Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! (Nintendo Switch)

Great present

This is a fantastic game and a great nostalgic throwback to Pokemon Yellow and after finishing it - I want more!!There is no doubt about it this is Pokemon at it's most simple which is both good and bad. The game is ridiculously easy. Whenever there is a hard bit, it's too easy to find a way around it. Struggling to catch a Pokémon - shake the other controller and use 2 Pokéballs at once to double your chances! The game allows you to do 2 v 1 against any trainer battle which, while great for allowing people to introduce young kids etc to the games, the battles become too easy.Everything about the original Pokemon Yellow, down to checking Pikachu's happiness level whilst walking around is brought over from the original and enhanced massively. When checking Pickahu you can pet and feed him which whilst it seems childish, as a 29 year old - I found myself doing it before asking Pikachu to cut down trees etc just to hear that cute happy squeal!Oh, did I mention I completed the Pokédex? I never managed this on the original but with the help of Pokémon Go on my phone and trading with random people online, I managed to collect the Eevee version exclusives.All of the additions help this game and all have clearly been thought out to refine this game for its intended purpose. Introduce a new generation to Pokémon in the same way that we were back in the 90s. All updated for a modern audience, making it different enough for the original trainers to enjoy.

It’s Pokémon but with a twist! Purchased as a gift for my niece. Not as complicated as the normal Pokémon games, this is a great start to franchise. Equally it’s a great additional seasoned vets. New catch and battle mechanics to keep it fresh but a new story too.

Hours of fun for grandchild

Good game kids enjoy playing it thanks

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My 5 year old was hooked. Great game for kids. All the enjoyment of the original Pokémon games on the Gameboy but with modern graphics and addictive gameplay. I did have to read a lot of the text in the game so I could tell my son what to do next. But once he got the hang of the gameplay there was no stopping him

Pokemon Red was my first game (when I was 7) and unfortunately that was a far greater challenge than this one. I have completed the game and pokedex twice now after two weeks and 60 hours of gameplay. There is a lot of stuff missing; game corner, wild pokemon battling, no bicycle, weakening wild pokemon to catch, pokemon abilities, global trade station and fishing. I could forgive this quite easily as there are some good new features. However there is next to no post-game. There are a few repeatable battles (gym leaders and elite four) but due to the new catching mechanics and overworld spawns the pokedex is really easy to complete, the only other thing you can do is shiny hunt pokemon. In order to level up post game you have to catch hundreds of the same pokemon, but there isn’t much point as you can’t use them in many battles anyway. The experience gained for your party is greater for catching than battling.Overall I spent around £110 on the pokeball controller (at £40 it is £15 more expensive than a single joycon and not compatible for any other game), £50 on the game itself and £20 on a yearly online subscription. The online is awful by the way only allowing you to trade pokemon and do single or double battles. These can only be accessed through using a link code and not just entered like the global trading station or global battling station. There are no tournaments and you have a choice of around 10 pokemon to use if you want to win any online battles because the others aren’t strong enough.I seriously doubt this game would be much of a challenge for a 4 year old child.