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

Cocksman · May 30, 2018

I think this looks really neat. I only dabble in Pokémon from time to time. My last game was X and before that was Soul Silver. The exclusion of fighting wild Pokémon is a little disappointing but maybe they'll add many more trainer battles throughout the world.

And holy fuck Nintendo is going to sell a shit ton of these. System seller for sure.

Also I wonder if you can evolve Eevee and Pikachu. I can't imagine gamefreak is making outfits for every Eevee evolution.

digifire · May 30, 2018

digifire said:
Good morning everyone; do we know whether Sp.Atk and Sp.Def stats are in yet?

Quoting since I didn't get an answer

sam777 · May 30, 2018

I like the artsyle from the screenshots above

Trojita · May 30, 2018

Developing games is very hard work. Most people don't know of the amount of time, frustration, and lack of personal and family time it demands. Fixing code and bugs can be a nightmare.

That said I have no problem with calling Game Freak's progress as a games developer lazy.

Arkanim94 · May 30, 2018

H-I-M said:
I'm sorry if it's confusing, the whole situation is.

What I think is that Let's Go is a 'main pokemon game' because it will set the foundation for all the next switch games to come.
Let's Go will be the remakes (I'm expecting a gen 2 in a few years) and the 'new gen' games will use elements from go, the engine from go and will simply add a new region + new pokemons.

I hardly believe this, the next game will hopefully have an art style more in line with USUM.

Ryuelli · May 30, 2018

Galava said:
The game is very pretty tbqh

Yeah, I'm not understanding the comments that it looks bad at all. It looks beautiful.

Forkball · May 30, 2018

THE POWER OF THE NINTENDO SWITCH

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mindsale · May 30, 2018

This is a bummer for me. Looking forward to the main series entry next year though.

QisTopTier · May 30, 2018

Chris Walken said:
Honestly...Pokemon needs to change its developer ASAP.

GF stopped caring in the early 2000s, they keep recycling the formula every year, and technicaly their games are ridiculous, just look at Let's Go, it's like a Gamecube Game in HD, and i don't expect Gen 8 will be much different to this.

Just imagine Monolith Soft making a Pokemon game, that would be nuts.

No thanks I want good competitive combat, the visuals just need to be serviceable

Galava · May 30, 2018

Chris Walken said:
Just imagine Monolith Soft making a Pokemon game, that would be nuts.

It wouldn't be good. As much as we like to hate on GF, only they know how to handle a Pokémon game.

Farrac · May 30, 2018

digifire said:
Quoting since I didn't get an answer

I don't think we know, but there's CP so...who knows

Fosko · May 30, 2018

Farrac said:
Sure, of course they are different, but mainline nonetheless. So, you finally admit it then?

I'd have to admit to being wrong because of a trick with words, but the core meaning of my assertion stays valid.

Boiled Goose · May 30, 2018

Frankula said:
Counter argument: Trainer battles are the same exact thing but you can't run away. Thus they could be seen as MORE tedious, repetitive,, frustrating. Like, at what point do you just throw out all gameplay and have Nintendo just hook up a nostalgia-drip IV straight into our veins?

That's not a real argument. Trainer battles are not random. It's the random aspect thst makes wild battles boring and tedious.

Deleted member 2809 · May 30, 2018

Beje said:
Yeah, tell that to Whitney's Miltank, or the Totem Battles in the 7th gen that will steamroll your ass if you're unprepared

Even RBY would kick your fucking ass several times.

Galava · May 30, 2018

Forkball said:
THE POWER OF THE NINTENDO SWITCH

..........

..........

If you told me years ago that I'd have those graphics on a handheld I wouldn't have believed you.

Sou Da · May 30, 2018

Oh by the way

These games are going to be objectively easier.

Kingpin Rogers · May 30, 2018

Raiden said:
I will buy this just because...

But what a joke, lazy and uninspired, give the Pokemon ip to an actual competent developer please.

Two player co-op is lazy and uninspired? I'm not a Pokemon fan really but I'm surprised more people aren't celebrating that, I thought it would have been massive.

iamsgod · May 30, 2018

yoonshik said:
Some screenshots I grabbed from the video (the chibi artstyle is really cute):

oh, didn't realize the battle follow the traditional pokemon, thank god

DaToonie · May 30, 2018

WrenchNinja said:
This is the new super mario bros of Pokémon

Goddamn it, that is exactly how I feel about these games. Could never really get into NSMB because it felt too... fuck it, I'll say it the best I can, "safe"? Something to bring the core and casual audience into the Mario series.

This is... not what I was hoping for from the first mainline Switch Pokemon games. The heavy Go focus (which maybe I should of seen coming due to the names), simplified stats mechanics, no wild battles, and (I believe???) forced gyro controls for the catching? It's all just too much of a casual take on Pokemon, when I'm over here still clamoring for something more like B2W2 with a fairly meaty post game. Doesn't seem like it's what they're going for for these games, so I'm just going to have to wait in line for the 2019 ones, ha.

WrenchNinja · May 30, 2018

Shugga said:
Even RBY would kick your fucking ass several times.

Sabrina and the broken ass Psychic types weren't a joke

Tommyguns · May 30, 2018

Can we use both joy cons to play? They keep stressing the use one joy con route

Kiraly · May 30, 2018

digifire said:
Quoting since I didn't get an answer

Unknown but

Expect a major overhaul, perhaps just taking the stats system from Go.

NotLiquid · May 30, 2018

Wiifitkid said:
The thing I'm most excited about is co opt.

People bring up sales. and I think that's an interesting point

Will this be like windwaker whose sales suffered due to "kiddy graphics " or will it be like breath of the wild or somewhere inbetween. The core gamers perceptions can absolutely kill word of mouth.

I also find the negative reaction here interesting. My boyfriend is a diehard pokemon fan(about the only game he owns or plays). He was absolutely thrilled about this announcement. Even to the point where he was asking if we wanted both versions and he's expecting us to get the pokeball

Will be interesting to see if era is the anomaly or uim. I have a lot of gaming friends who dont like pokemon games but play the crap out of pokemon go. So well see

People can rag on about the core qualities of Pokémon all the livelong day but it is still a franchise that majorly appeals to younger audiences and kids. The games have always had a cartoon aesthetic to them, this isn't that big of a leap.

The people who populate places like Era, Smogon and /vp/ aren't going to do jack shit to hurt the game's perception unless it's just straight up not a good game.

Viale · May 30, 2018

Galava said:
It wouldn't be good. As much as we like to hate on GF, only they know how to handle a Pokémon game.

I know I'm in the minority, but I haven't played a mainline pokemon game I've enjoyed as much as the mystery dungeon series. Other devs can do fun things with pokemon.

Jraphics Horse · May 30, 2018

La Leganto said:
This one will revive a lot of [different] emotions...

lol I was convinced that pic was faked at the time even though I believed the concept was real.

Just · May 30, 2018

With all information I have seen so far about Pokemon Let's Go games, I'm not really sure what to think about them. For me, battling, raising Pokemons, and exploring new areas are main attractions for Pokemon games. It feels like pretty stripped down of those aspects for me.

Galava · May 30, 2018

If key systems of LGP/LGE are succesful, expect them to return in the 2019 game.

Boiled Goose · May 30, 2018

Any definitive updates regarding online and motion controls?

Kyuuji · May 30, 2018

I wonder if evolution will be done traditionally or via candies, and whether we'll have levels or CP as per GO?

Protome · May 30, 2018

Chris Walken said:
Just imagine Monolith Soft making a Pokemon game, that would be nuts.

I'd rather have a Pokemon game that wasn't one of the ugliest games on the system in portable mode.

Edge · May 30, 2018

Cheebo said:
None of what you posted is true dude lol.

Pokemon Go isn't a RPG. This is still a full Pokemon RPG. Battling trainers, Team Rocket, Gym Leaders, training a team, etc.

Ehhhh, lol no. I would almost bet against all of what you said. I think you mistake it with the real rpg that is coming 2019.

toa95 · May 30, 2018

Manny Toons said:
Goddamn it, that is exactly how I feel about these games. Could never really get into NSMB because it felt too... fuck it, I'll say it the best I can, "safe"? Something to bring the core and casual audience into the Mario series.

This is... not what I was hoping for from the first mainline Switch Pokemon games. The heavy Go focus (which maybe I should of seen coming due to the names), simplified stats mechanics, no wild battles, and (I believe???) forced gyro controls for the catching? It's all just too much of a casual take on Pokemon, when I'm over here still clamoring for something more like B2W2 with a fairly meaty post game. Doesn't seem like it's what they're going for for these games, so I'm just going to have to wait in line for the 2019 ones, ha.

Luckily Gyro doesn't seemed to be forced, unless you count light gyro aiming as forced, you don't need to throw the ball everytime.

Galava · May 30, 2018

Edge said:
Ehhhh, lol no. I would almost bet against all of what you said. I think you mistake it with the real rpg that is coming 2019.

This is a real RPG, what do you guys smoke?

Vundu · May 30, 2018

Looks great. My wife and daughter are big Pokémon Go fans so may be able to get them into this.

Hikari · May 30, 2018

Sou Da said:
Oh by the way

These games are going to be objectively easier.

What..... 2 vs 1?

Kiraly · May 30, 2018

Those pictures remind me: All those pictures have the same lightning.

No more day-night cycle? Would be ridiculous imo.

Hikari said:
What..... 2 vs 1?

Co-op.

WrenchNinja · May 30, 2018

Boiled Goose said:
Any definitive updates regarding online and motion controls?

There is online battling and trading. There's no ranked battle though.

You have to use gyro to catch Pokémon

Kinsei · May 30, 2018

Sou Da said:
Oh by the way

These games are going to be objectively easier.

Well yeah. The entire point of this is to appeal to people that have only played Go.

Arkanim94 · May 30, 2018

Sou Da said:
Oh by the way

These games are going to be objectively easier.

Hell, they said that in the freaking announcement.
Thinking that the battles in let's go will be brutal its basically lying to yourself.

Beje · May 30, 2018

Arkanim94 said:
Just like in the old days.

I'm not joking

In the old days, that very same Bug Catcher Cale would throw 4 lvl. 10 mons at you and probably wreck your shit (and nerves) with paralize, poison, sleep and life leech

Deleted member 2809 · May 30, 2018

WrenchNinja said:
Sabrina and the broken ass Psychic types weren't a joke

If you picked charmander brock would kick your ass big time, misty too
Gary would kick your ass every single time if you didn't grind a bit and get a few good pokémons
Sabrina and koga could kick your ass with some BS too, E4 would wreck you several times if not well prepared

Kainé · May 30, 2018

Welp as someone who started playing pokemon go a few days ago, this is awesome. I do like more the "core RPG" pokemon games and next year we will get one (new gen) so I'm happy with this.

Chris. · May 30, 2018

Expected response here but damn.. that looks great. I'm in

Raiden · May 30, 2018

Kingpin Rogers said:
Two player co-op is lazy and uninspired? I'm not a Pokemon fan really but I'm surprised more people aren't celebrating that, I thought it would have been massive.

Im sorry but i just came from God of War and Breath of the wild which are massive reboots and extremely well done, i cant help but feel underwhelmed by this.

Galava · May 30, 2018

Shugga said:
If you picked charmander brock would kick your ass big time, misty too
Gary would kick your ass every single time if you didn't grind a bit and get a few good pokémons
Sabrina and koga could kick your ass with some BS too, E4 would wreck you several times if not well prepared

Yellow hard mode:

First gym with only Pikachu at lv.15. Spam Double Team, Tackle all the way to victory. (It was easy actually, just a long battle)

Hikari · May 30, 2018

WrenchNinja said:
There is online battling and trading. There's no ranked battle though.

You have to use gyro to catch Pokémon

I really don't get why there wouldn't be competitive.

ultra bawl · May 30, 2018

A Monolith Soft Pokemon game where you don't catch Pokemon, you find/win common and rare Pokeballs and open them to see what you've got. By mid-game you'll have 50 Pidgeys, 30 Weedles, and a particularly well-endowed Lopunny.

(jk Kimora, I like XC2. Please understand!)

Sander VF · May 30, 2018

H-I-M said:
I'm sorry if it's confusing, the whole situation is.

What I think is that Let's Go is a 'main pokemon game' because it will set the foundation for all the next switch games to come.
Let's Go will be the remakes (I'm expecting a gen 2 in a few years) and the 'new gen' games will use elements from go, the engine from go and will simply add a new region + new pokemons.

I don't think they would make such a distinction if they were merely planning to make the next game exactly like this.

This announcement sounds like reassurance. The counterarguement that it is actually to reassure people that there will be a new Pokemon Generation isn't remotely convincing to me, because there being new generations was never remotely in doubt by anyone.

There would be no need for them to make this announcement and take any sliver of attention away from Let's Go, except to reassure people displeased with this direction.

Now do I think this may affect the future of the series? If it's big, absolutely! Will it have some things in common? Nit unlikely.

But the distinction they have made makes it sound like they want to differentiate 2019 game from Let's Go.

Axe · May 30, 2018

Sou Da said:
Oh by the way

These games are going to be objectively easier.

Whelp, looks like it really is "My First Pokemon Game" after all.

It's a shame, because I actually would have enjoyed a return to Kanto. But not like this.

MouldyK · May 30, 2018

Galava said:
It wouldn't be good. As much as we like to hate on GF, only they know how to handle a Pokémon game.

Nah, ERA is the only people who know how to make a Pokemon game.

Not these lazy-ass Devs who been swimming in cash for years.

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