know and love them. You&#8217;ll catch\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon, battle other trainers, explore a world, and visit cities. Better yet though, you can play it with a friend in couch co-op using just a single pair of Joy-Cons, and it ties into\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon GO.<\/p>\n<h2>What&#8217;s the difference between the two versions?<\/h2>\n<p>The version you select will determine your starting Pok\u00e9mon out of either Pikachu or Eevee. As is traditional with\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon games, you&#8217;ll also encounter different\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon in each game. That means you&#8217;ll have to trade with others if you want to catch &#8217;em all.<\/p>\n<h2>Can I still play in handheld mode?<\/h2>\n<p>Yep. You&#8217;ll still use the gyroscope to aim the\u00a0Pok\u00e9ball, but you&#8217;ll press a button to actually throw it. That way you don&#8217;t have to shake your Switch about and accidentally drop it.<\/p>\n<p>Alternatively, you can set your Switch up on its stand and play it exactly like you would on a TV.<\/p>\n<h2>You can play\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon Let&#8217;s Go Pikachu! and Let&#8217;s Go Eevee!\u00a0with a friend in couch co-op?<\/h2>\n<p>That&#8217;s right, and it only takes a pair of Joy-Con to get it set up.\u00a0Another player has to simply wiggle the second Joy-Con while it&#8217;s connected to the console to join in the fun. You can then both throw\u00a0Pok\u00e9balls together to catch\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon \u2013 presumably increasing your chance to catch them \u2013 and battle as a team against other trainers in the world.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"picture strip\">\n<div class=\"img\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/05\/guide_pokemon_lets_go_-_everything_we_know_about_lets_go_pikachu_and_lets_go_eevee_on_nintendo_switch\/attachment\/2\/original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/05\/guide_pokemon_lets_go_-_everything_we_know_about_lets_go_pikachu_and_lets_go_eevee_on_nintendo_switch\/attachment\/2\/900x.jpg\" alt=\"lets-go-pikachu-eevee-08.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>What&#8217;s not clear right now is how (or even if) you can transfer your own character and\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon into another player&#8217;s game. Hopefully Nintendo will provide more information on that soon.<\/p>\n<h2>What about online multiplayer?<\/h2>\n<p>You can connect with other players locally or over Wi-Fi and compete in non-ranked battles. Presumably, you can trade your\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon as well.<\/p>\n<h2>How does\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon Let&#8217;s Go Pikachu! and\u00a0Let&#8217;s Go Eevee! tie into\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon GO?<\/h2>\n<p>Pok\u00e9mon Let&#8217;s Go Pikachu!\u00a0and\u00a0Let&#8217;s Go Eevee! play as standalone adventures, but also tie into Pok\u00e9mon GO. You can transfer\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon you&#8217;ve captured in\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon GO to the Let&#8217;s Go games, but\u00a0<strong>not<\/strong> vice versa, and you can send gifts to other players.\u00a0These features work over Bluetooth.<\/p>\n<p>As Let&#8217;s Go Pikachu! and Let&#8217;s Go Eevee! only feature the first generation of\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon, you can <strong>only<\/strong> transfer any first generation\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon you&#8217;ve captured in\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon GO.<\/p>\n<p>You can transfer shiny\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon, but not event\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon. You know, the ones that wear the cute hats.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"picture strip\">\n<div class=\"img\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/05\/guide_pokemon_lets_go_-_everything_we_know_about_lets_go_pikachu_and_lets_go_eevee_on_nintendo_switch\/attachment\/3\/original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/05\/guide_pokemon_lets_go_-_everything_we_know_about_lets_go_pikachu_and_lets_go_eevee_on_nintendo_switch\/attachment\/3\/900x.jpg\" alt=\"lets-go-pikachu-eevee-03.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<h2>What&#8217;s with this\u00a0Pok\u00e9ball Plus peripheral?<\/h2>\n<p>The\u00a0Pok\u00e9ball Plus peripheral basically serves in place of a single Joy-Con. There&#8217;s a joystick you can use to control your character, and a button on top you can press to perform actions. It even has the motion controls of the Joy-Con, allowing you to pretend to throw it like a real Pok\u00e9ball.<\/p>\n<p>Our favourite feature has to be the LEDs just behind the joystick that mimic the on-screen Pok\u00e9ball, lighting up whenever you catch a Pok\u00e9mon. It also vibrates and includes a speaker that can play cute sounds.<\/p>\n<p>Curiously, you can even bring it with you when you leave the house to take your\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon for a walk. Shake it at any point while out and about and your\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon will talk to you. We&#8217;re not sure if there will be any gaming benefits to this, but it&#8217;s a nice \u2013 if a little weird \u2013 feature nonetheless.<\/p>\n<p>It also serves as a\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon GO Plus too, so if the watch isn&#8217;t to your fancy you now have another option.<\/p>\n<h2>It looks like Pikachu and Eevee serve as in-game pets?<\/h2>\n<p>Well, you can pet your\u00a0Pikachu or Eevee\u00a0(depending on the edition you purchase) by waggling the Joy-Con, and dress them up in a variety of cute outfits. So yes, they do appear to serve as in-game pets.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"picture strip\">\n<div class=\"img\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/05\/guide_pokemon_lets_go_-_everything_we_know_about_lets_go_pikachu_and_lets_go_eevee_on_nintendo_switch\/attachment\/4\/original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/05\/guide_pokemon_lets_go_-_everything_we_know_about_lets_go_pikachu_and_lets_go_eevee_on_nintendo_switch\/attachment\/4\/900x.jpg\" alt=\"lets-go-pikachu-eevee-01.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>We do know that Pikachu or Eevee will follow you around for the entire adventure as well, though you can pop them in your box (which is now a bag) if you get sick of them. You can&#8217;t evolve them either, but you can evolve other Pikachus or Eevees you collect while playing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>And you can ride\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon?<\/h2>\n<p>That&#8217;s true, though not all\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon. We&#8217;ll try and report back when Nintendo releases a list of rideable\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon, and what you have to do to ride them.<\/p>\n<h2>When will\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon Let&#8217;s Go Pikachu! and Let&#8217;s Go Eevee! release?<\/h2>\n<p>Pok\u00e9mon Let&#8217;s Go Pikachu! and\u00a0Let&#8217;s Go Eevee! will launch globally on Nintendo Switch this November 16th, 2018.<\/p>\n<p><em>What do you think of Pok\u00e9mon Let&#8217;s Go Pikachu! and Let&#8217;s Go Eevee!? Have they fulfilled your hopes and dreams? Are you disgusted by the casual nature? Chuck us a comment to let us know!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nintendo and The Pok\u00e9mon Company have finally revealed more of their plans for the future of Pok\u00e9mon at the Pok\u00e9mon 2018 Video Game Press Conference, and it looks very bright indeed. While we were all speculating about the announced Pok\u00e9mon on Switch, Nintendo hoodwinked us and announced a whopping three titles for the hot new [&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-22137","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22137","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=22137"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22137\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22137"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22137"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}