Customer Ratings & Reviews

A great version of Kanto to play through, simple game to understand and a great time.

I love playing with this game. I bought this for my friend, and we fall in love with this game. It’s too much fun like the old games of Pokemon. It remains me of the first three seasons of Pokemon.

My 6 year old son LOVES Pokemon, so naturally, when he got a switch for his birthday, this was the first game we bought him; he loves it, and I love that he can now read through the wonders of public education, so I don't have to read every line of dialogue. The controls are easy, and he loves catching Pokemon. Battles are simplistic, and the story seems on par with any other type of Pokemon story that's been in previous games/tv shows/movies, etc. Graphics are great, and the ability to take this on the go is fantastic. You also have several control options, depending on your style or the type of play (on tv vs handheld, etc.). I would definitely recommend.

This completed my Pokemon collection on Switch. Are the new Pokemon games as good as the old ones? Nah, but I knew what I was getting and am happy with the purchase.

Got it for a family members kid and they loved it. Easy for kids compared to the main line games and also has mechanics from Pokémon Go which is also fun.

This is the first Pokemon game I've played since FireRed and LeafGreen. I tried getting into the 3DS titles, but just felt overwhelmed by the amount of Pokemon and features available. I decided to pick this game up to try and reignite my love of Pokemon games and it's definitely working! Yeah it's much more simplified than previous releases, but I don't mind at all. I do miss being able to battle wild Pokemon and then catching them. I love that you can see the wild Pokemon walking around in the grass and need to approach them in order to initiate an encounter. It also looks gorgeous. Can't wait for the next main title to release!

I love this! Takes me back to the red, blue, and yellow days but much more improved. A must-have for any Pokemon fan.

A love letter to the original Pokemon Yellow for the gameboy color. On the easy side but great game to add to your collection.

Love! Love! This definitely gives a lot of nostalgia. The only downside is not being able to battle wild Pokémon.

My son is 10 and it was easy for him to figure out and use. Lots of fun and hours of entertainment when he's allowed to use his free time on his switch.

I really liked the game and overall upgrade of the graphics for the Switch. Outside of wishing for a harder difficulty it definitely fufilled my Pokemon nostalgia.

Got this game for my 7 year old niece. She absolutely loved it. I think it's the perfect introduction to Pokemon for kids who may not be familiar with the franchise. It's basically a remake of the old Pokemon Yellow that came out for the gameboy many years ago, but remastered for the modern age. The game looks great. The catching mechanic is easy for kids to grasp. She loved catching the different Pokemon and also having them follow her around the game. This also carries some nostalgia for people who played the original game 20 years ago. I think this is a great game and would strongly recommend.

Nephew enjoyed hours of this game. Noce graphics and bright colors

this game is really fun to play, it has good story and great gameplay

Extremely fun game and super nostalgic!! Only thing I regret is finishing it off so quickly, but had a blast while I did !!

I am a huge fan of the first couple gens of Pokémon, the early games got so much right. So too, in suit, did let’s go pikachu, the spiritual successor of Pokémon yellow. Seeing the Pokémon alive in their world has been fantastic. The Pokémon go mechanics held me back from purchasing for a long time. They weren’t that bad when I started playing. handheld mode on my couch, aim and push a button. You could even get different sized mons for a little bonus and see shinies in the wild. However the motion controls in docked hold this title a little too far away to be a personal favorite. Docked mode will force a joy-con out of your hand in favor of a one remote play through. That along with no added support for pro controllers left this lacking. Don’t go into it expecting more than the “skyward sword” of Pokémon, unless handheld is all you play. All in all, worth a buy if a sale is on.

Bought this for my nephew and he loves it! Highly recommend!

This game is great, minus some of the new features. Like you can’t battle wild Pokemon... but it was still fun! 16 hours of gameplay if you rush a bit.

I grew up in the 90's. I was 13 when Pokemon Red & Blue dropped and 14 when I first played Pokemon Yellow (or Pokemon Pikachu as I called it). This game has brought back so many wonderful memories of my childhood and allowed me to pass a little bit of my childhood onto my little ones. My wife and I play this in co-op too, which is an awesome and totally unnecessary feature that I'm extremely happy they've added. It makes battles a little easy, but it's worth it to spend time together enjoying the game. The game is gorgeous. The graphics are great and probably my favorite thing about this game is seeing all of the old environments, Pokemon, and characters, recreated for today's console generation. The battle animations are awesome as well. If there's anything I don't love about this game, it's the soundtrack. The music is an orchestrated version of the music from the old Gameboy games, which is awesome, but it's just a lot more repetitive and a tad bit more obnoxious than it's 8-bit counterpart. I turned the volume down on the music so that the music during the longer trainer battles wouldn't get on our nerves. Pretty small complaint for such a great game, and a quick fix at that. I'm super stoked for the next big Pokemon game but this game is great in it's own way. Definitely worth playing for new and returning fans of the franchise.

I bought this in addition to the Eevee version, but quickly dropped this one since it didn't have the Pokemon I wanted in it. Either way, this is Pokemon Go, but as a full game. It's weird in that you do a lot of catching of Pokemon, but not a lot of battling. They really take the catchphrase "Gotta catch'em all" to heart! Because you will be catching every single Pokemon you come across to try to get the best stats- or maybe even a shiny. It's an alright mechanic, but can get rather boring after awhile. It's really no surprise the game is as polarizing as it is. You either love it, or hate it. The game is worth a try if you want something more casual, but given that normal Pokemon games are already pretty casual this might be spread too thin to really keep you involved for very long.