Pokémon Let's Go, Pikachuꦦ and Eevee versions are here! They’re the newest entries in the absurdly long line of mainline Pokémon games. This time around there are tons of new features all in one familiar place.
These two titles were targeted towards 🐲a more casual audience who really love the original generation of Pocket Monsters.
I'm talking about Red, Blue, and Green if you're in Japan. Pokémon Let's Go takes place once again in the Kanto Region and follows much of the same plot as the originals from the '90s. But, there's been similarities and changes in equal share. Nintendo capitalized on this opportunity to retroactively change parts the canon in the games. I'm talking changes to the lore, changes the core mechanics, and they even made your rival, ugh...nice. These games are meant to be played in conjunction with the mobile title, Pokémon Go. It's Nintendo's attempt to br🔯ing the Go audience back to the mainline series. That's why there’s the simplified catching mechanic, it’s the primary gameplay in Pokémon Go. In Pokémon Let's Go, wild Pokémon now display on the overworld, your Pokémon follow behind you, and it has new high-resolution graphics. But, there's plenty that's new that people don't quite know about. Little secrets, easter eggs, and sections dedicated to the p🅷urest Pokémon fans that dig just a little bit deeper. So, with that in mind, here's Pokémon: 25 Hidden Details Everyone Missed In Let’s Go Pikachu.
24 The Entire Master Trainer System 🐟 💎
Now the first🥂 entry isn't exactly a "hidden" detail, but it's an aspect of the game many players have unfortunately missed out on. Master Trainers are a brand new concept to the Pokémon franchise and a welcome addition in my eyes.
Essentially they're post-game content in which you battle to make your specific Pokémon the best of them all.
So you wan👍t to have the strongest Charizar🍎d? Measure yours up against the Charizard Master Trainer. Plus, a lot of them have subtle references in their names. For example, the Master trainers of Zubat and Golbat are named West and Keaton...you know, like Batman.
23 Mew Truck Makes Its 🎐Return
It's almost impossible to release a game free of bugs. There are just too many variables t🍸o completely polish the game. And when devs recognize a harmless bug, sometimes they like to have fun with it. That's⭕ what became of the infamous "Mew truck" back in the original games.
Mew was never actually in the game, but people loved to pretend that he was.
Now, the Pokemon Company couldn't help themselves and included the truck once again. Unfortunately, Mew was an exclusi♔ve that came with the Pokeball Joy🃏-Con, so you won't find it here. Just a lame old Revive.
22 🌼 ಞ Prof Fuji's Got A Nice Headshot
Cinnabar Island was a treasure trove of secrets and mystery back when the Pokémon franchise was brand new. It was in ruins from a volcanic eruption, housed the l🀅ab that birthed Mewtwo, and was the location for the infamous Missingno glitch.
Well, this lab makes a return in Pokémon Let's Go where things are a bit less creepy and a lot more clear.
One thing that's easy to spot is the portrait of one Mr. Fuji hanging on the wall. Fuji is the one taken by Team Rocket in 𝔍Lavender town and had a huge hand in the Mewtwo cloning project when h𒁏e was younger.
21 ꦛ Blue Never Had A Pokedex 🍌
A couple of the easter eggs in this game are new addit🅘ions to 𒉰the Pokémon lore. Namely one including Blue/Gary Oak. Being the grandson of the professor, you'd think Blue would've spent his childhood with a Pokedex in hand, researching.
But that doesn't turn out to be the case.
In a piece of dialogue relatively early on, Blue me💝ntions that the Pokedex we have is Oak's first working model. That up until now, Blue carried a 🔴paper map around and marked on it where the Pokémon were. Blue apparently plays it old-school.
20 Everyone's F𝓡avorite Samson Oak Is Back 🎉
Ano🦄ther neat little easter egg is that after you've become the Pokémon Champion, see what lies on Professor Oak's computer. Head back to the lab and hop onto it to read 💟some of his personal emails.
I know this💙 is a complete invasion of privacy, but we are talking about a universe where people just walk into each other's houses unprompted.
Anyway, you'll see the em൩ail is to one Samson Oak, who is, of course, the tanned and tubular version of the professor we see on our adventure in the Alola region. Glad to see that Alola was established 10+ years before we go there canonically.
19 🐎 ဣ Bike Shop Out Of Business
So there'꧅s a recent trend with Pokémon that I quite enjoy. Riding Pokémon as a means of transportation is now the norm. It was a bit🗹 of a build-up though.
You could only ride Gogoats in X & Y, then only a couple in Sun and Moon, but now finally you can ride most Pokémon in Let's Go.
But, what does that mean for the bike system? Well, that means it's gone! When you can ride your sentient superpowered animals around, why would you need a bike? That said, the bike shop is still in Po𓂃kémon Let's Go. But rather than remaining a store for bikes, it's the home of a very eccentric bike collector. Clever adaptation.
18 Calendars Have Styling Sprite Work 🌠
Now there are a lot, and I mean a lot of references to the original Red and Blue in this remake. And why wouldn't there be? It's the perfect vehicle to reference the age-old classics. One of the better refer🐬ences, in m﷽y opinion, are the calendars spread throughout the game. Most of them have a different sprite showcased on them.
These sprites are the original sprites for different Pokémon back in Red and Blue.
It's a great way to include some of the older assets, without complete messing💧 with the style of the remake. But oh man, are those old sprites ugly.
17 Sabrina's Psychic, What A Surprise ꦺ
The Pokémon Company went above and beyond with the extra dialogueജ in Pokémon Let's Go. Many of the Trainers and Gym Leaders are able to be rematched, with new dialogue.
Sabrina, the Psychic-type leader is one of them.
The character is kno🅷wn for being psychic herself, even telepꦓorting in the kids' cartoon. So, when you challenge her to a rematch, she gets a brief glimpse of the future. This glimpse is about 3 years ahead, where she describes the player character in Pokémon Gold and Silver. It's a great little homage and a nice confirmation of the timeline.
16 🌄 🅠 Pokémon War Debunked
🎀This detail is actually as much of an omission as it is the inclusion of som𝔍ething new.
Since the early '90s, fans have been ranting and raving about how there was a “secret Pokémon war”.
When you originally fought Lieutenant Surge in Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow he'd say this. "I tell you kid, electric Pokémon saved me d൩uring the war! They zapped my enemies into paralysis!" This line implies that there 🅘was at one point a world war, that Pokémon played a part in. Now, 20 years later, Nintendo has chickened out and replaced this line with Surge simply comparing the act of battling to war. Cowards.
15 🦄 💟 Really Old Movie References
The staꦜrting section in Pokémon tends to include a𒆙 pop-culture reference or two.
Usually, it's that the TV upstairs has the latest Nintendo game console hooked up to it.
Nice job plugging your hardware in one of your own games Nintendo. But this time, they made quite the odd choice. It's not 100% clear if this difference between that Eevee and Pikachu version, or if it's by gender, but there's a movie reference on the TV. O🍒n one side the t🌠ext on the screen references the classic Wizard of Oz. And on the other, it's referencing Stand By Me. Maybe a 90's reference for a 90's remake?