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  1. Sep 8, 2023
    0
    Trash!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  2. Sep 4, 2023
    0
    Get FireRed, LeafGreen, HeartGold, SoulSilver, or even Red/Blue/Yellow/Gold/Silver/Crystal instead. They are on better consoles, they are less than half the price, and they literally have more conent than Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee.
  3. Sep 3, 2023
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. i think eerybody who played the game had mixed feelings at the start of the game , the type of feeling that you feel that the game isnt too good but you keep playing because it is pokemon , but tbh this is the third best pokemon game of the switch i 'll explain why.

    1. the capture mechanic , similar to pokemon go but the difference is that you actually "throw " the pokeball to capture instead of swiping with your finger , you may think that doesn't make huge difference but i can guarantee you it does , it is way more interactive and way funnier , the only down on the catch mechanic is in the handle mode of the switch , i think they should've use the touch of the screen to capture in handle mode.

    2. the supposed "lack of battles" i think every person who is into the world of pokemon games , already heard some fan saying that some specific game has a lot or a less in terms of trainer battles , and in this game i think it has the perfect ammount , since the new catching mechanic is the best way to get xp , the pokemon battles only serve for money and pokeballs .

    3. pokemons spawns , tbh the pokemon spawns in this game are really horrible , i have 40 hours of the game and i captured a lot of pokemons , specially pokemons that i saw that i didnt had in the dex because they give you more xp and i never saw and oddish , shelder , only saw two pikachus , and you may say that they spawn in specific routes as we all know but every EVERY grass has only ratatas and pidgey , you have to wait sometimes more than 10 minutes to spawn something different , not to mention the fact that some good pokemons only spawn in the end routes like poliwhirl , poliwhirl literally spawns in the games to the victory road , magma only spawns in the 7th gym location aswell weezing and koffing that makes impossible to make a team that you have in mind because they spawn way to late in the game which causes the pokemon to have like 10-20 levels below yours , "but you can use pokemon go to transfer" it ain't worth it , a pokemon with 2100 cp in pokemon go will give you level 25 in the game plus you only unlock the go park in fuschia city which by that time you already have your pokemons level 35+ .

    4. the pokemon moves , if you want to have pokemon moves you need or to spend all of your money in tms instead of pokeballs which causes less xp , or wait until the victory road that is when you can get all the tms , "but why tms " because of the fact that the pokemons DON'T learn moves , i only learned one move on ninetales by leveling up , only 1 on golem , NONE in kingler and only the first moves in eevee , you end up with the moves that the guy on the pokecenter gave you for eevee .

    the game is funny after you understand how to use the catch mechanic , story gameplay etc nothing about it its a pokemon yellow remake but it is a MAXIMUM 7.
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  4. Aug 22, 2023
    5
    1 Removing wild battles really sucks, they somewhat make up for it by adding a lot more trainer battles but trainer battles get really annoying when you're just trying to pass through a route at least with wild battles you can run away.

    2 Catching is pretty annoying and i hate that if a pokemon runs away it brakes your catch combo also reloading your game brakes them as well which
    1 Removing wild battles really sucks, they somewhat make up for it by adding a lot more trainer battles but trainer battles get really annoying when you're just trying to pass through a route at least with wild battles you can run away.

    2 Catching is pretty annoying and i hate that if a pokemon runs away it brakes your catch combo also reloading your game brakes them as well which really sucks.

    3 XP gain is super slow, in other games it's not a big deal having slow XP gain but that's because you have wild battles which this game doesn't have which really really sucks also when a pokemon gains more then one level the text goes through ever level rather then just skipping the the level it ended up at.

    4 Over world pokemon are pretty annoying, with how tight some routes are they end up blocking your way a lot of the time they also lag the game in some places, this game also marked the beginning of the end for random grass encounters which really sucks as i much rather have random grass encounters over over world pokemon any day.
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  5. Aug 7, 2023
    7
    Una experiencia pokémon divertida y sencilla, el sistema de captura es muy divertido, pero parte de una base (pokémon rojo y azul) que no da para mucho más.
  6. Aug 5, 2023
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It’s Not the Worst but Also not the Best Pokemon game. I see were a lot of people are coming from. graphics are not the best ( at least for me ) and they got rid of batteling wild pokemon as well as leveling system is kinda bad, but some things are still fun would not recommend for a first pokemon game. Not the worst Gen 1 remake Expand
  7. Aug 1, 2023
    2
    I Quit after Cinnabar gym. These guys tried combing the normal pokemon way with freaking pokemon go, a game i already freaking hate. U cant even pay me to go back to this game and complete it
  8. May 25, 2023
    7
    Let's go, Eevee! is not a game that tries to reinvent the Pokémon series. It is what it is promoted as: another Kanto game. And in my opinion, it is the best game for someone who wants to start playing the franchise. It has an appealing art direction mixed with some cool new mechanics. Combine that with an appropiate difficulty for an entry game and a simple Pokédex and you've got theLet's go, Eevee! is not a game that tries to reinvent the Pokémon series. It is what it is promoted as: another Kanto game. And in my opinion, it is the best game for someone who wants to start playing the franchise. It has an appealing art direction mixed with some cool new mechanics. Combine that with an appropiate difficulty for an entry game and a simple Pokédex and you've got the ideal beginner game. That's why I give it a 7: it doesn't innovate in anything, but it works as it is planned to. Expand
  9. Feb 13, 2023
    9
    fun, bit I missed the random pokemons vs player part of the game...................
  10. Jan 24, 2023
    7
    Pokemon: Let's Go, Eevee! is the last seventh generation Pokemon game and the first Pokemon game for the Nintendo Switch. It is a remake of the original Pokemon game, Pokemon Yellow. It was released in 2018. The original Pokemon Kanto games are almost sacrosanct to me. I do not want people to mess with it, change it or interfere with it any any way. The FireRed / LeafGreen remakes releasedPokemon: Let's Go, Eevee! is the last seventh generation Pokemon game and the first Pokemon game for the Nintendo Switch. It is a remake of the original Pokemon game, Pokemon Yellow. It was released in 2018. The original Pokemon Kanto games are almost sacrosanct to me. I do not want people to mess with it, change it or interfere with it any any way. The FireRed / LeafGreen remakes released almost twenty years ago for the Gameboy Advance were absolutely fantastic, I regard them as possibly the best Pokemon games in history. This time the developers got carried away a little bit. But lets start with the positives. The graphics. The new Nintendo Switch graphics look really amazing, for me probably the greatest technological step between two systems in the history of Pokemon games. The graphics of this game is also done very well, it sticks to the original shapes and colors that we all know and love. The Pokemon textures and animations are done to a lot of details and are really pretty. The music is also great, atmospheric and nostalgic. The story is kept mostly intact, with some changes (your rival, Team Rocket). But big changes come to the gameplay. The fact that the Pokemon are just running around in the Routes is actually not a bad idea, it brings a lot of life, it takes some RNG of the game. I would prefer the original system, but I can live with it. The system of catching Pokemon, which is a modified version of the Pokemon Go system is just plain wrong, I do not know what more can I say, It just does not work for me in this type of game at all. On top of that, Battling trainers no longer gives you that much Exp, so you will have to rely on catching Pokemon to level up. Other changes has been done to the way Pokemon are stored, there is no longer a PC for you to use in every Poke Center. Instead you can access your stored Pokemon at any point outside of a Pokemon battle. That is quite a big nerf, especially in the Pokemon League, where you can tailor your party for every member of the Elite Four. Also not a very good idea. And finally we have your Poke Partner, Eevee (or Pikachu in Let's Go: Pikachu!). I believe this has a lot of potential, there could be some mechanics that would make you take care of your Partner Pokemon and grow the bond between you. But in the end there is not much for your Eevee to do, except ride on your hat and waggle its tail when you are near a hidden item. Also you cannot evolve it, so for it to stay effective in combat, they just created 9 new ridiculously overpowered moves and you get them for free, just like that, quite early on in the game. That is just incompetence. Minor Microtransaction (Pokeball plus) and luckily No SJW. Thank you for that at least. I played on PC using the Yuzu emulator.

    I was really looking forward to going through all these well known routes and towns after all these years, but it just somehow does not feel the same. Because it is not the same, I suspect. Next time, please make it the same as it used to be. Final Verdict: 72 %
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  11. Dec 12, 2022
    7
    This game is great but the lack of pro controller support and badly tracking of joycons, makes controlling the game and catching pokemons feeling very bad, if that huge problem were to be fixed one day, the game would have been a 10/10, since the controls destroy the experience, I give it a 7
  12. Nov 30, 2022
    4
    Un gioco gradevole ma che taglia tanti contenuti rispetto al precedente remake rosso fuoco, sistema di combattimento con selvatici da rivedere totalmente. La semplificazione delle lotte rimuovendo le abilità è un peccato.
  13. Nov 20, 2022
    8
    The first pokemon game I have ever played, and honestly, I have enjoyed it a lot. It has a been a fun new experience for me. Good gameplay, cute graphics, pretty cool story.
  14. Oct 8, 2022
    3
    Una gran decepción, cuya base es simplemente la nostalgia.
    El juego es sólo "presiona A para ganar", con el ya gran conocido (y odiado por muchos) repartir experiencia OBLIGATORIO.
    Pero lo peor es que la poca dificultad que puedes encontrar en el juego es a base de mecánicas y ventajas/desventajas injustas para el jugador. Un par de ejemplos: - Uso 6 veces doble equipo (máxima evasión
    Una gran decepción, cuya base es simplemente la nostalgia.
    El juego es sólo "presiona A para ganar", con el ya gran conocido (y odiado por muchos) repartir experiencia OBLIGATORIO.
    Pero lo peor es que la poca dificultad que puedes encontrar en el juego es a base de mecánicas y ventajas/desventajas injustas para el jugador. Un par de ejemplos: - Uso 6 veces doble equipo (máxima evasión posible), el rival me golpea en 5 de los siguientes 7 ataques. Nuevo combate, el rival utiliza una única vez reducción (aumenta 1/6 su evasión), aún utilizando ataques con precisión 100 fallo 7 ataques, acierto en el número 8.
    -Hago hasta 3 lanzamientos dobles, excelentes, en un Pokémon con el círculo verde, sin éxito. Finalmente huye, pero lo hace en mitad de un lanzamiento y posterior a haber usado una baya. Si el objetivo de esto no es cabrear al jugador no se cuál puede ser.
    No es la primera vez que veo juegos cuya dificultad está basada en ser injusto con el jugador. No se en qué universo alguien pueda pensar que esto puede ser divertido.
    Pero probablemente la gran mala decisión es la ausencia de combates aleatorios. Si lo que pretendían era innovar, copiar el sistema de captura de Pokemon go no creo que fuese buena idea, mucho menos llevado a cabo de esta manera . No está para nada pulido. En muchas ocasiones, demasiadas, la ball sale disparada en direcciones que nada tienen que ver. Se dan incluso situaciones en que tiros dobles van en direcciones opuestas, sale primero una ball y luego otra o que salga una y otra no, teniendo en cuenta que los dos joycons están enganchados al soporte esto es poco menos que ridículo (probado con 4 joycon, todos originales, un par con menos de 1 mes de uso).
    El juego tiene alguna cosa buena, a mi parecer principalmente haber respetado algunos aspectos de la primera generación en vez de utilizar las nuevas mecánicas. Pero todo queda bastante ensombrecido por cosas como las descritas.
    Solo he jugado y completado por salirme gratis. De haber tenido que pagar jamás lo habría jugado.
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  15. Sep 22, 2022
    8
    es el juego de pokemon que más me ha gustado de Nintendo switch, aunque haya sido un refrito lo terminé disfrutando de todas formas, hubiera mejorado si no quitaban las islas y que opcionalmente se pudiera combatir contra los Pokémon salvajes
  16. Jul 26, 2022
    5
    waste of time and money, I regret buying this but it definitely could've been worse, as I did actually end up enjoying parts of the game
  17. Jul 20, 2022
    5
    This game scream mediocrity. Looking back you can real tell this was the last straw for the acceptance of stale Pokémon games, SWSH was just the tipping point. The new catching mechanic is different which is nice and the graphics are "good enough."
  18. Jul 3, 2022
    6
    This is probably the worst way to play the original Generation 1 games today. As cool as it is that they're on the Switch now, The minor enhancements really don't warrant it.
  19. Jul 2, 2022
    10
    this game is so good i love til the end. i love all the soundtracks and characters
  20. Jun 21, 2022
    6
    This got hella review-bombed but yeah the game is kinda cool. Wish they did more with it tbh.
  21. Jun 17, 2022
    8
    it feels very repetitive, not polished, the only thing i like is all pokemon season 1, very nostalgic
  22. May 29, 2022
    8
    Great pokemon game to introduce new fans to.
    looks REALLY nice, (better than sw/sh) and its gameplay is a striped down pokemon gameplay. so good
    though sw/sh arent good games to be eased in to. pla is tho
  23. Apr 6, 2022
    10
    My favorite pokemon game, i love that it lets you use the pokemon you caught in so many different ways to interact with your environment, it feels very natural in the ways you can catch a pokemon take it out of it's PokeBall and ride it or fly on it. It is such a great feature that it has made this game my favorite. The game is very short and the battles with experts are boring but overallMy favorite pokemon game, i love that it lets you use the pokemon you caught in so many different ways to interact with your environment, it feels very natural in the ways you can catch a pokemon take it out of it's PokeBall and ride it or fly on it. It is such a great feature that it has made this game my favorite. The game is very short and the battles with experts are boring but overall it's enjoyable pretty and fresh. Expand
  24. Mar 27, 2022
    9
    Pokemon: Let's Go Eevee me ha gustado mucho más de lo esperado. Un remake de los clásicos Rojo, Azul y Amarillo precioso, con gráficos y animaciones muy buenas y 3D. Es un viaje lleno de nostalgia, con una historia y unos Pokemon que me marcaron cuando era muy pequeño. Cambia el sistema de captura, dándole el enfoque de Pokemon Go, que puede no convencer a todo el mundo. Es importantePokemon: Let's Go Eevee me ha gustado mucho más de lo esperado. Un remake de los clásicos Rojo, Azul y Amarillo precioso, con gráficos y animaciones muy buenas y 3D. Es un viaje lleno de nostalgia, con una historia y unos Pokemon que me marcaron cuando era muy pequeño. Cambia el sistema de captura, dándole el enfoque de Pokemon Go, que puede no convencer a todo el mundo. Es importante destacar que este juego se basa mucho en la nostalgia de la primera generación. Si eres fan de esta, seguramente te guste mucho. Si no, puede quedarse corto con respecto al resto de juegos de la franquicia, con un toque mucho más infantil. Expand
  25. Feb 21, 2022
    4
    The game is a nice complement to the other games that have implemented some good qualities, as the game is a remake of a kanto game, it seems a bit dated and fussing that we can not get anything else and the love always goes to their first child, in my play it got bad and slow when you got further in the story and it ended with I stopped all day it did not give me anything to play it
  26. Feb 15, 2022
    8
    Very casual games, but with pokemon, that's not a problem for me at all. The graphics are kinda nice, the music is outstanding and they absolutely nailed ride and following pokemon (and then forgot how to do it in SwSh and BDSP), wich shouldn't mean so much to me, but it does. It also really nicely remixes the original encounter tables and introduces overworld pokemon to the series!
  27. Feb 1, 2022
    10
    One of the best that Game Freak made, super infantilized and easy, but cute and funny
    A acceptable debut of the awesome main saga for a new console.
  28. Jan 30, 2022
    2
    very mediocre, would suggest against pirating, get pla instead, at least it feels more complete
  29. Jan 29, 2022
    10
    A wonderful Pokemon experience. Nostalgia and Novelty perfectly mixed together.
  30. Dec 23, 2021
    10
    this is the most favorite/lovable Pokemon remake ever because of Eevee (Cuteness Overload) :3
  31. Feb 18, 2020
    3
    *pros
    -good graphics
    -pokemons can be seen walking around you
    -nostalgia
    *Cons
    -boring gameplay
    - too much easy
    - zero strategy
  32. Sep 8, 2021
    6
    First off - this is not a main series game. I felt it 15 minutes in. It’s neither a good or bad thing.
    Target audience is younger, cause the game is quite the breeze to play through. My playtime was 29 hours - I took it slow, played by myself and sometimes my gf jumped in with other controller.
    I mostly enjoyed playing it in handheld mode because the pokemon catching was a struggle for me
    First off - this is not a main series game. I felt it 15 minutes in. It’s neither a good or bad thing.
    Target audience is younger, cause the game is quite the breeze to play through. My playtime was 29 hours - I took it slow, played by myself and sometimes my gf jumped in with other controller.

    I mostly enjoyed playing it in handheld mode because the pokemon catching was a struggle for me - the aiming and timing to throw the ball was a total headache with TV mode and one joy-con.

    The game was too easy to keep the interest bar high for more than half the game. Kinda made me rush to the end cause I know I will have no problem beating the boss battles, even though I tried to take it slow and complete most of the side-stuff. Younger audience will get more out of this game, or maybe a parent who wants to play something with their kid.
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  33. Aug 27, 2021
    8
    The best game on Switch, for the sake of it I took the console and was not disappointed at all, a super high-quality reworked game with the GBA, which is a pleasure to return to and spend a couple of hundred hours... again
  34. Aug 17, 2021
    1
    Игра конченная ! Русского нет, покемонов почти нет, сюжета нет, система не посмотрели на меня значит не сразились. дерьмо, если я прохожу мимо то прохожу мимо, игра типа рассчитано на детей от 6, но ребенок не всегда учит инглиш с 6 лет, я вообще не говорю уже про полную систему типов покемонов, стихий покемонов и т.д. дебилизм, хорошо что я смотрел сериал, а то так бы и не разобралсяИгра конченная ! Русского нет, покемонов почти нет, сюжета нет, система не посмотрели на меня значит не сразились. дерьмо, если я прохожу мимо то прохожу мимо, игра типа рассчитано на детей от 6, но ребенок не всегда учит инглиш с 6 лет, я вообще не говорю уже про полную систему типов покемонов, стихий покемонов и т.д. дебилизм, хорошо что я смотрел сериал, а то так бы и не разобрался
  35. Jul 23, 2021
    9
    I love the changes they've added in here to make this title more casual friendly. I love the pokemon series and have played since red and blue but sometimes it can be frustrating when you just want a relaxing stroll through the world. The lets go games scratch that itch and tide me over between the more standard titles.
  36. Jul 11, 2021
    6
    A switch remake of the classic Pokemon Yellow/Blue/Red (and to some extent, FireRed and LeafGreen, as these were remakes of the old games themselves), bringing the classic game to a 3D world.

    Story - 3/10 There was no real story in the original, and neither is here. We do get some little story bits, like a short story involving a Cubone, the general plot of defeating Team Rocket, but
    A switch remake of the classic Pokemon Yellow/Blue/Red (and to some extent, FireRed and LeafGreen, as these were remakes of the old games themselves), bringing the classic game to a 3D world.

    Story - 3/10
    There was no real story in the original, and neither is here. We do get some little story bits, like a short story involving a Cubone, the general plot of defeating Team Rocket, but that’s about it. New good cutscenes for these parts do improve the storytelling. Still, don’t expect any deep story here. It’s just about fighting and catching Pokemon.

    Sound - 8/10
    I'm not a big fan of the regular 8-bit Pokemon music, but I have to admit that in this game, some tracks were really nice. The classic tunes from the original games got new versions remade with actual instruments which really sound great at times and sometimes I even caught myself humming to the tunes.

    Graphics & character models - 7/10
    Compared to modern titles, the graphics could be better, but compared to the old titles, the graphics are pretty good. It’s definitely good enough for its purpose, and has its charm. I also really liked how some of the models of the Poke-trainers looked.

    General gameplay - 6/10
    Really, not much changed. It’s still mostly the old game. Many people have complained the lack of newer mechanics present in newer Pokemon titles in the game, which makes no sense to me, since, as a remake of the classic game, it makes sense to not have those new mechanics here. Deal with it.

    The new catching mechanic - 6/10
    In general, I really like the idea of having separate mechanics for fighting Pokemon trainers and catching wild Pokemon, as it adds variety. The usual ‘beat a wild Pokemon up until almost dead and then throw a Pokeball’ is replaced by a ‘throw a Pokeball like in Pokemon GO’ mechanic. And you even get EXP for that. Problem is, the throw controls with the joycons are very random. Throwing a Pokeball to the side often does not work. In. handheld mode, throw controls are much better, but the game actually gives you a throw bonus when you use the joy-cons. Yeah, this sucks.
    Still, overall, I’m kind of fine with the catching and throwing mechanics. Throwing straight forward at least works most of the time and the new mechanic adds some needed variety.
    Regarding random encounters, the game now shows the Pokemon as actual moving 3D models in the world, so that the old fear of running through bushes only to be jumped at by a wild Pokemon is gone, which is quite a quality of life improvement. Now you can avoid Pokemon if you really don't want to fight. Though, in tight areas like caves, avoiding the 3D Pokemon models is still difficult due to limited space. Therefore, in some caves, encounters with Pokemon will still annoy you and Repel items still exist for a reason.

    About the difficulty of the game
    The game is much easier than the original. All of your Pokemon gain EXP at once, and your main Pokemon (be it Eevee or Pikachu) is able to learn very strong attacks for almost every type from a new guy at Pokecenters. With this, you can pretty much oneshot almost every enemy. Since I don’t mind an easier difficulty as much as others, I’m kind of ok with this, but to be honest, it does break the game.
    Other than this, certain other elements are also easier. For example, in the original, getting Porygon was rather time-consuming. In this remake, you just get the Pokemon as a gift from an NPC. That’s kind of… too simple.

    Post game content - 9/10
    After finishing the game, you still can do the following things:
    - Fight and catch Mewtu (and the legendary birds, if not done yet)
    - Fight master trainers, who specialize on one Pokemon and will only fight a 1 vs 1 match against that Pokemon (e.g. Eevee vs Eevee)
    - Challenge all Pokemon gyms again (they now have stronger Pokemon)
    - Challenge the Elite Four again (they also have stronger Pokemon now)
    - Complete your Pokedex
    - Do some shiny hunting (apparently much easier here than in other games)

    Personally, this is more than enough post game content for my taste.

    Random complaints about the game
    - You cannot use the Pro Controller for. this game.
    - In the attack menu, when pressing down, the selection loops. In the catch menu, that does not.
    - Bushes that have been cut reappear when the map loads again.
    - Cutting a bush takes way too long. It's annoying.

    Overall - 6/10
    The loop of fighting, leveling up and catching new Pokemon can be quite fun and addicting, despite begin simplistic and repetitive after a while. My problems with the remake are the same as with the original: Having to fight trainer after trainer can become tiresome, some of the dungeons feel too long and annoying, and the story could really be better. Other than that, I found the remake to be completely fine. Sure, a difficulty option would have been great for people who want a greater challenge, but still, the game is fine enough and fun enough.
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  37. Jul 8, 2021
    1
    This is the absolute worst Pokémon game they have ever made. I literally created an account just to leave a review, that is how much I hate this game. I will keep the review as short as I can while still getting my point across.
    The endgame ruins the experience for me. After beating the Elite 4, there is nothing to do after except go catch Mewtwo, fight Green, and then you have what are
    This is the absolute worst Pokémon game they have ever made. I literally created an account just to leave a review, that is how much I hate this game. I will keep the review as short as I can while still getting my point across.
    The endgame ruins the experience for me. After beating the Elite 4, there is nothing to do after except go catch Mewtwo, fight Green, and then you have what are called "master trainers." This is the absolute worst idea in the franchise. Without going into too much detail, beating them is so frustrating and not rewarding in any way. Grinding levels in this game is slower than ever, and grinding candy is beyond frustrating. The new system where you don't battle wild pokémon was weird and off-putting at first, but it isn't horrible. What IS horrible, is how frustrating the actual mechanics are. To put it simply, the motion controls DO NOT WORK. I cannot tell you how many times I went to throw one way, and the ball flies in the literal opposite direction. On top of all that, your chances of catching pokémon never gets any easier no matter what streak you have, or how many of that species you have caught before.

    Playing beyond the elite 4 is zero fun. Catching pokémon is frustrating and zero fun. The master trainers are broken, use cheap mechanics, and zero fun to beat. The rival is pathetic, lame, and zero fun to interact with. Even when you unlock the ability to "fly" on your pokémon, you still are constantly going into menus to go through gates instead of being able to fly easily between cities. The game leaves you with an empty, frustrated feeling. Eevee is cute and fun to interact with, that is the only reason I am not giving the game a 0/10.
    Screw this game, an absolute waste of money and has ensured that I will not buy another pokémon game on the Switch.
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  38. May 27, 2021
    3
    This is easily the worst Pokémon game I have ever had the displeasure of playing. They changed the catching mechanic so that it's like Pokémon GO (which works fine on mobile but not on console), they got rid of EV's and replaced them with AV's or some useless **** and the game is painfully easy. I'm not expecting anything super difficult, but I could beat this game with 4 broken limbs. IThis is easily the worst Pokémon game I have ever had the displeasure of playing. They changed the catching mechanic so that it's like Pokémon GO (which works fine on mobile but not on console), they got rid of EV's and replaced them with AV's or some useless **** and the game is painfully easy. I'm not expecting anything super difficult, but I could beat this game with 4 broken limbs. I never want to see a game like this ever again. Expand
  39. May 27, 2021
    8
    Una good way to re-explore the Kanto region with new cute and very colourful graphics. The mechanics of capturing pokémon are the ones used in Pokémon Go, but it’s a very enjoyable game.
  40. May 9, 2021
    7
    Catching is fun and trading is fun. It's Pokemon but you can't kill wild Pokemon- However there is one thing that made me (kind of) hate this game. THE RIVAL! WHY DID THEY CHANGE IT FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!
  41. Mar 21, 2021
    10
    Pokemon lets go is the best way to play gen 1, catching pokemon feels great, graphics are incredible, controls are decent, Seeing pokemon in the overworld is a great addition which I hope stays in the main line games, You cannot use the pro controller which is a minor downside, Your starter cannot evolve which is kinda sad, but it stays true to pokemon yellow. I give this game a 10/10.
  42. Feb 15, 2021
    10
    Un juego que trae una serie de mecánicas nuevas e interactivas al RPG de Pokemon. Se nota que este Pokemon está hecho con mimo y cuidado, y no tiene nada que envidiar a las demas entregas.

    Vive Kanto una vez más como nunca antes, y disfruta de este gran juego. Por fin tenemos a Eevee como inicial!!
  43. Jan 11, 2021
    4
    I bought this game for the sole purpose that it is another remake of the Kanto region, but to be honest I would have been better off just buying a different switch game. Never thought I would play a pokemon game that would frustrate me and Let's Go Eevee left me really disappointed.

    I hate how this game relies on the gimmicky mechanics of Pokemon Go, which I strongly dislike. Training
    I bought this game for the sole purpose that it is another remake of the Kanto region, but to be honest I would have been better off just buying a different switch game. Never thought I would play a pokemon game that would frustrate me and Let's Go Eevee left me really disappointed.

    I hate how this game relies on the gimmicky mechanics of Pokemon Go, which I strongly dislike. Training pokemon is much harder and leaves a lot of clutter in the PC full of pokemon as your heavily reliant on catching pokemon to gain exp. points. God help you if you screw up with catching pokemon as you will earn less exp. for catching that one pokemon for the third to the fourth time. That also means you have to waste a lot of money on a lot of pokeballs that could have been spent on other things important for battles.

    There is also that small problem where the player character can't decide whether to run or walk. I constantly have my joystick in the right direction and somehow the controls jerk between walking and running that slows me down, and I find that really annoying.

    Needless to say, this is definitely the worst Pokemon game I've ever played. Never have I would ever say that a Pokemon game is bad, because I've been a lifelong fan of the series, but the fact that this is just a Pokemon Go game on a console made me question Gamefreaks experimentation and reliance on a single mobile game. Thank goodness they did not follow this trend on Sword and Shield otherwise I would have stopped anticipating new Pokemon games in the future. Sure Sword and Shield dumbed down the difficulty and cut most of the Pokedex, and X and Y lacked in good storytelling, but at least I can play those games without being frustrated with how to train your Pokemon. This was a bad experience.
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  44. Nov 23, 2020
    3
    I've completed this this game just recently. Its boring without pokemon battles the game feels hollow. I gave this game a chance but catching lacks satisfaction. The worst part is the catching controls. They are bad in docked the pokeballs go all over the place and are very difficult to control and are very not intuitive. The docked controls for the pokeball throwing work fantastic whichI've completed this this game just recently. Its boring without pokemon battles the game feels hollow. I gave this game a chance but catching lacks satisfaction. The worst part is the catching controls. They are bad in docked the pokeballs go all over the place and are very difficult to control and are very not intuitive. The docked controls for the pokeball throwing work fantastic which is sad because the handheld controls are so much more accurate and better. also for people with bigger hands like me using one joycon is very uncomfortable to control everything and feels very janky. The game is very short but i went for an all shiny team which artificially lengthened the game. besides mewtwo's cave and gym rematches/ elite four rematches. there are three bonus trainers and the master trainers but the master trainers aren't even real content they are just padding. I only played handheld because it was just so much better. docked was not fun at all. even the battles were not hard. the eevee they give you in the beginning has perfect IVs and its easy to use it to demolish everything. versing misty give it an electric move, erica a fire type exclusive move. eevee literally makes this game a joke. This is not a good pokemon game. Then there are the gyms and their requirements i loathe these they are just ways to artificially stop you from doing the gym and forces you to do something else besides moving forward. If i don't want pokemon in the beginning of the game why are you forcing me to catch one. This game hampers you in the worst of ways. Also when losing a shiny it doesn't feel like my mistake which is the worst when losing out on catching a pokemon it should be my failure not that the game determines your not going to catch it. I never felt in control when trying to catch a shiny and that was the worst part.

    there is some good in this game. The shinys appear in the wild like any other pokemon and are visible and you don't need to run into them to find out if they are actually shiny. they appear shiny like any other pokemon. and the customization options are pretty nice for you and eevee.

    Overall this is a bad pokemon game. I honestly think they should have spent more resources on gen 8 rather than this. These are just not fun and that's the worst part. literally i beat the game on auto pilot from saffron to the pokemon league. the game is just that boring that i barely paid attention. The rival is extremely boring, team rocket is the same as usual, and they made this bare bones. I rather them skip a year than make something like this again because this was a terrible experience. I love pokemon but this was not fun for a pokemon game and that's saying something. It was tolerable when in handheld at best and at worst docked was unplayable because catching with the joycon SUCKS. I hope they don't make a sequel to this terrible game.
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  45. Oct 14, 2020
    4
    At the very beginning of the game, I was having a bit of fun with it, although I disliked the catching system, and I really disliked the TV mode (due to the poorly implemented, forced motion controls during catching). There really should have been an option to turn off motion controls entirely. The lack of accessibility options and control options is disappointing.

    After playing for a
    At the very beginning of the game, I was having a bit of fun with it, although I disliked the catching system, and I really disliked the TV mode (due to the poorly implemented, forced motion controls during catching). There really should have been an option to turn off motion controls entirely. The lack of accessibility options and control options is disappointing.

    After playing for a little while, the game quickly became extremely tedious and boring, as the battles are so easy that they require literally no thought, just repeatedly pressing A to win the battle. Pokemon games were always easy games for kids, but at least in the past you had to make choices on occasion, like item management (buying and using potions and revives, etc).

    The marketing was misleading - the synopsis says "deep enough to keep veteran Trainers on their toes", but I don't agree with that at all. (Speaking as someone who has played the games since crystal, though I wouldn't consider myself a hardcore player by any means.) The addition of multiple difficulty options would have really improved the game in this respect.

    The almost complete lack of a post-game was also pretty disappointing.
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  46. Sep 16, 2020
    1
    When catching Pokémon, It's not like the originals. It retarded, everybody knows that you first have to battle a Pokémon to make it easier to catch, but in Let's Go you can only throw balls at them, which we all know from the anime is not effective.. I would like an option to turn this Pokémon Go feature off...
  47. Aug 22, 2020
    4
    Play FireRed or LeafGreen, If you can't play those play Red/Blue/Yellow. if you can't play those I guess this game will do
  48. Aug 10, 2020
    4
    I guess it's an OK blend between Pokémon and Pokémon Go, but it doesn't offer anything new at all. Disposable.
  49. Aug 10, 2020
    7
    Esse Pokemon começou a mostrar a exaustão que eu já criei de tanto jogar essa franquia, a Nintendo não para de "chupar" tudo que ela pode desse jogo, e isso está começando a ficar repetitivo demais.
  50. Jun 22, 2020
    10
    Pikachu and Eve are cute.
    I think it is more fun than Pokemon sod shield.
    If you do it at first, you might be a little embarrassed because you catch Pokemon without a battle, but it's fun in its own way.
  51. Jun 21, 2020
    0
    when you look at it in hindsight, this game was the beginning of pokemon's downfall. many of sword and shield's problems started here
  52. Jun 15, 2020
    6
    Interesting idea, lousy execution. Pokemon Let's Go becomes very sickening, with a very cliche story. The first generation has become something very repetitive, and this game has innovated nothing in the series.
  53. Jun 7, 2020
    3
    How can Nintendo get away with this bs pokemon games every freaking release I cannot understand. The last Pokemon I've played was probably Red in the GameBoy Color. After that I switched (no pun intended) to Playstation until 2020 when I bought my Switch (witch I love so much). And here I am, some 20 something years later, playing THE EXACT SAME GAME, with a vernish cover, ok, butHow can Nintendo get away with this bs pokemon games every freaking release I cannot understand. The last Pokemon I've played was probably Red in the GameBoy Color. After that I switched (no pun intended) to Playstation until 2020 when I bought my Switch (witch I love so much). And here I am, some 20 something years later, playing THE EXACT SAME GAME, with a vernish cover, ok, but essentially the exact same thing. I just can't... How does the Nintendo main players can take this? It feels like Fifa or Madden. You put some new face here and there in the roster and it's good to go? wtf
    Nothing is fun. nothing is new, there's zero appeal. This bs turn battles are old af, really, I don't know how can gamers put up with that for so long.

    My rating is not zero for a very few things alone:

    - 2 points for pure nostalgia - I just love this 150+ characters, I grew up with them (even tho anything else seemed to mature in pokemon at all) it feels home, in a way
    - half a point for riding some of the pokemons (actually I feel like this part is more about the nostalgia too, because that's the dream of almost every single 90s' kid (and if I really think about it, it's half baked af, and stupid in a lot of ways. Just, PLEASE, allow the player to hop on or off the "ride" pokemon with a single button, not like 5 entries in 3 different menus)
    - the other half point for me is the cute graphics. But Again I feel a little fooled. It is pretty and cute, yes, but god, it's 2020. It is a 24yo multibilionaire franchise. So, what, you didn't have enough time or enough money to freaking program really good and unique animations? Especially in this game, in particular, considering it only has the first generation of monsters.

    I know some of the "Nintenders" would hate me to say something like "we want a reall open world Pokemon game", but come on, don't we? Really, didn't you expect that by 2020 we would have something like Breath of the Wild in pokemon? imagine you freaking ACTUALLY FLYING in a charizard through a diverse open world, having to take care of your charizard buddy ride, or swapping it for another ride, because you just enter a cold snowy segment of the map, while you go after that rare artinuco. Imagine all that instead of going inside the same plot hole 'cave' in wich a legendary BIRD pokemon decided to built it's nest???? wtf, dude.
    Or, okay, that seem too much? That seems like a Red Dead Pokédemption? Alright, so what about something entirely new? Forget about the little kid who's ten and is starting is poke journey and all that crap. Thing about a new plot. Something entirely new. Idk, something like the movie Detective Pikachu did; just hire some good writters and ask for new ideas.

    I know pokemon is still a children targeted franchise (wich i kind think it's a mistake. seeing that half the playerbase are those 90s' kids, who are entering their thirties or worst, right now, and are still hooked with the idea) but can't Nintendo create a new timeline in games? You don't have to stop making this 'ever-the-same', they probably dont even have to invest all that much now, if all the animations and techniques are the same used decades ago. Just keep releasing this same formula games ad infinitum, but gosh, please try something new.
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  54. May 1, 2020
    5
    A remake of the blue / red / yellow pokemon saga without further ado, very faithful to the originals. GameFreak needs to evolve in the technical and artistic section. We are in 2019 and it seems that it is not a nintendo game with these GameCube graphics. As it is a remake after all, what less than adding voices to the main characters, which they have not done. I do not recommend it.
  55. Apr 20, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Worst Pokemon game yet, very repetitive. The atmosphere in this game lacks badly. Every city looks the same. The only interesting part about this game were the gyms, because they were refreshing. Also, this game was way too easy to keep me satisfied. This game seems rushed and a quick grab for cash. Expand
  56. Mar 24, 2020
    5
    Pokemon: Let's Go Eevee is a passable video game experience. It certaintly isn't good, but it's not bad, per say. The Let's Go games are remakes of the classic Pokemon Yellow which has you follow the path of the anime storyline. Let's Go takes the Pokemon formula and somehow manages to devolve it and turn it into something that is just strictly worse. Let's Go doesn't allow you to battlePokemon: Let's Go Eevee is a passable video game experience. It certaintly isn't good, but it's not bad, per say. The Let's Go games are remakes of the classic Pokemon Yellow which has you follow the path of the anime storyline. Let's Go takes the Pokemon formula and somehow manages to devolve it and turn it into something that is just strictly worse. Let's Go doesn't allow you to battle wild Pokemon and most trainers don't even challenge you - the only way you can really battle is in gyms. The whole point of the franchise is to battle and they take that away from you in this installment. Instred of Pokemon battles to level up your Pokemon, you level up your Pokemon by throwing Pokeballs and catching them. The main draw of this game is how you catch Pokemon - you time your throws and swing the joycon to throw it. The gimmick it fun, but was obviously inspired by Pokemon Go's success and is certainly not an adequete replacement for actual Pokemon battles. Wild encounters were also replaced in this entry with Pokemon that are all visable. I like this as wild encounters always bothered me but many people feel differently. Adding Pokemon that you can see walking around in the wild certainly adds to the immersion, but to make everyone happy, a blend of the two would be ideal. This game is fine for your kids and is an ok time waster but isn't really a Pokemon game, let alone a good one. Expand
  57. Mar 18, 2020
    6
    After finishing the game, I've come to the conclusion that Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee are both fine games but don't do enough to consider them great. However, that isn't saying its bad its just that there really isn't anything crazy or cool in here. Far from the worst game with the pokemon name on it.
  58. Dec 26, 2019
    2
    As a long term Pokémon fan, i really, really, really tried to give this title a chance. At the first moment i only got it borrowed to evolve my Meltan in GO, but then i started to play more to see how it was. Gosh it was an awful time. I never felt this way in any mainline Pokémon games, not even the worst of them for me. This game has zero engaging, zero compromising with what Pokémon isAs a long term Pokémon fan, i really, really, really tried to give this title a chance. At the first moment i only got it borrowed to evolve my Meltan in GO, but then i started to play more to see how it was. Gosh it was an awful time. I never felt this way in any mainline Pokémon games, not even the worst of them for me. This game has zero engaging, zero compromising with what Pokémon is meant to be. This is a insult to any Pokémon lover out there, thought the gameplay COULD be fun and all, and seeing Kanto in HD its kinda nice, this is by far the worst Pokémon game ever developed. Way too easy, forgetable mechanics, limited Pokédex, limited features, dated visuals, a terrible ''battle'' system, terrible new characters. Its just a cheap cashgrab, don´t buy it. You deserve better. Expand
  59. Dec 7, 2019
    4
    There is nothing about Pokemon: Let's Go that is above average. This is a simplistic mobile game being sold on console at full price and I honestly have trouble seeing any reason to recommend it. Visually its fine but certainly below average compared to other Switch games. The combat is extremely simplistic and offers no depth or challenge. I am by no means an expert in Pokemon but IThere is nothing about Pokemon: Let's Go that is above average. This is a simplistic mobile game being sold on console at full price and I honestly have trouble seeing any reason to recommend it. Visually its fine but certainly below average compared to other Switch games. The combat is extremely simplistic and offers no depth or challenge. I am by no means an expert in Pokemon but I mindlessly won every single battle without any difficulty. I wouldn't even mind if the combat were easy, if it were fun, but it isn't, even for a turn based game combat is as basic as ever. Battle animations are very simplistic, repetitive and boring/ Gameplay outside of combat is also very basic, there are very few puzzles and really nothing meaningful to do outside of battles. The story and dialogue are simple and generic. I honestly cannot understand how critics can justify giving this game such a high score. The game isn't terrible, its functional but it is so simplistic and really isn't exceptional in any category. It is below average. If this wasn't a pokemon game, I don't think anyone would care about it. Its actually sad to me that a game like this is selling so well when so many better games get overlooked. I bought this game because I heard from many sources that it was good but I regret that purchase. Expand
  60. Nov 28, 2019
    7
    Para empezar hay que valorar este juego como lo que es, un spin off de la saga principal al igual que en su día fue pokemon snap, mundo misterioso o pokemon pinball pero eso no quita que sea un buen juego, ya dejó claro Nintendo que el juego de la saga principal sería para 2019.
    Es un juego mas casual, mas distendido que los anteriores que quizá no tiene la complejidad que tienen otros
    Para empezar hay que valorar este juego como lo que es, un spin off de la saga principal al igual que en su día fue pokemon snap, mundo misterioso o pokemon pinball pero eso no quita que sea un buen juego, ya dejó claro Nintendo que el juego de la saga principal sería para 2019.
    Es un juego mas casual, mas distendido que los anteriores que quizá no tiene la complejidad que tienen otros titulos anteriores pero es que no es lo que se busca con este juego.
    Tiene cosas malas y muchas cosas buenas que a mi personalmente me merecen mas la pena que las malas, por descontado que la nolstalgia de volver a jugar a unos de mis juegos favoritos, 20 años después, me ha ganado.
    Si has crecido con la saga pokemon desde el principio, te recomiendo que le des una oportunidad.
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  61. VTL
    Nov 20, 2019
    5
    A mi Pokemon.... y este era diferente y lo he provado... 2 gimnasios he durado y lo he apartado. No entro en esto, pero no digo que no sea disfrutable, lo que a mi... no
  62. Nov 19, 2019
    5
    Pokemon: Let's Go Eevee was the third Pokemon game I ever played, and it was a polarizing game for me in the Pokemon franchise, as I did not like this game, for I haven't even completed it yet (a year later). I was very excited for this game, as I got the PokeBall Plus, and was super hyped the day it came to my house. I played through the game, it got less and less fun as the game DOES NOTPokemon: Let's Go Eevee was the third Pokemon game I ever played, and it was a polarizing game for me in the Pokemon franchise, as I did not like this game, for I haven't even completed it yet (a year later). I was very excited for this game, as I got the PokeBall Plus, and was super hyped the day it came to my house. I played through the game, it got less and less fun as the game DOES NOT tell you what to do at all. I get some people hate when a game tells you where to go, or puts a marker on a map, like Pokemon SM, and USUM did, but I like that better when it comes to games like Pokemon. The disappearance of wild encounters was pretty surprising, but I got used to it. But so far, the game is SUPER BORING, and is probably the reason why I stopped playing the game in the first place, as I was bored to the high heavens when not knowing where to go. You may say SM and USUM didn't have a good story, and while I think it was, Let's Go doesn't really get you into story driven, or even in small activities to keep your attention span, like SM, USUM. (trials, pretty early on, battling Team Skull and then Illima, the trainer school, and more.) Don't get me wrong, maybe I need to finish the game, but my first taste of Let's Go Eevee was not a good one. Expand
  63. Nov 18, 2019
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This entry is targeted for newcomers to the series and GameFreak made no excuses.
    If you haven't ever picked up a Pokemon game or have maybe tried out the Pokemon Go experience than this would be the game for you.
    Veterans would have to wait fo Sword and Shield to come out and take a bite out of it.

    The game is great on many levels- visuals, animation, music, pokemon's looks amazing on the TV.
    Probably the biggest nerf in the game compared to any other Pokemon game out there is the fact that you do not battle the wild pokemon's you encounter in the wild- you simply catch them. And that for me was the biggest minus because it takes away from the "fun grinding" that is Pokemon. You have to fight to catch them.

    Beyond that the story of Let's go plays out much like it's original with a few changes to make it easier for the new players.

    The battles in the game are actually quite great and exciting and they look amazing as well. One thing that I found to be made easier but to no purpose was the fact that most of the people you battle along the roads have only one (maximum 2) pokemon's, witch makes the battle seem a bit easy.
    The Gym leaders and their followers do add a bit of extra challenge to the mix and the Elite Four are quite the treat and a true test of the skills you have acquired along the way.

    All in all this might not be a game for the fans of the franchise, but newcomers will find it the best introduction to the series yet.
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  64. Nov 17, 2019
    8
    This game isn't perfect but is really good. It's essentially a modern console remake of red/blue/yellow with the battle system of Pokemon Go for wild encounters. Instead of battling them to low health and throwing poke-balls at them you just throw poke-balls at them based on timing. If it weren't for not being able to battle wild pokemon I would rate a 10.

    Whether you're new to pokemon
    This game isn't perfect but is really good. It's essentially a modern console remake of red/blue/yellow with the battle system of Pokemon Go for wild encounters. Instead of battling them to low health and throwing poke-balls at them you just throw poke-balls at them based on timing. If it weren't for not being able to battle wild pokemon I would rate a 10.

    Whether you're new to pokemon or like me and have been playing since gen 1. This is a solid pick-up.
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  65. Nov 17, 2019
    10
    Excelente juego muy adictivo y bueno te hace recordar y querer jugar lo bueno que era pokemon
  66. Nov 14, 2019
    10
    These are enjoyable games for what they are. We could've done without another Kanto remake, but Game Freak made it really pop in full hd and Kanto looks the best it has ever looked, and some places look downright fantastic to look at. One new feature I really enjoyed was the overworld Pokémon. The battling is what you expect in a Pokémon game but much easier. Following Pokémon are backThese are enjoyable games for what they are. We could've done without another Kanto remake, but Game Freak made it really pop in full hd and Kanto looks the best it has ever looked, and some places look downright fantastic to look at. One new feature I really enjoyed was the overworld Pokémon. The battling is what you expect in a Pokémon game but much easier. Following Pokémon are back which is always welcomed and riding on the back of a Charizard or having a shiny follow you is really enjoyable. The one thing I'm not a fan of is the catch mechanics, it does take a lot away from the games. Othereise I really enjoyed it. Expand
  67. Nov 13, 2019
    9
    Hay pocos juegos que considero que siendo remakes son mejores que el original, pues bien creo que este es uno de esos pocos juegos, la idea de ver a los pokemon libres por el mundo me encanta, lastima que en algunos como en el bosque verde cuando hay muchos aparecen tirones, la idea de que la captura sea como en pokémon Go es interesante pero creo que prefiero la captura de toda la vida,Hay pocos juegos que considero que siendo remakes son mejores que el original, pues bien creo que este es uno de esos pocos juegos, la idea de ver a los pokemon libres por el mundo me encanta, lastima que en algunos como en el bosque verde cuando hay muchos aparecen tirones, la idea de que la captura sea como en pokémon Go es interesante pero creo que prefiero la captura de toda la vida, la curva de dificultad de este juego es algo extraña pues si el modo historia no es nada del otro mundo el postgame el modo ese de enfrentarte a los maestros es absurdamente complicado, más haya de eso solo puedo elogiar la música que la idea de hacerlo en plan orquesta les ha quedado genial, la idea de que Eevee en este caso haga las antiguas MO también es curioso y creo que es la mejor manera de no ocupar un exclavo de MO en tu equipo Expand
  68. Oct 21, 2019
    9
    It seems appropriate that the first game I complete on this journey back into Pokemon should be Pokemon Let’s Go Eevee. This is essentially a retelling of the first pokemon game ever created, but with simplified features from the Pokemon Go mobile game. I think it was an excellent introduction back into the series, as it largely had aspects of a full-fledged pokemon game but withIt seems appropriate that the first game I complete on this journey back into Pokemon should be Pokemon Let’s Go Eevee. This is essentially a retelling of the first pokemon game ever created, but with simplified features from the Pokemon Go mobile game. I think it was an excellent introduction back into the series, as it largely had aspects of a full-fledged pokemon game but with simplified mechanics and progression. These were refreshing when compared to the stressful, convoluted mechanics behind most pokemon games, that normally caused me to abandon them when I played before.

    I absolutely loved my time here. Catching all of the pokemon was very fun and while I missed battling being a primary focus of the game, I appreciated that the new catching mechanics made accomplishing goals more streamlined, like getting high IV pokemon. This was vastly superior to the traditional, obsessive breeding chains that most other pokemon games have. Additionally, catching was more skill based than before, with motion controls for throwing the pokeball and having to track the movements of the pokemon to catch them. Overall, it made catching, one of the less-focused aspects of pokemon (perhaps ironically), a major, fun draw of the game.

    What this meant for me was that, for the first time in series history, I was able to accomplish my goals in the game. I completed the pokedex, I created a high-IV team of my own and leveled them to 100, I was able to complete all the post-game content I wanted to thanks to this team, and I was able to acquire all the post-game items. This is the first time I felt those goals were reachable, instead of being behind a long and torturous game mechanics wall. The game was straightforward to play, something I appreciate in my modern life, and all of these new aspects meant the game was fun instead of tedious. The risk/reward system behind trying to keep a chain of catches going was crazy exciting to me and I sometimes found myself performing them just for the fun of it. I am so glad that I got back into one of my favorite genres of games and am very much looking forward to other pokemon games releasing in the future.
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  69. Oct 1, 2019
    8
    While this is a neat idea which is merging Pokemon Go and Pokemon Yellow together I think Lets Go is more of gateway for Pokmeon Go fans to become regular Pokemon fans. Gamefreak didn't put as much effort into this as they should of. While the game is fun to play in my opinion this is 4th Underwhelming game in a row (X&Y, Oras, US&M, LGP&E)
  70. Sep 23, 2019
    6
    Uno de los juegos más vendidos de Switch que sin ser mal juego no merece el éxito que ha tenido (a menos a nivel comercial). Antes de valorarlo hay que tener en cuenta que no es una entrega de la saga principal y no hay que evaluarlo como si lo fuera.

    Lo bueno: -Volver a una versión mejorada de Kanto es una delicia para los nostálgicos que jugamos en su momento a la primera generación.
    Uno de los juegos más vendidos de Switch que sin ser mal juego no merece el éxito que ha tenido (a menos a nivel comercial). Antes de valorarlo hay que tener en cuenta que no es una entrega de la saga principal y no hay que evaluarlo como si lo fuera.

    Lo bueno:
    -Volver a una versión mejorada de Kanto es una delicia para los nostálgicos que jugamos en su momento a la primera generación.
    -Que puedas elegir un pokémon cualquiera para que te siga es un puntazo, especialmente aquellos sobre los que te puedes montar directamente.
    -Que los pokémon salvajes se vean y puedas evitarlos, si bien puede ir un poco en contra de lo que siempre ha sido la saga, hace que explorar sea mucho menos tedioso.

    Lo malo:
    -Técnicamente mediocre. No solo por las sombras de los personajes que parecen sacadas de un juego de PSX sino en general. Comparado con Xenoblade o Zelda se queda lejísimos y no es por falta de presupuesto.
    -La mecánica de atrapar pokémon como en el GO se acaba haciendo repetitiva hasta el punto de dejar de atrapar pokémon de la pereza que da.
    -Que solo esté disponible la primera generación a estas alturas.

    En general se siente como un juego poco inspirado y hecho con prisas para ver si podían sacar una segunda rama de juegos de aquí. lo dicho, no está mal pero hay juegos mucho mejores que ni se acercan a las ventas de este.
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  71. Sep 4, 2019
    7
    Shhh, but this was my first not emulated pokemon game ever. It did bring my nostalgia back. It's visually really nice. Gameplaywise it's smooth and cool, at the start I was very against the catching mechanics from pokemon go, but after some time I got used to it, although I would prefer the traditional mechanics. Thank for the Pokemon game on my TV, but please give me break from Kanto!Shhh, but this was my first not emulated pokemon game ever. It did bring my nostalgia back. It's visually really nice. Gameplaywise it's smooth and cool, at the start I was very against the catching mechanics from pokemon go, but after some time I got used to it, although I would prefer the traditional mechanics. Thank for the Pokemon game on my TV, but please give me break from Kanto! (Johto fan) (can't wait for more pokemon main games)

    If I could I would give it 7,5/10 but well
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  72. Sep 3, 2019
    10
    I hope they keep remaking main games in this style. The new graphics are nice and overworld pokemon is awesome.
  73. Aug 4, 2019
    8
    This game is a mile better than the other one for the fact that pikachu sucks and can't learn anything expect for thunderbolt and tackle. I love fighting the enemies with their stupid lvl 5 stupid idiots that I can one shot with my dope Eevee. The gym leaders are all annoying yet fun and the everyone in Koga's gym can all go kill themselves. I mean, there are annoying parts, like Koga'sThis game is a mile better than the other one for the fact that pikachu sucks and can't learn anything expect for thunderbolt and tackle. I love fighting the enemies with their stupid lvl 5 stupid idiots that I can one shot with my dope Eevee. The gym leaders are all annoying yet fun and the everyone in Koga's gym can all go kill themselves. I mean, there are annoying parts, like Koga's gym. You can also pet your eevee, for all of the 3 year olds out there. I like that catching pokemon gives more exp, because it gives me a reason to buy pokeballs besides a tm slave and trying to get a shiny weedle. Overall, a good game. You gotta pick this one for all the pokemon fans out there. I would also highly recommend Pokemon White, that game is awesome, not like the one with reshiram, the **** legendary pokemon in the game. So yeah go pick this game up at best buy not gamestop dont give them money Expand
  74. Jul 18, 2019
    0
    Pokemon Let's Go Casual. Pokemon has been getting easier and easier over time and this is the pinnacle. Catching wild Pokemon isnt even a challenge anymore. No need to weaken your target, just spam balls with amazing motion control... Want to evade wild pokemon to have a challenge in gyms? Nope, you NEED to fullfill certain requirements to enter a gym, aka to have a totally easy time andPokemon Let's Go Casual. Pokemon has been getting easier and easier over time and this is the pinnacle. Catching wild Pokemon isnt even a challenge anymore. No need to weaken your target, just spam balls with amazing motion control... Want to evade wild pokemon to have a challenge in gyms? Nope, you NEED to fullfill certain requirements to enter a gym, aka to have a totally easy time and no challenge. Stay away from this. Expand
  75. Jul 18, 2019
    2
    It’s not a remake, but it doesn’t include evolution or pre evolutions of Kanto Pokémon. No night time.
    No online features, like GTS.
    Really annoying the way to catch Pokémon.
  76. Jul 9, 2019
    8
    Pokemon Let's Go Eevee is a great game but people seem to hate on it for being different. Yes, it's easy but it's still a heck of a fun time. Yes it's doesn't have traditional Pokemon mechanics, but that's the point. It's supposed to be Pokemon Yellow combined with Pokemon Go. The pokemon are cute and the game is fun. After a while, the throwing mechanics can get tiring but that reallyPokemon Let's Go Eevee is a great game but people seem to hate on it for being different. Yes, it's easy but it's still a heck of a fun time. Yes it's doesn't have traditional Pokemon mechanics, but that's the point. It's supposed to be Pokemon Yellow combined with Pokemon Go. The pokemon are cute and the game is fun. After a while, the throwing mechanics can get tiring but that really only happened to me after I beat the Elite Four. Another great thing about Let's Go is that you can transfer Pokemon from Pokemon Go into Let's Go and you are able to use them on your team! Expand
  77. Jun 24, 2019
    9
    el juego me gusto es una buena formad e iniciar de zero esperare con hancias el pokemon lets go sneasel
  78. Jun 15, 2019
    0
    Juego que destruye la franquicia desde su base, tomando las mecánicas y bajandolas a niveles infantiles en extremo.

    Pokemon Let's Go como un juego de la saga principal apesta, no tanto por las mecánicas que pudieron estar y no están, no tanto por el hecho de no poder luchar contra pokemon salvajes, sino por ser una versión tan asquerosamente casualizada y sin ningún ápice de curva de
    Juego que destruye la franquicia desde su base, tomando las mecánicas y bajandolas a niveles infantiles en extremo.

    Pokemon Let's Go como un juego de la saga principal apesta, no tanto por las mecánicas que pudieron estar y no están, no tanto por el hecho de no poder luchar contra pokemon salvajes, sino por ser una versión tan asquerosamente casualizada y sin ningún ápice de curva de dificultad comparado con el juego en el que se basa, cosas como que uno tiene un repatir. exp soldado con fuego desde el principio, incoherencias tales como que nada mas empezar tienes 50 pokeballs sin que nadie te las diera, cosas absurdas como que te obliguen a llevar a un Pokemon efectivo contra los dos primeros gimnasios, y la rotura anal de poder sacar de la caja a un pokemon donde quieras, cuando quieras, hacen a Pokemon Let's Go una basura como RPG, cuya dificultad solo depende de que el jugador se auto-limite a si mismo o juegue en formato nuzlocke. No hay mas.
    Los movepools de los pokemon y especialmente de Eevee y Pikachu iniciales estan rotos y demasiado casualizados, lo desafiante del Pokemon Amarillo original estaba en por ejemplo, vértelas con Brook con ningún Pokemon de tipo Agua/Planta y ver como derrotabas a sus Pokemon de Tipo Tierra con un Pikachu, como RPG le daba sabor al asunto, pero en Let's Go es completamente asesinado con la aparición de Psyducks y Oddishs en pleno Bosque Verde, lo cual es vergonzoso, así es todo el juego, un vórtice de condescendencia y facilidades sin fin.

    Mejor compren otro juego, lejos de la franquicia Pokémon.
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  79. Apr 8, 2019
    9
    This game is the perfect game to get back into Pokemon and a great start for newcomers as well, lots of quality of life changes that really make the journey a joy, only thing I wished they added is as good as an online mode as USUM games, online on this game is lacking A LOT!
  80. Mar 24, 2019
    10
    As a lifetime Pokemon fan who watched as the first episode aired on TV and who's wonderful mother got him a Gameboy Color just to play Pokemon Blue, Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee had an instant effect on me. Being able to explore the world of Pokemon with the creatures actually moving about, being able to throw Pokeballs at them (like I already pretended to do when I was a tiny nerd), and revisitAs a lifetime Pokemon fan who watched as the first episode aired on TV and who's wonderful mother got him a Gameboy Color just to play Pokemon Blue, Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee had an instant effect on me. Being able to explore the world of Pokemon with the creatures actually moving about, being able to throw Pokeballs at them (like I already pretended to do when I was a tiny nerd), and revisit the region where it all started in a full console setting... It was a dream come true. As a reimagining, this game did not fail to disappoint in the slightest. All the classic tracks redone in a BEAUTIFUL orchestra, every trainer and route identical with the only changes to the game being small quality of life improvements (aside from Safari Zone, we all still miss it), and the iconic moments were all redone with cinematic cutscenes to fully flush out what a masterpiece the original games were. Even the named characters intros and facial reaction paid detail to showing their personalities and really making them pop out even amongst the already detailed NPCs.

    If you're someone who's like me where catching the Pokemon, the story, and the world always meant so much more than competitive battling, you will not regret this amazing game. We didn't 'go back to Gen 1' with this game, Gen 1 came back to us.
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  81. Mar 5, 2019
    9
    A relatively easy retelling of Pokémon Yellow. It's a great and very fun game with great graphics. The only main issue I have with this game is the price.
  82. Mar 3, 2019
    10
    My 8 year old daughter and I are having a blast with the game. it's easy enough for her play with minimal help from me, and I enjoy jumping in as the second player to guide her a bit. Beautiful art and music!
  83. Feb 15, 2019
    8
    A pesar de no ser una aventura nueva de pokemon, si no que un remake, no es algo ignovador, sin embargo es un juego muy divertido con el que te puedes pasar horas jugando sin cansarte, muy buen juego.
  84. Feb 15, 2019
    8
    The game is ok. It's simple, but fun and the graphics, compared with S/M, are great.
  85. Feb 12, 2019
    0
    I really tried to love the game since i am a sucker for pokemon in general and first gen in particular, but Pokemon lets go, really let me down. Everything is dumbed down to the absolute minimum.
    I was in a fight with my bulbasaur against a random trainer, who was using diglette.
    His diglette was using Fissure, but my Bulbasaur lived with 1 HP with the caption "Bulbasaur toughened up, so
    I really tried to love the game since i am a sucker for pokemon in general and first gen in particular, but Pokemon lets go, really let me down. Everything is dumbed down to the absolute minimum.
    I was in a fight with my bulbasaur against a random trainer, who was using diglette.
    His diglette was using Fissure, but my Bulbasaur lived with 1 HP with the caption "Bulbasaur toughened up, so you would be not sad".
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  86. Feb 12, 2019
    4
    There's a famous saying: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it". Unfortunately, it seems like the Pokemon company didn't get that memo. I've been enjoying everything about this game except for one thing: catching Pokemon. It doesn't matter whether I'm using the motion controls while it's docked (the motion controls for which are horribly imprecise) or moving it around in handheld mode. CatchingThere's a famous saying: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it". Unfortunately, it seems like the Pokemon company didn't get that memo. I've been enjoying everything about this game except for one thing: catching Pokemon. It doesn't matter whether I'm using the motion controls while it's docked (the motion controls for which are horribly imprecise) or moving it around in handheld mode. Catching Pokemon is the single most tedious thing in the entire game. When the whole reason your franchise is popular becomes the most tedious and frustrating thing about it, that's a problem, and that's why my review is so low. The one thing that was the immediate impetus for my writing this review is I had a 9-catch-chain on Weepinbell and the next one bolted after only 2 throws. That tells me random chance is far more of a factor than it should be. It's really sad, because this is otherwise a pretty good game. I'd been hoping that transferring Pokemon from Pokemon GO would allow me to forgo the tedium of catching them in-game, but, alas, you even have to catch the ones you transfer. Catching Pokemon is the whole point of the franchise, and, in Let's Go Eevee, it's not even enjoyable. Expand
  87. Feb 11, 2019
    5
    As a newcomer to the series, I feel like this is the perfect introduction to Pokemon. I really enjoyed my time with the game. The reason why I'm giving it a low score, however, is because the motion controls are broken. Playing this game in dock mode cramps my hand after just 5 minutes, and catching Pokemon is so finicky and unreliable with the joycons even though I figured out the exactAs a newcomer to the series, I feel like this is the perfect introduction to Pokemon. I really enjoyed my time with the game. The reason why I'm giving it a low score, however, is because the motion controls are broken. Playing this game in dock mode cramps my hand after just 5 minutes, and catching Pokemon is so finicky and unreliable with the joycons even though I figured out the exact motions it wants. Sometimes you'll throw it off the screen in the exact opposite direction you waved the controller. EVERY time there's a half second delay between you making the motion and the thing registering the throw, screwing your timing and wasting Pokeballs. Play this game in portable mode at all times, it's almost unplayable docked, even if you lose access to the super partner attacks that come around which apparently only appear in docked mode, meaning the game is punishing you for not using its terrible controls. If they patch out the terrible motion controls for a standard point and click with the joycon like you get in portable mode, then this game would be much, MUCH improved, but as it is now, it's a literal pain to play.

    I can only laugh at all the review bombers who only made an account just to give this game a 0 because they're so salty that their precious Pokemon decided to experiment for a game that's not even a mainline title. Don't believe any of the 0s here, they're all lies. The game is fun and a nice time sink, with it being mostly a perfect recreation of Yellow with some extra neat things here and there to try to evolve (hurr) a series that has been basically Nintendo's COD for decades. If they take the good things about this game and put it into the next one and refine some of the finicky stuff and COMPLETELY REMOVE THE MOTION CONTROLS, then the next mainline Pokemon game might just be something really great.
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  88. Jan 31, 2019
    7
    I never thought Pokemon would go into a direction where things would attempt too be so different, but feel so much the same at the same time. Don't get me wrong, Let's Go Eevee isn't a terrible game, it isn't even the worst Pokemon title I have ever played, but Game Freak didn't need too mix Pokemon Yellow with Pokemon Go too make a successful Switch title.
  89. Jan 30, 2019
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Since I didn’t play Pokémon FireRed / LeafGreen that often, I was quite excited to give this one a try. I have to admit, that I was a bit sceptical at the beginning, because of the changes which were made. Nevertheless, I still wanted to travel through Kanto once again.

    First of all, I really liked the idea of having to choose between only two pokémon: Evee and Pikachu. It just felt refreshing to have a normal / electric type pokémon at the beginning, instead of the usual fire, water and grass types. What’s maybe a bit too exaggerated is the fact that your starter pokémon has the best possible IV stats. I get, that they wanted to make it a bit stronger, so that the players wouldn’t have troubles at the beginning, but they didn’t need to make the starter absolutely perfect. Usually, if you want a pokémon with better stats you have to build up a chain, by catching the same pokémon over and over again. That doesn’t only increase the chance of catching a pokémon with better stats; it also increases the chance of encountering a shiny pokémon, which is a fairly cool system in my opinion. Sure, shinies aren’t that rare anymore because of that, but I still think it’s better to be able to hunt them properly.

    Another good thing about this game is, that you can finally see the Pokémon running around in the overworld, so you can avoid encounters more easily. Sadly the fights themselves aren’t that great. The traditional round-based combat system was changed to Pokemon Go’s catching system. The encounters aren’t that time-consuming anymore, but it just isn’t as exciting and sometimes really annoying. Especially the fights with legendaries totally lost their charm. At first, you have 5 minutes to defeat the legendary pokémon and after that you can throw pokéballs at it. I also don’t like, that you can now catch more than one of each legendary bird and that you can only get Mew if you buy the pokéball plus.

    The graphics and soundtrack are really good, even though some of the animations could have been a bit better. It’s cool, that you can ride or fly with pokémon in the overworld, which makes travelling much faster. I also like, that you can now use all the VMs without being forced to let a pokemon learn it.

    Sadly, the game isn’t as challenging as the older games, because every time you catch or defeat a pokémon the whole team gets exp, which makes training much easier. In this game the pokémon don’t have any abilities and you also can’t give them items, which limits your strategies.

    To conclude, Pokemon LGP and LGE are games whose target audience are newcomers and fans of gen 1. Even though it wasn’t the best pokémon game, it still had its exciting moments.
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  90. Jan 27, 2019
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Let's Go is a No Go.

    Right off the bat this game baits you with nostalgia only to bash you over the head with its poor capture mechanic and awkward single joycon controls. Adding to the frustration, pokemon can run away at literally any time up to and even including when the pokeball hits. Even the Encounter pokemon can run from you too now.

    Speaking of Encounter pokemon, you now have to battle them first before you can try to capture them. Plus you only have 5 minutes to beat them in. This restriction is quite unfair as now you need to over power your pokemon to finish the battle in time to get to the capture phase.

    The motion controls for the capture mechanic are also inaccurate at times causing your ball to fly off to the left when you want to throw to the right. Most of the time when I wanted to throw directly in front of me, I had to move the joycon up as if I was throwing underhanded. I should mention also that while doing this, my joycon was in the joycon grip accessory alone as not using the Left joycon too felt awkward.

    Next is the issue of the box your pokemon are stored in. in every mainline pokemon game, as well as Pokemon Colosseum and XD Gale of Darkness, your pokemon were sent into multiple boxes that could hold up to 20 in the old Gen 1 and 2 games, to 30 pokemon each in Generation 3 and up. Now you have a single box that hold up to 1000 pokemon! Game Freak expects you to be capturing tons of pokemon, but doing so makes it harder to pick out a pokemon to use, similar to picking out a marble from an ever increasing bag of marbles. Without being able to use multiple boxes, sorting pokemon becomes as easy as cleaning a kid's bedroom.

    When it comes to training pokemon you're going to have to rely on that capture mechanic most of the time as the only battles you'll be facing are from either 6 specific encounter pokemon, or Trainers. This winds up giving you little personal experience in battling with little room for experimenting outside of battling the elite 4 or Green.

    While hyper Training was brought back for this game, it's now rendered moot as there is now a candy system in place to also make a sugar junkie out of your pokemon as you boost their stats with more than just Rare Candies. Beware though, if you take your buffed out pokemon online, you stand running the risk of your pokemon facing a sugar crash and having their stats reverted for the online battle unless you choose the right rule set.

    Also online battles and trades are pay walled by the Nintendo switch online service now.

    The amount of unique pokemon you can get is also SEVERLY limited to just the first 151 pokemon, plus what might as well be considered Generation 8's first 2 pokemon, Meltan and Melmetal, as they are not usable anywhere else other than the multi-generational pokemon Go. Speaking of Pokemon Go, at the time of this writing, Pokemon Go has pokemon captureable from Generations 1 through 4, but only Bulbasaur through Mewtwo, as well as Meltan and Melmetal can be transferred into Let's Go. This means that in order to get Mew in Let's Go, you need to get the pokeball Plus while the Mew promotion is still going on.

    Speaking of that device now, the Mew on it can only be redeemed once. so choose wisely what you do with it. As for how good the device is, I can not say as I do not have it.

    While the Game corner does make a comeback, none of the games are playable in it despite the place being converted from a Casino into an Arcade. Instead, you can come here to pick up respawnable items. Fun. /s

    The NPC's of Fushia even lie about the Safari zone now as it has been replaced with Go Park.

    In past games you could get a bike you could ride to speed up, or ride Tauros in Gen 7. In Let's Go, you get to pick the pokemon you ride, from a selection. However if you get too close to a wall, your pokemon goes back into their ball leaving you on the ground.

    Now all that said, I did find somethings likeable about this game. Certain interactions with your partner pokemon were enjoyable, the new Additional story elements were a plus (the additions, not the replacements), and even the part where you get to play as your partner pokemon in the rocket hideout were enjoyable, but they were not enough to save this game.

    Nostalgia can only take a product so far, and that distance is even shorter when you have access to the original game, the first remake, and the port to the 3DS. Pokemon Let's go is a No Go, but because of the stuff I did enjoy, I'm giving it a 2 instead of a 1.
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  91. Jan 19, 2019
    7
    Overall, a decent game, but kinda lackluster compared to the previous Pokémon games. I will say that Eevee is the most adorable creature to ever exist, and I thought it was a neat concept to mix Pokémon go with a main series Pokémon game. However, it only includes Pokémon from gen 1, as if gen 1 hasn’t already got enough attention! The trainers in this game are too easy here as well. TheOverall, a decent game, but kinda lackluster compared to the previous Pokémon games. I will say that Eevee is the most adorable creature to ever exist, and I thought it was a neat concept to mix Pokémon go with a main series Pokémon game. However, it only includes Pokémon from gen 1, as if gen 1 hasn’t already got enough attention! The trainers in this game are too easy here as well. The new move names are also too childish. I know Pokémon is supposed to be for young players, but Baddy Bad sounds like something that a baby would make up. I can’t say that these games are bad, they’re just good ideas that went wrong a little. Oh well. At least it isn’t a glitched-up mess like Red and Blue! Expand
  92. Jan 17, 2019
    0
    Where are the damn battles!! Pokemon is an OLD SCHOOL TURN BASED JRPG. We want grinding and chiptune, not this cutesy mobile app garbage!
  93. Jan 15, 2019
    0
    I can usually stand a terrible game, but when it's a game for one of my favorite franchises, then I take issue with it.
    1) It took away random encounters and the ability to fight Pokemon and replaced it with the same mechanics as GO
    2) OMG MY RIVAL, I CAN'T STAND IT. Friendly Rivals have always made me a little upset, but after X & Y I kinda just accepted it. But this guy, THIS GUY.
    I can usually stand a terrible game, but when it's a game for one of my favorite franchises, then I take issue with it.
    1) It took away random encounters and the ability to fight Pokemon and replaced it with the same mechanics as GO
    2) OMG MY RIVAL, I CAN'T STAND IT. Friendly Rivals have always made me a little upset, but after X & Y I kinda just accepted it. But this guy, THIS GUY. He's so friendly, annoyingly so, anytime I saw him I was upset, remembering my encounters with Blue back in FireRed. He failed where even the worst rivals succeeded. Like with Hau. A terrible rival sure, but at least he offered somewhat of a challenge.
    3) Speaking of challenge, it's all but gone, throughout the game I had difficulty with one pokemon, and that was Surge's Raichu since it T-Bolted my entire team and one shot them. The rest of the game was easy. I swear there were no trainers with more than 3 moves on their teams during my run. And if there were I didn't find them.
    4) No handheld items or abilities, which means no competitive play.
    5) CANDY, say hello to my Eevee who's stats are so high that they can annihilate Mewtwo at Lvl. 59. And no, I didn't use any special Eevee moves, just bit him to death.
    6) You'll probably say that it's for people to get introduced to PKMN, no, no way. It has more in common with a mobile game than it does with Yellow, THE GAME IT PULLED INSPIRATION FROM, WAIT NO, IS A REMAKE OF! At best it's made for 4 year olds who play GO and need the hand holding, speaking of which
    7) It has the same hand holding that other games have had a problem with recently, but toned up to 11, I'm not dumb, just let me figure out what I need to do, LIKE I DID IN FIRERED.

    In short, GameFreak has disappointed me by removing what I love about the franchise, and replaced it with why I avoided PKMN GO, I wouldn't recommend this to anyone, don't buy it and don't encourage Nintendo to keep making games like this, if you need an introduction play something else, you can play oldschool ones on a free emulator online or play one of the new ones on your 3DS. Also Baddy Bad, c'mon Nintendo, your more creative than this
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  94. Jan 12, 2019
    5
    I originally intended on submitting a full review here, however I went way over Metacritic's limit of 5000 characters, going up to 52016 characters in total. I've uploaded the review elsewhere, however, on Twitlonger, which you can access at the ID "n_1sqpbup" (just do /show/n_1sqpbup on Twitlonger). You can also access the full review on Pastebin, with the ID "KmMn5i64".

    In this post,
    I originally intended on submitting a full review here, however I went way over Metacritic's limit of 5000 characters, going up to 52016 characters in total. I've uploaded the review elsewhere, however, on Twitlonger, which you can access at the ID "n_1sqpbup" (just do /show/n_1sqpbup on Twitlonger). You can also access the full review on Pastebin, with the ID "KmMn5i64".

    In this post, I'll leave my closing words on the review, giving my final view on the game, however I recommend reading the full review so you can get a much clearer idea of where it all comes from.

    "Let's Go is... A pretty disappointing entry in the franchise, especially compared to the other main games. Players who never touched the franchise, or haven't in a long time might enjoy it, but players who have played the other games a lot will likely be disappointed by how lacking it is. There were a few moments where I enjoyed it, like how open Kanto was in comparison to the previous versions, the following Pokémon, and even shiny chaining, but that's all minor compared to the frustrating catch system, the lack of difficulty, and the stripped features such as wild battles, Abilities, Held Items, and so many moves. Only having the original 151 Pokémon (and Meltan and Melmetal) also made it much less enjoyable. Even if Kanto might not have many post-Gen 1 Pokémon in the wild, not being able to transfer many of my post-Gen 1 Pokémon from Go was really disappointing.

    It's not a bad game, in and of itself, but we're facing the same situation as we did when Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity showed itself: It's not a bad game, it's a bad Pokémon game, and I do dare say it's the worst Pokémon game I have ever played. I've played every main game at least twice, but with Let's Go, I struggled to find myself willing to finish it, especially when Smash came out. But alas I did, and I doubt I'll play it a second time.

    --- Score ---
    Music: 6
    Graphics: 6
    Story: 4
    Gameplay: 3

    Average: 4.75

    Final Score: 5"
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  95. Jan 6, 2019
    0
    "Let's Go" lacks content and originality. They've taken the "GO" mechanics from mobile app which was intended to play for a couple minutes or even less and implemented this on a console that is being played for much longer, in short this felt very forced.

    They've taken out the Safari Zone, Pokemon battles, and difficulty. This is the most expensive to date and has the least content
    "Let's Go" lacks content and originality. They've taken the "GO" mechanics from mobile app which was intended to play for a couple minutes or even less and implemented this on a console that is being played for much longer, in short this felt very forced.

    They've taken out the Safari Zone, Pokemon battles, and difficulty. This is the most expensive to date and has the least content Unless you count cuteness as content.

    New players will have better luck playing literally any other Pokemon game. Veterans will find nothing of value here. 0/10
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  96. Jan 4, 2019
    4
    20 years on handheld game console development makes game freak totally lose the technical ability to develop games on home consoles. The selling numbers and money they gained from handheld game console makes them arrogance. It's never the 3DS but themselves, who limited their main series games performance. I understand why they said the development on switch is harder than they expected.20 years on handheld game console development makes game freak totally lose the technical ability to develop games on home consoles. The selling numbers and money they gained from handheld game console makes them arrogance. It's never the 3DS but themselves, who limited their main series games performance. I understand why they said the development on switch is harder than they expected. And I do not have any good expectation on the 2019 Pokemon game now. Expand
  97. Jan 4, 2019
    0
    Over 20 years, Pokémon has been one of the series that make fans to enjoy new adventures. There are a lot of things that make Pokémon the huge success that it is. However, it seems that in Pokémon Let's Go everything was lost.

    1°: The addition of grass in the overworld is pointless. Pokémons can come and by and you don't even need to walk on the grass to trigger an encounter. 2°:
    Over 20 years, Pokémon has been one of the series that make fans to enjoy new adventures. There are a lot of things that make Pokémon the huge success that it is. However, it seems that in Pokémon Let's Go everything was lost.

    1°: The addition of grass in the overworld is pointless. Pokémons can come and by and you don't even need to walk on the grass to trigger an encounter.

    2°: There is no Pokémon reward anymore. In order to get some Pokémons, you either have them in your team and train them until they could evolve by level up or by stone effect or you could spend some time searching around until you could find a very rare final evolution of such Pokémon. Now it is pointless as when you walk into the Mt. Moon and you just need to wait until a Clefable spawn or having a Beedrill spawning by your side at Veridian Forest.

    3°: I get the 150 ones... But how could they exclude the whole bunch of evolutions and pre evolutions of Kantonian Pokémons found in generations ahead? It is another pointless thing for me. The game simply ignored all the evolutions of pokémons. Instead, they added Alolan forms and Mega forms. This was a great opportunity to have a Kanto updated pokedex with their 184 Pokémons.

    4°: Pokémon appearing in the wild is very cool, but it causes a lag in the game. There are moments when the frame rate drops drastically and this is due the appearing of the pokémons in the overworld by the lure effect.

    5°: The controls were terribly planned. They could let people play in the TV by the use of both joycons or pro controller. However, they force you to choose either traditional way [handheld] or with movement controls. In addition, it is disturbing because in every game, the movement control is in the left hand and the options is in the right hand. Now they force you to choose either playing with right hand or left hand. They could leave the option of playing with both joycons as if it were on handheld mode.

    6°: The pokeball plus. It is bad having access to one of the pokémons by just buying a peripheral. But the problem is because this peripheral can't be used in any other game.

    7°: The game is repetitive and does not have the replay fact. By the middle of the game, you get tired of so much battles and the lack of a catching story. You play just for playing... This could have been improved in this remake. Yet, everything was made poorly if you compare with the yellow version.

    8°: The game is simply easier and difficultly pokémon would have achieved its huge success if it was like this at the begginning. The game turned back to everything that make it great. The playing mode in the game should have come in a "easy mode" where players could choose to play in a easy one or in a traditional one.

    9°: Battles with friends is fun, but again pointless as the surprise factor and training factor don't interfere anymore. Battles were a complicated fact in pokémon core series as it demands a lot of time and lots of combinations to make everything perfect for a battle.

    10°: Why removing the buying factor? What is the point of having pokéballs all the time? You can find a pack of 5 in the overworld, you can earn as reward and you can buy them for just 100$. It is like having infinite pokeballs.

    11° The menu is another thing... It was not well planned. Differently from previous versions, you don't have a particular selection of itens you can quickly use by pressing a single button [Y in the most cases]. Due to this you have to run through the menu to get simple and necessary things such as the map access and get off of a flying Pokémon.

    I could go on and on... But I won't... The game change bad aspects of previous ones... But what we want is not make change everything and erased all the concepts, instead we want things to build up. In this past 20 years, we have seen how pokémon storage have been changed, for instance... This updates does not change the game, but make improvements which are well accepted... What Pokémon Let's Go did was basically ignore all the things the series have been loyal for over 20 years.
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  98. Jan 3, 2019
    7
    Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee are wonderful introductory games to the Pokemon franchise and still hold that Pokemon charm. Although the gameplay is not for everyone, it is a great game to play, if you're willing to spend the $60.

    Pros: - Yes, you can box your overpowered starter if you would like. This decreases the difficulty significantly. - There are more trainer battles to make up
    Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee are wonderful introductory games to the Pokemon franchise and still hold that Pokemon charm. Although the gameplay is not for everyone, it is a great game to play, if you're willing to spend the $60.

    Pros:
    - Yes, you can box your overpowered starter if you would like. This decreases the difficulty significantly.
    - There are more trainer battles to make up for the lack of wild battles.
    - The roaming wild Pokemon make the world seem more alive.
    - Pokemon can follow you now, and you can ride on specific Pokemon.
    - (Applying to all Pokemon games) The difficulty is not as glaring of an issue, since you can increase the difficulty by: ditching your starter, having a monotype team, playing a modified nuzlocke, etc.

    Cons:
    - Friendly rival. No one likes the friendly rival.
    - They may have stripped down the game too much, eliminating core concepts such as breeding, held items, and abilities.
    - The wild battles were thrown out the window, in favor of a Pokemon Go style of catching. This is certainly not for everyone and I personally dislike it.
    - The game is significantly easier than other Pokemon games if you keep your extremely overpowered starter.
    - There is a severe lack of post-game content, and what little content there is consists of: grinding, grinding, grinding, and battling. If you don't feel like wasting your time leveling your Pokemon, the play time of the game will be practically cut in half.

    TL;DR: This game is not exactly like Pokemon Go, yet some of the game mechanics ported over from the mobile game are not for everyone. The difficulty, although significantly easier than the rest of the games, can be changed by switching to a harder playstyle. However, I personally don't think it is worth the $60. Overall, a great introduction to the series and a very casual game. If you are a veteran of the series, though, you might want to wait for the 2019 main-series game.
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  99. Dec 31, 2018
    0
    Nice graphics and music is all good one can say about this game. Everything else is just a big let down. The worst is the menue system where you have to click up to 16 times to reach specific functions. Next comes the difficulty that is not existant except for a few unfair battles where I even encountered a trainer that had a Pokemon that was not legitimate (a level 26 Diglett that knowsNice graphics and music is all good one can say about this game. Everything else is just a big let down. The worst is the menue system where you have to click up to 16 times to reach specific functions. Next comes the difficulty that is not existant except for a few unfair battles where I even encountered a trainer that had a Pokemon that was not legitimate (a level 26 Diglett that knows the move Fissure)! Why is there still no options to setup the difficulty as I like it? They could for example have listened to the Pokemon fanbase and build in options for Nuzlock runs where one even could configure the details of it. Instead we get a boiled down version that is even more basic than the original Pokemon Yellow. This was a waste of money. Expand
  100. Dec 30, 2018
    0
    This is by far the worst game ever made. It's not like it's mechanically broken like big rigs or superman. 64, and it didn't kill a franchise like Sonic 06 or Duke Nukem Forever. It did something much worse. It betrayed it's core fanbase and killed my everlasting love for Pokemon forever. I have spent Tens of Thousands of dollars on Pokemon. From the games to the movies to the cards to theThis is by far the worst game ever made. It's not like it's mechanically broken like big rigs or superman. 64, and it didn't kill a franchise like Sonic 06 or Duke Nukem Forever. It did something much worse. It betrayed it's core fanbase and killed my everlasting love for Pokemon forever. I have spent Tens of Thousands of dollars on Pokemon. From the games to the movies to the cards to the toys to the plushes to the DVDs to even board games and cereal. I thought nothing could crush my love for Pokemon. Nothing until this abomination was released. My rage was so infernal, I got expelled from my school. That's how salty I was. How DARE they turn my all time favorite game series with hundreds of years of lore, epic adventures, and fun for all ages into a wishy washy baby game that can be beaten by a literal toddler. This game has awful graphic while despite being on an HD console. it actually looks WORSE than Sun and Moon which were on the 3DS, a HANDHELD console which was less powerful than even the Game Cube. Heck, it might even look worse than XY and it's stunning Luminous City even though I hate that game with a passion. They censored all the interesting dark moments from Pokemon Yellow, the game which this game is clearly based off. They also shoehorned in awful, unresponsive motion controls. I have a theory that they INTENTIONALLY made the joy con motion controls awful just so they could trick people into buying the $60 pokeball+ controller which only works for let's go and nothing else. As well as that, to complete the pokedex you not only need to connect a new pokeball+ in order to activate an optional mew event, but also spend 100+ dollars on the equally awful app Pokemon GO in order to get the chance to catch the mythical Pokemon Meletan, and then pay a $10 transfer fee to transfer it to Pokemon Let's Go just so you can evolve it into Meleton, and if you want to ALSO complete the Pokemon GO pokedex, you have to pay another $10 just to transfer it back to Pokemon GO. Greed seems to be the sole thing motivating this game. The gameplay is shallow, the story is stolen from Yellow, already the worst Gen 1 game, brings up constant continuity errors, and the game being dumbed down for the non-existent child fanbase. Admit it Nintendo, you fanbase lies within the 13-30 market. All the children have moved on the trending games like Fortnite, Roblox, and Minecraft, and don't care about your games. The real fanbase lies in teenagers and young adults now, all the kids who played your kiddy games like just dance and Wii sports on the original Wii have grown up and are still trying to support you. The 12 and under croud just play Fortnite, makes slime, and watches vine complications, don't laugh challenges, bootleg kids cartoons, or Fortnite channels like SSunde, Crainer, or Ali-A. 0/10 Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 78 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 62 out of 78
  2. Negative: 1 out of 78
  1. Aug 27, 2019
    75
    Overall, I did have a blast playing Pokémon Let’s Go Eevee. I did like visiting all the cities of the original Pokémon games again and seeing all the original Pokémon. However, I really did not like how they changed how you capture Pokémon and I did not like the setup of the Pokémon boxes. For those who want to play this game for nostalgia reasons, I would recommend waiting until a sale comes out before purchasing. For newcomers to Pokémon, this is a really good introduction into the world of Kanto.
  2. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Feb 26, 2019
    85
    If you've got a kid in your life who's never played Pokémon before? Buy this game immediately. [Issue #37 – January/February 2019, p. 67]
  3. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Feb 8, 2019
    78
    It’s hard to make sense of the game that’s basically a Switch port of iOS/Android remake of Pokemon Red/Green. Is it a step forward, step backward – or maybe just a shameless cash-in? Turns out, it’s a great remake – the world looks exactly as we imagined it back when we were staring at black and white pixels of original Red/Green. [Issue#235, p.44]