And just like that, we're back in Kanto! Fans were excited to see the announcement of a game that allows them to fully experience their "hometown" in the Pokemon world in an entirely new way, and on Nintendo Switch, no less.
Pokemon: Let's Go, Pikachu and
Pokemon: Let's Go, Eevee gives players the opportunity to mesh the aspects they love about the traditional title series as well as the more recent widely popular
Pokemon Go mobile game from Niantic. Players can even go so far as to send Pokemon from
Pokemon Go into
Pokemon: Let's Go, Pikachu and
Pokemon: Let's Go, Eevee for a chance to catch them and keep them in game.
With E3 of course, comes many revelations, and one of the big ones for these games is that players will be able to catch starter pokemon - Charmander, Bulbasaur, and Squirtle, in the wild. The
Pokemon: Let's Go games are loosely based after
Pokemon Yellow which was released for Game Boy Color in 1998. In that game, each of the starters was gifted or entrusted to you by a random NPC that you would meet along the way.
However, seeing as even your rival is going to be different during this game, it's possible that many of the NPC's have changed, including the ones that would have provided you with the gift Pokemon. That being said, if you're one of the people stressing out because your favorite Pokemon is one of the main three starters, in these games you won't have to wait so long for them to appear.
During the thirty minute gameplay video at E3, much was revealed, including a short walkthrough of the Viridian Forest. It was in this location that the player captured a Bulbasaur, at the very beginning of the game, and Bulbasaur has never been featured in the Viridian Forest in any previous games. In fact, neither was Oddish, and he also appeared, but this is about the starters. It does seem to be the case that the starter Pokemon do appear less frequently, as the player was only able to find one, while surrounded by numerous bug and normal types, those which make-up the tiresome category familiar to any avid
Pokemon fan.
As you can see below, there is plenty of other material and gameplay revealed, as the players make it all the way to Brock before the video ends. Feel free to check it out and learn all about the gameplay!
What do you think? Does the inclusion of the main starters in the wild make you feel more interested in the game, or do you think they should be harder to obtain? Either way, let us know, and keep an eye on your Calandar as Pokemon: Let's Go, Pikachu and Pokemon: Let's Go Eevee hit shelves on November 16th, exclusively for Nintendo Switch.