How to Pair with Pokémon GO (Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu!/Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee!)
Instructions on pairing the Pokémon GO smart device app to Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee!.
Additional Information:
- Pokémon GO connects to the Nintendo Switch console via Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) technology. The Poké Ball Plus is not needed to connect them.
- Once paired, Pokémon originally discovered in the Kanto region – including their Alolan and shiny variants – can be moved from the Pokémon GO app into Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee! on your Nintendo Switch console.
- Pokémon cannot be moved from Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee! to the Pokémon GO app.
- There is no limit to the number of Pokémon GO accounts that can be tied to a single save file in Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee!.
Complete These Steps:
- First, set up your Nintendo Switch game to connect to a Pokémon GO account:
- Launch Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! or Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee! from the HOME Menu.
- At any time during gameplay, press the X Button to access the in-game menu, then the Y Button to open the Options menu.
- Select “Open Pokémon GO Settings”.
- Select “Yes” when prompted. The game will begin searching for a Pokémon GO account to pair with.
- Next, set up your Pokémon GO account to pair with the Nintendo Switch game:
- On Pokémon GO, tap the Poké Ball icon, then select “Settings”.
- Scroll down to “Nintendo Switch” and select it.
- Select “Connect to Nintendo Switch”.
- The Pokémon GO app will search for a Nintendo Switch game to connect with.
- When the Nintendo Switch console locates the Pokémon GO account, select “Yes” on the console to pair them.
- Once they’re paired, you can transfer Pokémon from Pokémon GO by visiting the GO Park complex in Fuchsia City.
- For assistance with transferring Pokémon from Pokémon GO, click here.