Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu! and Let's Go Eevee! are some of the more divisive games in the Pokemon franchise's video game lineup for several reasons, chief among them is the easy difficulty. Recently, dataminers discovered cut Pokemon Let's Go content for both Pikachu and Eevee on the Nintendo Switch and anonymously released the information online.
According to the leaks, the Pokemon Let's Go games had content cut months before release. Among the cut content was Nintendo Switch Pro controller support, music soundtracks, some story events, Pokemon eggs & breeding, and more. However, the leaks also revealed that the games were made to be easier for players as well, which was one of the most divisive aspects of the games at launch.
Twitter user Lewchube reported on the information in the leaks, showing that the games' earlier builds were much more difficult in some ways than the final product ended up being. Lewchube's tweets show that certain boss battles were lowered in difficulty, resulting in some even losing Pokemon they should've had. Some of the boss battles included longtime franchise villain and Team Rocket's boss Giovanni, Dragon-type trainer Lance of the Elite Four, and the Psychic Gym leader Sabrina.
According to the leaks, Giovanni's Pokemon team was 7 levels higher than what their current levels are in the games' final versions. Lance's whole Pokemon team dropped 5 levels for the final game, and Sabrina is missing her Jynx for the games. On top of that, the leaks state that the famous Pokemon protagonist Red was meant to have a bigger role in the games' story, including an early meeting in Pewter City.
Players are able to eventually challenge Red in both Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee, though going by the leaks, the character's role had been greatly reduced in the final builds. Lewchube's tweets even showed that players would've started a cut Fossil story event in Mt. Moon after meeting both Red and Blue, but the data was apparently wiped from the game.
Lewchube's Twitter thread went on to reveal even more information from the leaks, and provided links for viewers to check them out for themselves. Whether or not the changes were real remains to be seen, but the leaks will more than likely confirm some players' suspicions about the games. The leaks do provide players a look at what could've been possible for the final versions of Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee.
Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu! and Let's Go Eevee! are available exclusively on the Nintendo Switch.