Pokemon: Let's Go Pikachu | Let's Go Eevee (NSW) - November 16, 2018

[Kaslo]

[tenkiki]

Just give me the anime magikarp salesman and let me slap a pompadour on said magikarp as it splashes behind me.

[6souls]

Kanto Map

Spoiler: show

[Souj]

That official or fanmade?

[Hitou]

Official. It's on the pokemon.com site.

[Vaspinne]

Am I the only one slightly triggered by Pikachu being in a pokeball in Oak's lab?

[6souls]

The Pokémon Company International and Nintendo announced new details about Mega Evolution and much more in the highly anticipated Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee! games, releasing later this year on the Nintendo Switch™ system. Both games are designed for players taking their first steps into the Pokémon video game world as well as longtime fans wanting a new way to play Pokémon.

Don’t Just Evolve—Mega Evolve

In Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee!, players will be able to Mega Evolve a Pokémon once per battle if they have a Key Stone and the Mega Stone corresponding to that specific Pokémon. Mega Evolution, known as “the Evolution that transcends Evolution,” momentarily unleashes the energy within a Pokémon and can only be accomplished when a strong bond exists between the Pokémon and its Trainer. The first three Pokémon that fans will be able to Mega Evolve during their adventure will be Venusaur, Charizard, and Blastoise.

Explore Iconic Kanto Region Location Vermilion City

Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee! will bring players to a variety of interesting locations in the Kanto region, including Vermilion City, where the luxury cruise liner the S.S. Anne docks once a year. In the Vermilion City Pokémon Gym, players can battle Gym Leader Lt. Surge, who is also known as the Lightning Lieutenant.

Here Comes Team Rocket!

Team Rocket, a nefarious organization set on using the world’s Pokémon in despicable plots to make money, is another example of the diverse cast of characters that players will encounter in Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee! This includes the most famous members of Team Rocket—Jessie, James, and Meowth!

[Kirin]

So this is really a backdoor way to canonically introduce mega evolution to Kanto/Johto now.

I'm actually okay with that.

[6souls]

[6souls]

Spoiler: show

[6souls]

[Kaslo]

[Yeager]

Surprised this hasn't been posted yet, let alone this thread getting bumped up recently with all of the videos of people getting to play a demo version of the game early and all.

Below video from the guy that runs Serebii.net

[Kaslo]

Review Embargo is up.

MC: 82 on 22 reviews
OC: 82 on 17 reviews

[Souj]

This game got Pokemon Yellow'd and neither the starter pikachu nor Eevee can evolve, right?

[Kaslo]

This game got Pokemon Yellow'd and neither the starter pikachu nor Eevee can evolve, right?

Correct

[Julian]

Played this for a little bit. Way more fun than I expected.

It's pretty much red/blue remade in modern graphics. The pokemon go element still sucks, but it just feels super streamlined and casualized. Instead of wasting time battling random encounters I'm just throwing pokeballs at them. It's not the -worst- thing in the world.

The nostalgia is real, and eevee is fucking adorable. D:

[Koul]

Played this for a little bit. Way more fun than I expected.

It's pretty much red/blue remade in modern graphics. The pokemon go element still sucks, but it just feels super streamlined and casualized. Instead of wasting time battling random encounters I'm just throwing pokeballs at them. It's not the -worst- thing in the world.

The nostalgia is real, and eevee is fucking adorable. D:

Does this mean I'm going to be catching a pisston of zubats to level instead of killing em?

[Kaslo]

Does this mean I'm going to be catching a pisston of zubats to level instead of killing em?

Yes

[Julian]

Yeah. Still have trainer battles tho. I also think the CP value is only here for the go integration and doesn't seem to actually do anything.

This is essentially a casual stroll through Kanto, with the original cast, and pretty modern graphics.

And I surprisingly do not hate it. And actually kind of like it.

Gonna try out multiplayer tonight.