Starting your Let’s Go Kanto journey
Choose your partner edition, prepare catching supplies and understand the Let’s Go rules for items, TMs and Secret Techniques.
Original Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee! for Nintendo Switch (2018). Both versions share this item reference; the partner Pokémon depends on your edition.
Choose your partner edition
Your edition determines whether partner Pikachu or partner Eevee accompanies you. Both games follow Kanto’s badge journey, but some wild Pokémon are version-exclusive. Choose Chase or Elaine independently of that edition choice.
Pack for catching
Most wild Pokémon are caught through a throwing sequence rather than a normal wild battle. Aim inside the shrinking ring and watch its colour. Carry enough balls for the next route; use berries when you need their catching effects. Certain special encounters require a battle before catching.
Prepare for trainer battles
Catching gives experience to your party, while trainer battles test your move coverage. Before a Gym, check your team’s level, restore HP and consider a second useful attacker. Buying stronger balls does not replace a battle plan.
Use Let’s Go item rules
Pokémon do not hold items in these games, and the usual Ability system is absent. Healing items and berries are used through the relevant menus. Mega Evolution uses a Key Stone and the matching Mega Stone in the Bag. Read the item’s acquisition note before budgeting for it; a dash in the browser means no standard purchase price is recorded.
Secret Techniques and TMs
Your partner learns Chop Down, Sky Dash, Sea Skim, Strong Push and Light Up for exploration. These field skills do not occupy battle move slots. The sixty TMs teach battle moves and can be used repeatedly, provided the Pokémon is compatible.
Plan a comfortable route
Restock catching supplies when you reach a town and keep some money for recovery items. Return to earlier areas when a new Secret Technique opens a path. The Items page is a quick lookup; the TM guide and candy guide explain their particular rules.
Keep catching supplies and battle recovery supplies in mind as two different needs.