Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee! and Let’s Go, Pikachu! are highly enjoyable remakes of Generation 1 for Nintendo Switch. These games are highly recommended for veteran fans of the series and newcomers alike!

“Pokémon Let’s Go” Review

Many fans were apprehensive of the new Pokémon titles for the Nintendo Switch when they were first announced. Most fans were eagerly awaiting a new main series Pokémon game when these remakes of Pokémon Yellow were announced. Further, these new games seem to add Pokémon Go game mechanics to the Pokémon Kanto storyline, a radical departure from the main series games.

Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Pokemon: Let’s Go, Eevee! were criticized for being too easy, catering too much to casual fans who first got into the series with the mobile app game, Pokémon Go. These games, some long-time hardcore fans claimed, were simply trying to cash in on the Pokémon Go craze. They had nothing to offer real fans of the series.

Despite these criticisms, I was excited for this new take on the Kanto region storyline. This is the first Pokémon experience for Nintendo Switch (aside from the Pokken re-release for Switch and the Switch port of the free mobile spin-off game Pokémon Quest, whatever the heck that’s supposed to be). I was excited to start capturing Pokémon and collecting gym badges on the Nintendo Switch, even if it is a watered-down version of the series. Plus, the Poké Ball Plus controller looked like a lot of fun. I couldn’t wait to return to finally return to Kanto after so many years

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