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Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu!/Eevee! Switch Games Revealed for November
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Nintendo Switch on November 16.
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The games are set in the Kanto region of the first Pokémon games, and are specifically based on 1998's Pokémon Yellow: Special Pikachu Edition.
The games both single player and local cooperative play, and can be controlled with only one Joy-Con controller. Players use the controller to throw Poké Balls and capture Pokémon. Nintendo will also offer a Poké Ball Plus controller that functions as a Joy-Con, but can also "hold" one Pokémon that can then be transferred to a 's Pokémon GO smartphone game . Players can also transfer Pokémon from Pokémon GO to Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee!.
Source: Pokémon 2018 Video Game Press Conference
Update: The official Japanese Pokémon Twitter lists the games for 5,980 yen ($55) each via retail packages or . The Pokémon Ball Plus will retail for 4,980 yen ($46). Source: Pokémon Twitter via Hachima Kikō
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