OrangeRKN wrote:Robbo-92 wrote:This is looking in part like it would be a decent first foray into the series, simpler mechanics to play with (pretty sure there's no IV's or EV's), easier catching due to no battling (on one hand at least, having never played Pokémon Go the catching could be awful!) and only having the original Pokémon to catch.
I've played several pokemon games and I've never thought about or noticed IVs or EVs, I don't think they are a barrier to entry.
Balance also isn't an issue when every pokemon game is easy (and can always be broken by just using your starter 'mon)
I never worry about IV's or EV's for normal play throughs either, so they're not a barrier to entry for single player but they do seem essential for online play, so if the Let's Go games can get more people interested in the competitive side of things without the need for worrying about IV's/EV's them it wouldn't be a bad thing in my opinion, I wonder if this might me the norm going forwards though? So an online battle is much more dependent on having move-sets with counters rather than who has the slightly higher stat due to IV's (I suppose they could keep EV's as a Pokémon could have different use cases dependant on its EV spread). When I've played online in the past I've EV trained my team but never worried about IV's, spending ages hatching eggs doesn't exactly scream fun to me
To your second point, yes it's very easy to beat the game just using your starter Pokémon, as at the end of the day the overall level is still the main advantage. Only game/Pokémon I've not tried is GSC with Meganium, keep meaning to give Crystal a try just using Meganium, reckon most of it would be pretty easy but I think Red could actually pose a bit of a challenge (unless you top up your stats with X items and tank against Pikachu).