Pokemon: Let's Go, Eevee!

When they announced Pokémon Lets Go! I was skeptical at first, with all the forums and such explaining what it might be and how the game would be like. It is a completely different game from the mainline ones that we are all so fond of for sure. Some hate it and some love it, I have grown to love it just as much as the others in the mainline.There are many very noticeable differences including no wild encounters when in tall grass, caves and floating on the water with your Pokémon. That alone made some people hate Lets Go. For Let's Go there are two games just like the mainline games 1-8, Pikachu and Eevee are your choices for the starters. In Lets Go your buddy Pokémon Stand on your head (Eevee) or on your shoulder (Pikachu) and you can have another Pokémon from ... MoreWhen they announced Pokémon Lets Go! I was skeptical at first, with all the forums and such explaining what it might be and how the game would be like. It is a completely different game from the mainline ones that we are all so fond of for sure. Some hate it and some love it, I have grown to love it just as much as the others in the mainline.There are many very noticeable differences including no wild encounters when in tall grass, caves and floating on the water with your Pokémon. That alone made some people hate Lets Go. For Let's Go there are two games just like the mainline games 1-8, Pikachu and Eevee are your choices for the starters. In Lets Go your buddy Pokémon Stand on your head (Eevee) or on your shoulder (Pikachu) and you can have another Pokémon from your party follow you around when you take them out of their pokeball. Pokémon Lets Go is a Gen 1 game that can also connect to your Pokémon Go game on your phone or tablets. You can trade from your PoGo game to Let's Go but not the other way around. Surprisingly the two, Pikachu and Eevee, have some major differences in themselves. In Let's go Pikachu and Eevee there are game specific Pokémon you can get in each version. In order to get the ones from the game you have to trade with someone who has the other or trade them from your PoGo account if you have them. (Mentioned in photo attached) On top of that the only way to get the legendary Mew is by purchasing the Pokeball controller which is $50 in USA and to trade it from the pokeball when you purchase it new. Pikachu and Eevee both also have special moves that they can learn too. Pikachu for its special moves can learn electric and water moves where Eevee can learn a vast majority of move types because of the many evolutions it has. Unlike the mainline games you can NOT evolve your buddy (starter) Pokémon at all unless you hack it which is not recommended if you plan on playing online mode. The great thing about this game being on the Nintendo switch is that you can play in TV mode or in handheld where in the previous mainline games you could only play in handheld with the gameboy or DS systems. On the handheld you can play with your buddy and change its hairstyles! In handhelds when you catch Pokémon you use the tilt sensor instead of dock mode where you have to use one switch controller like the old Wii Systems. I would highly recommend this game for someone waiting on the Gen 8 coming out later in 2019 or for someone looking for something slightly different from the mainline.

A good introduction to Pokemon on the switch

Pokemon let's go is a Kanto remake with the catch mechanics of Pokemon go.The whole game is 3d with Pokemon being viewable from the overworld, including Thier different visible traits, like gender differences and shininess.While the go catching systen does work with various controls available, It does feel limited in some areas, like the variety of Pokeballs and berries available to help catch Pokemon; there being 5 and 9 types respectively.Despite these limitations, the catching can still provide a bit of entertainment, with the risk-reward catch multiplier based on where you throw the ball and even the fact that after reaching specific milestones, a specific species can become easier to capture, encouraging you to catch a variety of the same species for ... MorePokemon let's go is a Kanto remake with the catch mechanics of Pokemon go.The whole game is 3d with Pokemon being viewable from the overworld, including Thier different visible traits, like gender differences and shininess.While the go catching systen does work with various controls available, It does feel limited in some areas, like the variety of Pokeballs and berries available to help catch Pokemon; there being 5 and 9 types respectively.Despite these limitations, the catching can still provide a bit of entertainment, with the risk-reward catch multiplier based on where you throw the ball and even the fact that after reaching specific milestones, a specific species can become easier to capture, encouraging you to catch a variety of the same species for better rewards and results.Be warned, however, your pokemon in your party still gain exp from catching Pokemon, possibly resulting in your team becoming over-levelled in various parts of the game.All in all, I do recommend getting this game if you are looking for a more casual experience of the Pokemon that you can pick up and drop whenever you feel like it.But if you are looking for a more traditional Pokemon experience, you're not gonna find them here, besides the battles, that can be rendered trivial based on how you play.

A great pokemon game for all fans

This game provides a perfect mix of nostalgia and innovation. There are only the first 151 pokemon (plus 2 new pokemon) so it's easy to digest for new fans of the series. whilst bringing back fond memories in veterans. The catching mechanics were fun and a nice change of pace. The lack of random encounters may have upset some, but i thought it put a fresh spin on a mundane task of weakening the pokemon that we've been doing for over 20 years already.I loved the overworld pokemon, it feels exactly how you would have imagined those pokemon to look like and behave all those years ago when all we had were unpolished sprites.A lot of people bash on the difficulty of this game and i think that is an invalid critisism. Sure if you just use the starter pokemon, Eevee ... MoreThis game provides a perfect mix of nostalgia and innovation. There are only the first 151 pokemon (plus 2 new pokemon) so it's easy to digest for new fans of the series. whilst bringing back fond memories in veterans. The catching mechanics were fun and a nice change of pace. The lack of random encounters may have upset some, but i thought it put a fresh spin on a mundane task of weakening the pokemon that we've been doing for over 20 years already.I loved the overworld pokemon, it feels exactly how you would have imagined those pokemon to look like and behave all those years ago when all we had were unpolished sprites.A lot of people bash on the difficulty of this game and i think that is an invalid critisism. Sure if you just use the starter pokemon, Eevee and Pikachu respectfully, then the game is on the easy side and i would be a liar if i didn't agree that their movepools are overpowered; especially Eevee, but the difficulty is what you make it.Iif you want a challenge pick pokemon with weaker stats for example, among many other ways you could modify difficulty, montotype teams nuzlockes ect.The ommisions of abilities and held items is my main critism, but i completely understand why they have chosen to do this. On the other hand, it was an absolute joy that there was no breeding in this game and instead is replaced with the more engaging and rewarding 'catch combos' which increase the chances of higher stats and shiny pokemon the more you successfully capture in a row.The online fuctionality in these games were dissapointing, there were no ranked battles to be seen and any battles had to be connected by a 'pin system' you choose the same combination as the person you want to trade or battle with and frankly it feels archaic, especially since we have to pay for the online service now, but this isn't the games's fault. I really hope the ui in the next let's go games are improved.Access to your pokemon box at all times was a blessing and a curse. On one hand it was great having the freedom to switch out your party on the fly without visiting a pokemon center, but that was at the cost of just one box with no organisation, which was frustrating if you are playing the game as intended, catching many of the same type of pokemon and it could be a tedious task to release them all.The option to nickname your pokemon from your party without having to visit a name rater was a very nice touch, one that i really hope sticks around, i don't really nickname my pokemon but i can see how handy this is for people that do.The cutscenes in this game were stunning and both trainer and partner pokemon are full of character and expressive, a real breath of fresh air from the pokemon trainers from the past few years. The chibi style might not sit right with everyone, but i enjoy it and it reall makes you feel like you are experiencing events in an alternate universe.The moves available in this game are very similar to red and blue with a few added from the later gens which makes it a lot more managable for new players, however i did find myself missing the moves i had come to adore and rely on. The move stealth rock however should be removed from the game since their is no way to counter it and it makes battles a case of everyone needs to have this move to stand a chance and it also means the pokemon weak to the moves' effects are at a serious disadvantage. One of those pokemon is the iconic Charizard and considering how popular he is, this is a massive oversight.It is a shame that the game was a bit short, only offering master trainers in the post game, but to me honest i wasn;t expecting much more than that to begin with. The Kanto setting was a bit dissapointing for me, I grew up with pokemon red and blue and as much as that reigon will always be part of my childhood, i beleive it has been overdone at this point but i am eagerly awaiting 'let's go Johto' sequels and the like, i will 100 percent support this series, spin off or not.The game is crisp looks great and is a real improvement over the 3DS titles that came before it. It is raw fun from start to finish and is s great place to start if you've never seen a Pikachu before, and a great ride if it's your 2000th one.

Great for beginners, not so for series veterans

these games (let's go pikachu/eevee) are designed to bridge the gap between casual gamers who play Pokemon Go on their phones and a standard Pokemon game, so obviously it's going to be different than usual. What's different? No random battles, catching is the main way to gain experience, and most significantly the motion controls for catching. The first two are actually pretty refreshing in the monolithic series, but the motion controls aren't really tight enough and for people who don't like motion controls there are no other options. I found the best way to play is in handheld mode because the catching is easier for me and less frustrating, though you'll see most streamers have it in docked mode and use the joycons and hand/arm movements to throw which may or may ... Morethese games (let's go pikachu/eevee) are designed to bridge the gap between casual gamers who play Pokemon Go on their phones and a standard Pokemon game, so obviously it's going to be different than usual. What's different? No random battles, catching is the main way to gain experience, and most significantly the motion controls for catching. The first two are actually pretty refreshing in the monolithic series, but the motion controls aren't really tight enough and for people who don't like motion controls there are no other options. I found the best way to play is in handheld mode because the catching is easier for me and less frustrating, though you'll see most streamers have it in docked mode and use the joycons and hand/arm movements to throw which may or may not be fine for you. The story is all right, pretty standard for Pokemon, but the battles are all pretty easy and the addition of candy can make your team basically unstoppable. I personally followed special self-imposed rules in the form of a "Nuzlocke" run in order to actually need to think while playing. I'd suggest doing the same. If you're a Go player and you want to get your feet wet, this is a great starting point. If you want something more traditional or any kind of challenge you won't find that here.

[Rewarded Review] Excited for this new addition!

To start off, I've been a fan of Pokémon literally my entire life. I grew up playing it and would buy Nintendo platforms only when a Pokémon game would be released, but I felt like the magic had been lost a bit once I hit Pokemon X/Y, and I didn't even bother to pick up Sun/Moon. As innovative and unique as the series was, I felt like the 'traditional model' of the series had just worn itself a bit thin after so many games. I was hesitant to pick up Let's Go, but I'm so, SO glad I took the risk. With all that being said, here are my pros and cons (spoiler free as far as the plot goes):PROSA. The Gameplay - I honestly loved the fact that you can see the actual Pokémon walking around in the tall grass. No more running into Zubat after Zubat after Zubat... The ... MoreTo start off, I've been a fan of Pokémon literally my entire life. I grew up playing it and would buy Nintendo platforms only when a Pokémon game would be released, but I felt like the magic had been lost a bit once I hit Pokemon X/Y, and I didn't even bother to pick up Sun/Moon. As innovative and unique as the series was, I felt like the 'traditional model' of the series had just worn itself a bit thin after so many games. I was hesitant to pick up Let's Go, but I'm so, SO glad I took the risk. With all that being said, here are my pros and cons (spoiler free as far as the plot goes):PROSA. The Gameplay - I honestly loved the fact that you can see the actual Pokémon walking around in the tall grass. No more running into Zubat after Zubat after Zubat... The battle animation (and the visuals overall) are gorgeous, and I love the concept of a 'companion Pokémon' (although I wish they could evolve).B. The Pokéball Accessory - This is definitley a gimmick and not necessary to the gameplay at all, but using the Pokéball was SO fun to me and I stuck with it for about 80% of the game - the only time I didn't use it was if it was charging or if I was away from home. I did notice that it was easier to catch Pokémon without it since the Switch makes it much easier to aim, but for most Pokémon it worked really well. It was also super easy to set up and would connect to the Switch pretty much instantly each time I began playing. Besides the initial charge, I only needed to charge it once so the battery life on it was much better than I had expected it to be.C. Everything Feels New - Though this is a rehash of Pokémon Yellow, between the totally updated graphics and new style of play it felt like a new game with familiar faces. It was really nostalgic seeing some of the same enemies and the original 151 Pokémon, and refreshing to see the series stripped back to a certain degree.CONS -A. Too Easy - I feel like this is the most common complaint I've seen and I'd definitley have to agree. I'm by no means a battle expert... But I literally didn't lose a single battle. Not even to any Gym Leaders or the Elite Four. There's a thing that your pokemon will do where every so often they'll "tough it out" and retain 1 HP after being dealt a hit that would've otherwise made them faint and while it's nice in theory I felt that it happened WAY too often and swayed some battles in my favor when I should've lost. For most gyms and the E4 my Pokémon were consistently 5-10 levels below my challenger, it doesn't make sense to me that I won some of the battles I did.B. Too Short - I realize there are Master Trainers left to take on once you beat the main storyline, but I beat the main part of the game in around 25 hours. At the pricepoint I just wish that I was getting more playtime out of the main game.C. Pokémon GO Experience - Based on the title alone it's known that PLG ties in with PG, but I really wish they'd include more of a tutorial/explanation of how leveling up Pokémon works. In the typical games it's via battle and you can't have more than six Pokémon in your party, but in PLG it's totally different and relies heavily on the PG aspect of quantity over quality and sending the Pokémon you don't want/need to the professor. Your Pokémon gain experience with each wild Pokémon you catch, but the fact that you can send your spares to Oak in exchange for candy is never really explained. I haven't played PG in quite a while and was totally confused at first so I feel like for the few out there who never played PG period it'll be extremely confusing. An optional tutorial would've been a nice addition, but you kinda just have to fumble around in the beginning for a bit before the concept makes sense.Overall, I feel like this is such a great game and I can't wait to see where Pokémon goes from here. I'd say if you're on the fence about it to go ahead and go for it because it's honestly so much fun. There's enough of a plot/story to keep you invested, and it's relaxed enough that you can have a show going in the background while you grind through leveling up your Pokémon. I've been really happy with it overall!

[Rewarded Review] Fun Yellow Remake

Let's Go Eevee is a fun take on the original Pokemon Yellow with a few new twists:Graphics: Updated to Gen 7 standards with clean models for the Pokemon and smooth animations for most attacks. Human characters are more expressive, though your player character keeps the same expression, with the exception of cutscenes.Battle System/Gameplay: Wild pokemon battles are few and far between being restricted only to Legendaries and Snorlax. Wild Pokemon can only be "battled" by catching them in a Pokemon Go style format. It becomes tedious quickly trying to grind for experience for Gym battles and can easily waste pokeballs. Trainer battles are as they usually are in the main games, but there is a more prevelant sense of RNG (CPUs landing criticals more often, status ... MoreLet's Go Eevee is a fun take on the original Pokemon Yellow with a few new twists:Graphics: Updated to Gen 7 standards with clean models for the Pokemon and smooth animations for most attacks. Human characters are more expressive, though your player character keeps the same expression, with the exception of cutscenes.Battle System/Gameplay: Wild pokemon battles are few and far between being restricted only to Legendaries and Snorlax. Wild Pokemon can only be "battled" by catching them in a Pokemon Go style format. It becomes tedious quickly trying to grind for experience for Gym battles and can easily waste pokeballs. Trainer battles are as they usually are in the main games, but there is a more prevelant sense of RNG (CPUs landing criticals more often, status ailments, etc). If you have the patience, grind a little to try to be over leveled.Finding wild pokemon is just walking the routes waiting for the models to spawn, like Pokemon Go. Shinies will spawn as shiny in the overworld, so stay on the look out and you can get lucky!The Safari zone is no more and replaced by Go Park, syncing to Go will make some parts of the easier. Though it is not need (Go-less playthough for me)Like in Gen 7, HMs are also no more. Your Eevee will use them as Secret Techniques so you can more freely build your team.Pokemon storage: The Pokemon Box is 1 box, forcing you to essentially catch and release (outside of your main team, Legendaries). It's much easier to just catch an evolved form later in the game to add to your dex, as leveling is far too time consuming.Story: It's close to the original Yellow's but the story of Marowak/Lavender Town were dialed back. You find out about Marowak's fate-just not immediately like before and it feels like they were obviously trying to water it down. It also doesn't fit right to the timeline. It seems to take place between Red/Blue and Gold/Silver. This may just be my nostalgia talking, but this made the story feel out of place. Legendary bird battles and Snorlax are kept unchanged. Mewtwo's battle is also unchanged, though he is no longer the final boss, being replaced by Red.Music: Nicely updated from the original and breathes new life into the places I used to visit a lot as kid. Legendaries get their own remix on the wild pokemon theme and battle music is very well done (final rival battle, especially)Your partner: Petting and playing with Eevee is a fun little way to relax from the rest of the game. It's so cute to hear him purr while petting him. Playing with your Eevee also raises your whole team's happiness, which helps negate some of the RNG of the battle system when facing other trainers. Easily one of my favorite new elements of the game.Your rival: Not Blue. Trace is likable but is way too nice as a rival. It's not like beating Blue and enjoying the moment, it just feels bland because of his nature. Not to mention his battles feel way too scripted to try to match with how Blue acted. Even his final match felt...anti climactic and unworthy of the music you hear at the end of the Elite four. Bring back the ruder rivals!Overall: Enjoyable after a slight learning curve with the catching, battle, and experience systems. The story is slightly altered from the original, but it doesn't take away from feeling nostalgic. Eevee is a lovable companion and makes this experience to Kanto fun!Also, the save data will get you Gigantamax Eevee for Sword/Shield. You'll also get the Companion Eevee spirit in Smash Ultimate

[Rewarded Review] If you liked Pokémon: Soulsilver...

...you’re going to love Let’s Go.When they first announced Pokemon: Let’s Go, I was initially turned off as it was presented with the idea that leveling up would be fashioned after Pokémon GO; you capture Pokémon without actually fighting them. That said, I gave it a chance, and I’m very VERY glad I did.First, yes, capturing Pokémon a la Pokémon GO is a pretty good way to level your Pokémon as your team levels up together with every one that you catch. However, you find yourself battling other trainers in the in-game world more often than catching Pokémon; there’s just so many of them to fight.The feel of the game’s story seems a reboot of an earlier game, taking advantage of the modern gaming technology; a good move. I’m a little disappointed with the Team ... More...you’re going to love Let’s Go.When they first announced Pokemon: Let’s Go, I was initially turned off as it was presented with the idea that leveling up would be fashioned after Pokémon GO; you capture Pokémon without actually fighting them. That said, I gave it a chance, and I’m very VERY glad I did.First, yes, capturing Pokémon a la Pokémon GO is a pretty good way to level your Pokémon as your team levels up together with every one that you catch. However, you find yourself battling other trainers in the in-game world more often than catching Pokémon; there’s just so many of them to fight.The feel of the game’s story seems a reboot of an earlier game, taking advantage of the modern gaming technology; a good move. I’m a little disappointed with the Team Rocket story arc, though. I felt like it could have been more involved.Overall, what sold this game to me was its personality, i.e. Eevee. your starter Pokémon who travels with you is a blessing and a curse as it is a perfect Pokémon; its stats are best in everything. This is great for helping you through the occasional tough battle, but I learned that Eevee is pretty much stronger than anything in the game as I was able to more or less solo every Gym leader, the Elite Four, and most of the legendary Pokémon with just Eevee herself. She also got access to moves that seemed far overpowered and felt as if they made Eevee just shy of invincible.That said, the game is not without its challenges. I suspect my experience was an exception and very much not the rule. My wife is playing and she tends to use a variety of Pokémon in her fights.Overall, Pokémon: Let’s GO is arguably one of the better, if not best, iterations of the franchise and definitely a solid RPG. I’d argue the game’s difficulty could be upped a notch or two and still be equally as fun and challenging.

[Rewarded Review] Modern pokemon yellow

This is a great pokemon game, very casual play through. Almost exactly the same as Pokemon yellow, except you start with evee. Also they made it much easier than what it used to be. You only catch wild pokemon not battle them. So that makes the longer journeys easier since you only battle trainers. Love the game though for anyone new to Pokemon or someone whose been olaying since orinals

[Rewarded Review] Nostalgic and a little too easy and very cute

I grew up playing Pokemon red and blue and every other subsequent gameSo this brought back a lot of memoriesHowever if you are looking for a challenge (or as challenging as Pokemon games get) look at Pokemon sun and moon or shield and sword or get red and blue on virtual console for the 3ds.There are only a few wild Pokemon battles in this game. wild Pokemon encounters work like Pokemon go otherwise. This I found takes away some of the challenge in this game (this made leveling extremely easy).Leveling up is made even more easy through the fact experience all is something you start with (exp all is an old item that splits experience among all Pokemon it used to be hidden and slightly difficult to get in the original games)The game is obviously marketted ... MoreI grew up playing Pokemon red and blue and every other subsequent gameSo this brought back a lot of memoriesHowever if you are looking for a challenge (or as challenging as Pokemon games get) look at Pokemon sun and moon or shield and sword or get red and blue on virtual console for the 3ds.There are only a few wild Pokemon battles in this game. wild Pokemon encounters work like Pokemon go otherwise. This I found takes away some of the challenge in this game (this made leveling extremely easy).Leveling up is made even more easy through the fact experience all is something you start with (exp all is an old item that splits experience among all Pokemon it used to be hidden and slightly difficult to get in the original games)The game is obviously marketted towards more of a female audience. Is a better introductory game for people who have never played pokemon. Pikachu and Eevee are admittedly very adorable in the game I cannot deny it.Overall the only reasons to get this game areMild amounts of nostalgiaIntroduction to the game series of PokemonAnd the meltan boxes for Pokemon goOtherwise get shield and sword for the switch

[Rewarded Review] You learn to love it

Alright so I'll admit; after coming from Pokemon: Sword/Shield to Let's Go: Eevee, it was an adjustment and I was not super into the game at first. The throwing style threw me off which also encouraged me to never play with the switch connected to the TV and only play handheld. The storyline seemed more meant for children but after beating the first two gyms, I got more into it. I loved the classic 150 Pokemon that you're able to catch (even though about 20 of those you have to find someone online to trade with you because they're only exclusive to the Pikachu version, I suggest Reddit), and the graphics were amazing especially on the OLED switch. I loved the close relationship that you develop with Eevee and that you can pet it and give it treats. The gyms get ... MoreAlright so I'll admit; after coming from Pokemon: Sword/Shield to Let's Go: Eevee, it was an adjustment and I was not super into the game at first. The throwing style threw me off which also encouraged me to never play with the switch connected to the TV and only play handheld. The storyline seemed more meant for children but after beating the first two gyms, I got more into it. I loved the classic 150 Pokemon that you're able to catch (even though about 20 of those you have to find someone online to trade with you because they're only exclusive to the Pikachu version, I suggest Reddit), and the graphics were amazing especially on the OLED switch. I loved the close relationship that you develop with Eevee and that you can pet it and give it treats. The gyms get especially harder so you do need to know your types and what they are weak/strong against. I loved being able to catch Mewtwo in the end but wish that Poke Ball Plus(es) that originally came with the game weren't such a rare item and so expensive to come by these days because you can't obtain Mew as a mystery gift anymore. There is a solid storyline after beating the Elite Four and I ESPECIALLY love that you can ride around on Charizard/Dragonite/Aerodactyl, it's loads of fun and makes traveling way quicker. Overall, once you get into the game it is loads of fun and I can honestly say that I enjoyed this game as much as Sword and Shield. Now to wait for Gen. 9 to come out at the end of 2022...