Diary Of A Pokemon First Timer: I Wasn't Prepared For Lavender Town

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I've always wanted to get into Pokemon, but never knew where to start. So I asked TheGamer's Pokemon-obsessed editors which game in the series I should play first, settling (somewhat controversially) on Let's Go because A) it's new-ish B) I know all the Pokemon from the anime and C) it's on Switch, my console of choice. Here, then, is an account of my first steps as a Pokemon trainer.

In the first Diary of a Pokemon First Timer, which I guess is a series now, I documented my first steps into the world of imprisoning small creatures in balls and forcing them to fight each other for sport. Since then I've sunk another ten hours into Let's Go Pikachu, and I'm still loving it. Last time I talked about growing surprisingly attached to my Pokemon, and that feeling has only grown stronger over time. The new star of my party (sorry, Ivysaur) is my rock-slinging Alolan Graveler, which is way cooler than the regular Graveler because it's encrusted with crystals and has eyebrows. The game should be called Let's Go Graveler.

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However, as much fun as I'm having battling my way around Kanto, I find the game's relentlessly chirpy, upbeat tone slightly grating at times. It's such a sanitised, clean-cut game, with every edge aggressively smoothed off to appeal to as broad an audience as possible—including, let's be honest, tiny children. But that all changed when I got to Lavender Town. Remember: I didn't play Pokemon Red, Yellow, or any of the other Gen 1 games, so this is all new to me. I'm 26 years late to the party. Which is why it was such a shock to the system when I stepped into this purple-tinged town and felt the mood suddenly, sharply shift.

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