Topic: Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee!

@JackEatsSparrows yuck, that's a pretty big oversight.

Also, what's a good way to grind? Trainer battles are finite, so if you need to get lots of Pokemon up to level, is there a good way to do that other than infinitely catching the same mon.... But having to now 6 money on tons of balls to do it?

Just chain the same Pokémon over and over. You’ll get candy for chaining, which you can sell.

As you chain, it will also become easier to catch the Pokémon, which means you’ll eventually be able to use just one regular pokeball, which means money saved.

I've played up through the third gym leader so far, and I can say that the early game is deceptively easy. Not that it has gotten particularly difficult, but I'm no longer KO'ing challengers in one hit and have to actually pay attention to types.

@Delibheel Thanks, I'd wondered what the chaining was all about!

Would be new to the whole Pokemon thing. As I'm new to switch too. Is this game a good starting point to jump into the fandom, or should I start elsewhere? And is it worth the initial asking price?

Well, it's my favorite Pokemon game to date, and I've played several over the years on the Game Boy Advance, DS, and 3DS. This is the first one that hasn't gotten tedious after the initial charm wears off. I can see myself playing this one for the long haul. The biggest change is no random battles, which makes exploration and traveling actually fun since you're not stopped in your tracks every dozen steps. You can actually see the Pokemon on the screen, so they can be avoided if you wish. And I prefer the Pokemon Go catching mechanic to the old standard of beating on a Pokemon until he's down to a sliver of his health before you can attempt to catch him (assuming you don't accidentally KO the sucker, and then you can't catch him at all, which never made sense to me, because seems like an unconscious Pokemon would be a cinch to catch).

Hard to say if it's worth the asking price. I think it is because this is one I'm going to play for a long time.

@Aphix__DeJaeson I would say that it might be good starting point (albeit it took away too much rules, at least keep Pokemon's ability, sighs...)

And wait until it's around $40 I say? I got it as present so I don't mind, but if I'm buying it myself I'm wishing it's a $30-$40 title

Pokémon games don’t really go on sales

2nd hand market might be good idk. I know that it took around 2 years for 2nd hand of ORAS to become half price or so

@Mountain_Man i think we're among the only two on the internet that can agree on all that

@NEStalgia @Mountain_Man Nah, Same here. I’ve enjoyed Let’s Go more than I have the other traditional entries.

Ditto. I'm more into it than I have been any other Pokemon game. Older Pokemons got boring so fast, this one makes me want to play it more and more.

Yeah, glad to hear there's others amidst the noise. Not sure why everyone seemed to love non stop battle grinds with no variety. It was kind of dated from the limitations of the game boy.

I like the game but it doesn't hold my interest as much the traditional games due to the movepools and available Pokemon being limited. Granted, FireRed and LeafGreen also have the limited Pokemon and moves for the main game, but postgame has some good stuff. Let's Go has some postgame but not as interesting as the Sevii Islands imo.

I find it a joy to play through. Seeing the Pokémon roaming around, Abra teleporting away if you walk up to them etc it's all feels really genuine. And the poke-ball helps the immersion as well.

@GrailUK yeah, same! I don't know if it's due to the pokemon roaming by your side, but to me, it gives off a slice of life vibe within the game.

@Roselly Aye. It's exciting to imagine Game Freak building on this with the next Pokémon game.

@GrailUK Yes, it really is. what kind of starters do you think they'll add to next to the game if continued in the same style?

Maybe marril and Togepi