Pokémon Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Let’s Go, Eevee! are simultaneously some of the most nostalgic Pokémon games in recent memory, and a breath of fresh air for the decades-old series. By reimagining the events of Pokémon Yellow and incorporating mechanics from the incredibly popular Pokémon GO mobile game, these new titles are incredibly approachable for newcomers and a treat for veteran players. Sure, they’re a bit more watered down than most other JRPGs, and they don’t push the hardware nearly as far as the originals did, but seeing the joyous and intriguing world of Pokémon 𝔉rendered in the best graphics ever seen in the series totally mak🌳es up for these shortcomings.
At their core, these games are pretty similar to the originals. You venture out into a world that’s slightly stranger and more magical than our own, catch a bunch of cool and cute monsters, and then become the very best Pokémon trainer by defeating all the Gym Leaders and the Elite Four. This time, though, there are even more optional side quests that a player can cho꧙ose to tackle between collecting badges and foiling Team Rocket’s wicked schemes. However, some of these side quests are easier said than done. A good number of these side quests will seem familiar to those who played the original games, but there’s plenty of new, optional content for veteran players as well. These 30 side quests are totally optional, but it will help every player get even more content out of these terrific games.
30 Play With Your Pa🌄rtner ♊
Shortly after either of the games begin, a player will unlock the ability to play with their partner Pikachu or Eevee. With this feature, a player can pet 🍌their partner Pokémon, feed them berries, or watch them react to events going on in the overworld.
If their friendship is raised high enough using this feature, Pikachu or Eevee will even give the player heart scales🏅 on occasion. This is the only reliable method of getting this kind of item in these games and they are necessary to customizing a Pokémon’s moveset, so collecting them is super useful.
29 Capture Articuno 𒀰
The legendary bird, Articuno, is likely going to be the first legendary Pokémon pไlayers have a chance at catching. Found at the bottom of the Seafoam Islands, a player can get to the ice bird by solving boulder puzzles that stop rapidly flowing water.
Solving this puzzle lets a player advance to Cinnabar Island and challenge Articunoꦆ to a battle if they so choose. After defeating the Ice and Flying-type monster in a timed battle, 🎃players will have the chance to catch this hidden monster.
28 🅷 Collect Bottle Caps
Bottle caps and gold bottle caps are necessary to fully maximize a Pokémon's stats. Doing this isn’t totally necessary to complete the game, but it does give any given monster a competitive edge in multiplayer🙈 battles.
A player can find bottle caps by searching through the Celadon Game Corner every day, and pressing “A” whenever your partner wagജs their tail. Taking these bottle caps to a man at the Pokémon Day Care will let you make a monster of you🅷r choosing even more powerful.
27 🏅 Capture Moltres 🥀
Moltres is the eas♍iest of the legendary birds to miss. This phoenix is found in a hidden stretch of Victory Road that many players might miss in their rush to challenge the Elit🌜e Four at the end of the path.
Similar to Articuno, a player will need to beat Moltres in a battle before a timer runs out if they want a chance at catching the monster. While this may seem like a daunting task in such a high-level area, thankfully, a kindly Of🐻ficer named Jenny will heal your Pokémon shortly before the encounter.
26 🔯 Go Shiny Hunting 🌌
In the Pokémon Let’s Go games, hunting down shiny Pokémon is easier than ever. By catching Pokémon of the same species over and over again, the likeliho♋od of a shiny monster appearing dramatically increases.
Granted, it’s still possible for a player to spend hours catching the same monster without a shiny appearing, but that’s part of the fun ⛦and what makes them so coveted. Shiny hunting is🤪n’t for everybody, but it can be enjoyable if you just want to veg out with a game after a long and demanding day.
25 🐲 Capture Zapdos
Zapdos is the easiest of the legendary birds to reach... once you know where to look. Shortly before Rock Tunnel, a player can surf down the side of the route to reach an abandoned Power Plant. At the end of this facility waits Zapdos, who players will need to 𓂃defeat in battle before getting the chance to capture the electric bird.
Even if it seems simple on paper, finding out a super powerful monster was hiding just off the edge of the map helped make the Pokémon franchise a 🍒hit back when the originals ꦦpremiered.
24 ꦜ Soar Through The Air On A꧂ Dragon
After defeating the Elite Four and b♒ecoming the Pokémon League Champion, a player will unlock the ability to soar higher in the air than ever before. By riding a Charizard, Aerodactyl, or Dragonite, a player can avoid obstacles on routes and traverse the world much faster than they could have previously.
This feature is exceptionally useful in tracking down specific Master Trainers in the overworld and can even be used to find some rare/high-ꦬlevel Pokémon. Also, it’s wicked cool to fly over anyone or an෴ything while riding a dragon.
23 Battle🍸 Master Trainers ꦬ
There is one Master Trainer for every species of Pokémon scattered across the world of the Pokémon Let’s Go games. They only appear after defeating the Eli💮te Four and have a single kind of Pokémon raised to level 80.
Also, items aren’t allowed during these battles, so the fights entirely boil down to who raised the better Pokémon. These trainerꦛs are tough to find and even tougher to defeat, which makes them the perfect post-games side quest for hardcore trainers to tackle.
22 Catꦍch The Perfect Legendary Bird♎s
The Art🍸icuno, Zapdos, and Moltres found in thei𓆉r hidden locations aren’t the only versions of the legendary monsters a player can encounter in these games. While flying high in the air, there’s a chance for these legendary birds to spawn.
As with any other Pokémon that appears in the overworld, you can start a catching chain with one of tꦯhe legendary birds and increase the likelihood of them having better stats or a shiny variant appearing. Yes, this will take an incredibly long time, but to the🍃 most dedicated trainers, it’s well worth the investment.
21 Get The Anime Starter T🐽rio
You can find a Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle in the Pokémon Let’s Go games with almost perfect stats by visiting locations tha𒆙t correspond to these monsters’ anime counterparts.
A player receives a protective Bulbasaur, an abandoned Charmander, and a mischievous Squirtle just like Ash did in the first season of the anime. You don’t have🌸 to use or even receive these monsters during the course of a playthrough, but ignoring this side quest will have a player missing one of the most fun references in these games.