Pikachu's back has two brown stripes, and his large tail is notable for being shaped like a lightning bolt. He has long yellow ears that are tipped with black. He is almost completely covered by yellow fur. Pikachu is a small, chubby, and incredibly cute mouse-like Pokémon.
3.3 Uncle Funtime: Thanksgiving Edition.But, if you're looking for a challenging game, this isn't it.
It matches the watered-down Pokémon encounters, I guess. Going along with the sentiment above, the Let's Go games feel a little too simple. The experience just isn't the same when all of your Pokémon share XP simply for being in your party after you've successfully thrown a Poké Ball at something. Now, true battles do exist at the varoius gyms or with special Pokémon like the Snorlax blocking my way, but I really miss grinding to make my party stronger. It's a little weird that I can run around these familiar locations and encounter wild Pokémon without really being able to battle any of them. Barely any wild Pokémon battles I feel incomplete While charm seriously eminates from every section of this game, there are a few things that I didn't like about it. New mechanics Motion controls, rides, and Secret Techniques It's really hard not to feel the pull of enchanting familiarity as you see these gorgeous renditions of an 8-bit game you played as a child. This addition makes the games feel even more like a Pokémon Yellow remake. And of course, Team Rocket is up to their old tricks with Jesse and James popping up throughout the land. You'll also face off against all of the original gym leaders, including Brock and Misty. As expected, some of the Pokémon are exclusive to one game or the other, so you'll have to trade with someone who has the other version in order to complete your Pokédex. This also keeps the type system from getting too complicated for newcomers who are unfamiliar with Pokémon's current combat system. The Pokédex only has slots for the first 151 Pokémon from Gen 1, so you'll start off with what you're already familiar with. Newcomers and those who have been out of the Pokémon loop for a few years will likely enjoy Let's Go as a gradual way to get back into the games. It's really hard not to feel the pull of enchanting familiarity as you play.
On top of that, you don't get to choose the original starters in this very simplified version of the original games. For one thing, these Switch games employ a catching style reminiscent of Pokémon Go's mechanics.
While you do travel around the original games' Kanto region and only encounter the first 151 Pokémon, this is not a remaster. To celebrate, Game Freak released Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! on Nintendo Switch in 2018. I absolutely love those games and have played them more times than I know along with every subsequent Pokémon game since through Pokémon Sword and Shield.įast forward 20 years later and Pokémon has developed into the highest-grossing media franchise in the world instead of simply being a passing trend. It didn't take long before my parents bought my brothers Pokémon Blue and Pokémon Red, respectively, and then gave me Pokémon Yellow. I first learned about Pokémon in elementary school after hearing two classmates argue about whether Raichu or Electabuzz was the better Electric-type Pokémon.