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Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! ポケットモンスター Let's Go! ピカチュウ
English boxart of Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu!
Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee! ポケットモンスター Let's Go! イーブイ
English boxart of Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee!
Basic info
Platform:	Nintendo Switch
Category:	RPG
Players:	1-2 players
Connectivity:	Wireless, Bluetooth, Nintendo Switch Online
Developer:	Game Freak
Publisher:	Nintendo/The Pokémon Company
Part of:	Generation VII core series
Ratings
CERO:	A
ESRB:	E
ACB:	PG
OFLC:	PG
PEGI:	7
GRAC:	ALL
GSRR:	6+
Release dates
Japan:	November 16, 2018
North America:	November 16, 2018
Australia:	November 16, 2018
Europe:	November 16, 2018
South Korea:	November 16, 2018
Mainland China:	N/A
Hong Kong:	November 16, 2018
Taiwan:	November 16, 2018
Websites
Japanese:	Pokémon.co.jp
English:	Official site Pokémon.com
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Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! (Japanese: ポケットモンスター Let's Go! ピカチュウ Pocket Monsters: Let's Go! Pikachu) and Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee! (Japanese: ポケットモンスター Let's Go! イーブイ Pocket Monsters: Let's Go! Eievui) are the third and final paired versions of Generation VII. They are remakes of the 1998 Generation I game Pokémon Yellow Version. The games were released on the Nintendo Switch. The games take place in the Kanto region, and are the second of two remakes taking place in Kanto, following Generation III games Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen in 2004.

The games were announced worldwide on May 30, 2018, at the Pokémon 2018 Video Game Press Conference in Tokyo, Japan.^[1][2] The paired versions were released worldwide on November 16, 2018. All copies of the game are playable in nine languages: Japanese, English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Korean, and Simplified and Traditional Chinese.

Plot

The games are set in the region of Kanto, with Pikachu available in Let's Go, Pikachu! and Eevee available in Let's Go, Eevee! as a starter Pokémon. The player encounters Team Rocket and has the opportunity to meet two all-new Pokémon through the use of Pokémon GO.

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

While looking for Professor Oak who had called both of them to his laboratory, the player tries to leave town, only for Oak to catch up to him steps into Route 1's grassy path. Warning the player about the dangers of walking in tall grass without a Pokémon, Oak himself encounters wild Pikachu/Eevee and the player catches it, before leading the player to his laboratory, where he allows the player to take the single Poké Ball containing the Pikachu/Eevee the player caught earlier. The rival Trace takes Eevee in Let's Go, Pikachu! and Pikachu in Let's Go, Eevee!. Trace challenges the player to a battle.

After the battle, Oak allows the two new Trainers to leave for their journey across Kanto. The player's Pikachu/Eevee breaks out of their Pokéball and starts following the player on foot. Stopping in Viridian City's Poké Mart, the player will find that a package has come in for the professor, and the clerk asks that it be delivered to him. After this has been completed the professor gives one Pokédex to the player and one to the rival, and sends them on their way. Viridian City has a Gym; however, it is locked.

From here, the player has his first encounter with other Trainers, on Route 2 and in Viridian Forest, and his first encounter with a Gym Leader: Brock the Rock-type Gym Leader of Pewter City. After his defeat, journeying along Route 3 and through Mt. Moon brings the player face to face with the regional villainous team, Team Rocket, who are attempting to extract rare Fossils from the cave. Their defeat allows the player to continue through the cave and obtain the Dome Fossil or Helix Fossil which can be regenerated into Kabuto and Omanyte. Before the player leaves the cave, he is ambushed by two Team Rocket grunts, Jessie and James, who try to take the fossil back. Continuing onto Route 4, the player finds himself in Cerulean City, where another Gym is. This one, however, is run by Misty, and specializes in Water-type Pokémon. To the north, as well, there are two routes leading up to Bill's Sea Cottage. On the way, the player is confronted with a trainer who tries to persuade him to join Team Rocket. When the player reaches Bill's Sea Cottage and frees him of his transformation into a Pokémon, he will give the player an S.S. Ticket for the S.S. Anne, a luxury ship moored in Vermilion Harbor and filled with Trainers. Taking a shortcut through a house burglarized by Team Rocket, the player finally arrives at Route 5.

After traveling down Routes 5 and 6, using the Underground Path to bypass Saffron City, the player finally arrives in Vermilion City. This city is home to another Pokémon Gym; however, the way to it is blocked by a small tree. The only thing to do is to show the ticket to the Sailor guarding the harbor, allowing entry into the S.S. Anne. It is here, after assisting the captain with his seasickness, that the player will obtain the Secret Technique Chop Down. With this, the tree blocking the way to Vermilion Gym can be easily chopped down, and Lt. Surge, a Gym Leader specializing in Electric types, can be challenged. From here, Route 11 beckons, as does Diglett's Cave, through which is the only way to get back to Route 2, and a second Secret Technique Light Up held by one of Professor Oak's aides on Route 2. The player takes a brief detour to Pewter City's museum's back entrance which was previously blocked due to a Cut-able tree, which can now easily be bypassed. The player obtains the Old Amber in the museum. Heading back to Diglett's Cave, and to Vermilion, the player must go to Cerulean and to the east, onto Route 9 and towards the Rock Tunnel.

Rock Tunnel, a still undeveloped natural tunnel between the sections of Route 10, is pitch black inside; for this reason, the Secret Technique Light Up is recommended, but not required, for navigation of it. Finally reaching Lavender Town, the only town in Kanto without a Pokémon Gym besides Pallet, there is not much to do; the local Pokémon Tower is haunted. From here, Route 8 leads to Saffron City, but it again must be bypassed by way of another Underground Path, which has its other entrance on Route 7, on the west side of Saffron. Celadon City, the home of the fourth Gym which specializes in Grass-type Pokémon, is just a short walk further. Like the Vermilion Gym, the Celadon Gym also has a small tree blocking the way to its entrance, and an old man outside.

The Rocket Game Corner in Celadon is not what it appears to be. In fact, the Game Corner itself is merely the above-ground portion of a sprawling underground complex: the Team Rocket Hideout. The player runs into Jessie and James for a second time and then meets the Team Rocket boss, Giovanni, who gives the player a Silph Scope after being defeated. A Silph Scope is required to fully navigate the Pokémon Tower inside of Lavender Town that the player encountered earlier.

After this, the Pokémon Tower can be navigated, and the ghosts haunting it are revealed to be Gastly and Haunter. In front of the stairs to the final floor, blocking the way, is also a final spirit, that of a deceased Marowak that was killed by Team Rocket when they captured her child. Making it all the way to the top reveals Mr. Fuji, who is attacked by Jessie and James. The Rocket duo will leave when they are defeated, and Fuji gives away the Poké Flute, and with that, the Snorlax blocking Route 11 and Route 16 can finally be moved away.

Now the player is presented with a choice of how to get to Fuchsia City. Traveling down either way the Snorlax are blocking, a faster way via Routes 16, 17, and 18 on Kanto Route 17, or down the Routes 12, 13, 14, and 15, inevitably brings one to the southernmost city in continental Kanto, Fuchsia City, home of Koga of the Poisonous Fuchsia Gym and the GO Park.

The player then goes back to either Celadon City or Lavender Town, encountering the other Snorlax on the way back. After encountering Brock in Celadon City and receiving some Tea from him, Saffron City can finally be entered. However, Team Rocket is guarding almost every door in the city, including that of the local Pokémon Gym! One of the open buildings, however, is the unofficial Fighting-type Pokémon Gym. After the player defeats the Fighting Dojo, he is entitled to either a Hitmonchan or a Hitmonlee. The city's centerpiece building, Silph Co.'s headquarters, has also been infiltrated by the organization, and at the top, waiting in the boardroom guarded by Jessie and James, is the Team Rocket Boss, Giovanni, appearing for a second time, demanding that the president give him the Master Ball that the company had developed. After his defeat, he flees.

After Team Rocket clears out of Saffron City, all buildings previously blocked are now open, as well as the Gym. The Gym Leader, Sabrina, specializes in Psychic types. The floor, as well, is covered in warp tiles that make it difficult to navigate. After Sabrina's defeat, the player makes his way back to Fuchsia City again and heads out to obtain the rest of the Badges.

With six Badges in hand, finally the player can adventure onto the open sea of Routes 19 and 20. A short way across them, of course, is a minor obstacle: the Seafoam Islands. After they have been navigated through, the player can continue on Route 20 to Cinnabar Island, home of Blaine's Fire-type Gym. There are also several more facilities on the island, including one that actually revives Pokémon Fossils. After Blaine's defeat, only the final Gym, that of Viridian City, remains.

Finally unlocked, the Viridian Gym, whose leader specializes in Ground types, is revealed to be none other than the boss of Team Rocket himself, Giovanni! After his defeat, he vows to disband Team Rocket and disappears. Now with eight Badges, all that lies ahead is the Pokémon League at Indigo Plateau, conveniently at the end of Route 23.

The Elite Four await challengers, those who have proven themselves worthy by getting all eight Badges and making it through Victory Road will face them, in order. Lorelei, who trains Ice-type Pokémon is first, followed by Bruno, whose specialty is Fighting, Agatha, whose specialty is Ghost, and finally Lance, who specializes in Dragon types. After defeating these four, the reigning Pokémon Champion challenges the player to a final battle, and the Champion is none other than the player's own rival, Trace! After his defeat, Oak arrives, and the player's current party is added to the Hall of Fame.

After the credits roll, the player is back in Pallet Town. The previously closed Cerulean Cave is now open, and the powerful Mewtwo can be found inside. Master Trainers, 153 Trainers who each specialize in a different species of Pokémon from Generation I, plus Meltan and Melmetal, can now be encountered in various locations across the Kanto region.

Features

• The starter Pokémon in this game, Partner Pokémon, Pikachu and Eevee, have higher base stats compared to the regular ones, in addition of having all-perfect 31 IVs. Their gender can be determined by the title screen during the start of the game. Unlike the regular Eevee, which does not have any gender differences, the female starter Eevee has a unique heart-shaped pattern around the tip of their tail.
• Pikachu, like in all core series games since Pokémon X and Y, is voiced by Ikue Ohtani, while Eevee is voiced by Aoi Yūki.^[3]
• The Joy-Con is used to catch Pokémon by flicking one's wrist in a throwing motion, similar to the method in Pokémon GO. While in handheld mode, wild Pokémon are caught by aiming the Poké Ball with motion controls. Wild Pokémon, except for interactive Pokémon, can no longer be battled in a traditional sense, but NPC Trainers can be battled as normal.
• Two-player simultaneous play feature, which can be done by sharing one of the Joy-Con controllers. Both players can adventure at the same time and one of them may lend a hand by joining in battles against NPC Trainers. This feature also increases the chances of catching Pokémon successfully by throwing Poké Balls together at the wild Pokémon.
• An accessory called the Poké Ball Plus can be used to catch Pokémon in place of a Joy-Con. Like the Pokéwalker, a Pokémon can be taken on the go and be interacted with for rewards when returned to the game. It also contains the Mythical Pokémon Mew, a special Pokémon that cannot be obtained by normal gameplay.
• The introduction of two new Mythical Pokémon: Meltan and its evolved form, Melmetal.
• Once the player has become the Champion, Master Trainers will appear and can be found scattered throughout the Kanto region. They are considered the strongest Trainers for every Pokémon species in Generation I and can be spotted by the icon of the Pokémon they favor above their heads. In these battles, the player is allowed to use only a single Pokémon, of the trainer's preferred species; and any medicines are prohibited.

Returning features

• The eight Gym Leaders of Kanto and their Badges, as well as the Elite Four of the Indigo Plateau, return.
  • The rematch battle of all Gym Leaders, the Elite Four, and the Champion after entering the Hall of Fame, also return.
• Team Rocket returns, including the trio from the anime series, Jessie, James, and Meowth. Unlike in their game debut Pokémon Yellow, Jessie and James engage the player in Double Battles.
• The starter Pokémon have similar traits to the Pokémon Yellow. In this case, starter Pikachu and Eevee, unlike ones found in the wild, prefer to be out of its Poké Ball and have no interest in evolving.
  • The starter Pikachu and Eevee also react differently near the hidden items by wagging their own tail.
• A feature that allow the player to pet a Pokémon similarly to Pokémon-Amie and Pokémon Refresh, can be called by pressing "Play with Pikachu/Eevee" on the menu. However, this feature is limited to the starter Pikachu and Eevee.
• Any Pokémon that the player has in their party can follow them outside their Poké Balls, as well as their action and reaction depending on the environment, like they did in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver. However, the Pokémon that walks outside of its Poké Ball can now be chosen out of the party.
  • Certain Pokémon appear to be ridden in the certain locations instead of following the player. These Pokémon include Charizard, Persian (Kantonian form only), Machamp, Arcanine, Rapidash, Dodrio, Haunter, Onix, Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Kangaskhan, Starmie, Tauros, Gyarados, Lapras, Aerodactyl, Snorlax, and Dragonite.
    • Only Gyarados and Lapras cannot appear outside unless they are in the sea.
    • After entering the Hall of Fame for the first time, Charizard, Aerodactyl, and Dragonite can be ridden across the Kanto region; they cannot enter the secluded places, however. This allows the player to encounter and catch the wild Pokémon in the sky.
• Mega Evolutions of Generation I Pokémon (Venusaur, Charizard, Blastoise, Beedrill, Pidgeot, Alakazam, Slowbro, Gengar, Kangaskhan, Pinsir, Gyarados, Aerodactyl, and Mewtwo), as well as their corresponding Mega Stones, return. As Pokémon are no longer able to hold an item, Mega Stones can be activated in the Bag instead. Only Mega Stones belonging to Kanto starter Pokémon can be obtained prior entering the Hall of Fame.

Changes from Generations I and III

Gameplay

• The games are no longer backwards compatible with any other main series games, unlike every other main series game released since Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen.
• In addition to customizing the player's color skin and clothing, the starter Pokémon can also be dressed in different outfits and be given different accessories and hairstyles.
• Wild Pokémon now appear on the overworld. Coming into contact with one will engage them. They may appear with either a red or blue aura, which indicates their size, either being larger or smaller, respectively, than their own standard size.
  • Shiny Pokémon in the wild will also appear so in the overworld.
  • A feature called the Catch Combo tracks how many of the same species of Pokémon is caught in a row without the Pokémon running away or the game turning off. The higher the combo, the stronger and rarer wild Pokémon become, and Shiny Pokémon become more common.
• Several features from past core games have been removed, including: the day and night cycle, several moves (including all Z-Moves and weather), Abilities, several items, held items, breeding, and Eggs.
  • Moves that were introduced in Generation I are all available in the games, along with a smaller selection of moves from later generations. For more information, see list of moves by availability (Generation VII).
  • Abilities were found in the game's code, but were unused.
  • The only available Poké Ball that were not introduced in Generation I are Premier Ball and Cherish Ball.
  • A Premier Ball can be obtained as a gift for every 10 Poké Balls (of any kind) purchased at the Poké Mart.
• Teleport has been given a different effect. Mega Drain, Giga Drain, Solar Beam, and Sky Attack also had their powers significantly increased.
• Calculations for stats have been changed, allowing for Pokémon to reach much higher stat ceilings than in previous core games.
  • Effort values (EVs) have been replaced by awakening values (AVs), which can be raised by feeding specific Candy.
  • High friendship can boost all stats by up to 10%, before adding in AVs.
• The Bicycle has been removed; the Miracle Cycle shop in Cerulean City is replaced with the home of a Bike Maniac who collects many kinds of bikes.
  • Cycling Road is redesigned as the "Pokémon Road"; some of the Bikers (now Punk Guys) and Roughnecks that used to challenge the player there have been moved to near the Secret House instead.
• Candy can be used to increase the AVs of Pokémon, and is obtained from capturing or transferring Pokémon to Professor Oak, similar to the Candy from Pokémon GO.
• The Pokémon Box, accessible from the Bag, replaces PCs, allowing players to switch the Pokémon in their party at any point in the game.
• The player can no longer play mini-games on the machines in the Celadon Game Corner because the service desk has run out of coins. However, there are certain spots where the hidden items such as Bottle Caps are recurring once per day in the Game Corner.
• The Safari Zone in Fuchsia City replaces the zoo, and has added the GO Park, where the player is able to interact with their caught Pokémon. Similar to the Box system in the Pokémon Storage System, the GO Park complex has a total of 20 GO Parks, with each capable of holding 50 Pokémon. Thus, the player can transfer up to 1,000 Pokémon into the games.
  • If the player has gathered 25 of the same species of Pokémon, they can play a minigame in the Park's Play Yard for Candy. Alolan forms are counted as a separate species, listed in red.
• Exclusive new moves are available for the starter Pikachu and Eevee. Pikachu can learn Zippy Zap, Splishy Splash and Floaty Fall, while Eevee can learn Bouncy Bubble, Buzzy Buzz, Sizzly Slide, Glitzy Glow, Baddy Bad, Sappy Seed, Freezy Frost and Sparkly Swirl. These moves can be learned from a Move Tutor in the Pokémon Centers of Cerulean City, Celadon City, and Fuchsia City.
  • The starter Pikachu and Eevee can activate their own 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.
• TMs have been reordered and readded with some moves previously available via Move Tutor. The amount of TM moves available also have been decreased compared to previous core series games.
• HM moves have been replaced by Secret Techniques, which the starter Pikachu and Eevee can use in the overworld, but which do not take up move slots. These include Chop Down for Cut, Sea Skim for Surf, and Sky Dash for Fly.
• Interactive Pokémon such as Electrode, Snorlax, and Legendary Pokémon can be battled, but they must be defeated to be captured. A five-minute time limit is in effect for the battle. If the timer hits 0, the battle ends abruptly. Hitting the Home button or putting the console in sleep mode does not pause the timer.
  • Electrode disguised as items are now white on top and red at the bottom, just like real Electrode.
  • Both Snorlax are battled with either an Attack or Defense stat boost, while all the Legendary Pokémon have all their stats increased, similar to Totem Pokémon.
  • All the interactive Pokémon are guaranteed at least 3 perfect IVs.
• The legendary birds (Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres) can be encountered as the wild Pokémon in the sky after beating the Champion for the first time.
  • Legendary Pokémon encountered this way are treated as regular wild Pokémon, so they do not have to be battled before being caught, can flee, and are not guaranteed to have any perfect IVs.

Story

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

• The game features entirely new protagonists, Chase and Elaine, instead of Red, and the role of Blue is replaced with a new friendly rival, Trace.
• The player and their rival receive their Pokédex along with their starter Pokémon and no longer battle until returning to Professor Oak to deliver his parcel. The player also receives some Razz Berries from Professor Oak instead of some Poké Balls.
• The Team Rocket trio appears early at Viridian City, where they replace the old man as the obstacle keeping the player from progressing to Route 2. They later can be found in the Pokémon Road in Route 17 after the disbandment of Team Rocket.
  • Unlike in Pokémon Yellow, Team Rocket's Meowth no longer battles.
• Mina, a Fairy-type Pokémon Trainer from Alola, is visiting Kanto and can be found in the Vermilion Port.
• Lorelei appears early during the Team Rocket Grunt's raid near the Pokémon Center on Route 10.
• After killing the Cubone's mother in Lavender Town, Team Rocket kidnaps Cubone and takes it back to the Team Rocket Hideout. They also push away the Team Rocket Grunt blocking access to Silph Co. Cubone is later adopted into Trace's team after being rescued.
• Instead of battling the ghost of Cubone's mother, she is calmed by the presence of her child, Cubone, and then departs. This is very similar to what happens in Pokémon Origins.
• Archer, a Team Rocket Executive who was introduced in Generation II and given a name in Generation IV, appears during the story.
• The player meets Red, Blue, and, for the first time as a non-player character, Green over the course of their adventure.
  • Red only appears in the Indigo Plateau outside of the Pokémon League after the player beats at least six Master Trainers.
  • Blue appears early in the Pewter City and later in the Silph Co. during the raid of Team Rocket. Similar to the storyline prior to Generation II, Blue takes over as the Gym Leader of Viridian Gym after the player beats the Champion.
  • Green can be found in Cerulean Cave, searching for Mewtwo, and later reappears in Cerulean City.
• Moltres is back on Victory Road, just like in Generation I.

Music

• Like in Generation III, all Elite Four members share the Gym battle music instead of the Trainer battle music.
• The Power Plant goes back to having the Rocket Hideout music from Gen I instead of the Pokémon Mansion from Gen III.

Pokémon

• The games feature all of the 151 Pokémon of Generation I, as well as the new Mythical Pokémon Meltan and its evolution Melmetal. Players can also import the Alolan forms of these Pokémon from Pokémon GO or receive them from in-game trades repeatedly.

Game-exclusive Pokémon

The game-exclusive Partner the player starts with cannot be traded to other games or stored in Pokémon HOME. While a single Persian is obtainable in Let's Go, Pikachu!, and a single Arcanine is obtainable in Let's Go, Eevee! through an NPC, they are not obtainable as wild Pokémon in those respective games.

Let's Go, Pikachu! 0025 Pikachu Electric 0027 Sandshrew Ground 0027 Sandshrew Ice Steel 0028 Sandslash Ground 0028 Sandslash Ice Steel 0043 Oddish Grass Poison 0044 Gloom Grass Poison 0045 Vileplume Grass Poison 0056 Mankey Fighting 0057 Primeape Fighting 0058 Growlithe Fire 0088 Grimer Poison 0088 Grimer Poison Dark 0089 Muk Poison 0089 Muk Poison Dark 0123 Scyther Bug Flying

Let's Go, Eevee! 0133 Eevee Normal 0023 Ekans Poison 0024 Arbok Poison 0037 Vulpix Fire 0037 Vulpix Ice 0038 Ninetales Fire 0038 Ninetales Ice Fairy 0052 Meowth Normal 0052 Meowth Dark 0053 Persian Dark 0069 Bellsprout Grass Poison 0070 Weepinbell Grass Poison 0071 Victreebel Grass Poison 0109 Koffing Poison 0110 Weezing Poison 0127 Pinsir Bug

Compatibility

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The games are compatible with any number of Pokémon GO accounts through Bluetooth LE. Players can send Generation I Pokémon and their Alolans, as well as Meltan and Melmetal, from their phone to the games where they will appear in GO Park. Pokémon that are one-time or event-only in GO cannot be transferred, such as Mew, Pikachu with various event hats, and Squirtle with sunglasses.

Each time a Pokémon is transferred from Pokémon GO to the Nintendo Switch, the Pokémon GO account will be awarded 100 experience and one candy corresponding to each Pokémon transferred. Transferring a Pokémon from Pokémon GO to the Switch for the first time also gives the GO account a Mystery Box, which can be opened once every three (originally seven) days to spawn wild Meltan. Each time before the box can be opened, a Pokémon transfer must be made from Pokémon GO to the Nintendo Switch.

Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! can connect with Pokémon HOME. Users of HOME can transfer Pokémon freely between other Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! savefiles on the console, even if the files belong to different profiles. Through the mobile version of HOME, players can trade those Pokémon through the GTS and Wonder Box, features not found in the games themselves. They can also take those stored Pokémon through a one-way transfer to Pokémon Sword and Shield, provided they are Pokémon in the Galar Pokédex, with a few exceptions. The player cannot store their Partner Pokémon or Pokémon in their party.

Reception

Gaming magazine Famitsu gave Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! a score of 37 out of 40.^[4] IGN rated the games a "Great" 8.3/10.^[5] Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! hold a rating of 77.49%^[6] and 79.31%,^[7] respectively, on GameRankings.

Sales

The games sold 3 million units in their launch weekend.^[8] In the fiscal year of their release, they sold 10.63 million units.^[9] As of March 31, 2020, Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! have sold 11.97 million copies worldwide.^[10]

Japanese sales

Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! sold 661,240 units on their first week on the Japanese market,^[11] being 364,105 from Let's Go, Pikachu! and 297,135 from Let's Go, Eevee!, with a sell-through of 62.96% and 51.80% respectively.^[12] By March 31, 2019, the end of their 20th week, they had sold 1,556,950 copies.^[13]

Staff

Main article: Staff of Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!

Music

Main article: Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! & Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee! Super Music Collection

The game's music was arranged and composed by Shota Kageyama.^[14]

Version history

Demonstration

The demo version of Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! were playable at several events worldwide prior to the games' release.

• In the United States, the demo events were available at Pokémon Let’s Go Road Trip tour from September 29 to November 15, 2018, starting in Los Angeles, San Franciso, Seattle, Dallas, Topeka, Chicago, Boston, and New York.^[16]

Trailer

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Gallery

Logos

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Title screens

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  Japanese Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee! title screen

Boxarts

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  United Arab Emirates boxart of Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee!

Trivia

Professor Oak's introduction in Japanese Pokémon Yellow

• The term "Let's Go!" (Japanese: レッツ ゴー!) may be a reference to Pokémon GO and the end phrase of Professor Oak's introduction in the Japanese and English versions of the Generation I core series games.
• These are the first core series games:
  • To be released exclusively on a home console.
    • They are also the first since Pokémon Emerald to be playable on a home console in any form. While the core series games of Generations I through III were released for handheld platforms, they could also be played on Nintendo's home consoles of the time through various peripherals.
  • In which not every Pokémon revealed at the time is programmed into the games.
  • To have a decreased amount of TMs available compared to past games.
  • To not have any battle facilities since Pokémon Gold and Silver.
  • To not be compatible with previous core series titles in any way since Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, and as such, the first to be unable to trade with other core series games in their generation.
  • To be compatible with Pokémon GO.
  • To not feature the GTS, a day-and-night cycle, or use two screens since Pokémon Diamond and Pearl.
  • To not feature Wonder Trade since Pokémon X and Y.
  • To not feature breeding since Pokémon Gold and Silver.
  • To not feature Abilities since Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire.
  • To not be compatible with the Pokémon Global Link since Pokémon Black and White.
  • To only have regional Pokémon in the main storyline since Pokémon Black and White.
  • To not have a PC.
    • As the Pokémon Box can be accessed from the players bag, this is the only core series game in which the player can change their Pokémon party between battles while facing the Elite Four.
  • To not use different designs between the two versions for the Japanese main title logo (ポケットモンスター).
  • To natively support multiple save files per game, thanks to the Nintendo Switch managing save files by profile and cartridges no longer being used to store save files.
• Let's Go, Pikachu! has the longest name of all core series titles, including symbols and spaces, with 18.
• These games mark the first time that an upper version has been remade.
• As revealed in an interview with Junichi Masuda, the reason Eevee was chosen as a game mascot alongside Pikachu was because of all of the fanart Eevee has gotten.^[17]
  • Masuda also revealed that Psyduck was considered for the role instead of Eevee, but was not chosen because it was the same color as Pikachu.
• These are the first core series remakes to introduce brand-new Pokémon.
• Like in Pokémon Yellow, Ekans, Koffing, and Meowth and their evolutionary relatives are not found in the wild in Let's Go, Pikachu!. These three Pokémon are commonly associated with Team Rocket in the original series. To compensate, Mankey, Grimer, and their relatives are exclusive to Let's Go, Pikachu!, a reference to two Pokémon Ash caught in the original series, Primeape and Muk.
• The button prompts that appear in menus on the lower-right match colors with the buttons on a Super Nintendo's controller as they appear in the Japanese and PAL regions.
• These are the only core series games in Generation VII to:
  • Not feature Z-Moves.
  • Be playable exclusively on a system different from other core series games.
  • Give the player a diploma upon completing the Pokédex.
    • Of the core series games that give out diplomas, these are the only ones in which the design of the diploma differs between the two games.
• Of all of the core series games where Red appears as a non-player character, this is the first in which he does not have all three Kanto starter Pokémon on his team.
• Because South Korea never got an official Korean-language release for either Generation I or Generation III games (and thus never received Pokémon Red and Green or Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen), these games are the first Korean-language games which primarily feature Kanto and follow the original story featured in Generation I.
  • However, Kanto was still accessible in both Generation II's Pokémon Gold and Silver—which was the first official Korean-language release of any Pokémon game—and its Generation IV remake, Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, albeit as a post-game extra. Therefore, Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! are the first games in Korean to start in Kanto.
  • The same holds true for the players in Greater China, although these are the first official Chinese-language games to visit Kanto in any form.
• This is the last Pokémon game to be released in the Heisei period.

In other languages

Language Title Japanese ポケットモンスター Let's Go! ピカチュウ・Let's Go! イーブイ Chinese Cantonese 精靈寶可夢 Let's Go！皮卡丘／Let's Go！伊布 Mandarin 精靈寶可夢 Let's Go！皮卡丘／Let's Go！伊布 精灵宝可梦 Let's Go! 皮卡丘／Let's Go! 伊布 French Canada Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! et Let's Go, Eevee! Europe Pokémon : Let's Go, Pikachu et Let's Go, Évoli German Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! und Let's Go, Evoli! Italian ​​​​​​​Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! e Let's Go, Eevee! Korean 포켓몬스터 레츠고! 피카츄・레츠고! 이브이 Spanish ​​​​​​​Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! y Let's Go, Eevee!

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