<s>
and	O
are	O
2018	O
remakes	O
of	O
the	O
1998	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
Pokémon	O
Yellow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
developed	O
by	O
Game	O
Freak	O
and	O
jointly	O
published	O
by	O
The	O
Pokémon	O
Company	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Announced	O
in	O
May	O
2018	O
,	O
Let	B-Application
's	I-Application
Go	I-Application
,	I-Application
Pikachu	I-Application
!	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
Let	B-Application
's	I-Application
Go	I-Application
,	I-Application
Eevee	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
were	O
released	O
worldwide	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
16	O
November	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
are	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
seventh	O
generation	O
of	O
the	O
Pokémon	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
and	O
are	O
the	O
first	O
main	O
series	O
installments	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
a	O
home	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
feature	O
connectivity	O
with	O
the	O
mobile	O
game	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
and	O
support	O
an	O
optional	O
controller	O
,	O
the	O
Poké	O
Ball	O
Plus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
:	I-Application
Let	I-Application
's	I-Application
Go	I-Application
,	I-Application
Pikachu	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
and	O
Let	B-Application
's	I-Application
Go	I-Application
,	I-Application
Eevee	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
They	O
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
directed	O
to	O
the	O
accessibility	O
and	O
charm	O
,	O
while	O
criticism	O
was	O
directed	O
towards	O
the	O
motion	B-Device
controls	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
have	O
combined	O
worldwide	O
sales	O
of	O
over	O
14	O
million	O
as	O
of	O
December	O
2021	O
,	O
making	O
them	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Device
games	I-Device
for	I-Device
the	I-Device
system	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
:	I-Application
Let	I-Application
's	I-Application
Go	I-Application
,	I-Application
Pikachu	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
and	O
Let	B-Application
's	I-Application
Go	I-Application
,	I-Application
Eevee	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
are	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Kanto	O
region	O
and	O
include	O
the	O
original	O
151	O
Pokémon	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
their	O
respective	O
Mega	O
Evolved	O
forms	O
from	O
Pokémon	B-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
Y	O
,	O
Omega	B-Application
Ruby	I-Application
and	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
Sapphire	I-Application
and	O
their	O
Alolan	O
Forms	O
from	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Sun	I-Application
and	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Let	B-Application
's	I-Application
Go	I-Application
,	I-Application
Pikachu	I-Application
!	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
Let	B-Application
's	I-Application
Go	I-Application
,	I-Application
Eevee	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
when	O
facing	O
wild	O
Pokémon	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
battling	O
them	O
with	O
the	O
traditional	O
battle	O
system	O
like	O
in	O
past	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
catching	O
of	O
Pokémon	O
uses	O
a	O
system	O
that	O
is	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
the	O
mobile	O
spin-off	O
game	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
using	O
the	O
motion	B-Device
controls	I-Device
of	O
the	O
Joy-Con	B-General_Concept
controller	O
or	O
Poké	O
Ball	O
Plus	O
peripheral	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
throw	O
berries	O
to	O
pacify	O
a	O
Pokémon	O
or	O
Poké	O
Balls	O
to	O
attempt	O
to	O
capture	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
action	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
performed	O
with	O
a	O
button	O
press	O
when	O
the	O
Joy-Con	B-General_Concept
controllers	O
are	O
docked	O
to	O
the	O
console	O
or	O
in	O
handheld	O
mode	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
still	O
requires	O
using	O
motion	B-Device
controls	I-Device
to	O
aim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
a	O
player	O
uses	O
motion	B-Device
controls	I-Device
,	O
the	O
catching	O
of	O
Pokémon	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
timing	O
rather	O
than	O
accuracy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
notable	O
difference	O
in	O
Let	B-Application
's	I-Application
Go	I-Application
,	I-Application
Pikachu	I-Application
!	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
Let	B-Application
's	I-Application
Go	I-Application
,	I-Application
Eevee	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
 '	O
control	O
scheme	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
only	O
require	O
one	O
Joy-Con	B-General_Concept
per	O
player	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
games	O
support	O
cooperative	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
another	O
player	O
shakes	O
a	O
second	O
Joy-Con	B-General_Concept
,	O
they	O
can	O
join	O
the	O
current	O
player	O
and	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
participate	O
in	O
battles	O
with	O
Pokémon	O
Trainers	O
and	O
wild	O
Pokémon	O
encounters	O
,	O
allowing	O
them	O
to	O
aid	O
the	O
catching	O
of	O
wild	O
Pokémon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Depending	O
on	O
the	O
version	O
,	O
players	O
start	O
with	O
either	O
a	O
Pikachu	B-Application
or	O
an	O
Eevee	O
,	O
which	O
sits	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
's	O
shoulder	O
in	O
the	O
overworld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
mechanic	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
walking	O
Pokémon	O
"	O
mechanic	O
first	O
introduced	O
in	O
Pokémon	O
Yellow	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
Pikachu	B-Application
followed	O
behind	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
to	O
Pokémon	B-Application
HeartGold	I-Application
and	I-Application
SoulSilver	I-Application
,	O
players	O
may	O
also	O
choose	O
a	O
Pokémon	O
to	O
follow	O
them	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
larger	O
Pokémon	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
ridden	O
,	O
a	O
mechanic	O
first	O
seen	O
in	O
Pokémon	B-Application
X	I-Application
and	I-Application
Y	I-Application
and	O
later	O
expanded	O
on	O
in	O
Sun	O
and	O
Moon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
Pokémon	B-Application
X	I-Application
and	I-Application
Y	I-Application
,	O
experience	O
points	O
are	O
rewarded	O
to	O
Pokémon	O
not	O
only	O
by	O
defeating	O
opponent	O
Pokémon	O
but	O
also	O
by	O
catching	O
wild	O
Pokémon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
Let	B-Application
's	I-Application
Go	I-Application
,	I-Application
Pikachu	I-Application
!	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
Let	B-Application
's	I-Application
Go	I-Application
,	I-Application
Eevee	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
"	O
Combat	O
Power	O
"	O
(	O
CP	O
)	O
also	O
returns	O
from	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
evolution	O
mechanic	O
from	O
previous	O
games	O
returns	O
in	O
Let	B-Application
's	I-Application
Go	I-Application
,	I-Application
Pikachu	I-Application
!	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
Let	B-Application
's	I-Application
Go	I-Application
,	I-Application
Eevee	I-Application
!	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
as	O
with	O
Pokémon	O
Yellow	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
starting	O
Pikachu	B-Application
or	O
Eevee	O
cannot	O
evolve	O
;	O
only	O
other	O
Pokémon	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
caught	O
,	O
including	O
ones	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
species	O
as	O
the	O
partner	O
Pokémon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
features	O
—	O
including	O
the	O
Global	O
Trade	O
System	O
,	O
Wonder	O
Trade	O
,	O
and	O
Battle	O
Spot	O
—	O
are	O
absent	O
from	O
Let	B-Application
's	I-Application
Go	I-Application
,	I-Application
Pikachu	I-Application
!	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
Let	B-Application
's	I-Application
Go	I-Application
,	I-Application
Eevee	I-Application
!	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
connect	O
with	O
others	O
to	O
trade	O
or	O
battle	O
online	O
,	O
players	O
must	O
use	O
a	O
code	O
composed	O
of	O
three	O
Pokémon	O
glyphs	B-Application
,	O
selected	O
from	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
eight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
subscription	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
service	O
is	O
required	O
to	O
use	O
online	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Let	B-Application
's	I-Application
Go	I-Application
,	I-Application
Pikachu	I-Application
!	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
Let	B-Application
's	I-Application
Go	I-Application
,	I-Application
Eevee	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
feature	O
integration	O
with	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
,	O
this	O
is	O
optional	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
transfer	O
the	O
original	O
first	O
generation	O
Pokémon	O
and	O
their	O
respective	O
Alolan	O
Forms	O
from	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
to	O
Let	B-Application
's	I-Application
Go	I-Application
,	I-Application
Pikachu	I-Application
!	O
</s>
<s>
or	O
Let	B-Application
's	I-Application
Go	I-Application
,	I-Application
Eevee	I-Application
!	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
are	O
also	O
able	O
to	O
exchange	O
unspecified	O
"	O
gifts	O
"	O
between	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
and	O
Let	B-Application
's	I-Application
Go	I-Application
,	I-Application
Pikachu	I-Application
!	O
</s>
<s>
or	O
Let	B-Application
's	I-Application
Go	I-Application
,	I-Application
Eevee	I-Application
!	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
support	O
the	O
Poké	O
Ball	O
Plus	O
,	O
an	O
optional	O
controller	O
shaped	O
like	O
a	O
Poké	O
Ball	O
which	O
features	O
an	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
,	O
motion	O
control	O
support	O
,	O
HD	O
Rumble	O
feedback	O
,	O
and	O
lighting	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
doubles	O
as	O
a	O
capture	O
button	O
in	O
case	O
the	O
player	O
does	O
not	O
wish	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
motion	B-Device
controls	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
:	I-Application
Let	I-Application
's	I-Application
Go	I-Application
,	I-Application
Pikachu	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
and	O
Let	B-Application
's	I-Application
Go	I-Application
,	I-Application
Eevee	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
He	O
had	O
previously	O
considered	O
Psyduck	O
but	O
ultimately	O
changed	O
his	O
mind	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
Psyduck	O
being	O
the	O
same	O
color	O
as	O
Pikachu	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bundles	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
with	O
the	O
Poké	O
Ball	O
Plus	O
controller	O
were	O
announced	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
console	O
bundle	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
games	O
,	O
brown	O
and	O
yellow	O
colored	O
Joy-Con	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
a	O
dock	O
with	O
artwork	O
of	O
Eevee	O
and	O
Pikachu	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
21	O
September	O
2018	O
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
began	O
offering	O
pre-orders	O
for	O
the	O
Let	B-Application
's	I-Application
Go	I-Application
,	I-Application
Pikachu	I-Application
!	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
Let	B-Application
's	I-Application
Go	I-Application
,	I-Application
Eevee	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
:	I-Application
Let	I-Application
's	I-Application
Go	I-Application
,	I-Application
Pikachu	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
and	O
Let	B-Application
's	I-Application
Go	I-Application
,	I-Application
Eevee	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
applauded	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
nostalgia	O
,	O
accessibility	O
to	O
new	O
players	O
,	O
and	O
charm	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
,	O
while	O
criticising	O
its	O
motion	B-Device
controls	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGNs	O
Miranda	O
Sanchez	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
catching	O
mechanic	O
which	O
drew	O
inspiration	O
from	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
implementation	O
of	O
the	O
motion	B-Device
controls	I-Device
has	O
been	O
criticized	O
by	O
some	O
sources	O
for	O
reducing	O
accessibility	O
to	O
some	O
players	O
with	O
fine-motor	O
or	O
physical	O
disabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Let	B-Application
's	I-Application
Go	I-Application
,	I-Application
Pikachu	I-Application
!	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
Let	B-Application
's	I-Application
Go	I-Application
,	I-Application
Eevee	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
topped	O
the	O
software	O
sales	O
chart	O
and	O
sold	O
661,240	O
physical	O
retail	O
units	O
in	O
their	O
opening	O
weekend	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
responsible	O
for	O
almost	O
quadrupling	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
hardware	O
sales	O
for	O
the	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NPD	O
reported	O
the	O
launch	O
sales	O
of	O
Let	B-Application
's	I-Application
Go	I-Application
,	I-Application
Pikachu	I-Application
!	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
Let	B-Application
's	I-Application
Go	I-Application
,	I-Application
Eevee	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
On	O
streaming	O
site	O
Twitch	O
,	O
the	O
games	O
were	O
the	O
most-viewed	O
titles	O
on	O
launch	O
day	O
with	O
125,457	O
viewers	O
,	O
above	O
Fortnite	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
had	O
the	O
second	O
highest	O
launch	O
month	O
ever	O
in	O
dollar	O
sales	O
for	O
the	O
franchise	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
,	O
behind	O
only	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Stadium	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
Let	B-Application
's	I-Application
Go	I-Application
,	I-Application
Pikachu	I-Application
!	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
Let	B-Application
's	I-Application
Go	I-Application
,	I-Application
Eevee	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
launched	O
with	O
116,000	O
physical	O
retail	O
sales	O
in	O
their	O
opening	O
weekend	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
top-selling	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
week	O
,	O
despite	O
competition	O
from	O
new	O
releases	O
such	O
as	O
Spyro	B-Application
Reignited	I-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
76	I-Application
and	O
Hitman	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
had	O
a	O
positive	O
impact	O
on	O
Switch	O
hardware	O
sales	O
,	O
which	O
in	O
turn	O
boosted	O
sales	O
of	O
other	O
Switch	O
games	O
including	O
several	O
Mario	B-Application
games	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Breath	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
and	O
Just	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
2019	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Individually	O
,	O
Let	B-Application
's	I-Application
Go	I-Application
,	I-Application
Pikachu	I-Application
!	O
</s>
<s>
debuted	O
at	O
third	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
's	O
all-format	O
sales	O
charts	O
,	O
and	O
Let	B-Application
's	I-Application
Go	I-Application
,	I-Application
Eevee	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
UK	O
sales	O
were	O
down	O
60%	O
on	O
the	O
sales	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Sun	I-Application
and	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
,	O
the	O
preceding	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
Switch	O
having	O
a	O
smaller	O
install	O
base	O
than	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
and	O
stock	O
problems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
22	O
November	O
2018	O
,	O
The	O
Pokémon	O
Company	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
games	O
had	O
sold	O
over	O
3million	O
units	O
worldwide	O
in	O
their	O
first	O
week	O
on	O
sale	O
,	O
making	O
them	O
the	O
fastest-selling	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
