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Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! (2018)

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It is time for us to go through Viridian Forest, which is full of Bug-type Pokémon, and battle some Trainers inside. You can encounter wild Pikachu, so to those playing Let's Go, Eevee!, you can get Pikachu, but there are a few other Pokémon that were not in Viridian Forest in the original Red & Blue games inside.

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There are two new encounters available in Route 2, and can even be encountered in Viridian Forest.
First up is Caterpie, it starts off very weak, knowing only Tackle and String Shot, you can even catch Caterpie up to Level 6, giving it one level in order for it to evolve into Metapod, where it learns Harden upon evolution. You can encounter wild Metapod, but I recommend evolving it from a Caterpie so then Metapod will have Tackle, because a Metapod with only Harden isn't the best thing to have. Once Metapod reaches Level 10, it will evolve into Butterfree, and it learns Gust upon evolving, but you can catch wild Butterfree, where it will know Gust and Confusion, and it will be a hard catch, but if you can catch a Butterfree, it will save you the trouble of having to train up a weak Caterpie. Unfortunately, since Abilities are not in the game, Butterfree loses out on the 97% Accurate powder moves, which was what made Butterfree useful, it learns Psybeam at Level 16, Quiver Dance at Level 22, which is a great move on Butterfree as it boosts Special Attack, Special Defense and Speed, Air Slash at Level 28, and Bug Buzz at Level 31. As for recommendations, Butterfree is great in the early game, but it does start to fall behind later in the game, you can encounter Butterfree in Let's Go, Pikachu!
Caterpie's counterpart, Weedle knows Poison Sting from the start, and its evolution Kakuna can be found, but I recommend evolving it from a Weedle so then you can have Poison Sting on Kakuna. You can encounter wild Beedrill rarely in Let's Go, Eevee! When caught in the wild, Beedrill will have Peck and Twineedle, but it does get Twineedle when it is evolved from Kakuna. Beedrill learns Fury Attack at Level 16, Focus Energy at Level 19, Poison Jab at Level 22 is a great move on Beedrill, Pin Missile at Level 28, and it can even learn the Dragon-type move Outrage at Level 31. Beedrill has good Attack and Speed, making it great in the early game, but it starts to fall behind the rest of the team in the late game.
Pikachu can be found in Viridian Forest, and even though it is outclassed by the Partner Pikachu, you can evolve Pikachu caught in Viridian Forest, and it can be a good Electric-type in the early game. Once you obtain the Thunder Stone, I recommend evolving Pikachu as soon as it learns Thunderbolt, which is at Level 21, because once it evolves into Raichu, it can no longer learn moves through level up, but Raichu does get Thunder Punch after evolution. For Eevee players, Pikachu is a great addition to the team.
There are also rare spawns, and Viridian Forest is the first area in the game to have rare spawns, in this case, the Grass/Poison-type starter Pokémon, Bulbasaur can be encountered.
If you catch a Bulbasaur above Level 5, it will have Vine Whip, and it learns Leech Seed at Level 9, and at Level 14, it gets Sleep Powder and Poison Powder, which are helpful moves on Bulbasaur. When it evolves into Ivysaur, it gets Take Down at Level 22, and Razor Leaf at Level 31, so it will have to deal with Vine Whip until then, because in previous games, Ivysaur got Razor Leaf at around Level 20. When evolved, Venusaur will learn Petal Dance, and for the rest of its moves, Growth at Level 44 boosts Venusaur's offensive capabilities, and it isn't till Level 71 when Venusaur can learn Solar Beam, which got buffed to 200 base power, but the downside is you have to charge up on the first turn before attacking. Since the Bulbasaur line don't learn any offensive Poison-type moves by level up, Sludge Bomb through TM is a great option. I highly recommend Bulbasaur, as it is great against the first two Gyms, and it is a great Grass-type in the long run, because it not only has good Special Attack, but it is quite defensive. Even though Oddish or Bellsprout are easily accessible, finding a Bulbasaur can be very hard.
There is also a new item called a Lure, which attracts Pokémon, making it easier to chain for a Shiny Pokémon, because if the Pokémon runs or you catch a different species, that will break your chain.

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