Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! News
December2018
Money-maker
Even after more than 20 years, the Pokémon series continues to be incredibly popular. Everything associated with the IP tends to become a success. Just look at the US-based mobile developer Niantic, for example. Before it hit the big time with Pokémon GO, it was getting by with Ingress. The popularity of its Pokémon AR game has since...
UK Charts Pokémon Let's Go Still Clinging Onto Top Ten, Now Outperforming Pokémon X And Y
Still going strong
With the rush of Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals just starting to truly quieten down, the UK charts should now start to even out once more. One million physical game sales generated another £32.6 million last week, but which games are sitting at the top of the pile? Well, you probably won't be surprised to hear that FIFA 19...
Peaking at the right time
As the holiday season is now underway, Nintendo's television advertising within the US has steadily increased. According to GamesBeat and its partner iSpot.tv - a real-time television ad measurement company - Nintendo was the second highest most-seen video game industry brand from 16th October through to 15th November...
News Listen To The Music From Pokémon: Let's Go Pikachu And Eevee With This Official Soundtrack
Out now
One of the most memorable aspects of the Pokémon game series over the years has been the catchy soundtrack. The latest entries - Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! - modernises the iconic tunes originally composed by Junichi Masuda in 1996. If you would like to listen to the music in the latest Pokémon games on the Nintendo...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (December 1st)
Here are our picks, but what are yours?
Yet another week has just flown by and we now find ourselves in the bitterly cold month of December (unless you're one of the lucky ones enjoying the warmth of summer in Australia). As it's the weekend, Team Nintendo Life has got together once again to talk about which games we'll be enjoying over the next few...
November2018
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It's been a huge month for Pokémon with the release of Pokémon: Let's Go launching on Nintendo Switch. Whilst we reviewed the game positively, some fans were annoyed with the game despite the developers making it clear that the next real Pokémon game will be due next year.
Guide Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu Eevee: How To Catch Articuno
Including the Seafoam Islands block puzzle solution!
Want to catch the legendary Pokémon Articuno in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!? We can help with that! This Ice / Flying type is just one of three legendary Pokémon in Let's Go, alongside Zapdos and Moltres. In this guide, we're going to detail exactly how to catch Articuno,...
Japanese Charts Pokémon Let's Go Still Dominating, Fights Off Three New PS4 Titles
Poké-popular
Japanese chart figures are now in for 19th November - 25th November and Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! are still leading the way with an impressive second week on the market. The two games managed to generate another 162,467 sales in the region this week, adding onto last week's 661,240 tally to reach a whopping...
News Pokémon: Let's Go Sales Hit 1.5 Million In US Alone, Super Mario Party Surpasses 1 Million
New sales data revealed
New data provided by Nintendo has given us a good look at up-to-date game sales statistics, revealing a number of impressive totals for major releases across the US. Firstly, despite only being available for less than two weeks, Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! have already secured 1.5 million sales between...
Guide Pokémon Let’s Go Candy - How To Use It To Get The Most Powerful Pokémon
You will learn to fear our level 5 Pidgey
Pokémon’s stat system has been the same since 2002, with monsters gaining EVs in combat which are then used to determine a power boost which scales based on the Pokémon’s level. With Pokémon Let’s Go, Pikachu & Let’s Go, Eevee having no 'wild' and randomised combat, the system has changed once...
News Pokémon Let's Go Was The Fourth Best-Selling Product This Black Friday According To US Report
Beaten by laptops
In a frankly staggering report, it has been revealed that Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! was the fourth best-selling product on Black Friday last week. The information comes from Adobe Analytics, which analyses "billions of data points across Adobe Experience Cloud" to collect insights for online retail and...
News Nintendo And Pokémon Developer Game Freak Apply For 'Miracle Twin' Trademark In Japan
What could it be?
Nintendo, alongside Pokémon development companies Creatures and Game Freak, has applied for a brand new trademark in Japan. The trademark is for 'ミラクルツイン', literally translating as 'Miracle Twin'. According to JapaneseNintendo, the trademark is hoping to cover purposes including "controllers, joysticks, chargers,...
Video Digital Foundry’s Technical Analysis Of Pokémon: Let’s Go Pikachu And Eevee
Paving the way
The Pokémon series has come a long way since the original Game Boy titles were released in Japan in 1996. Each entry has taken gradual steps to improve the overall experience, with plenty of technical advancements along the way. Of course, with Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Let’s Go, Eevee! now out on the Nintendo Switch, the...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (November 24th)
Here are our picks, but what are yours?
Another Saturday has crept into view, with yet another chance for us to discuss our weekend gaming plans. Just like last week, you can expect plenty of Pokémon entries from Team Nintendo Life this time around, although we also have a healthy dose of competitive online play and even world domination to attend...
Guide Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu Eevee: How To Get To The Power Plant And Capture Zapdos
Grab yourself a Legendary Pokémon!
If you played Pokémon Red, Blue or Yellow back in the day, you'll know all about the fabled Power Plant. Here, you could capture yourself a level 50 Zapdos, challenge the Elite Four and grab yourself a TM 25. That's some nice little treasures for a short, optional dungeon! The Power Plant makes a welcome return...
Random Japanese Tennis Star Kei Nishikori Has Been Playing Pokémon: Let's Go In His Downtime
A big fan of the Nintendo Switch
Earlier this year, Nintendo hired the famous Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal to help promote the release of Mario Tennis Aces on the Switch. We can't help but wonder why the Japanese company didn't also make contact with their very own homegrown talent Kei Nishikori to advertise this release in various regions...
Guide Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu Eevee: How To Check IVs And Catch Pokémon With Flawless IVs
Time to grind
If a huge part of the reason you nabbed a copy of Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! is because you're a mega fan of Pokémon GO, you might feel a little lost as to how to check a Pokémon's IVs. This was infamously tricky in the mobile game too, as you had to use a third party IV tracker to get an accurate result...
News Pokémon: Let's Go Sells 3 Million Copies In First Week, Becomes Fastest-Selling Game On Switch
Pika-ching!
Ever since the very first sales figures for Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! were unveiled, things have looked pretty good for the latest entries to the series. We first heard that the games had sold 116,000 physical copies in the UK, then we were told that they had sold a whopping
Soapbox Don't Listen To The Pokémon: Let’s Go Haters - The Game Has Definitely Found Its Audience
Serebii's Joe Merrick looks at the facts
Soapbox features enable our individual writers to voice their own opinions on hot topics, opinions that may not necessarily be the voice of the site. In this piece, Serebii owner and Nintendo Life contributor Joe Merrick finally addresses the topic of Pokémon: Let's Go sales figures... Pokémon Let’s Go...
News Pokémon: Let's Go Absolutely Smashes It In The Japanese Charts, Switch Console Sales Skyrocket
Not a bad week at all
Japanese chart figures are now in for 12th November - 18th November, unsurprisingly revealing that Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! have snagged top spot without any concern from rival games. The Switch has also seen a hugely significant boost in sales as a result. The new entries into the Pokémon franchise...
Like, never ever
As we've already covered, the only way to get the legendary Pokémon Mew in Pokémon: Let’s Go is to buy the Poké Ball Plus device (brand new, we should add) and transfer the 'mon contained within. It's important to remember that this is very much a one-time deal; o
Video Pokémon's Switch Debut Predictably Results In A Much Prettier Cast
3DS to Switch is quite a leap
Pokémon has come a long way from its inception on the original Game Boy. Gone are the days of black and white pixels on a green screen. Since we saw those rough-looking 3D Pokémon in Pokémon Snap, we've had to wait until 2013 to play a main series Pokémon game in proper 3D. Now, a new graphical dawn has begun...
Guide How To Transfer Pokémon From Pokémon GO To Pokémon: Let's Go On Nintendo Switch
What are you waiting for?!
Niantic has made no secret of the fact you can connect Pokémon GO to Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, allowing you to transfer your favourite monsters between your phone and Nintendo Switch. There are numerous benefits for doing this, like earning bonus XP and Candy, the Mystery Box item, and to see...
Guide Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu Eevee: How To Catch Shiny Pokémon With Catch Combos
Catch the very best
Chaining successful captures and defeats has been a thing in Pokémon since Diamond & Pearl with the PokéRadar item, but Pokémon Let’s Go, Pikachu! & Let’s Go, Eevee! have brought it back to the forefront, with the whole system being made crystal-clear via the new Catch Combo mechanic. As there are no 'wild'...
News People Are Review-Bombing Pokémon: Let's Go Across Major Sites, Amazon Japan Blocks User Scores
A sad state of affairs
The latest entries into the Pokémon franchise, Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, made their way to Nintendo Switch at the end of last week, generating a lot of praise from critics (ourselves included) and performing relatively well in terms of early sales
Guide Can't Connect Pokémon GO To Pokémon: Let's Go On Switch? Try This Simple Fix
Connect 'em all
One of the most notable elements of Pokémon: Let's Go on Switch is the fact that it offers connectivity with Pokémon GO, the smartphone title has is played by millions upon millions of people every day. However, getting the two games to connect with one another is proving to be something of a sticking point for some players. Three...
News Switch Gets A Major Retail Boost In The UK Thanks To Pokémon: Let's Go Success
A huge week for UK retail gaming
With Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! generating a total of 116,000 physical sales in the UK between them at launch, it's not too surprising to learn that they had a major impact on the UK charts this week. The games actually enter the charts at number four and number six respectively, although, had...
116,000 physical copies sold
The latest Nintendo Switch releases Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Let’s Go, Eevee! appear to have performed reasonably well in the UK charts. According to sales data, Pikachu is the most popular version of the game locally, taking out fourth place, with Eevee following in the sixth spot. These combined sales...
News Infamous Pokémon Save Data Editor Has Been Updated To Support Pokémon: Let's Go
Gotta save 'em all
Since the beginning of the Pokémon game series, hacks and exploits have allowed special items and creatures to be duplicated. Unfortunately, 20 years on, nothing appears to have changed. Yesterday, the infamous 'PKHex' program received a significant update. If you're not sure what this is, it's an application that essentially...
Video Nintendo Releases Pokémon: Let’s Go Pikachu And Eevee Overview Trailer
Rediscover the past
In case you missed it, or are still on the fence about whether or not Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! is right for you, Nintendo recently uploaded a comprehensive overview trailer reintroducing the Kanto region, along with the new - and old - wonders that await. The clip runs for close to six minutes and in...
Video Unboxing The Pokémon: Let's Go Nintendo Switch Bundle
What's in the box, 'mon?
Pokémon: Let's Go launched yesterday, and we were lucky enough to get our grubby hands on a special Eevee version Switch bundle. Naturally, we decided that an unboxing video was called for, so here we are. Enjoy.
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (November 17th)
Here are our picks, but what are yours?
Another Saturday is now upon us, bringing with it another chance to sit down and play some of our favourite games. This weekend just so happens to see the release of one of the biggest games of the year for Nintendo, and it therefore comes as very little surprise that almost the entire team is getting stuck...
Guide Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu Eevee: How To Battle Red
Old school talent
Red is a character who surely needs no introduction to Pokémon fans. Red was a character from the very first Game Boy entries, and has become something of an icon for veteran players. Red appears in Pokémon: Let's Go, but is only found in one location: Indigo Plateau. Don't expect Red to simply appear, though — he will only...
Guide Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu Eevee: How To Get Bulbasaur, Charmander And Squirtle The Easy Way
Three legends, three solutions
Whenever a new Pokémon game arrives, one of the first questions players have is about where they can find their favourite monster. With Pokémon: Let's Go - which strips the PokéDex right back to the original 151 'mon - this usually means focusing on the 'classic' beasts, including Bulbasaur, Charmander and...
Guide Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu Eevee: How To Unlock Mew
Clue: It involves spending money
One of the burning questions for many Pokémon fans picking up Pokémon: Let's Go! on Switch will be how they can acquire one of the franchise's most famous monsters in the game: the mysterious Mew. Nintendo has been quite sneaky with this, as it has essentially locked Mew behind a paywall - to get the monster, you...
News Grab Some Lovely Pokémon: Let's Go Accessories With Nintendo UK's Build-Your-Own-Bundle Deal
Hats, toys and accessories for everyone
To celebrate tomorrow's release of Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! on Nintendo Switch, the Nintendo Official UK Store has created a build-your-own-bundle offer, allowing fans to pick up some nice little extras with their game of choice. You can have four items in total and the bundle...
Nintendo Download 15th November (North America)
Pokémon Let's Go! Civilization VI! Warframe!
The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and a comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Nintendo Switch retail: Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu!...
Nintendo Download 15th November (Europe)
Gotta download 'em all
The latest Nintendo Download update for Europe has arrived (on time!), and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and a comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch Retail - New Releases: Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! &...
"We’re exceptionally well prepared for the holidays"
With Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! launching tomorrow - the latest entries into the super-popular Pokémon franchise, and first mainline games to appear on Switch - and the hotly anticipated Super Smash Bros. Ultimate launching just 21 days after, it's pretty safe to say that...
News Artificial Shortages Of Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee! Rob Russian Fans Of Choice
"Russians don’t recognise any other Pokémon but Pikachu"
Since the franchise’s beginning, one of defining features of the Pokémon series has been the policy of releasing two “different but equal” versions. However, it seems that in Russia, some creatures are more equal than others. Local Nintendo fans have noticed that, while they...
Review Poké Ball Plus - The Most Imperfect Perfect Accessory You Could Imagine
Balls up?
Nintendo – perhaps unlike any other games company – understands the connection between video gaming and the physical world. That might sound like a rather silly statement to make as every firm involved in the making of interactive entertainment has to consider how the player will interact physically with the game itself, but with...
News Pokémon Developer Game Freak Opens Its Own Twitter And YouTube Accounts
In 2018...
Game Freak, the Japanese video game developer best known for the ridiculously popular Pokémon series, has now opened its very own Twitter and YouTube accounts. The studio already has a rarely-used Facebook page, but it appears that these new social media platforms are set to be used on a much more frequent basis. Game Freak's first ever...
Competition Take Part In The Pokémon Let's Go Victory Road Quiz To Win Amazing Prizes
Win a console, copy of the game and Poke Ball Plus
We know you love all things Pocket Monster-related, so we've teamed up with Nintendo UK and our pals at Gamer Network to create a competition where you - yes, you - can win amazing Pokémon-themed prizes, all in the name of celebrating the impending launch of Pokémon: Let's Go! Eevee & Pikachu...
Video Here's How The Elite Four Stack Up In Pokémon: Let's Go
They've got new looks!
The upcoming Pokémon: Let's Go on Switch is all about revisiting the past as well as introducing new players to the origins of the series, and that means key characters are getting new looks - including the famous 'Elite Four'. Inspired by Pokémon Yellow: Special Pikachu Edition, the Kanto region seen in Let's Go has been...
News The Poké Ball Plus Has A Secret Feature That Makes Pokémon GO Easier To Play
Gotta collect it all
Can you believe it? Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! arrives on the Nintendo Switch next week. Alongside this is the release of a new accessory called the Poké Ball Plus which is also compatible with the mobile sensation, Pokémon GO. According to Nintendo Soup, The Pokémon Company and Nintendo have recently
News Pokémon: Let's Go Pikachu And Eevee Won't Include Pro Controller Support
Not again!
In the lead up to the release of Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, there's been much discussion on the developer's end about going back to the series' roots and providing an accessible experience for players of all levels. It seems this accessible design only goes so far - with the game seemingly not supporting the...
Video These Adorable Japanese Pokémon Let's Go Commercials Will Give You All The Feels
Family time is Pokémon time!
If you hadn't already heard, this little obscure game called Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! launches on the Switch this very month - on the 16th of November, to be precise. Nintendo and The Pokémon Company aren't resting on their laurels in terms of promoting this upcoming game in Japan, either. You...
Video Watch All Of The Nintendo Treehouse Footage Right Here
Hours of entertainment
Immediately after the final Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct before the game's big launch, Nintendo's Treehouse Live event began. During this stream we got a look at multiple Switch titles including Yoshi's Crafted World, Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee!
News Pokémon Let's Go Might Be The Final Time Junichi Masuda Directs The Main Series
The younger generation at Game Freak will take over
Junichi Masuda has been with Game Freak since the company's inception in 1989. In the beginning, he worked as a composer and programmer for the original Pokémon games and eventually went on to direct and produce the series. In an interview recently posted on the official Pokémon website, Masuda...
Random You Can Now Make Your Very Own Poké Ball Waffles
Gotta eat 'em all
If you're a fan of Pokémon and waffles, which certainly sounds like an excellent combination to us, then you're probably just about to fall in love with the idea of this Poké Ball Waffle Maker. Released by the folks over at ThinkGeek, this waffle maker is officially licensed and creates the tastiest looking waffles we've ever...
