Parent Game: Pokémon Yellow
Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu!

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Summary

Take your Pokémon™ journey to the Kanto region with your energetic partner, Pikachu, to become a top Pokémon Trainer as you battle other trainers. Use a throwing motion to catch Pokémon in the wild with either one Joy-Con™ controller or Poké Ball™ Plus accessory, which will light up, vibrate, and make sounds to bring your adventure to life. Share your adventure with family or friends in 2-player action on one system using a second Joy-Con or Poké Ball Plus (sold separately). You can even connect to the Pokémon™ GO app using a compatible smartphone to bring over Pokémon originally discovered in the Kanto region! Explore the diverse and vibrant region of Kanto! True-to-size wild Pokémon roam around in the game, so catch them like a real Pokémon Trainer by using motion, timing, and a well-placed Poké Ball™. Go on a stroll with your favorite Pokémon in your Poké Ball Plus! Connect your game directly to Pokémon GO* to receive Kanto region Pokémon.


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Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! Reviews & Ratings

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Review by Marchelo1988 [user]
January 5, 2021

On the bright side, the graphics are nice and clean, and for the first time in the Pokémon saga you can see some mons in the overworld, whichOn the bright side, the graphics are nice and clean, and for the first time in the Pokémon saga you can see some mons in the overworld, which mimics the trend started by Pokémon Go, hence it's called Let's Go, I guess? However, aside from that, the adaptation from the first gens is kinda lazy. Although it is nice to see your buddies follow you around, the whole game feels shallow. Green, Red, Blue and Yellow were tough games, especially while levelling up, and Let's Go makes it just... super easy. So much easy that's almost boring. Got it. Beat it and forget it. However, as a plus for many players, this one actually features chaining for shiny hunting and with Pokémon Home you can transfer them to the new gen games, which is nice.

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Review by RPGamer
December 4, 2018

For what is supposed to be the next step forward for Pokémon, Pokémon: Let’s Go Pikachu! feels like it has taken a few steps back. While there are aspects of the game I do enjoy, there are also glaring issues that I cannot just ignore. Ultimately, Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! needlessly simplifies core mechanics in a series that does not require such streamlining.

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Review by Switch Player
November 19, 2018

Whether it's your Pokémon entry point or you're returning to Kanto yet again, Pokémon Let's Go is for everyone. The lame motion controls aside, this is adventure perfection, not once feeling jaded after dozens of hours' play.

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Review by bowser12 [user]
November 16, 2018

This is the BEST Pokemon game in years. It looks super clean, is a nice throwback to the old days and has plenty to do for the avid pokemonThis is the BEST Pokemon game in years. It looks super clean, is a nice throwback to the old days and has plenty to do for the avid pokemon fan. Ofcourse smogon players aren't real pokemon fans so they'll just bash this game, while its actually one of the best iterations in the franchise! I can recommend it to anyone who loves pokemon:)

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Review by LeWoop [user]
November 16, 2018

Simply ridiculous.A literally copy/pasted map from a 20 years old Game Boy game, the same animation as USUM, no day/night cycle, zeroSimply ridiculous.A literally copy/pasted map from a 20 years old Game Boy game, the same animation as USUM, no day/night cycle, zero difficulty...Even the "positive points" are negated by the negative ones (ridable pokemon are cool, but not when the longest route is 10 paces long because they reused a lao from a Game Boy game).Absolutly shameful coming from the highest-grossing video game franchise.

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Game Information
Release Date November 16, 2018
Publisher Nintendo, Game Freak, Digital Works Entertainment
Content Rated E (Everyone)
Game Modes Single player, Co-operative
Player Perspectives Third person, Bird view / Isometric
Genres Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Themes Fantasy, Kids, Open world
Platforms Nintendo Switch