Earlier today, Nintendo announced Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu/Eevee Editions alongside a 3 minute reveal trailer. The trailer had a lot of information and because the event wasn’t live-streamed, a wealth of information trickled out without much context.
The obvious is that there’s two versions, one for Pikachu and another for Eevee. You’ll be able to choose either as a starter in each game, but encounter rates among other things will change. The game will release on November 16th exclusively for Nintendo Switch and will be quite different from core games that have released on previous consoles.
The game is also aimed at Pokemon GO players, bringing over a lot of familiar gameplay mechanics which you’ll learn about below.
Here’s 19 little tidbits that are worth knowing about and you potentailly missed in the very full three minute reveal trailer.
EEVEE/PIKACHU SIT ON YOUR HEAD
PROFESSOR OAK IS IN THE GAME
YOU CAN PLAY THE GAME WITH ONE JOY-CON
YOU CAN PLAY THE GAME WITH SOMEONE ELSE LOCALLY
YOU DON’T FIGHT WILD POKEMON, JUST CATCH THEM
YOU CAN STILL FIGHT TRAINERS AND THEIR POKEMON
YOU CAN FIGHT ALONGSIDE YOUR CO-OP PARTNER
YOU CAN PLAY THE ENTIRE GAME WITH A NEW POKEBALL ACCESORY
THE POKEBALL ACCESSORY ALSO WORKS WITH POKEMON GO
YOU CAN TRANSFER POKEMON TO FROM POKEMON GO TO LET’S GO
YOUR TRANSFERRED POKEMON WILL APPEAR IN THE POKEGO PARK
YOU CAN SEND PRESENTS FROM LET’S GO TO POKEMON GO
YOU CAN RIDE POKEMON
THERE ARE GYMS IN POKEMON LET’S GO
POKEMON FOLLOW YOU
YOU CAN PET YOUR POKEMON
YOU CAN CUSTOMISE YOUR POKEMON
MEWTWO IS IN THE GAME
A BRAND NEW SPECIAL POKEMON WILL BE IN BOTH LET’S GO AND POKEMON GO
It’s likely we’ll get more information at E3 and as the months roll on. Nintendo and the Pokemon Company like to trickle out information in the lead up to release, via Directs and little social media updates.
