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Pok茅mon: Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee becomes fastest selling Switch game ever
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Pok茅mon: Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee has broken first week sale records for Nintendo Switch.
It's become the fastest selling Switch game ever and has sold more than three million copies worldwide. It saw off previous competition, beating the opening records of Mario and Zelda.
Based on the classic cartoon, trading cards and Game Boy games, Pok茅mon: Let's Go Pikachu and Let's Go Eevee allows players to find, catch and battle Pok茅mon.
It's the first Pok茅mon role playing game that's not just hand held, but also on a console, the Nintendo Switch. It includes co-op play, mobile integration, and the ability to play on a big screen too.
Inspired by a Gameboy Classic
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The game is actually inspired by a classic Game Boy Colour game that your parents might've played.
Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow were released in the late 90s, Yellow was slightly different because you started the game with a Pikachu that won't stay in his Pokeball, much like Ash's story from the original cartoon series.
In the game you could turn to Pikachu and interact with him and see his mood.
Let's Go Pikachu and Let's Go Eevee are heavily inspired by this vintage classic.
Got to catch 'em all
Obviously, 20 years on from the original games a few things will have changed, not least the catching style which gets lots of inspiration from the mobile game Pok茅mon Go. There's advice on how to transfer your Pok茅mon Go collection to the new game at the bottom of this page.
In Let's Go, the more Pok茅mon you catch the more rewards you get, such as candy, bonuses and Pok茅mon with better stats.
You can catch a Pok茅mon in either handheld mode, or by using motion control, but that can be a little tricky.
Unlike the vintage Pok茅mon Red, Blue or Yellow, you now have to walk into a Pok茅mon to start an encounter. Not like the old days, full of random battles with thousands of wild Pidgeys filling up your Pokedex.
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What's the difference between Pokemon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Pokemon: Let's Go, Eevee!
The starter Pok茅mon are different in both games. Unsurprisingly you either get Pikachu or Eevee depending on the version you own. Pikachu has a surfboard, allowing him to sail the high seas while Eevee can use a balloon to fly around the map.
Some Pok茅mon are only available on one version or the other. Oddish, Sandshrew, and Growlithe only appear in Pokemon: Let's Go, Pikachu! while Bellsprout, Vulpix, and Meowth are exclusive to Pok茅mon: Let's Go, Eevee!
Can Pikachu or Eevee evolve?
The Pikachu or Eevee you start with cannot evolve. Those you catch or transfer however, can be evolved.
Just because you choose Eevee doesn't mean you won't be able to get a Pikachu, and vice versa. Pikachu is easy to find in the wild.
Eevee, meanwhile, was never available to catch in the wild in the original Game Boy games. Let's Go! draws heavily on these, so we imagine they're just as hard to find on the new game.
Pok茅mon: Let's Go: how to transfer your Pok茅mon Go collection
Pok茅mon Let's Go connects with the mobile game Pok茅mon Go. All of those creatures you've been capturing on your phone? You can now bring them to the console game. Well, some of them, at least.
Step 1:
The first step is to sync your devices. For the Switch, all you need to do is go to the main menu in Let's Go and choose "Open Pok茅mon Go settings." Once you do that the game will start searching for your Pok茅mon Go account. While that's happening, open Pok茅mon Go and go to the settings menu. If you scroll all the way down to the bottom, there will be a list of devices, with the Nintendo Switch at the very top.
Step 2:
Now, if you just picked up Let's Go, you're probably excited about getting a really good pok茅mon party with creatures you've already caught in Pok茅mon Go. Unfortunately, you can't start transferring right away. In order to access the transfer feature, you need to head to the Go Park Complex in the game, which is located in Fuchsia City. This is fairly far into the game - Fuchsia City is home to the fifth of the game's eight gyms -so it'll be at least a few hours of playing before you get there.
Are you sure?
Once you transfer a Pok茅mon to the Switch game, you can't send it back to Pok茅mon Go, so be sure about your decision. You also can't transfer every Pok茅mon. Let's Go is a remake of the original Game Boy games, which means you can only transfer first-generation Pok茅mon.
Are you excited about Pok茅mon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and/ or Pok茅mon: Let's Go, Eevee!? Let us know via the comments.