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{{search|game mechanic in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet|the Nintendo Switch games|Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!}} ''For other uses, see [[Let's Go (disambiguation)]].''
[[File:Let's Go Mechanic SV.png|250px|thumb|Example of Sprigatito during the Let's Go! mechanic.]]
The '''Let's Go!'''<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20221120045948/https://scarletviolet.pokemon.com/en-us/news/lets_go/</ref> mechanic is a feature introduced in [[Pokémon Scarlet and Violet]]. It allows players to command their party's lead Pokémon to [[Walking Pokémon|follow]] them in the overworld.
==Mechanics==
At any point after obtaining their [[starter Pokémon]], the player can press '''ZR''' or '''R''' to activate Let's Go!.
* Pressing '''ZR''' will throw the [[Poké Ball]] containing the lead Pokémon. If Let's Go! is already active, then '''ZR''' will recall the Pokémon. 
** If throwing the Poké Ball hits a [[wild Pokémon]], a {{pkmn|battle}} will initiate; if the player lands a Back Strike, the wild Pokémon will skip its first turn.
** This method allows players to catch Pokémon that are in trees, the sky, or deep underwater, in conjunction with using '''ZL''' to aim. 
* Pressing '''R''' will command the lead Pokémon to run in a straight line and Auto Battle any nearby wild Pokémon. It will automatically warp to the player to continue this action if '''R''' is pressed again or if out of range.

In Let's Go!, the Pokémon will attempt to follow the player, with its speed being dependent on the species. When moving on [[Water tile|water]], only Pokémon that can swim or fly will be able to use Let's Go! effectively. Pokémon that cannot swim or fly will stand on a floatation device, where they will be able to follow the player around, but will be unable to Auto Battle. 

When standing still, the Pokémon will happily circle the player, indicated by musical notes above their head. If the player moves too far away from the Pokémon, or begins an important dialogue sequence or cutscene, it will automatically return to its Poké Ball.

===Status conditions===
If the player's Pokémon is inflicted by a non-volatile [[status condition]] when using the Let's Go! feature, such as {{status|paralysis}} or {{status|poison}}, an animation of its effects can be seen.
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|{{status|Paralysis|Paralyzed}}
|{{status|Poison|Poisoned}}
|{{status|Sleep|Asleep}}
|{{status|Burn|Burned}}
|}

===Auto Battle===
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When a Pokémon is commanded using the '''R''' button, an '''Auto Battle''' will be initiated on any nearby wild Pokémon during Let's Go!, except [[Terastal phenomenon|Terastalized]] and [[Shiny Pokémon]] and [[List of in-game event Pokémon (Scarlet and Violet)|static encounters]]. 

Additionally, Auto Battles occur whenever encountering another Pokémon using the [[Synchro Machine]].

The outcome of an Auto Battle appears to be largely determined by [[level]] and [[type]] advantages, with one of four things happening:<br>
*The wild Pokémon will faint.
*The wild Pokémon will faint, but also damage the player's Pokémon.
*The wild Pokémon will damage the player's Pokémon and not faint, forcing the player's Pokémon to retreat.
** The player's Pokémon will never faint, always leaving at least 1 HP
*The wild Pokémon will take no damage and the player's Pokémon will retreat.

When a wild Pokémon faints from an Auto Battle, the player's [[party]] will receive a fraction of the [[Experience|Exp. Points]] gained from a full battle, with the lead Pokémon gaining the most; a [[Lucky Egg]] does not increase this amount. The player will also receive [[TM Material]]s from the family of the defeated Pokémon. If the player's Pokémon does not retreat, it will continue to Auto Battle any wild Pokémon within range, until there are no more left. 

An Auto Battle will not deduct [[PP]] from the moves of the player's Pokémon. {{EV}}s are not gained from Auto Battles.

If a Pokémon levels up from experience gained through Auto Battles, it will not trigger any [[evolution]]s. This includes Pokémon that require Let's Go! to evolve.

Auto Battles will not trigger against wild [[Shiny Pokémon|Shiny]] or [[Terastal phenomenon#Wild Tera Pokémon|Tera Pokémon]]. Even if the player deliberately targets it, the lead Pokémon will refuse the order.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDfPydmJZDo&ab_channel=TheMGSlow Pokemon Scarlet & Violet, Pokemon will refuse to Auto Battle Shiny Pokemon.]</ref>

===Items===
When in range of any [[item]]s, including hidden items, a Pokémon during Let's Go! will automatically add them to the player's [[bag]].

===Evolutions===
Certain Pokémon will [[Evolution|evolve]] upon [[level|leveling up]] while outside of their [[Poké Ball]] after the player walks 1,000 steps in one session using Let's Go!. The step counter is reset if the player walks with any Pokémon that doesn't evolve through via Let's Go!, or if the game is closed.<ref>https://twitter.com/Sibuna_Switch/status/1678027317891694593</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/Sibuna_Switch/status/1680044846403272704</ref>
*Causes {{p|Pawmo}} to evolve into {{p|Pawmot}}.
*Causes {{p|Bramblin}} to evolve into {{p|Brambleghast}}.
*Causes {{p|Rellor}} to evolve into {{p|Rabsca}}.

===Friendship===
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A Pokémon during Let's Go! will gain additional [[friendship]] when following the player.

==See also==
* [[Walking Pokémon]]
* [[Hidden encounter]]
* [[Symbol encounter]]

==References==
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