''Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu!'' and ''Let's Go, Eevee!''

  • Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu!
  • Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee!
Let's Go, Pikachu! cover, depicting Pikachu
Developer(s) Game Freak
Publisher(s) The Pokémon Company
Nintendo
Director(s) Junichi Masuda
Series Pokémon
Platform(s) Nintendo Switch
Release November 16, 2018[1]
Genre(s) Role-playing
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee![lower-alpha 1] are upcoming role-playing video games (RPGs) developed by Game Freak and published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch.[2] The games are the first installments of the main Pokémon RPG series for the Nintendo Switch. They will contain influences from Pokémon Go, as well as integration with Go, and will support a new optional controller called the Poké Ball Plus. The games are scheduled to be released worldwide on November 16, 2018.

Gameplay

A screenshot from Nintendo's Nintendo Treehouse live stream broadcast at the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2018 (E3 2018) depicting the player character moving through tall grass with visible Pokémon walking around in the grass

Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! are set in the Kanto region and will include the original 151 Pokémon creatures in addition to their respective Mega Evolved forms from Pokémon X and Y & Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, and their Alolan Forms from Sun and Moon. Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! will feature common elements of the main series, such as battling non-player character Pokémon Trainers and Gym Leaders with caught Pokémon creatures. However, instead of battling them like the traditional battle system of other major Pokémon role-playing games (RPGs), the catching of Pokémon creatures uses a different mechanic that is based on the mobile spin-off game Pokémon Go where players throw Poké Balls at a wild Pokémon by using the motion controls of the Joy-Con controller.[3][4] The action can also be performed with a button press when the Joy-Con controllers are docked to the console in hand-held mode, but this still requires using the motion controls to aim.[5] If a player uses the motion controls, the catching of Pokémon is based on the player's timing rather than accuracy. Although it is possible to miss a throw, the ball is almost guaranteed to hit the Pokémon.[6]

The games' control scheme is designed to only require one Joy-Con per player, and the games will support cooperative multiplayer. If another player shakes a second Joy-Con, they will join the current player and will be able to partake in battles with Pokémon Trainers and wild Pokémon encounters, allowing them to aid the catching of wild Pokémon. When playing multiplayer, Trainer battles will become battles of two Pokémon against one, and in wild encounters, there is the possibility for each player to throw a Poké Ball at the same time, doubling the chances of capturing the Pokémon.

The player character will start with either a Pikachu or an Eevee—depending on the version—which will sit on the player character's shoulder in the overworld. This mechanic is similar to the "walking Pokémon" mechanic first introduced in Pokémon Yellow, in which Pikachu followed the player character throughout the entire game.[3] The player character's partner Pokémon will wiggle its tail when the player is near a hidden item, and it can be dressed up for further customization. Similarly to Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the player may also choose a secondary Pokémon to follow them,[7] and some larger Pokémon can also be ridden, a mechanic first seen in Pokémon X and Y and later refined in Sun and Moon.

A notable feature in Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! is that wild Pokémon show up in the overworld, rather than as random encounters in grass or caves like in previous main-series Pokémon RPGs. To start a battle, the player has to simply interact with a Pokémon in the environment. The battle screen is reminiscent of Pokémon Go, with the use of berries to pacify a Pokémon and the toss of a Poké Ball to capture it.[8]

The evolution mechanic from previous games returns in Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!; however, the player's starting Pikachu or Eevee cannot evolve, like Pokémon Yellow. Only other Pokémon that the player has caught can evolve, including the ones of the same species of the partner Pokémon. Some features, like Pokémon breeding and HMs, will be absent from the games.[9]

Since Pokémon X and Y, experience points are rewarded to Pokémon not only by defeating opponent Pokémon but also by catching wild Pokémon. However, in Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! experience points rewarded by catching wild Pokémon are affected by various multiplier bonuses depending on the timing of the throw and the technique used to throw the Poké Ball, such as performing an overarm or underarm throw. The game also introduces new items called "candies", which are used to power up a Pokémon's statistics, such as HP, Attack, Defense, Sp. Attack, Sp. Defense, and Speed. Different types of candy are awarded to players who transfer their Pokémon to Professor Oak via an in-game storage box. "Combat Power" (CP) also returns from Pokémon Go.[6][10]

Players can also trade Pokémon and battle other players both locally and online, with said online features being simplified in comparison with previous games. Some features—including the Global Trade System, Wonder Trade, and Battle Spot—will be absent from Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!. To connect with other players to trade online, players use a code made out of the names of three freely-selected Pokémon which, when two players enter the same code, allow them to trade Pokémon with or battle each other.[6] A subscription to the upcoming Nintendo Switch Online service will be required to trade and battle online.[11] Players can also transfer the original first-generation Pokémon and their respective Alolan forms from Pokémon Go to Let's Go, Pikachu! or Let's Go, Eevee!. They will then appear at the Go Park; an in-game location that the player can explore where they can interact or catch Pokémon that are walking around, although Pokémon with higher CP or levels are harder to catch, in that the catch attempt has a higher chance of failing.[10][9] Users will also be able to exchange unspecified "gifts" between Pokémon Go and Let's Go, Pikachu! or Let's Go, Eevee!.[4]

The games will support an optional controller, the Poké Ball Plus. It is shaped like a Poké Ball and features an analog stick, motion control support, HD Rumble feedback, and lighting effects. The analog stick doubles as a capture button in case the player does not wish to use the motion controls. During Nintendo's E3 2018 Nintendo Direct presentation on June 12, 2018, it was revealed that the Poké Ball Plus will come with a Mew that can be transferred to the game.[12][13]

Although Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! will feature integration with Pokémon Go, this is optional.[9]

On September 25, 2018, the new Steel-type Mythical Pokémon Meltan was revealed for Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!.[14] On October 10, 2018, a new Pokémon GO video revealed that players must transfer a Pokémon from Pokemon GO to either Let's Go, Pikachu! or Let's Go, Eevee! to get a chance to catch Meltan in either game.[15]

Development

Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! were unveiled during a press conference in Japan on May 30, 2018. They are primarily aimed toward a younger audience and those who are new to the Pokémon franchise.[16][17] At the time of announcement game director Junichi Masuda mentioned that the games have been in development for around two years.[18] Junichi Masuda also stated that he considered the games to be inspired by Pokémon Yellow, explaining that Yellow "resonated" best with younger players because it incorporated elements from the Pokémon anime television series.[3]

Although they are the first main series Pokémon role-playing games for the Nintendo Switch, Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! are a separate project from the Pokémon game on the same platform that was teased during Nintendo's E3 2017 Nintendo Direct on June 13, 2017 presentation which is scheduled to be released in "late 2019".[19][17][20]

Masuda stated that he decided to make Eevee the mascot of the second game due to its popularity and abundance of fan art. He had previously considered Psyduck but ultimately changed his mind, stating that it was due to Psyduck being the same color as Pikachu.[21]

Release

The games will be released internationally on November 16, 2018. Bundles of the games with the Poké Ball Plus controller were announced,[22] as well as Nintendo Switch console bundles featuring the game, gold- and yellow colored Joy-Con, and a dock with artwork of Eevee and Pikachu.[23]

On September 21, 2018, it was announced that Amazon began to offer pre-orders for the Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! Switch bundle.[24]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Japanese: ポケットモンスター Let's GO！ ピカチュウ・ポケットモンスター Let's GO！ イーブイ Hepburn: Poketto Monsutā Let's GO! Pikachū・Poketto Monsutā Let's GO! Ībui, "Pocket Monsters: Let's GO Pikachu and Pocket Monsters: Let's GO Eevee"

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  2. ↑ "トップページ｜『ポケットモンスター Let's Go! ピカチュウ』『ポケットモンスター Let's Go! イーブイ』公式サイト". ポケットモンスターオフィシャルサイト. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
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  5. ↑ "Motion controls are compulsory for catching Pokémon in Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee". Eurogamer.net. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  6. 1 2 3 Tapsell, Chris (June 12, 2018). "Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee release date, confirmed feature list, plus everything we know about the 2019 Pokémon Switch RPG". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on June 14, 2018. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
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  10. 1 2 Osborn, Alex (June 12, 2018). "E3 2018: New Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee Gameplay Details". IGN. Archived from the original on June 19, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  11. ↑ Oxford, Nadia (June 6, 2018). "Pokemon Let's Go Online Functionality Requires Paid Nintendo Online Account". US Gamer. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Nintendo Puts Mew in Every PokeBall Plus for Pokemon: Let's Go". Comic Book (WWG). Retrieved June 12, 2018.
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  17. 1 2 Farokhmanesh, Megan (May 29, 2018). "Another Pokémon game is still coming in 2019". The Verge. Archived from the original on May 30, 2018. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
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  19. ↑ Plagge, Kallie (May 29, 2018). "Nintendo Switch's First Alternative Joy-Con Is A Poke Ball". GameSpot. Archived from the original on May 30, 2018. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
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