Partner Pokémon (game): Difference between revisions

'''Partner Pokémon'''<ref>[https://pokemonletsgo.pokemon.com/en-us/story/ Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee! | Experience the World of Pokémon]</ref> (Japanese: '''{{tt|相棒|あいぼう}}ポケモン'''<ref>[https://www.pokemon.co.jp/ex/pika_vee/story/180713_08.html 大切な相棒「ピカチュウ」と「イーブイ」｜『ポケットモンスター Let’s Go! ピカチュウ』『ポケットモンスター Let’s Go! イーブイ』公式サイト]<!--Note: both 相棒 and 相棒の are used in places--></ref> ''Partner Pokémon'') refers to the special {{p|Pikachu}} or {{p|Eevee}} the player [[Starter Pokémon|starts]] with in [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]] As the names of the two titles imply, players of Let's Go, Pikachu! receive a Pikachu as their partner, while players of Let's Go, Eevee! receive Eevee. While the player can capture and train other Pikachu and Eevee in both games, the partner Pokémon have various special differences from their typical variants.

{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background:#FFF" width="250px"

| class="roundy" width="12.5%" style="background:#{{Let's Go Pikachu color light}}" | Partner {{pcolor|Pikachu|000}}<br>[[File:0025Pikachu-Starter.png|x150px]]<br><small>{{typecolor|Electric}}</small>

| class="roundy" width="12.5%" style="background:#{{Let's Go Eevee color light}}" | Partner {{pcolor|Eevee|000}}<br>[[File:0133Eevee-Starter.png|x150px]]<br><small>{{typecolor|Normal}}</small>

==Differences from regular Pokémon==

* The partner Pikachu are constantly seen riding on the player's shoulder while Eevee are constantly seen riding on top of the player's head, similar to [[Ash's Pikachu]] in the {{pkmn|anime}}, even when not in the active [[party]].

* Female partner Eevee have a special flower-shaped pattern around the tip of their tail. This trait was later introduced to all female {{p|Eevee}} in [[Generation VIII]] and in [[Pokémon GO]] as a [[List of Pokémon with gender differences|gender difference]].

* They have larger models than their regular counterparts.

==Exclusive moves==

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==Stat comparison==

{{Quartetstats|kanto|025|Pikachu|Electric|35|55|40|50|50|90|0025|Pikachu|form2=-Starter|Let's Go Pikachu|45|80|50|75|60|120|133|Eevee|Normal|55|55|50|45|65|55|0133|Eevee|form4=-Starter|Let's Go Eevee|65|75|70|65|85|75}}

==Gift items==

==Artwork==

{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{Let's Go Eevee color dark}}; background: #{{Let's Go Pikachu color}}"

| style="{{roundy|15px}} border: 2px solid #{{Let's Go Pikachu color dark}}; background: #{{Let's Go Pikachu color light}}" | [[File:Lets Go Pikachu Eevee Male Trainer.png|x200px]]

| style="{{roundy|15px}} border: 2px solid #{{Let's Go Eevee color dark}}; background: #{{Let's Go Eevee color light}}" | [[File:Lets Go Pikachu Eevee Female Trainer.png|x200px]]

| style="{{roundy|15px}} border: 2px solid #{{Let's Go Pikachu color dark}}; background: #{{Let's Go Pikachu color light}}" | [[File:LGPE Sea Skim.png|x200px]]

| style="{{roundy|15px}} border: 2px solid #{{Let's Go Eevee color dark}}; background: #{{Let's Go Eevee color light}}" | [[File:LGPE Sky Dash.png|x200px]]

| {{pcolor|Pikachu|000}} and {{color2|000|Chase (game)|Chase}}  

| {{pcolor|Eevee|000}} and {{color2|000|Elaine (game)|Elaine}}  

| {{color2|000|Secret Technique|Sea Skim}}

| {{color2|000|Secret Technique|Sky Dash}}

|- style="font-size: 80%"

| style="{{roundy|15px}} border: 2px solid #{{Let's Go Pikachu color dark}}; background: #{{Let's Go Pikachu color light}}" | [[File:LGPE Pika Papow.png|x200px]]

| style="{{roundy|15px}} border: 2px solid #{{Let's Go Eevee color dark}}; background: #{{Let's Go Eevee color light}}" | [[File:LGPE Veevee Volley.png|x200px]]

| style="{{roundy|15px}} border: 2px solid #{{Let's Go Pikachu color dark}}; background: #{{Let's Go Pikachu color light}}" | [[File:LGPE Walking Pokémon.png|x200px]]

| style="{{roundy|15px}} border: 2px solid #{{Let's Go Eevee color dark}}; background: #{{Let's Go Eevee color light}}" | [[File:LGPE Catching Pokémon.png|x200px]]

| {{mcolor|Pika Papow|000}}

| {{mcolor|Veevee Volley|000}}

|- style="font-size: 80%"

| style="{{roundy|15px}} border: 2px solid #{{Let's Go Pikachu color dark}}; background: #{{Let's Go Pikachu color light}}" | [[File:025Pikachu LG.png|x200px]]

| style="{{roundy|15px}} border: 2px solid #{{Let's Go Eevee color dark}}; background: #{{Let's Go Eevee color light}}" | [[File:LGPE Legendary birds.png|x200px]]

| style="{{roundy|15px}} border: 2px solid #{{Let's Go Pikachu color dark}}; background: #{{Let's Go Pikachu color light}}" | [[File:LGPE Elite Four.png|x200px]]

| style="{{roundy|15px}} border: 2px solid #{{Let's Go Eevee color dark}}; background: #{{Let's Go Eevee color light}}" | [[File:0133Eevee LG.png|x200px]]

| Encountering the {{color2|000|Legendary birds}}

| Confronting the {{color2|000|Elite Four}}

The partner Pikachu and Eevee appear in [[Pokémon Ga-Olé]].

{{Ash}} forms a [[sync pair]] with a partner {{AP|Pikachu}} in [[Pokémon Masters EX]].

Both the partner Pikachu and partner Eevee appear as {{sbw|Spirits (characters)|Spirits}}. Starting in version 1.2.0 of the game, players of Let's Go, Pikachu will receive the partner Pikachu spirit upon booting the game, while players of Let's Go, Eevee will receive the partner Eevee spirit. Both spirits can also be found on the {{sbw|Spirit Board}}. Both spirits are neutral-aligned ace (3★) spirits. Pikachu grants a boost to the user's attack and speed at 0% {{sbw|damage}}, while Eevee grants an significant temporary stat boost after eating {{sbw|food}}. Unlike most [[Pokémon]] series spirits, Partner Pikachu and Eevee use their boxart artwork from their titular games.

The partner Pikachu and Eevee are based in part on the {{ga|Red's Pikachu|Pikachu}} the {{player}} receives in {{game|Yellow}}, and, by extension, [[Ash's Pikachu]]. While a direct counterpart to the partner Pokémon hasn't appeared yet in the anime, elements of [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]] can be seen as early as ''[[M21|The Power of Us]]'', where [[Risa]] obtains an Eevee as a starter.

|image=LPP Silver Pikachu Coin.png

|image=LPE Silver Eevee Coin.png

Available from Pokémon Centers in tandem with the worldwide release of [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]] on November 16, 2018 were the '''Pokémon Pika & Vee Deck Case & Sleeves''' (Japanese: '''デッキケース＆シールド ポケモン ピカ・ブイ''' ''Deck Case & Shield: Pokémon Pika•Vui''). The deck case features the same {{p|Pikachu}} and {{p|Eevee}} artwork that adorns the boxes of the paired games and has capacity to store 180 cards. The box comes packaged with 2 card dividers and a pack of 64 sleeves that feature a forest scene from the official game art with the [[player character]]s and their [[starter Pokémon]].

A pair of Theme Decks was released on May 3, 2019, inspired by [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]] video games. It features the [[starter Pokémon]] of said games; {{p|Pikachu}} and {{p|Eevee}}. The {{TCG|Let's Play, Eevee!}} Theme Deck contains a Flareon Black Star Promo. Similar to the Theme Decks of the Sun & Moon Series expansions, it comes with damage counters, a custom {{TCG|coin}}, a rule sheet, a deckbox featuring their respective Pokémon, a two-player playmat and a poster with Pikachu and Eevee and a code for the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game Online]], allowing players to unlock the deck.