[Rob!]

Meh tbh. I'd rather it was gen 8.

[Scarlett.]

Seems thats not the big upcoming game?

[Tom4784]

*screeches in a pitch only Zubats can hear*

According to the leaks this will kind of be a new generation in that there will be new pokemon available. The leaks have also said that it's not just a remake of the old games either.

I kinda hope the Pokemon Go style of catching pokemon is optional, how are you meant to level up if you can't fight wild pokemon?

Co-op is pretty exciting too.

Ugh, I'm so hyped for this. I pre-ordered it already (Eevee edition, FYI).

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Chewcobo

Seems thats not the big upcoming game?

Maybe they've turned the old formula on it's head?

Having a third version/remake come out before the new official gen?

[Oaker]

There being no wild battles is dumb but everything else looks good

[Tom4784]

Apparently there's NO online....

[Ant.]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

Apparently there's NO online....

Said where?

[Ant.]

I must admit, the whole 2 players can join together REALLY appeals to me. My friend is really into pokemon so we'll see

[Withano]

I want to be excited, but I cba to by a switch.

[Smithy]

No wild battles so really cba with that, seems to defeat the point?

[Ant.]

Originally Posted by Withano

I want to be excited, but I cba to by a switch.

Does one of your friends have one? I think you can just use their spare Joycon to join in and play (I dunno how that'd work? Like, what Pokemon would you have or would you share a party/) with them

It's looking like the Switch will be home to core Pokemon RPGs up until Gen 9 (which I'm fine with) but it'd be worth just checking out how Gen 8 looks first (also, Smash for Switch is more than enough reason to get a Switch IMO )

[Withano]

I dont think i care about the ‘no wild battles’ it looks like the character walked up to the clefairy and interacted with it before challenging it.

I think it just means, no random encounters - we get the option whether to encounter now (based on the way it looks in the trailer, not any type of actual research lol)

[Withano]

My biggest question is, can I literally catch them all?

[Ant.]

Originally Posted by Withano

I dont think i care about the ‘no wild battles’ it looks like the character walked up to the clefairy and interacted with it before challenging it.

I think it just means, no random encounters - we get the option whether to encounter now (based on the way it looks in the trailer, not any type of actual research lol)

The Pokemon can move about so even if you try to avoid them, you probably will get caught. I think it's just to add to the feel of realism maybe? No idea

Originally Posted by Withano

My biggest question is, can I literally catch them all?

Hard to say tbh. They've only shown off Gen 1 Pokemon (as you know) but Gen 1 pokemon have pre-evos and evos introduced in later gens. Will they be excluded? Maybe. It'd be a shame if they were though (although you gotta wonder how much you can do with just one region. That said you could catch something like 450 pokemon in XY but that was including Friend Safari) especially since that's always essentially been the aim of Pokemon

Makes you wonder though, what's the deal here? Are we battling gyms and trying to get to the Pokemon League? Is it just Pokemon GO expanded upon? If we can't catch them all, it makes me wonder

[Ant.]

Oh wow I just realised in the scene where they catch Psyduck (1:32) Psyduck has "CP 92"

How much are they diverging towards Pokemon GO?

[Rob!]

So apparently

Online play is a thing. A journalist messed up the translation and said it wasn’t.

It’s only the first 151 in this game but there’s also going to be a brand new Pokemon somewhere along the line.

Gen 8 is in development and will be released next year.

[Rob!]

It seems to be a game catered towards the Pokemon Go players though which I guess is a smart move as it’s popularity waned as time went on.

[lewis111]

I really wasn’t happy about this this until I found out it wasn’t like gen 8 or the new main line game so now I’m pretty fine with it

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Rob!

So apparently

Online play is a thing. A journalist messed up the translation and said it wasn’t.

It’s only the first 151 in this game but there’s also going to be a brand new Pokemon somewhere along the line.

Gen 8 is in development and will be released next year.

Thank **** for that.

I'm hoping that there will be post game areas where you can get later gen pokemon. I want a Mimikyu tbh.

[Saph]

not feeling these Lets Go games.. I cba to sit there moving my arm around to throw pokeballs nty

and as if the actual gen 8 games arent coming until late 2019 :cry:

[Saph]

if theres no wild pokemon battles then what do you even do im confused

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Saph

if theres no wild pokemon battles then what do you even do im confused

I assume we'll be able to rebattle trainers or there's gonna be some kind of battle hall where you get matched up with AI opponents to level with.

[Saph]

I might warm to them once we find out a bit more

[Tom4784]

The Pokemon go intergration is worrying but I'm still optimistic now that the online business was confirmed to be a mistranslation.

I'm just hoping that the 2019 release will be less Pokemon Go focused.

[Smithy]

I don’t get the point o the special gift at the end too?? Like it’s obv the new eeveelution but what’s the point in having Pokemon 1-151 and then 888? Or whatever number it’d be? Doesn’t make sense!