Pokémon Let's Go Eevee/Pikachu (Switch) announced; coming Nov 16th 2018

Kiraly · May 30, 2018

One of the many posts in this thread said that the gyro controls when throwing a pokéball are mandatory, even in handheld mode? Anyone can find it back?

Makes sense I guess though, otherwise everything around wild Pokémon would be... walking up to them and tapping A at the right time.

Kinsei · May 30, 2018

SchuckyDucky said:
Funny enough, when I played my Nuzlocke run of Fire Red, the first Pokemon I encountered in the Safari Zone was a Chansey.

Was it on the first screen? If so then damn, it only has a 1% encounter rate there. Now for the important question. Did you capture it or did it run?

Nintenleo · May 30, 2018

I wonder if the Let's Go series will become a "third pillar" of Pokémon if it's truly successful.

I mean, could it be that after the Gen 8 game the next title will be something like, ehm, Let's Go Marill & Togepi? :D

ThatGuyJangle · May 30, 2018

Thornquist said:
I mean, I'm not a hater on the games in general (like some here), but I don't find it controversial to say that Nintendo has a history of overpricing their games (and not lowering their price as time progresses).

I'd disagree strongly with this. They price their games at what they deem they are worth and they don't get caught in the race to the bottom that other devs and publishers unfortunately do.

PS. Games should be more expensive than they are.

zoukka · May 30, 2018

Cheebo said:
That is not exactly correct. GameFreak says this is part of the mainline core series.

Which at this point could mean anything when they separately mention "core" with the 2019 titles. So now we have "mainline" games and "core" games that may or may not have any overlap between them.

ParanoidRED · May 30, 2018

Hikari said:
Man, I still can't believe they thought no online was a good idea. I mean, holy shite....

But there is online

Zedark · May 30, 2018

Hikari said:
Man, I still can't believe they thought no online was a good idea. I mean, holy shite....

It does have online. No online was a mistranslation.

Deleted member 26535 · May 30, 2018

Kiraly said:
One of the many posts in this thread said that the gyro controls when throwing a pokéball are mandatory, even in handheld mode? Anyone can find it back?

Makes sense I guess though, otherwise everything around wild Pokémon would be... walking up to them and tapping A at the right time.

From Nintendo Everything

The controls for catching Pokemon in handheld mode will have you moving the console around and pressing a button to throw; no touch screen, and the gyro part is required

Hiryu · May 30, 2018

Definitely excited for this. My wife and I are huge Pokemon Go fans. She doesn't really play video-games but she will want to play the co-op version of this.

TheZynster · May 30, 2018

Kiraly said:
One of the many posts in this thread said that the gyro controls when throwing a pokéball are mandatory, even in handheld mode? Anyone can find it back?

Makes sense I guess though, otherwise everything around wild Pokémon would be... walking up to them and tapping A at the right time.

Maybe they will just incorporate the touch throw in handheld similar to Pokémon Go on the phone

Edit: nvm posted above

TheFireman · May 30, 2018

LordKano said:
Are we getting to the phase where you're all predicting sales failure ? Can't wait for it to break records when it launches this fall then.

There are people predicting this will be a commercial and critical failure because it will be too easy. In a world where Gen 6 and Gen 7 exist.

PenultimateFantasy · May 30, 2018

SliceSabre said:
Then why didn't they start with a different Gen?

Why is Kanto ALWAYS the starting point?

Because they are introducing Go players to full Pokemon in increments - they on board them with this simplified, halfway house introduction then come next year a proper Pokemon game they will want that as well.

Skittzo · May 30, 2018

So thinking about it a bit more I'm very on board with the game overall. Only Kanto Pokemon is a bit of a bummer, but the capture change isn't necessarily gonna be all that bad, it will basically just remove some unnecessary bloat from the game (like running into 500 Zubats). I hope they'll have a training system to replace wild battles though, outside of just battling other trainers.

Questions:

1) Why is everyone talking about CP? I didn't see any CP numbers in the trailer, just the normal Pokemon levels.

2) Do we know if the capturing and transferring is the only GO related stuff? Like, is evolving done normally through leveling/stones rather than getting candy (*shudder*)?

3) Everyone who thinks this is gonna bomb or review really badly are just kidding themselves, this is going to sell extremely well. Oh wait that wasn't a question...

Hoshigumi · May 30, 2018

Looks like the crows have come home to roost.

Hand delivered by Fosko himself

Deleted member 2791 · May 30, 2018

TheFireman said:
There are people predicting this will be a commercial and critical failure because it will be too easy. In a world where Gen 6 and Gen 7 exist.

For real. Sun/Moon were already as easy as you can possibly be. Difficulty is not going to have any impact.

SPRidley · May 30, 2018

LordKano said:
Are we getting to the phase where you're all predicting sales failure ? Can't wait for it to break records when it launches this fall then.

Im pretty sure it will sell really well, even as if i said in a post above yours, I think that the idea of using it as a stepping stone for go audience to jump to core pokemon is not as a good as it seems. Im more afraid of the core series now dissapearing in a far future as it could be more expensive in comparison to sales to make than the lets go series.

Butch · May 30, 2018

Kiraly said:
One of the many posts in this thread said that the gyro controls when throwing a pokéball are mandatory, even in handheld mode? Anyone can find it back?

Makes sense I guess though, otherwise everything around wild Pokémon would be... walking up to them and tapping A at the right time.

In handheld mode, you aim with gyro and press a button to throw.

Kiraly · May 30, 2018

La Leganto said:
From Nintendo Everything

The controls for catching Pokemon in handheld mode will have you moving the console around and pressing a button to throw; no touch screen, and the gyro part is required

Thanks.

How enticing.

GokouD · May 30, 2018

Say what you like about the game, Nintendo know how to do a good trailer. I was pretty 'meh' about this based on the leaked info, but that video just makes it look so lovely and joyful and fun, going to have to buy it now... It must have been produced by whoever did the initial Labo reveal, it has a very similar style of music and visual cuts in time to the music.

RockmanBN · May 30, 2018

Oof at people waiting months in the speculation threads for the next core game.

PenultimateFantasy · May 30, 2018

Zacmortar said:
This is Gamefreak

But this is a different form of game, designed to appeal to mobile players of Go - i suspect it will b a bit cheaper and they will add packs for $20 or so every 6 months to keep monetizing

Jraphics Horse · May 30, 2018

Nintenleo said:
I wonder if the Let's Go series will become a "third pillar" of Pokémon if it's truly successful.

I mean, could it be that after the Gen 8 game the next title will be something like, ehm, Let's Go Marill & Togepi? :D

I wouldn't rule it out but I kind of expect them to have free or paid updates so they can catch up with Go's available mons.

iamsgod · May 30, 2018

TheZynster said:
I really do love the concept this game has though, it seems like it's goig to be a more relaxing Pokémon experience where I don't have to worry about the comp side with IVs and shit being Uber needed.

All I need to know is how do you
Level Pokémon then if wild battles are not a thing anymore. It's obvious by the video there is an in game solution to doing this without being crutch by Pokemon Go.

feeding candies from pidgeys

but seriously, maybe they could omplement training like in Digimon or Monster Rancher

Hikari · May 30, 2018

ParanoidRED said:
But there is online

There isn't. We knew this as if yesterday that it's only local play.

Oddish1 · May 30, 2018

Cheebo said:

So it's a spin-off in everything including different gameplay mechanics some of which are lifted from a spin-off, the knowledge that they're planning a more traditional game next year, and that it's titled differently than other mainline spin-offs, but we're supposed to pretend that it's not a spin-off because the marketing department says so.

Okay

TheFireman · May 30, 2018

Hikari said:
There isn't. We knew this as if yesterday that it's only local play.

This was confirmed to be a translation error. There is absolutely online play.

H-I-M · May 30, 2018

I personally don't see the 'core' game being graphically that much different.
I mean if it's true that they've been working on it since before the Switch release, then why not use the same engine for this 'spin off'? Unless they both do use the same engine, it is the first main pokemon game on a console after all...

Sander VF · May 30, 2018

TheZynster said:
This means we get a core Pokémon game and the go series now alternating every other year?

Ooooooooooo

This could be cool to have, especially if Go is starting from the beginning meaning the next go iteration will be johto. Oh damn this has me excited if the core stuff is fun enough

Yeah, I'm starting to think this is the case.

Thornquist · May 30, 2018

ThatGuyJangle said:
I'd disagree strongly with this. They price their games at what they deem they are worth and they don't get caught in the race to the bottom that other devs and publishers unfortunately do.

PS. Games should be more expensive than they are.

Eh. So you would rather say that other games are too cheap. Fair enough, lets agree to disagree then.

Farrac · May 30, 2018

Guys, this whole nonsense of "two mainline branches" comes straight from Centro Pokémon. I've expressed my grievances with this joke of a website several times before, so I won't continue, but I'l let the evidence speak for itself:

yoonshik · May 30, 2018

skittzo0413 said:
1) Why is everyone talking about CP? I didn't see any CP numbers in the trailer, just the normal Pokemon levels.

ParanoidRED · May 30, 2018

Hikari said:
There isn't. We knew this as if yesterday that it's only local play.

What are you talking about

Brickhunt · May 30, 2018

Sander VF said:
I don't think they would even bother announcing that game like this if it were more of the same. This seems like a move to pacify traditional fans.

Also, your interpretation is one I disagree with. They would just specify "Gen 8" if it was only about Generations.

I do think it's possible that success of Let's Go could affect the series going forward, but not the 2019 game.

My guess is that they announced the 2019 game to make it clear that there will be a new region and New Pokémon, just not this year. If they did not do that, I imagine the fan base would go on full panic mode, even more than they currently are.

Also, isn't generation a term used by the fanbase? I never saw TPC or GF ever using "Gen I" or "Gen VII" to describe their games.

iamsgod · May 30, 2018

Hikari said:
There isn't. We knew this as if yesterday that it's only local play.

there's still a lot of conflicting report about this, isn't it?

Arkanim94 · May 30, 2018

Hikari said:
There isn't. We knew this as if yesterday that it's only local play.

Where do you get those fake news?

Fosko · May 30, 2018

Axe said:
Nah dude. Quit your nonsense and stop shifting the goalposts. You were so adamant that the Let's Go games were fake, and that we'd all be feasting on crow for believing the rumours (and these are mainline games, whether we like them or not).

You can find posts from 16/05/1018 where I Say that the only way Let's go exist, is if it's some kind of spin off, not mainline. The rumors suggested it was mainline, that's why I was certain they were fake. It turns out, we missread the rumors.

They are not mainline games, as you can see in this spanish interview:
https://vandal.elespanol.com/reportaje/pokemon-para-switch-y-todas-las-novedades-de-2018

Farrac said:
But it IS mainline, geeze. Also, what you are saying about branches? It is something completely made up by Centro Pokémon. They just straight us said that it is mainline, it's just that is a more experimental title than others. But I guess you accepting you were wrong about the leakers is the most I can expect so I'll take it.

Look at the img and link above.

Faiyaz · May 30, 2018

TheFireman said:
There are people predicting this will be a commercial and critical failure because it will be too easy. In a world where Gen 6 and Gen 7 exist.

You mean in a world where Pokémon games exist. Every generation of Pokémon games is easy.

CoinStarDX · May 30, 2018

skittzo0413 said:
So thinking about it a bit more I'm very on board with the game overall. Only Kanto Pokemon is a bit of a bummer, but the capture change isn't necessarily gonna be all that bad, it will basically just remove some unnecessary bloat from the game (like running into 500 Zubats). I hope they'll have a training system to replace wild battles though, outside of just battling other trainers.

Questions:

1) Why is everyone talking about CP? I didn't see any CP numbers in the trailer, just the normal Pokemon levels.

2) Do we know if the capturing and transferring is the only GO related stuff? Like, is evolving done normally through leveling/stones rather than getting candy (*shudder*)?

3) Everyone who thinks this is gonna bomb or review really badly are just kidding themselves, this is going to sell extremely well. Oh wait that wasn't a question...

1) CP is seen in the wild Pokémon encounters underneath the levels

2) nobody knows

3) yeah this thing will sel like hotncakes.

Deleted member 19218 · May 30, 2018

90s kids rejoice! Actual gameplay changes in Pokémon! Every few games I try to return to the franchise and it just feels so stale but with this I love how they took out random battles and streamlined the process of catching them all!

LordKano said:
Are we getting to the phase where you're all predicting sales failure ? Can't wait for it to break records when it launches this fall then.

It's going to hit sales figures out the park and rub it in the faces of all the naysayers.

Hikari said:
Man, I still can't believe they thought no online was a good idea. I mean, holy shite....

Yeah that sucks and I am not going to excuse that but I will point out that at least Nintendo try to keep couch co-op alive. I just had a four player Mario Kart party the other day and it's great.

Metallix87 · May 30, 2018

Brickhunt said:
My guess is that they announced the 2019 game to make it clear that there will be a new region and New Pokémon, just not this year. If they did not do that, I imagine the fan base would go on full panic mode, even more than they currently are.

Also, isn't generation a term used by the fanbase? I never saw TPC or GF ever using "Gen I" or "Gen VII" to describe their games.

Correct. They seem to refer to Pokemon by region, as far as I can tell, but not generation.

Zedark · May 30, 2018

Welp, shout-out to Pixelpar!

Metallix87 · May 30, 2018

Fosko said:
You can find posts from 16/05/1018 where I Say that the only way Let's go exist, is if it's some kind of spin off, not mainline. The rumors suggested it was mainline, that's why I was certain they were fake. It turns out, we missread the rumors.

They are not mainline games, as you can see in this spanish interview:
https://vandal.elespanol.com/reportaje/pokemon-para-switch-y-todas-las-novedades-de-2018

They flat-out said they're mainline games.

H-I-M · May 30, 2018

Oddish1 said:
So it's a spin-off in everything including different gameplay mechanics some of which are lifted from a spin-off, the knowledge that they're planning a more traditional game next year, and that it's titled differently than other mainline spin-offs, but we're supposed to pretend that it's not a spin-off because the marketing department says so.

Okay

Or maybe the marketing department is calling it a main game because... They (people who actually work on those games) know that the next game will take everything from this one and just add new pokemons.

Just food for thought.

ILikeFeet · May 30, 2018

skittzo0413 said:
1) Why is everyone talking about CP? I didn't see any CP numbers in the trailer, just the normal Pokemon levels.

It is in the trailer. You can see it in the "play with your friends" segment

Gradon · May 30, 2018

Axe said:
Nah dude. Quit your nonsense and stop shifting the goalposts. You were so adamant that the Let's Go games were fake, and that we'd all be feasting on crow for believing the rumours (and these are mainline games, whether we like them or not).
Looks like the crows have come home to roost. I'm not personally going to give you further grief over it, but please just stop with the whole "guess I was actually-secretly-kinda right after all" shtick. It makes you come across as rather desperate and reaching.

You:

Damn lol.

ParanoidRED · May 30, 2018

Kuma Bear said:
Yeah that sucks and I am not going to excuse that but I will point out that at least Nintendo try to keep couch co-op alive. I just had a four player Mario Kart party the other day and it's great.

Serebii confirmed that online is IN

Skittzo · May 30, 2018

yoonshik said:

Ah thank you, not sure how I missed that. I watched it three times looking for that.

Deleted member 19218 · May 30, 2018

TheFireman said:
There are people predicting this will be a commercial and critical failure because it will be too easy. In a world where Gen 6 and Gen 7 exist.

I don't get this argument. Why would it be too easy? For all we know, trainer battles will be brutal.

Arkanim94 · May 30, 2018

Fosko said:
You can find posts from 16/05/1018 where I Say that the only way Let's go exist, is if it's some kind of spin off, not mainline. The rumors suggested it was mainline, that's why I was certain they were fake. It turns out, we missread the rumors.

They are not mainline games, as you can see in this spanish interview:
https://vandal.elespanol.com/reportaje/pokemon-para-switch-y-todas-las-novedades-de-2018

Look at the img and link above.

Games over Fosko, accept defeat :v

Lukar · May 30, 2018

Wispmetas said:
Are people forgeting that the next mainline game will come next year? This is just a remake with a spin on the gameplay, really not getting the comments of alienating the fanbase and such, but oh well.

But Wispmetas, every single game released needs to pander to meeee or else it's absolute trash that should never have existed!

Seriously, some of these people are acting super entitled.

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