https://kotaku.com/the-next-pokemon-might-be-set-in-the-uk-and-scottish-t-1832970491

Is there any form of fast travel in this early on? Playing in co-op and all I can do is follow, don't want to be too strict with GO THIS WAY instructions with my daughter as she seems to enjoy wandering aimlessly around and ignoring all my suggestions. So we've traipsed all the way back from the thunder gym to the house we started in, but if I save now we'll restart in the original town.

That name rings a bell. Will keep an eye out, thanks.

Can I have some newbie tips please? Talk to me like I've never played a Pokémon before (hello). I gather than the xp is attributed to all your whole active party ('pokemon in waiting'), but is it a roughly even split? Do the bench warmers get the same as the main two? I'm assuming the unused Pokédeck characters get nowt. The game has been a breeze so far, almost cheat code lack of resistance in co-op, but then the guy in Swirl's spoiler very nearly beat us. At least three of my party were wiped out with one hit each, including one of my big boys (flying character, so weak against thunder tho). Obviously we shpuld've been grinding a bit in between gyms, is this done mainly by catching Pokémon or is there another way? Catching seems to offer up as much XP as battling in recent areas.

Yeah, catching as well as random battles, but since the random battles are finite catching is the best bet.

Look for the glowey ones as you can get exp boost from them, also I think catch combos help a great deal, so catching the same mon multiple times in a row.

This also leads to shinys and rarer mon popping up, which is nice.

Do be careful not to level up toooo much though, I made that mistake and most fights have been a bit too easy, even by Pokemon standards. Also for extra challenge, don’t use your Pikachu/Eevee. I keep him in my party as a backup, but try to use everyone else. My pika basically one shots everything.

Cheers, cosmic.

Google maps?

So announced in the press conference were:

Pokemon Home: seems to be a successor to Pokemon Bank that connects to Go, Bank and Switch.

Pokemon Sleep: Play Pokemon Go in your sleep!

Pokemon Masters: A mobile game developed with DeNA that features famous trainers from the series.

A direct sequel to the Detective Pikachu game on Switch that will resolve the cliffhanger ending of the first one.

Pokemon Shirts: they are planning to expand the custom Pokemon Shirts service to the USA and Europe.

THIS IS SERIOUS POKEBUSINESS BOB.

Pokemon Sleep sounds moronic, but I'll take the Detective Pikachu sequel with gusto.

How was the original Detective Pikachu on 3DS? I kinda want to play it now.

Pokémon home is nice, I've most of my Pokémon transferred to the 3ds Sapphire I think, even my first caught Groudon from Fire Red is there. I'm guessing you can transfer your Go and handheld Pokémon to the switch version? Won't see a reason to transfer them to mobile.

Sleep gets a new piece of hardware again, this time it's a pokeball +, adds an accelerometer so you can place it next to you at night. I wish Nintendo had also found a way to revive the vitality meter for sleep. I'd buy it.

I'm fine with no challenge games.

Gonna keep an eye out for a (second hand) 2ds XL with at least one game I want, Detective Pikachu would be one.

Saw your shiny psyduck in Go, not jealous at all for that.

Blue Swirl wrote:

I loved Detective Pikachu on 3DS, but I wouldn't call it a challenge.

It's a visual novel in all but name

Or just hack your 3DS to unlock the region thing. I'd seriously recommend hacking anyway, if for nothing else than to dump your carts and have them all on the system at once.

Which reminds me, I've got a case of old DSLites in the garage, I really need to get them sent to you!

Yeah I saw that this morning... Gonna hold off for a bit an keep an eye out on Craigslist etc, at some point there must be one there with one of two games... Plus I can't decide on colour. My ds lite is pink, my 3ds is pink, my 3ds XL is red (monhun), my gba micro is purple and my gba sp is ice blue. I feel like none of the 2ds XL colours will go well with that, might need to look into Japanese editions and do what @Daddy says, mod it.

Didn't realize it would region unlock the device too. I'm not a big fan of dumping roms on there, as it'll mean I play everything 10 minutes and then get bored. I like the actual hunt for a game.