After two decades on dedicated handheld platforms, the Pokémon franchise is finally relocating to the big screen. While we wait for the first full-fledged RPG to hit Switch, Pokémon: Let's Go Pikachu and Let's Go Eevee are remakes of the first generation of the series with modern graphics and...

Pokemon: Let's Go, Pikachu and Let's Go, Eevee aren't quite the all-new home-console gen-eight Pokemon games we've been waiting for, but they're a fun throwback to hold us over until Nintendo inevitably unleashes the next big Pokemon games on Switch.

Colorful, well-animated HD graphics; Exploring and catching Pokemon is more convenient, thanks to visible wild Pokemon and Pokemon Go elements

Only 153 total Pokemon to find; Fairly simple experience compared with the later-generation Pokemon games

Paying homage to the Pokémon of yesteryear, the series returns on the Nintendo Switch courtesy of developers Game Freak with two games ( Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee! ) that both come with an interactive device called the Poké Ball Plus.

With the Switch gearing up for its second holiday season on the market, the time has finally come for the hybrid machine to get its first taste of core series Pokémon action. Acting as a reimagining of Pokémon Yellow – an already enhanced version of the series' first titles Pokémon Red and Blue –...

Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee are remakes of Pokémon Yellow and allow players to once again travel back to the Kanto region with the goal of becoming Pokémon Champion. You start your journey as a young trainer from Pallet Town and travel across the beloved region earning gym badges and...

When the games were announced earlier this year, it seemed obvious that the fan base was going to be split over the newest Pokémon titles for a long, long time.

To be fair, Pokemon: Let's Go, Eevee! (or it's Pikachu! sibling) isn't a faithful remake of the Gameboy classics. It adds some major improvements to the formula, introduces new characters, and generally spruces things up for the modern age.

Balls out.

Looks great; Pokémon Go integration works well; Bonding mechanics are nice; Accessible to all ages

Might not please veterans of the series; That music over and over again

I'll be honest, I was a massive Pokemon fan back in the Gameboy and Gameboy Advance days. I've tried to play almost every core game since, but just haven't found myself getting addicted in the same way that I did in the Yellow, Red, Blue or Gold and Silver days.

Pokémon's Switch debut deftly toes the line between returning fans and all-new ones, with a few small wobbles along the way.