Pokemon Let's GO Pikachu/Eevee RECENT HAPPENINGS Thread

[Ishiftyounot]

Since my last post I cleared up Mt. Moon and the Team Rocket influence in the area, waiting very patiently for a Clefable to appear so I could work on the Pokedex a bit before I progressed. Normally I have middle-stage starters by this point but Bulbasaur only just evolved as I took on the fossil guy, whilst Charmander didn't evolve until I'd cleared Nugget Bridge! My team handled all the route trainers without major issue though so I didn't really struggle. Trace was defeated soundly before I made my way up Nugget Bridge and onto Route 24/25, where I began hunting for my seventh team member... a Squirtle!

Searching for Squirtle took ages, oh my god I had two catch combos ruined around the 6-7 mark by the Pokemon fleeing (both Meowth and Pidgey) but I managed to reach 11 combos with Psyduck in the end. My entire team hit level 17 by doing this meaning I had to be very careful not to surpass the assigned level cap (level 19) but thanks to a larger than usual line-up I was able to manage that. I saved Bill from staying a Nidorino permanently and made my way back to Cerulean City to take on Misty, who I suspected would be a challenge. She was not! Pikachu learnt Light Screen right before taking her on so I set that up against Psyduck and 2HKOed with Thundershock, before swapping to Ivysaur to whittle Starmie down with Leech Seed + Vine Whip for a clean sweep. Took a little while due to the Scald burn + Vine Whip being awful STAB now, but c'est la vie.

From there I reached Route 6 to capture my eighth team member, an Abra. Finding one was pretty difficult since they kept teleporting away but I got one! Training it will be... fun, with only Seismic Toss for damage. Thanks to my Squirtle hunt I'd caught the 5 Meowth necessary to get the free Arcanine, so I made them my ninth team member and rode on her majestically back to the route so I could clear the trainers. Then I saved.

Let's Go Eevee Team:

Floofball the Eevee, Level 18 ♂
Headbutt, Bouncy Bubble, Sizzly Slide, Buzzy Buzz

Monarch the Nidorina, Level 18 ♀
Headbutt, Double Kick, Bite, Dig

Static the Pikachu, Level 18 ♀
Headbutt, Thunder Shock, Light Screen, Dig

Olive the Ivysaur, Level 19 ♂
Headbutt, Vine Whip, Sleep Powder, Leech Seed

Charlie the Charmeleon, Level 19 ♀
Headbutt, Ember, Dig, Seismic Toss

Boulderbash the Geodude, Level 19 ♂
Headbutt, Rock Throw, Dig, Seismic Toss

Bubbles the Squirtle, Level 15 ♂
Headbutt, Scald, Dig, Seismic Toss

Noggin the Abra, Level 12 ♀
Teleport, Seismic Toss

Mythos the Arcanine, Level 16 ♀
Headbutt, Bite, Ember, Dig

Current roster:

 

[Ishiftyounot]

Double posting time...

I've made quite a bit of progress and am now sat inside Pokemon Tower! Clearing the routes around Vermillion wasn't too tough but I quickly realised that without "grinding" (i.e. catching a bunch of Pokemon for experience) I was going to be under-levelled for Surge. As you can see below, I'm still a level behind his ace Raichu and that's after making it to Lavender Town! It has been... surprisingly fun! Not had too many major challenges outside of Mina's Mr. Mime and the coach trainer who gives you the TM for Brick Break (that Primeape is scary) but the advantage to having so many team members is the varied typings available to you. Hikers lose to half my team, Black Belts get wrecked by Kadabra, Bug Catchers lose to Charmeleon / Arcanine, Sailors lose to Ivysaur / Pikachu, etc.

Stand-out team members so far have been the Partner-Eevee which is absolutely busted in this game, Graveler thanks to resisting Normal and learning all the strong moves early on, Nidoqueen who has an actually diverse movepool and Wartortle, because Scald goes brrr. Arcanine has been a major disappointment so far thanks to Ember and just not having that much power? Pikachu and Ivysaur have also been a bit underwhelming but Ivysaur makes up for it by being the fourth most unkillable team member behind Eevee, Graveler and Nidoqueen. My newest team member, Machop, has been pretty solid so far as well - I'm wary of how frail it is but compared to other recent additions it's been actually usable, so that's nice.

Surge got demolished by Nidoqueen and Geodude - Charmeleon failed to KO Magnemite with Dig and got one-shot by Thunderbolt which was an *oof* moment but what can you do? Mina's Jigglypuff got Headbutt'd to death by Arcanine before Mr. Mime's Psywave ruined Wartortle and Kadabra combined, was an awkward time. Still! All good so far, very much enjoying the game.

Let's Go Eevee Team:

Floofball the Eevee, Level 25♂
Headbutt, Bouncy Bubble, Sizzly Slide, Buzzy Buzz

Monarch the Nidoqueen, Level 24♀
Body Slam, Thunderbolt, Bite, Dig

Static the Pikachu, Level 24♀
Brick Break, Thunderbolt, Light Screen, Dig

Olive the Ivysaur, Level 25♂
Headbutt, Vine Whip, Sleep Powder, Leech Seed

Charlie the Charmeleon, Level 25♀
Headbutt, Ember, Dig, Brick Break

Boulderbash the Graveler, Level 25♂
Brick Break, Rock Slide, Dig, Seismic Toss

Bubbles the Wartortle, Level 25 ♂
Headbutt, Scald, Dig, Seismic Toss

Noggin the Kadabra, Level 25♀
Teleport, Seismic Toss, Night Shade, Psybeam

Mythos the Arcanine, Level 24♀
Headbutt, Bite, Ember, Dig

Machismo the Machop, Level 22♂
Headbutt, Seismic Toss, Brick Break, Dig

Current roster:

 

[Ishiftyounot]

Triple posting? In this economy? Nice to see the Let's Go games are as popular as ever...

I haven't touched the game in over a week now since I don't want to progress until I evolve my trade evolution team members (of which I gained another since my last post) so this update comes from the last time I played, which was... the 17th September? Quite a while to wait. EDIT: I have now evolved my team members! So now I can progress. Also grabbed myself the TM for Poison Jab in Celadon City so I finally have a good Poison type move? Nidoqueen and Grimer are eating well! Venusaur is not, and Gengar would like it but doesn't really need it.

Anyway, I'm currently stood outside Silph Co. having cleared the Celadon Gym, Rocket Hideout, Pokemon Tower and sneaking my way down routes 16-17-18 to reach Fuchsia City where several new team additions awaited me! Erika was a reasonable challenge thanks to her Vileplume almost 2HKOing my Fire types with Mega Drain, but a combination of Charmeleon + Kadabra + Arcanine pulled through for me! Giovanni was pretty easy if I recall correctly outside of his Persian KOing my Machoke, who failed to deal the finishing blow with Brick Break. I made my way through Pokemon Tower which is so much sadder than the other Kanto games' showings of this place, catching Phantom the Gastly whilst I was there. I trained them up against the Black Belts in the Fighting Dojo thanks to half of them having no moves to hit Ghost types which was neat.

Fuchsia City was my next stop before clearing the lower routes, Silph Co. and the next few gyms because GO Park was where I was going to nab some new team members. First was Snuggles the Snorlax who I caught en-route, followed by my actual new additions from Pokemon GO - Aurora the Alolan Vulpix, Goop the Alolan Grimer and Dumbbell the Melmetal! I also attained the power to surf which led me to Route 10 and Noodle the Dratini as well as Cinnabar Island where Pterror the Aerodactyl joined! Finally was the fun of farming Tauros on Route 15 to capture Ruffian the Pinsir, my second to last team member! Any guesses on who the last team member will be? I get them pretty soon. All that Tauros grinding let me get my team up to level 34 (level 35 in the case of Dratini) so we got some team members to evolve - Gastly, Dratini and Vulpix. Should say Pikachu, Ivysaur and Machop also all evolved around Celadon since that was new from the last post.

Let's Go Eevee Team:

Floofball the Eevee, Level 34♂
Glitzy Glow, Bouncy Bubble, Sizzly Slide, Sparkly Swirl

Monarch the Nidoqueen, Level 34♀
Poison Jab, Thunderbolt, Shadow Ball, Dig

Static the Raichu, Level 34♀
Brick Break, Thunderbolt, Light Screen, Dig

Olive the Venusaur, Level 34♂
Headbutt, Petal Dance, Sleep Powder, Leech Seed

Charlie the Charmeleon, Level 34♀
Thunder Punch, Ember, Dragon Rage, Brick Break

Boulderbash the Golem, Level 34♂
Brick Break, Rock Slide, Earthquake, Seismic Toss

Bubbles the Wartortle, Level 34♂
Bite, Scald, Dig, Seismic Toss

Noggin the Alakazam, Level 34♀
Reflect, Seismic Toss, Shadow Ball, Psychic

Mythos the Arcanine, Level 34♀
Play Rough, Bite, Ember, Dig

Machismo the Machamp, Level 34♂
Poison Jab, Thunder Punch, Brick Break, Dig

Phantom the Gengar, Level 34♂
Psychic, Thunderbolt, Mega Drain, Shadow Ball

Snuggles the Snorlax, Level 34♀
Headbutt, Yawn, Brick Break, Thunder Punch

Aurora the Ninetales-Alola, Level 34♂
Ice Beam, Dazzling Gleam, Ice Shard, Dark Pulse

Goop the Grimer-Alola, Level 34♀
Bite, Poison Jab, Thunder Punch, Dig

Dumbbell the Melmetal, Level 34
Headbutt, Thunder Punch, Brick Break, Thunder Wave

Noodle the Dragonair, Level 35♀
Waterfall, Thunderbolt, Dragon Tail, Dragon Rage

Ruffian the Pinsir, Level 34♂
X Scissor, Swords Dance, Brick Break, Dig

Pterror the Aerodactyl, Level 44♂
Rock Throw, Fly, Crunch, Rock Slide

Current roster:

Pokedex: 100 / 153
Time Played: 17:31

 

[Ishiftyounot]

Quadruple posting? Poggers. Hardly surprising since Scarlet/Violet are out, who on earth would be playing Let's Go? Apparently, me! Trying to speed my way to the end before the 18th so I can play Scarlet on release day, going surprisingly well so far.

Since my last post... over a month ago... I've cleared Silph Co., all the available routes around Fuchsia City (Routes 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18), taken on both Koga and Sabrina, surfed around Routes 19, 20 and 21, caught some stuff in the Seafoam Islands and fought Blaine. Takes a while when you're rotating your team around! My 19th and final team member was obtained in Silph Co. - a Lapras I named Melody. Never used one before and I am keen to give it a go, plus you can Surf on it in the overworld! Whilst clearing Silph Co. Charmeleon and Wartortle both evolved, and Grimer evolved on one of the routes before I took on Koga.

The team as you can see is rather under-levelled, and the low levels really do impact some Pokemon - Nidoqueen, Alakazam and Ninetales feel much weaker than they maybe should, whilst Golem and Pinsir are struggling with speed and bulk issues a bit. Was particularly noticeable in the Saffron Gym going up against Jynx and Kadabra, they'd out-speed and hit really hard? The only other major challenges have been against opposing Muk, because Toxic + Protect + Minimize strategies are disgusting and I hope whoever implemented them is having a miserable life (seriously it's a nightmare, and so slow!) That being said the Gym Leaders weren't too tough - Koga went down to a combination of Gengar, Alakazam, Golem and Melmetal - everyone got a KO except Golem who was hit way too hard by Venomoth and needed Gengar to score a second win. Sabrina went down to Gengar (again), Snorlax, Muk and Pinsir where a lucky Sp.Def drop meant Gengar 2HKOed Mr. Mime through Light Screen and prevented it from getting annihilated by Psychic. Blaine was wrecked by Aerodactyl, Blastoise, Dragonair and Nidoqueen - Dragonair has been reasonable so far, hasn't felt as weak as I expected it to.

Now I have a week to beat Giovanni, Trace, clear Victory Road, grind everyone to level 55, beat the Elite 4 & Champion, complete the Pokedex, complete all the rematches, take on the 19 Master Trainers for my team (might skip this one) and fight Red + Green. Doable? I reckon so.

Let's Go Eevee Team:

Floofball the Eevee, Level 41♂
Glitzy Glow, Sparkly Swirl, Bouncy Bubble, Sizzly Slide

Monarch the Nidoqueen, Level 41♀
Dig, Shadow Ball, Thunderbolt, Poison Jab

Static the Raichu, Level 41♀
Thunderbolt, Brick Break, Dig, Light Screen

Olive the Venusaur, Level 41♂
Sludge Bomb, Petal Dance, Sleep Powder, Leech Seed

Charlie the Charizard, Level 41♀
Flamethrower, Thunder Punch, Dragon Pulse, Fly

Boulderbash the Golem, Level 41♂
Earthquake, Brick Break, Fire Punch, Rock Slide

Bubbles the Blastoise, Level 41♂
Surf, Ice Punch, Dragon Pulse, Dark Pulse

Noggin the Alakazam, Level 41♀
Psychic, Shadow Ball, Reflect, Seismic Toss

Mythos the Arcanine, Level 41♀
Flamethrower, Play Rough, Dragon Pulse, Dig

Machismo the Machamp, Level 41♂
Poison Jab, Dig, Thunder Punch, Brick Break

Phantom the Gengar, Level 41♂
Psychic, Thunderbolt, Mega Drain, Shadow Ball

Snuggles the Snorlax, Level 42♀
Ice Punch, Thunder Punch, Headbutt, Brick Break

Aurora the Alolan Ninetales, Level 41♂
Dazzling Gleam, Ice Shard, Dark Pulse, Ice Beam

Goop the Alolan Muk, Level 41♀
Crunch, Poison Jab, Thunder Punch, Fire Punch

Dumbbell the Melmetal, Level 41
Brick Break, Rock Slide, Ice Punch, Thunder Punch

Noodle the Dragonair, Level 41♀
Surf, Thunderbolt, Flamethrower, Dragon Pulse

Ruffian the Pinsir, Level 41♂
Brick Break, X Scissor, Dig, Swords Dance

Pterror the Aerodactyl, Level 46♂
Rock Throw, Fly, Crunch, Rock Slide

Melody the Lapras, Level 41♀
Thunderbolt, Ice Beam, Psychic, Surf

 

[Ishiftyounot]

5 posts in a row, let's go! Only one more post left to do and I'll be finished!

Well since my last post I beat Giovanni and Trace, grinded my team to level 50 to take on Victory Road because of how annoying being under-levelled for those aforementioned fights was, took on Victory Road, grinded AGAIN to level 55 and then took on and defeated the Pokemon League! Worst part of all of it was the grinding honestly, no consistent Chansey encounters before the post-game sucks so I had to capture a ton of Nidorina on Route 23 to claw my way to 50, then a ton more Machoke to make it to level 55. Found a shiny Fearow whilst doing it though, so that was neat? And my Dragonair evolved into Dragonite at the end, so my team is complete!

Giovanni fell to a combination of Mega Blastoise, Alolan Ninetales, Machamp and Lapras - I can't remember exactly how it went but I think Machamp and Lapras only weakened their opponents so Ninetales and Blastoise had to claim an additional win each. Trace was even more of a pain thanks to his evolved team - Aerodactyl crushed Pidgeot, Ninetales froze Vileplume to death (no actual freezes though), Lapras drowned Marowak and Eevee whittled down Raichu for the victory? But again, barely managed it and was convinced to get to level 50 before the slog that is Victory Road.

Then I took on the Elite 4 and Champion...

Vs. Lorelei:
Pinsir 2HKOed Dewgong with Rock Slide, taking no damage due to a lucky flinch. Then Alolan Muk 2HKOed Slowbro with Crunch, tanking a Surf in the process before Arcanine 2HKOed Jynx with Flamethrower - Psychic almost two-shot but luckily we outsped for the win. Snorlax spammed Thunder Punch against Cloyster (whose Hydro Pump and Ice Beam either missed or did very little damage in return) whilst Machamp won the match by 0HKOing her ace Lapras with Superpower!

Vs. Bruno:
Alolan Ninetales 0HKOed Onix with Ice Beam, because Onix sucks and should not be on the team of an Elite 4 member. I decided to Mega Evolve Charizard into its Y form to annihilate Hitmonlee with Fly, then sent out Dragonite in its debut battle to do the same versus Machamp. Was surprised it also 0HKOed, guess Dragonite is that strong? Alakazam smacked Hitmonchan around with Psychic... which it lived?! Disappointing, Alakazam was 3 levels higher! Gengar then spammed Thunderbolt versus Poliwrath to win the second match.

Vs. Agatha:
Brought my own Poison-type in Nidoqueen versus Arbok, who two-shot it with Earthquake and Surf (it lived on basically 1HP). Alolan Muk came out versus the first (weaker) Gengar and got burned by Will-o-Wisp, but 2HKOed with Crunch anyway. Alakazam returned to take on Weezing and got some redemption by one-shotting it with Psychic, so I moved onto sending out Aerodactyl against Golbat and watched Rock Slide go brrr (with the flinch as well). Snorlax came out versus her ace Gengar to KO with Earthquake, easy.

Vs. Lance:
Venusaur was sent out first and Mega Evolved... to KO Seadra with Petal Dance. A most difficult battle I'm sure we can all agree! Melmetal vs. Aerodactyl was next - the fossil did about a third with Earthquake whilst Thunder Punch claimed the win. Alolan Ninetales was switched in to fight Dragonite and Ice Beam did not 0HKO! So I used it twice, but it was a bit disappointing. Lapras showed Gyarados how much better of a ride Pokemon it is by zapping it with Thunderbolt a couple of times, before Blastoise flexed on the anime by winning versus a Charizard. Simple stuff!

Vs. Champion Trace:
Battle of the birds kicked off the match - Aerodactyl vs. Mega Pidgeot! Rock Slide smashed it without issue. Trace went straight for Raichu so out came Eevee for a starter duel, where Eevee tanked two Thunders and KOed with Veevee Volley + Bouncy Bubble. Arcanine went out versus Vileplume and roasted it with Flamethrower, except it switched into Slowbro? It got burnt for doing that though so I swapped in Pinsir whilst it set up a Light Screen. Slowbro took nothing from X Scissor thanks to Vileplume's Reflect, but then Trace swapped it out AGAIN for Rapidash! So in came Blastoise on a Flare Blitz. I Mega Evolved (see how every starter got to Mega Evolve?) and blasted Rapidash with Surf, but it lived and switched in Vileplume... who did not survive the Surf. Pinsir came back out versus Slowbro and finally clinched the win, and Arcanine beat Rapidash with Superpower + Dragon Pulse. Lapras came in and beat Marowak with Ice Beam, and with that I became the Champion!

Now that's all done, all that I have left to do is the following:

1. Complete the Pokedex (currently sat at 135/153)
2. Beat all the Team Rocket, Gym Leader, Elite 4 & Champion rematches
3. Defeat Green and Red
4. Beat the Master Trainers for all 19 team members

Due to some IRL stuff I won't start Scarlet / Violet until the 28th at the earliest, so I have until the 23rd to do all of the above? Which is easily doable! Might have to do some grinding before the end but that's fine now I can access Cerulean Cave for Chansey chains. I'll save my team thoughts until that final post since I'm not 100% certain how I feel about every team member just yet! I didn't even use Golem or Raichu against the Pokemon League...

Let's Go Eevee Team:

Floofball the Eevee, Level 55♂
Glitzy Glow, Sparkly Swirl, Bouncy Bubble, Sizzly Slide

Monarch the Nidoqueen, Level 55♀
Earthquake, Surf, Thunderbolt, Poison Jab

Static the Raichu, Level 55♀
Thunderbolt, Brick Break, Dig, Light Screen

Olive the Venusaur, Level 55♂
Sludge Bomb, Petal Dance, Earthquake, Sleep Powder

Charlie the Charizard, Level 55♀
Flamethrower, Thunder Punch, Outrage, Fly

Boulderbash the Golem, Level 55♂
Earthquake, Brick Break, Fire Punch, Rock Slide

Bubbles the Blastoise, Level 56♂
Surf, Ice Punch, Dragon Pulse, Dark Pulse

Noggin the Alakazam, Level 55♀
Psychic, Shadow Ball, Reflect, Seismic Toss

Mythos the Arcanine, Level 56♀
Flamethrower, Play Rough, Dragon Pulse, Superpower

Machismo the Machamp, Level 55♂
Ice Punch, Earthquake, Thunder Punch, Superpower

Phantom the Gengar, Level 56♂
Psychic, Thunderbolt, Mega Drain, Shadow Ball

Snuggles the Snorlax, Level 55♀
Ice Punch, Thunder Punch, Body Slam, Earthquake

Aurora the Alolan Ninetales, Level 56♂
Dazzling Gleam, Ice Shard, Dark Pulse, Ice Beam

Goop the Alolan Muk, Level 55♀
Crunch, Poison Jab, Thunder Punch, Ice Punch

Dumbbell the Melmetal, Level 55
Earthquake, Rock Slide, Ice Punch, Thunder Punch

Noodle the Dragonite, Level 55♀
Surf, Thunderbolt, Fly, Outrage

Ruffian the Pinsir, Level 55♂
Superpower, X Scissor, Earthquake, Rock Slide

Pterror the Aerodactyl, Level 55♂
Earthquake, Fly, Crunch, Rock Slide

Melody the Lapras, Level 55♀
Thunderbolt, Ice Beam, Psychic, Surf

 

[Ishiftyounot]

This is it, the final post! I have officially beaten as much of Let's Go Eevee as I can stomach - my Pokedex is complete thanks to a handy Poke Ball Plus I have owned but never used, and I've rematched everyone available to me. The only things I haven't done are beat Red or take on the Master Trainers, because to do the former you need to do the latter and my team kept getting crushed by their opponents. I could grind for candies and do it but honestly I don't want to? I looked at my available strategies and half of them involve Toxic + Protect, which is not how I want to clear the game. Sure you can level up to 100 and win with some candy boosts but I've grinded plenty in this game, it's time to move on.

Here's how the remaining match-ups since my last post looked - I forgot you could fight Morimoto and because of that each team member got 9 major boss battles each which was nice? My Red line-up would theoretically be at 8 now I'm forgoing that battle but I rematched the Gym Leaders twice to earn cash to pay for Mega Stones with random teams so everyone got roughly equal treatment. I'll put it in spoilers because there's a lot of battles!

Spoiler: Post-Game Battles:

End-game battles:

vs. Morimoto

vs. Archer

vs. Jessie & James

vs. Green

Gym Leader rematches:

vs. Brock (Round 2)

vs. Misty (Round 2)

vs. Surge (Round 2)

vs. Erika (Round 2)

vs. Koga (Round 2)

vs. Sabrina (Round 2)

vs. Blaine (Round 2)

vs. Blue

Elite 4 & Champion rematches:

vs. Lorelei (Round 2)

vs. Bruno (Round 2)

vs. Agatha (Round 2)

vs. Lance (Round 2)

vs. Champion Trace (Round 2)

Pokemon Let's Go Eevee Team:

Floofball the Eevee, Level 77♂
Glitzy Glow, Sparkly Swirl, Bouncy Bubble, Sizzly Slide

Monarch the Nidoqueen, Level 76♀
Earthquake, Surf, Thunderbolt, Poison Jab

Static the Raichu, Level 77♀
Thunderbolt, Brick Break, Dig, Light Screen

Olive the Venusaur, Level 77♂
Sludge Bomb, Petal Dance, Earthquake, Sleep Powder

Charlie the Charizard, Level 77♀
Flamethrower, Thunder Punch, Outrage, Fly

Boulderbash the Golem, Level 76♂
Earthquake, Brick Break, Fire Punch, Rock Slide

Bubbles the Blastoise, Level 77♂
Surf, Ice Beam, Dragon Pulse, Dark Pulse

Noggin the Alakazam, Level 77♀
Psychic, Shadow Ball, Reflect, Seismic Toss

Mythos the Arcanine, Level 77♀
Flamethrower, Play Rough, Dragon Pulse, Superpower

Machismo the Machamp, Level 77♂
Ice Punch, Earthquake, Thunder Punch, Superpower

Phantom the Gengar, Level 77♂
Psychic, Thunderbolt, Mega Drain, Shadow Ball

Snuggles the Snorlax, Level 77♀
Ice Punch, Crunch, Body Slam, Earthquake

Aurora the Alolan Ninetales, Level 77♂
Dazzling Gleam, Ice Shard, Dark Pulse, Ice Beam

Goop the Alolan Muk, Level 77♀
Crunch, Poison Jab, Thunder Punch, Ice Punch

Dumbbell the Melmetal, Level 77
Earthquake, Double Iron Bash, Ice Punch, Thunder Punch

Noodle the Dragonite, Level 76♀
Surf, Thunderbolt, Fly, Outrage

Ruffian the Pinsir, Level 76♂
Superpower, X Scissor, Earthquake, Rock Slide

Pterror the Aerodactyl, Level 77♂
Earthquake, Fly, Crunch, Rock Slide

Melody the Lapras, Level 77♀
Thunderbolt, Ice Beam, Psychic, Surf

This was such a cool team to use, with almost all of my favourite Kantonian Pokemon on one singular squad mixed in with some options I'd never consider using previously. Using all 3 starters that I went out and caught was a fantastic experience, and all 3 did pretty well! I think Blastoise may have been the best overall but once Charizard fully evolved it was a menace, whilst Venusaur was running Normal + Grass coverage until the end-game which was... unfortunate. Eevee was as busted as I expected, never super strong but it failed to be KOed and the Partner moves offered great utility compared to Partner-Pikachu who was more offensively-focused (if I remember right).

Golem was a surprisingly solid choice! Hated special moves (will never forget it being KOed by Koga's Venomoth) but Rock/Ground was such a great typing across the board. Aerodactyl was amazing thanks to its Speed and spammable Rock Slide (don't think I ever really used Crunch), Lapras was pretty reliable from the moment I got it, Raichu was great at spamming Thunderbolt and never changing its moveset by the time it got to Vermillion City, Alolan Muk was a menace once it evolved, Machamp and Nidoqueen were consistent across the board... everyone else was fine but not outstanding? A particular shame for Alakazam and Gengar, whose last outing in Kanto with me (Pokemon Red) they were my MVPs. Think Eevee was my MVP in this game, if I have one at all - rotating team members kind-of takes away from that, nobody felt present enough to really establish one. Still! Fun times.

Total Play Time: 41hrs 47mins

 

[Pokefan_1987]

I've been playing Let's Go Eevee for a while and every time i use the Bouncy Bubble move it sounds like a part of one of the jumps from Super Mario 64. Did they do this on purpose?
So far i've finished the lavender Town story with the Silph Scope but i should have finished the catch 60 pokemons a lot sooner. Charmander and Squirtle are severely underleveled. (I caught a Bulbasaur early in the wild before i checked the catch requirements) I'm planning on upgrading my team it with a imported pokemon's after i reach Fuchsia City and the park.
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My team is
Venusaur lvl 33
Eevee lvl 36
Ninetales lvl 27
Charmeleon lvl 18
Wartortle lvl 18
Rhyhorn lvl 24 (for riding transport only)

 

[Pokefan_1987]

Update: Snorlax that was resting West from Celadon city was a real pain with it spamming yawn against my Hitmonchan and using rest over and over on it self and the limited timer is annoying.

 

[Barrysun]

decided to play the game for a while. went to transfer some pokemon from Go including shiny Articuno (2nd account plus I don't think I'll use it in battle much so it might see more use in let's go Pikach/Eevee) and captured some more to make room for future transfers. tried to combo chain Medipod but broken due to the last one ran away. doing some gym rematches

 

[Baggie_Saiyan]

Finally decided to pick these up since I got an OLED last year and really enjoying it, a unique twist on Gen 1 remember at the time thinking no wild battles was dumb but that would just make it a generic gen 1 experience.

Just made it past Virdian Forest

 

[Ishiftyounot]

I can't believe my Let's Go Eevee playthrough was in 2022... and you can still see the posts on this page! Makes you wonder why people want a Let's Go Johto honestly since these games clearly aren't THAT popular? I guess it's because of the art style and nostalgia, which I totally understand. These games look good, much nicer than anything else we've had on the Switch in my opinion. It just seems brighter and more colourful to me.

Anywho, anyone who has seen my Sword playthrough in that recent happenings thread will know I recently cleared the Pokedex and only really have the DLCs left to do before that game can be considered complete. However, I'm not feeling up to the challenge at the minute - the DLCs just feel like they'll be a bit of a slog and after grinding a bit to finish the Pokedex I'd like a break. I was contemplating playing USUM as I've never beaten a game set in Alola but I really wanted to play Let's Go Pikachu, so I said screw it and here we are! Where is "here"? Mt. Moon - outside the entrance at any rate. I started the game, picked up my Partner-Pikachu (who I named Sparky because I am very original) and went to town on capturing bits from Route 1. I actually caught 2 of everything as once I returned Oak's Parcel and beat up my rival for the first time (I'm just realising now I forgot to fight him on Route 22, oops) I could do trades online!

I traded away my spare Rattata, Oddish and Pidgey for 3 new team members - Leviathan the Magikarp, Guardian the Growlithe and Big Boi the Snorlax. Only Magikarp has joined the team so far, as Growlithe is level 21 and Snorlax is level 34. I can capture all 3 in Let's Go Pikachu but I cannot stand the Slow Experience group that those 3 Pokemon are stuck with. They just drain experience away from other team members and it means I overuse them to keep them at the same or similar levels as the rest of my team. I did this in Sword with Dreepy and Hatenna and it worked out really well, so I'm applying it here too! Not that it makes much difference as Magikarp can do nothing until level 15, but I digress. Growlithe and Snorlax will join the team either when my other team members reach their level, or when I reach a point in the game where I could capture them anyway.

I caught everything I could on Route 2 and Viridian Forest, including my third team member - Sprout the Bulbasaur! Always end up with a Bulbasaur on my Kanto teams, it's my favourite starter of the trio and it's super helpful early on against Brock. Speaking of Brock, he was not a challenge in the slightest - Bulbasaur only reached level 8 before the battle but it still 2HKOed Geodude, and Pikachu came in to two-shot Onix with Double Kick for an easy win. I then moved on to Routes 3 and 4, captured everything I could (including Charmander) and then saved before the trek that is Mt. Moon!

Let's Go Pikachu Team:

Sparky the Pikachu, Level 15 ♂
Thunder Shock, Double Kick, Headbutt, Pay Day

Leviathan the Magikarp, Level 12 ♂
Splash

Sprout the Bulbasaur, Level 13 ♂
Tackle, Headbutt, Vine Whip, Leech Seed

 

[Ishiftyounot]

Two months since my last post, and I've barely played since I made it. Not an awful lot to report either, as I've made it to Celadon City but have yet to explore the wider city. I beat Misty and Surge handily - Pikachu swept with either Zippy Zap or Dig - and added Guardian the Growlithe to my team at long last. Bulbasaur and Magikarp evolved so the latter was finally useful, and we've done pretty well for ourselves! Now I'm in Celadon, where I need to clear the Rocket Hideout to progress to obtaining my last two team members.

Let's Go Pikachu Team:

Sparky the Pikachu, Level 31 ♂
Zippy Zap, Dig, Floaty Fall, Thunderbolt

Leviathan the Gyarados, Level 31 ♂
Headbutt, Thunderbolt, Bite, Waterfall

Sprout the Ivysaur, Level 31 ♂
Poison Powder, Headbutt, Razor Leaf, Leech Seed

Guardian the Arcanine, Level 31 ♂
Crunch, Headbutt, Flamethrower, Dig

 

[Ishiftyounot]

Another several month gap, whoops! I actually played a few months ago but didn't make a post about it, so this one isn't going to be anything significant as I don't really remember how the fights went! I have accomplished the following:

1. Cleared the Rocket Hideout
2. Defeated Giovanni... somehow
3. Caught Spookshire the Gastly in the Pokemon Tower
4. Swept through the Pokemon Tower with Gastly, freeing Marowak's spirit and obtaining the Poke Flute
5. Destroyed the Fighting Dojo in Saffron City to train up my (now evolved) Haunter
6. Cleared Erika with Haunter and Arcanine
7. Used the Poke Flute to fight and capture Snorlax
8. Added Big Boi the Snorlax, who was a Snorlax I traded from Let's Go Eevee to avoid Slow experience woes
9. Cleared Route 16, 17 and 18
10. Reached Fuchsia City

And that's it! Somehow traded experience is still screwing me over as Arcanine is levelling up super quickly compared to the rest of my team, when if I hadn't traded one over it would be levelling up even slower than the rest of my team. No winning there! Gyarados isn't much better, but Snorlax seems fine? It's quite odd. The team seems to be doing fine at any rate but we are a smidge under-levelled now which is interesting, and we're in the dangerous part of the mid-game where everything has weird coverage and I have to actually be careful. Mid-game drag is occurring as well so I'm struggling a bit with motivation, but I'll eventually make some more progress.

Let's Go Pikachu Team:

Sparky the Pikachu, Level 39 ♂
Zippy Zap, Splishy Splash, Floaty Fall, Thunderbolt

Leviathan the Gyarados, Level 40 ♂
Headbutt, Thunderbolt, Crunch, Waterfall

Sprout the Venusaur, Level 39 ♂
Mega Drain, Headbutt, Petal Dance, Leech Seed

Guardian the Arcanine, Level 40 ♂
Crunch, Play Rough, Flamethrower, Dig

Spookshire the Haunter, Level 39 ♂
Shadow Ball, Dazzling Gleam, Mega Drain, Thunderbolt

Big Boi the Snorlax, Level 39 ♂
Yawn, Headbutt, Brick Break, Facade

 

[Ishiftyounot]

I had intended to post an earlier update, but then I got caught up in playing so... here we are.

I beat the game! I beat Koga, Silph Co., Sabrina, Blaine, Giovanni, Victory Road, the Elite 4 & Champion, rematched all the Gym Leaders, rematched the Elite 4 & Champion again, beat Jessie & James, Team Rocket Admin Archer, the 6 corresponding Master Trainers for my team, Green, and Red all in about 3 days? I also grinded my team to level 100 on the Chansey in Cerulean Cave and the 21 Rare Candies I had, which was a bit of a pain - at the 30+ chain mark the Chansey would do their second animation when they're about to flee? So I'd waste 2-3 Ultra Balls on them and then have to run away so my chain didn't reset.

Not much to report on the team, everyone pulled their weight and got relatively equal usage in battles! Arcanine levelled up way quicker than the rest of my team and had to be taken off so I didn't over-level (it was level 50 half-way through Silph Co.) but it gave me a chance to level up bits for my Pokedex, so that was neat. Plus it's fun to use as a Ride Pokemon! Kind-of wish I'd used Dragonite, Charizard or Aerodactyl for the Flying feature in the post-game but I don't know who I'd replace on the team for them. They were my favourite Pokemon from Kanto so there really isn't anyone I'd replace!

Next up to do is the Sword DLCs, and that should cover me for the end of the year on Pokemon! 2025 can be Scarlet/Violet, Brilliant Diamond and/or Legends: Arceus.

Let's Go Pikachu Team:

Sparky the Pikachu, Level 100 ♂
Zippy Zap, Splishy Splash, Floaty Fall, Dig

Leviathan the Gyarados, Level 100 ♂
Outrage, Earthquake, Crunch, Waterfall

Sprout the Venusaur, Level 100 ♂
Mega Drain, Sludge Bomb, Petal Dance, Earthquake

Guardian the Arcanine, Level 100 ♂
Crunch, Play Rough, Flamethrower, Superpower

Spookshire the Gengar, Level 100 ♂
Shadow Ball, Psychic, Mega Drain, Thunderbolt

Big Boi the Snorlax, Level 100 ♂
Crunch, Ice Punch, Superpower, Body Slam

Game Complete: 27hrs 09mins

 

[Pokemon Power]

Complete the Kanto Dex in this game, and Pokemon Home gives you a shiny Meltan? Wouldn't a shiny Mew make more sense? There's no official way to use one in Let's Go, Pikachu and Eevee.

 

[Lord Godwin]

Any idea why the Melmetal distribution is only for China?:-( me and my friend in Poland got all fed up. Is Pokémon GO prohibited in China hence the distribution of Melmetal?

 

[Det. Viper]

Any idea why the Melmetal distribution is only for China?:-( me and my friend in Poland got all fed up. Is Pokémon GO prohibited in China hence the distribution of Melmetal?

Correct. Pokémon Go is not available in China. So the only way for them to get Meltan and Melmetal is by trading or by obtaining them from these events.

 

[UltraGlitterCat]

So I started let's go Eevee fairly recently. I beat Misty and caught an Abra. I did my first international trade and got a French Growlithe! I hope the girl I traded with enjoys her English Meowth. I'm going to catch more Bellsprout, Vulpix, and Meowth for even more trading fun! I also did an in game trade and got alolan Rattata. It's cute.

 

[UltraGlitterCat]

Shiny Rattata
My first let's go shiny! He's so cute! I hope to encounter more shinies. And of course I'm willing to trade with people, too.