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New details for Pokemon: Let's Go - Eevee/Pikachu! show you why you need to be nice to your Pokemon

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New details for Pokemon: Let's Go - Eevee/Pikachu! show you why you need to be nice to your Pokemon

The date's creeping closer and closer and there's only a couple of months left before you can get your hands on Pokemon: Let's Go - Pikachu/Eevee! Before that though there've been a few more details released ahead of time.

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Whether you're a long-term player or you've never picked up a Pokemon game in your life, you'll have plenty to enjoy. Playing as either Pikachu or Eevee, you can use exclusive moves that other Pokemon can't use and, if you're good enough pals with your partner Pokemon, it'll send you a sign during battle when its partner power is ready. You can see these in the new trailer above.

Your partner Pokemon can also help you overcome obstacles to make travelling easier in-game. After learning Secret Techniques, Eevee or Pikachu will be able to clear out trees, glide across water, and visit previously explored cities.

As well as exclusive moves, if you're good enough friends with your partner Pokemon you can receive in-game benefits, like presents. In handheld mode you can also use the touch screen to play with them and give them many, many pets.

Finally, there's an awesome bundle on the way featuring Pikachu and Eevee-coloured Joy-Cons, adorned Nintendo Switch bodies and Docks, and a copy of Pokemon: Let's Go already pre-installed and ready to go. Oh, and you get a Poke Ball Plus, just for good measure.

It'll release on November 16th for around £45-£50 depending on where you buy from.

Emily Sowden
Emily Sowden
Emily is Pocket Gamer's News Editor and writes about all kinds of game-related things. She needs coffee to function and begrudgingly loves her Switch more than she lets on.