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Pokemon: Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee are now available onSwitch, marking the series’ proper debut on Nintendo’s hybrid console. While not direct remakes of the classic Pokemon Yellow version, the pair follow its template very closely, featuring the same setting, story beats, and the original 151 Pokemon (plus their Alolan variants, which could be acquired either from certain NPCs or by transferring them over from Pokemon Go).

Despite their many similarities to Yellow, Let’s Go Pikachu and Eevee do introduce some new elements to the series–most notably Meltan, a brand-new Mythical Pokemon that hasn’t appeared in any previous mainline Pokemon game. Fittingly for a Mythical Pokemon, Meltan can’t be acquired through normal means, so we’ve put together a guide explaining just how you can add it and its evolved form, Melmetal, to your collection.

How To Catch Meltan

The key to getting a Meltan in Let’s Go involves connecting the games to Pokemon Go. As previously mentioned, you can link the mobile title to Let’s Go via Bluetooth and transfer any Gen 1 Pokemon you’ve captured there over to the Switch games. The Pokemon you’ve transferred will then appear in the Go Park, a new facility that replaces the Safari Zone in Fuchsia City. See our full guide to connecting Go and Let’s Go for more details.

To begin a transfer, simply speak to the receptionist at the front desk of the Go Park and follow the on-screen prompts. This is a one-way process; any Pokemon you send from Go to Let’s Go can’t be returned to the mobile game. However, you’ll need to complete at least one transfer in order to catch Meltan, as sending a Pokemon to Let’s Go will reward you with a special item in Go: the Mystery Box.

The Mystery Box is the key to summoning Meltan in Pokemon Go. Once opened, the Mythical Pokemon will begin appearing in the wild for a limited time, and you’ll be able to capture it just as you would any other monster. However, you’ll need to act quickly to catch as many as you can; the Mystery Box only remains open for 30 minutes, and you’ll need to wait a full seven days before you can activate it again by transferring another Pokemon.

While you can typically only transfer the original 151 Pokemon, Meltan is the sole exception. Once you’ve managed to catch one in Go, you’ll be able to send it over to the Let’s Go titles the same way you would any Gen 1 Pokemon. You’ll then be able to recapture it in the Go Park to add it to your team.

At the moment, this is the only way to obtain Meltan in either Go or Let’s Go. You won’t be able to find it in the wild in the Switch games, so if you’re hoping to add one to your collection, you’ll need to link the two titles together. However, The Pokemon Company has teased that a new Special Research questline revolving around Meltan will be available for Pokemon Go players sometime this winter, suggesting there will be other ways to acquire it in the future.

Meltan is a pure Steel-type Pokemon that stands at eight inches tall, making it one of the smallest monsters in the Pokemon universe. While it may not look particularly intimidating, it does have a notable distinction: Meltan is the first Mythical Pokemon capable of evolving, and it’s able to grow into a hulking monster called Melmetal.

How To Evolve Meltan

As before, Pokemon Go is the key to obtaining Melmetal. In order to evolve Meltan, you’ll need to feed it enough Candy in Go, just as you would evolve most other Pokemon in the mobile game. These are acquired each time you catch a Meltan or send one to Professor Willow, but be warned: you’re going to need to capture a lot of Meltans if you’re hoping to get its evolution, as the Mythical Pokemon requires a whopping 400 Candies to evolve.

Given how long it takes to reopen the Mystery Box, amassing enough Candy to evolve Meltan is a daunting prospect. Fortunately, if you’ve stocked up on Rare Candies, you’ll be able to use them to expedite the process. You can also feed Pinap Berries to Meltan during the capture phase, which will increase the number of Candies you receive if you successfully catch it. Once you’ve evolved Meltan, you can transfer your Melmetal to the Let’s Go games and recapture it in the Go Park.

Just as its base form, Melmetal is a pure Steel-type Pokemon. According to the series’ lore, it was worshiped in ancient times because of its ability to create metal. It is also capable of learning a brand-new move called Double Iron Bash, a two-hit Steel-type attack that can make the opposing Pokemon flinch.

Despite being more welcoming than other entries in the series, Pokemon: Let’s Go Pikachu and Eevee are deeper than they may initially appear. Before you embark on your journey, be sure to check out our nine tips you should know. We’ve also put together a guide on how to get Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle in the Switch games. For more, read our full Pokemon: Let’s Go Pikachu and Eevee review.

The latest pair of Pokemon adventures, Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee, are now available for Nintendo Switch. Among other things, the new games feature connectivity with Pokemon Go, allowing you to transfer over certain monsters from the mobile title. In fact, doing this is quickest way to unlock the new Mythical Pokemon Meltan, but even if you don’t own either of the Switch games, you’ll have a way to get the new Hex Nut Pokemon in Go.

A new Special Research questline centering around Meltan is now live. By completing the missions assigned by Professor Willow, you’ll be able to encounter the new Mythical Pokemon in Pokemon Go, even without connecting it to either of the Let’s Go titles. The new questline arrived much earlier than anticipated; The Pokemon Company had previously teased that Special Research related to Meltan would be available this “winter,” although it hadn’t provided a time frame.

In addition to the new Special Research, Niantic is rolling out a few more special events to commemorate the launch of Pokemon: Let’s Go. First, you’ll be able to collect new Field Research tasks focusing on Gen 1 Pokemon at PokeStops from now until November 27. Niantic says these tasks feature monsters “not commonly found” in either of the Let’s Go games, such as Kabuto and Omanyte, giving you a good incentive to catch and transfer them over.

On top of that, new Raid Battles are slated to arrive in Go from November 23-26. During this time frame, you’ll be able to encounter certain Eevee evolutions–Flareon, Jolteon, Vaporeon, Espeon, and Umbreon–as Raid Bosses. Raichu and Alolan Raichu will appear as Raid Bosses more commonly during this period as well.

Unlike other Mythical Pokemon, Meltan is capable of evolving. Its second form is known as Melmetal, and it can learn an exclusive Steel-type attack called Double Iron Bash. Be sure to check out our guide on how to get Meltan and Melmetal. We’ve also put together nine tips to know before starting Pokemon: Let’s Go and a guide on how to catch Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle.

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When transferring your Pokemon from Pokemon Go to Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu / Let’s Go Eevee, make sure you don’t do anything to interrupt the process, says Nintendo. Interrupting the transfer could result in you losing some of your Pokemon from Pokemon Go.

To make sure the process isn’t interrupted, Nintendo highlighted some best practices on its support site. When you decide to start moving your Pokemon from Go over into Let’s Go, make sure to avoid clicking the home or power button on your Switch. You also don’t want to press the home button, turn off Bluetooth, or suspend the Pokemon Go app on your mobile device. Nintendo also advises keeping your mobile device and Switch console close together during the process to ensure a smooth transition.

Following this advice should prevent any problems when you transfer your Pokemon. If you notice that your transfer has somehow paused itself or did not completely move all your Pokemon over, Nintendo advises you turn off the Pokemon Go app and uninstall it. After reinstalling the game, you should be able to resume the transfer again. However, any Pokemon that were in between your mobile device and Switch may be lost for good, “as uninstalling and reinstalling the app would cause the transfer process to be stuck in limbo.”

If you’re having trouble transferring any of your Pokemon from Go to Let’s Go–including the Pokemon Go exclusive Meltan–check out our guide. For even more Let’s Go tips, check out our list of 9 things you should know before starting and our guide to getting Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle.

In our Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu / Let’s Go, Eevee review, Jake Dekker gave the two games an 8/10, writing, “…Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee are delightful reimaginings of the series’ origins and a deep RPG in their own right. It makes a lot of smart improvements on the original Red, Blue and Yellow while holding on to what made them so special in the first place.”

Fallout 76’s new leveling system is very different from previous games. This time it’s based around Perk cards, which you earn after leveling up or completing challenges. Every time you level up, you can put a point into one of the seven S.P.E.C.I.A.L. skills that make up your character’s stats, and then pick a card to equip for the skill. The number of points you have in that skill determines how many cards you can have. For example, if you have four points in a particular skill, you can unlock four Rank 1 cards, or two Rank 2 cards, or one Rank 3 card and one Rank 1 card. A Perk card always starts at Rank 1, but if you want to upgrade its rank, you need to combine it with variable duplicates of the same card.

There are a bunch of cards to collect, and you get them at random. What you get is more reliant on luck than anything, but if you’re curious what’s out there, we’ve got your covered. Below we’ve compiled every card we’ve earned so far and have broken them all down into their specific categories. Be sure to check back often as we update this feature with even more Perk cards.

If you’re hungry for more guides, check out our in-depth feature highlighting essential tips you should know before starting. You can also read our survival guide for details on locations to visit first, as well as a basic rundown of the game’s systems. If you’re curious about our thoughts on the game, be on the lookout for our review in progress in the days ahead.

In the meantime, got any super useful Perk cards that don’t see here? Be sure to tell us all about them and how great they are for your current character build in the comments below.

Strength

Many of the Strength Perk cards we’ve found help you dish out extra damage with the different weapon types, such as Slugger and Gladiator, which affect the damage of two-handed and one-handed weapons respectively. Others increase your ability to withstand the weight of your weapons and equipment. There’s plenty for you to play around with if your objective is to utterly devastate enemies and players.

Perception

Accuracy, firearms damage, and environmental awareness is the name of the game for Perception. You’ll want to net these bonuses if you’re more an exploration-focused player whose also a fan of picking locks effectively and keeping your distance from enemies.

Endurance

It’s not easy living out in the wasteland. Endurance Perk cards are going to increase your ability to resist diseases and radiation, as well as increase the effectiveness of your health items, and expand your repertoire of ways to get back into tip-top shape–for better or worse (refer to Cannibal).

Charisma

Charisma won’t mean much if you’re not the type to join up with friends. Most of the Charisma Perk cards we’ve found help heal teammates and offer bonuses to their statistics. But don’t ignore Charisma Perk cards entirely, as there are some that help out solo players too, like Field Surgeon, which makes it so Stimpaks and Radaway work much quicker. There’s also Bloocksucker, which makes drinking blood a totally viable way to quench your thirst! We’re still debating on whether or not that’s either creepy or charismatic..

Intelligence

As you’d expect, Intelligence Perk cards improve your ability to craft weapons and armor. They also offer bonuses to hacking, health gain, and explosives damage. There’s plenty more that we’ve yet to find here, but these are the sorts of cards you’ll want if you’re more of a methodical tactician and tinkerer.

Agility

Agility Perk cards add some finesse to your survival, offering you bonuses to Action Points and your overall physical ability. Whether it’s reducing the weight of food and drink or just making you better at sneaking, you’ll want Ability Perk card bonuses if you favor physical capability over strength and endurance.

Luck

Luck Perk cards often increase your ability to pick up more money or resources. Others just improve an incredibly specific characteristic, like Can Do!, which ups your chances of finding an extra canned good when searching a container. Not every card we’ve found so far is useful, but it certainly doesn’t hurt to stat into Luck every once in a while to see what interesting bonus you might get.

There are plenty of games going on sale this Black Friday, including the recently released Red Dead Redemption 2. The game is being discounted at a few select retailers, as well as on online stores.

All the current RDR2 Black Friday deals are outlined below. We will continue to add to the list as new discounts are announced. Be sure to stay on top of when specific retailers–like Best Buy and Walmart–open and close their doors for Black Friday so you can plan accordingly.

It’s worth noting that, instead of discounting the standard edition of RDR2, most retailers seem to be selling the game with a free additional bonus. For example, at Best Buy, the Black Friday deal comes with RDR2 and a special collapsible cup. At Walmart, the Black Friday deal is for the store’s exclusive steelbook edition.

For now, the best Black Friday Red Dead Redemption 2 deal is available through the Xbox Live Marketplace and PlayStation Network. The normally $80 Special Edition is being lowered to $72 for Black Friday. The Special Edition comes with the base game, as well as a bank robbery mission and gang hideout, Dappled Black Thoroughbred horse, talisman and medallion in-game bonuses, boosts, cash discounts, the Nuevo Paraiso Gunslinger outfit, and several free weapons. You can take advantage of the deal on Xbox right now if you have a Gold online membership.

There’s also a “Better Than Black Friday” sale going on at Ebay right now, and one of the games that’s been discounted is Red Dead Redemption 2.

Xbox One

• $60 — Best Buy [with free collapsible cup]
• $60 — Walmart [steelbook edition]
• $72 — Xbox Store [special edition]

PlayStation 4

• $60 — Best Buy [with free collapsible cup]
• $60 — Walmart [steelbook edition]
• $72 — PlayStation Network [special edition]

There’s also a few deals on the original Red Dead Redemption this Black Friday as well. We’ve outlined them below.

Xbox One

In our Red Dead Redemption 2 review, Kallie Plagge gave the game a 9/10, writing, “Red Dead Redemption 2 is an excellent prequel, but it’s also an emotional, thought-provoking story in its own right, and it’s a world that is hard to leave when it’s done.”

Red Dead Redemption 2 is only available for Xbox One and PS4.

Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee take a number of cues from the wildly successful Pokemon Go. The new Switch games borrow Pokemon Go‘s catching mechanics, for example, and in doing so introduce a major change to the Pokemon RPG formula. But on top of that, you can also connect Pokemon Go to Let’s Go directly and transfer any first-generation Pokemon you’ve caught onto your Switch.

Before you begin, know that once you transfer a Pokemon from Go to Let’s Go, you cannot undo it–that Pokemon is gone from your Go account forever. Other than that, there aren’t many restrictions. You can disconnect your Go account from your Switch at any time, so if your friend wants to give you a Pokemon, they can connect their Go account to your Switch with no problem. This is a lot easier than trading the Pokemon in Go itself before transferring, as Pokemon Go trades can cost quite a bit of Stardust.

How To Connect

Connecting your Go account to your Switch is relatively straightforward. In Pokemon Go, open Settings and select Nintendo Switch > Connect to Nintendo Switch. Then, go to the Options menu in Let’s Go and select Open Pokemon Go Settings. When asked if you would like to pair a Pokemon Go account, say yes. As long as both devices are actively “searching” for each other, your Switch should be able to find your Pokemon Go account and allow you to connect.

How To Transfer

To initiate the transfer, head to the Go Park complex in Fuchsia City. Talk to the man at the front desk, select Bring Pokemon, pick a Go Park, and then select Start Communication. From there, open your Pokemon list in Pokemon Go, press the Nintendo Switch icon, and then select the Pokemon you want to transfer. Remember that this is permanent, and the transfer is one-way.

Once transferred, enter the Go Park you selected during the transfer, where you’ll be able to find the Pokemon. Just walk up to the Pokemon and press A to initiate catching it. And don’t worry–if it happens to run away during the catch sequence, you can just try again. You also have 20 Go Parks available with space for 50 Pokemon each, and there’s no limit on how long they’ll stay in the parks.

How Stats Work

Before you transfer a Pokemon, get it appraised in Pokemon Go. We followed Pokemon Go Hub’s guide to check our Pokemon’s stats in Go before transferring them, and we found that the stats do transfer (though the CP won’t be the same). Pokemon in Go have three stats–HP, Attack, and Defense–while those in Let’s Go have the full six, so the stats end up mirrored. For example, a Pokemon with perfect Attack in Go will have both perfect Attack and Special Attack in Let’s Go. The same goes for Defense and Special Defense. The only stat that is randomized as far as we can tell is Speed, so keep this in mind when you’re catching your transferred Pokemon.

How To Get Meltan

Although the transfer from Go to Let’s Go is one way, you do get a bonus in Go for doing it: a Mystery Box. This item allows you to catch Meltan, a new Pokemon that currently is only catchable in Go and can be transferred into Let’s Go. You can read our full guide on how to catch Meltan and its evolved form, Melmetal, for more details.

For even more Pokemon Let’s Go tips, check out our list of things you should know before starting and our guide to getting Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle in the Switch games. Finally, be sure to read our Let’s Go Pikachu and Eevee review for our full thoughts on the game.