Partner Pokémon (game)

Partner Pokémon (Japanese: 相棒ポケモン Partner Pokémon) refers to the special Pikachu or Eevee the player starts with in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! As the names of the two titles imply, players of Let's Go, Pikachu! receive a Pikachu as their partner, while players of Let's Go, Eevee! receive Eevee. While the player can capture and train other Pikachu and Eevee in both games, the partner Pokémon have various special differences from their typical variants.

Partner Pikachu♂  Electric

Partner Eevee♂  Normal

Partner Eevee♀  Normal

Differences

• The partner Pikachu and Eevee are constantly seen riding on the player's shoulder, similar to Ash's Pikachu in the anime, even when not in the active party.
• Female partner Eevee have a special heart-shaped pattern around the tip of their tail, similar to a gender difference.
• The partner Pokémon have higher base stats, and are fixed to join the party with a fixed 31 IVs in every stat, but cannot be Shiny.
• Similar to Red's Pikachu in Pokémon Yellow, they cannot evolve. Because held items do not exist in the game, items such as Light Ball, Eviolite, and Eevium Z are not applicable.
• They have special new moves that they can learn via Move Tutor, and can activate partner powers in battle once they have high enough friendship. If activated while they are in battle, they use an exclusive move—Pika Papow or Veevee Volley—which increases in damage based on friendship. If activated while they are not in battle, they boost the stats of the current Pokémon.
• The partner Pokémon can perform Secret Techniques that take the place of HMs. These Techniques do not take up a slot in the movelist, nor are they moves intended for battle.
• The player's partner can be interacted with and fed, similar to Pokémon-Amie and Pokémon Refresh in previous games.
• They can also be dressed in different outfits, including sets made to match the player, and be given different hairstyles when pet in certain ways in the Switch's handheld mode.

Exclusive moves

Stat comparison

Pokémon	Pikachu	Pikachu	Eevee	Eevee
HP	35	45	55	65
Attack	55	80	55	75
Defense	40	50	50	70
Sp. Attack	50	75	45	65
Sp. Defense	50	60	65	85
Speed	90	120	55	75
Total	320	430	325	435

Gift items

Occasionally, the partner Pokémon may give the player a random item from the below list as a gift.

Item		Location	Games
	Beach Glass	Sometimes received as a gift from the partner Pokémon	P  E
	Chalky Stone	Sometimes received as a gift from the partner Pokémon	P  E
	Gold Leaf	Sometimes received as a gift from the partner Pokémon	P  E
	Heart Scale	Sometimes received as a gift from the partner Pokémon	P  E
	Leaf Letter	Sometimes received as a gift from the partner Pokémon	P
	Leaf Letter	Sometimes received as a gift from the partner Pokémon	E
	Lone Earring	Sometimes received as a gift from the partner Pokémon	P  E
	Marble	Sometimes received as a gift from the partner Pokémon	P  E
	Polished Mud Ball	Sometimes received as a gift from the partner Pokémon	P  E
	Pretty Wing	Sometimes received as a gift from the partner Pokémon	P  E
	Silver Leaf	Sometimes received as a gift from the partner Pokémon	P  E
	Small Bouquet	Sometimes received as a gift from the partner Pokémon	P  E
	Stretchy Spring	Sometimes received as a gift from the partner Pokémon	P  E
	Tiny Mushroom	Sometimes received as a gift from the partner Pokémon	P  E
	Tropical Shell	Sometimes received as a gift from the partner Pokémon	P  E

Artwork

Chase and Pikachu	Elaine and Eevee	Sea Skim	Sky Dash
Pika Papow	Veevee Volley	Walking Pokémon	Catching Pokémon
	Encountering the Legendary birds	Confronting the Elite Four

In the anime

Several Pikachu with hairstyles similar to the ones found in Let's Go, Pikachu!

The partner Pikachu and Eevee are based in part by the Pikachu the player receives in Pokémon Yellow, and, by extension, Ash's Pikachu. While a direct counterpart to the partner Pokémon hasn't appeared yet in the anime, elements of Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! can be seen as early as The Power of Us, where Risa obtains an Eevee as a starter.

Though precursors of this feature were first seen in the original series with Ritchie's Sparky, Pikachu and Eevee with different hairstyles as identifying elements began appearing in the Sun & Moon series around the time of Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!'s release. These hairstyles are generally more varied and may not be ones attainable in the games. The first Pikachu with such a hairstyle appeared in SM090, under the ownership of an Alolan Trainer. In SM091, several other similar Pikachu appeared under the ownership of Pikarla.

An Eevee with hair covering its eyes appears in the Eevee, Where Are You Going? series of shorts. It made its main series debut in SM099, where it was caught by Lana, received the nickname Nagisa, and was given a haircut.

Other appearances

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Both the Partner Pikachu and the Partner Eevee appear as a Spirit.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 搭檔寶可夢 Daapdong Pokémon Mandarin 搭檔寶可夢 / 搭档宝可梦 Dādàng Pokémon Dutch Partner Pokémon French Pokémon partenaire German Partner-Pokémon Italian Pokémon compagno Korean 파트너 포켓몬 Partner Pokémon Portuguese Partner Pokémon Russian Покемон-напарник Pokémon-naparnik Spanish Compañero Pokémon

See also

• For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Pikachu and Eevee.

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