Pokémon Let's Go! Pikachu & Eevee - Shiny Happy Pokémon

[TehStu]

9 hours ago, Dudley said:

I've no idea how you people are levelling up. I'm up to the tower and my very best pokemon are about at the level of what I'm facing but everything else is below and I'm out of ways to gain XP as far as I can tell.

 

 

I haven't got to the tower yet (only just beat Surge) but I've been doing some grinding. After I got the thing which tells you how good your mons are, I went back and restarted a Bulbasaur and a couple of others caught early on with crap stats. Just catching a chain of Digletts in his tunnel got Bulbasaur to Ivysaur, though. One catch got 960 xp, couldn't believe it. 

 

That said, I don't mind a grind, and taking it slow. I've been back to the original cities looking for what's behind trees to chop, whereas the rest of my family are ploughing ahead. 

 

For XP, what I plan to do is get someone in a ball and take them out shopping. Expensive if you haven't got the controller, but still.

 

Edit- as deKay said, in far fewer words

 

[Azrael]

4 hours ago, CovisGod said:

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However, I can't let this go idley by without asking questions, I might be massively missing out, so can you folks playing please answer me a few questions... 

 

Is this like a cut down Pokemon game or is it a fully fledged entry in the series? 

 

It's a revamped Pokemon Yellow

 

4 hours ago, CovisGod said:

 

Can you trade Pokemon with others or is it pretty much a single player experience? 

 

Yes you can trade with others. Locally or online. The whole single player can also be played in Co-op mode locally i believe 

 

4 hours ago, CovisGod said:

How does it play in Handheld mode? The only catching of Mon I've seen is with a random Pokeball I have no intention of buying. 

 

Half my playtime has been in handheld mode and while I prefer the flailing-my-arm-about-to-catch mechanic of docked mode it all plays fine in handheld mode. To catch you aim with gyro controls to where the Pokemon is and time the throw with a button press. 

 

4 hours ago, CovisGod said:

Will I eventually be able to trade the Pokemon caught in this to future games in the series? 

 

Dunno, maybe? 

 

4 hours ago, CovisGod said:

 

And basically is there a lot of game there? I've put 100s of hours into every Pokemon Game, questing, trading, level grinding. Will I get that from this? 

 

Thanks for your help guys. 

 

I've played it for around 20 hours now and have only done the first 4 gyms. With catching and levelling Pokemon you can put a lot of time into it. 

 

 

Just get it. 

[TehStu]

FYI, I went to walk a Pokemon in the ball and it told me I can't without claiming Mew. For my own sanity, I figured we'd just give each ball's Mew to the kids. Except I went to do that and it needs a linked Nintendo account on their profiles. So I guess I finally better get around to that, which ultimately means the family online thing is feasible.

 

Just a heads up.

[TehStu]

Well, that was painless.

 

New question - how do I walk my Pokemon? I transferred Growlithe to the ball, then saved and switched to my kid's game for him to play. I've got the ball in my pocket, fairly sure it's not connected to the Switch. Does it just work now, or do I need to tap the bottom to wake the pedometer bit? I was worried about pressing the button and having it connect to the Switch.

[deKay]

It just works.

[CovisGod]

@Azrael

 

Sold. Thanks

[NEG]

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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Poke-Ball-Plus-used-I-mean-really-used-considering-its-6-days-old/264052912347?_trkparms=aid%3D888007%26algo%3DDISC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140328180637%26meid%3Ddbe4500d6a724c5ab0a1361c035f6ba5%26pid%3D100009%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D2%26sd%3D163383902193%26itm%3D264052912347&_trksid=p2047675.c100009.m1982

 

 

Oh dear

 

From the ebay listing I spotted:

 

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So, where to begin... I mean thanks for even looking as far as this I guess.

I had my fun with it for 2 days (such a good accessory), then my dog had fun with it for two minutes (guessing she didn't like it as much as I did), then I was sad until today where you can buy my sadness.

My ball of sadness is fully working, I even payed the game for a bit to test everything worked... Which it did, but the sadness was to great and I couldn't continue to play.

Disclaimer - my dog didn't get told off she was too happy playing with her master's toys.

Also a good portion of the lot will go to dogs trust... Because as it was my dog that created the ball of sadness, it only feels right that she gets to send a portion of the funds to where we rescued her from. Don't just bid for my sadness, bid for my dog trying to help a charity that helped her.On 23-Nov-18 at 19:34:26 GMT, seller added the following information:

I also need to point out the obvious I guess just to cover my bum, my when I say my dog had her fun - I mean she chewed it, not played Pokémon

It is still fully working just cosmetic damage.

The mew doesn't come with it as I have been told the mew is account bound so can't be traded - I am however willing to try to trade the mew to the winner but I want this to have no bearing on the sale just an added extra if it works

 

[Parksey]

One caveat about whether these Let's Go monsters will be transferable in the future - as I was planning on catching a Living Dex to transfer to Gen 8 next year - is that these monsters don't have abilities. 

 

Not sure if that automatically discounts from any future-proofing, but wasn't that one of the reasons why there was no transfering between the 2nd and 3rd generations? 

[R0b]

Yellow on the 3ds (and gold etc) were made fully tradeable via Pokemon Bank if you want them.

[TehStu]

A little over 3k XP with walking Growlithe today, just around the house and walking the dogs. Good for 2 levels. Bunch of goodies, too.

 

So that's that then, my Pokemon are coming to work with me.

[Parksey]

1 hour ago, Rob Rule said:

Yellow on the 3ds (and gold etc) were made fully tradeable via Pokemon Bank if you want them.

 

How did they handle abilities there? 

 

I'm guessing Pokémon Bank will be made available sometime around the release of the next mainline game. 

 

I just pray that, given Nintendo's approach to online stuff, that your 3DS account and sub are cross-system and the whole thing is done seamless. You'll probably have to mail your Switch and 3DS off for a month while they manual extract each monster with tweezers or something though. 

[Dudley]

16 hours ago, Exidor said:

Not being funny but are you catching stuff? I haven't been deliberately grinding but I've been catching bits and bobs as I go along and I'm usually a few levels higher than the trainers I meet. And you can bang them in the daycare centre north of Vermillion if you need to boost something in particular.

 

Only a little because it appeared to give about 1 millionth of an XP when I did.  If that's my only option I'll have to do it then.

[Bacon Horsemeat]

Just entered silph co. Shit got hard, fast.

[Rob G]

Wonder if you guys can help please?  I have this (Eevee edition) in a cupboard ready for Xmas for my son (who’s 8) and me to play. I’ve never touched a Pokemon game in my life and don’t really know what the gameplay loop is (other than ‘Gotta’ catch ‘em all’ perhaps?). I watched a Giant Bomb quick look and that didn’t really inspire or inform me. 

 

If you can share a few words to help me understand the game better, I would really appreciate it. Thanks. 

[timgp]

I let the six year old choose a Pokemon to stroll. He chose Spearow. Christ. 

[deKay]

Daughter took lv1 Mew for a walk. Now it’s lv26. Amaze!

[CovisGod]

So how do you level up Mon on this then? As I understand it you don't actually battle wild Pokemon so is it just trainer battles and as you say taking them for a walk? As in walking them around behind you in game? 

[deKay]

41 minutes ago, CovisGod said:

So how do you level up Mon on this then? As I understand it you don't actually battle wild Pokemon so is it just trainer battles and as you say taking them for a walk? As in walking them around behind you in game? 

 

And catching Pokémon.

 

You need to take them for a real actual walk, in the pokeball controller.

[makkuwata]

2 hours ago, Rob_Pulsar said:

Wonder if you guys can help please?  I have this (Eevee edition) in a cupboard ready for Xmas for my son (who’s 8) and me to play. I’ve never touched a Pokemon game in my life and don’t really know what the gameplay loop is (other than ‘Gotta’ catch ‘em all’ perhaps?). I watched a Giant Bomb quick look and that didn’t really inspire or inform me. 

 

If you can share a few words to help me understand the game better, I would really appreciate it. Thanks. 

 

 

It's Zelda only you walk from town to town getting into cock fights.

[Radish]

2 hours ago, CovisGod said:

So how do you level up Mon on this then? As I understand it you don't actually battle wild Pokemon so is it just trainer battles and as you say taking them for a walk? As in walking them around behind you in game? 

 

Taking them for a walk is entirely optional (and requires the £40-odd Pokeball controller). In game it's easy enough: capturing wild pokemon gives you xp (with the potential to earn bonus experience if it's a new type of pokemon, or if it's a great/your first throw, or you start chaining together captures of the same pokemon, etc) and through trainer battles. The game is balanced around these, so the Pokeball controller is entirely optional. You also have the day care centre (which levels them incredibly slowly).

[Bacon Horsemeat]

for more XP, use both Joycons to catch wild pokemon. You can get a synchronised throw bonus, on top of the first time and great throw ones, that's a lot of XP. I got 1000 XP just by doing the above and catching a Dodrio.

 

Use the Lure to attract rare and good stats ones too.

[Azrael]

6 hours ago, CovisGod said:

So how do you level up Mon on this then? As I understand it you don't actually battle wild Pokemon so is it just trainer battles and as you say taking them for a walk? As in walking them around behind you in game? 

 

Catching wild Pokemon and battling trainers. 

 

Also, unlike other Pokemon games, the whole party of 6 get EXP for each battle even if they're not used. Makes the grind less tedious when trying to level up Pokemon and stops you just having one powerhouse 'Mon to rely on. 

[shirubagan]

[Bacon Horsemeat]

She's literally having multiple orgasms

 

 

[TehStu]

Wife just got to Saffron City and the whole family is actively watching and helping (damage type tips, etc). I'm poised here with my Android Dex (Data Dex Pro). You should have seen how excited everyone got when Ivysaur evolved. My teenager just asked to start a game, and she hasn't actively played anything since Potter Lego on the 360.

 

Amazing game, and console. I dunno, everyone just seems to love it here.

 

Edit- heh, oops. Sit down in bed for my nightly gaming session and the Switch is glued to my teenager.

[shirubagan]

When you take Snorlax out of the PokéBall  

[memories]

Any good deals on this at the moment?

[shirubagan]

@memories It's only been out a week! I doubt there'll be a drop in price for ages. If you buy it on the eShop you'll get £5 in points back (it's £42 on the SA store), or £42.99 in Argos/Amazon, £45 digital from Amazon. If you're after the Poké Ball Plus, Argos is doing the bundle for £75.

 

IMO It's absolutely worth it at full price. I'm absolutely engrossed in it and starting to meet trainers who are kicking my arse which is ramping up the tension and team planning significantly.

 

Was playing Blue on my GBA in anticipation for this and just passed where I'd got up to on that (four badges down) and finding this so much more fun to play. Not having to have token party members to use Flash, Cut, etc. is incredibly useful and inventory management is so much better.

[Parksey]

This is a Nintendo first party game, so it'll get significantly cheap around the time we experience the heat death of the universe. 

 

Anyway, I've experienced a weird bug. You know the two trainers who give you Bulbasaur or Charmander if you've captured something like 30/50 monsters? Well I've been below that both times I've ran in to them, but they've proudly proclaimed I've caught 111 and 115 Pokémon respectively when I talked to them. 

 

Anyone else experienced that? 

 

I was wondering if linking it to Go has done it, though I've caught 143 Kanto Pokémon (maybe it's what I currently have in my Go Pokebox, though I tried to keep a Living Pokédex as much as possible there...). Weirdly none of that is conveyed in Let's Go's Pokédex though, which still says I have about 26 caught. 

[memories]

Only been out a week don't know why but I thought it had been out a lot longer than that.

 

Knew it would be a while as it's a first party Nintendo game but expecting a deal after a week is expecting a bit much.