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Pokemon Let’s Go Cheats, Secrets and Exploits

This guide covers the real shortcuts in Let’s Go rather than cheat codes: hidden unlocks like the Shiny Charm, free starter Pokemon, the IV Judge, Hyper Training and daily prizes. Stack a long Catch Combo with a Lure and the Shiny Charm for the best shiny odds in the game.

Pokemon Let's Go cheats: Let's Go Pikachu and Let's Go Eevee box art — Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee share every unlock on this page.

Shiny Charm: 1 in 1,365.3after 150 Pokemon caught
Best shiny odds: 1 in 273.1Combo 31 and up, Charm and Lure
Starter gifts: 3Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle
IV Judge: 30 speciesRoute 11 and 12 gate

Let’s Go unlockables checklist

This guide covers unlocks rather than cheat codes: the hidden unlocks and daily prizes that make the game easier, with what each one needs and where to go.

Shiny Charm
Need
Catch all 150 Pokemon from Bulbasaur to Mewtwo. Mew, Meltan and Melmetal are not needed.
Where
The game director on 3F of the Celadon Condominiums, Celadon City
Reward
A diploma and the Shiny Charm: shiny odds go from 1 in 4,096 to 1 in 1,365.3
Shiny guide
Bulbasaur gift
Need
30 caught Gift from a woman in a house near the Cerulean City Pokemon Center after catching 30 Pokemon
Where
Cerulean City
Reward
Bulbasaur at Lv 12 grasspoison
Starter guide
Charmander gift
Need
50 caught Gift from a man on Route 24 north of Nugget Bridge after catching 50 Pokemon
Where
Route 24
Reward
Charmander at Lv 14 fire
Starter guide
Squirtle gift
Need
60 caught Gift from Officer Jenny in Vermilion City after catching 60 Pokemon
Where
Vermilion City
Reward
Squirtle at Lv 16 water
Starter guide
IV Judge
Need
Register 30 species in your Pokedex.
Where
Professor Oak’s aide in the gate between Route 11 and Route 12
Reward
The Judge: press Y on a Pokemon’s summary to see how good each IV is.
IV guide
Hyper Training
Need
Beat the Elite Four, a Pokemon at Lv 100 and a Bottle Cap or Gold Bottle Cap
Where
Mr. Hyper on Route 5
Reward
One stat (Bottle Cap) or every stat (Gold Bottle Cap) acts as if its IV were 31.
Hyper Training
Daily Bottle Cap
Need
After defeating Mina (once per day)
Where
Vermilion City
Reward
One Bottle Cap for Hyper Training.
Hyper Training
Game Corner floor pickups
Need
Nothing: check the floor of the Game Corner each day. The hidden items are random and change daily.
Where
The Game Corner in Celadon City
Reward
Courage Candy Courage Candy L Health Candy Health Candy L Mighty Candy Mighty Candy L Quick Candy Quick Candy L Smart Candy Smart Candy L Tough Candy Tough Candy L Bottle Cap Gold Bottle Cap
Candy guide
Madam Celadon natures
Need
10,000 and a pick of flowers to water and thin out.
Where
Madam Celadon in Celadon City
Reward
The wild Pokemon you meet take the nature you picked for the rest of the day.
Madam Celadon guide

Shiny odds and perfect IV boosts

Catch the same Pokemon again and again to build a Catch Combo. The combo, a Lure and the Shiny Charm stack: here are the shiny odds for every setup. The combo boost to shiny odds covers only the next spawn of the species you are chaining, so keep catching that species to keep it going.

Catch Combo 0 to 10No items1 in 4,096Lure1 in 2,048Shiny Charm1 in 1,365.3Charm and Lure1 in 1,024

Catch Combo 11 to 20No items1 in 1,024Lure1 in 819.2Shiny Charm1 in 682.7Charm and Lure1 in 585.1

Catch Combo 21 to 30No items1 in 512Lure1 in 455.1Shiny Charm1 in 409.6Charm and Lure1 in 372.4

Catch Combo 31 and upNo items1 in 341.3Lure1 in 315.1Shiny Charm1 in 292.6Charm and Lure1 in 273.1

A long combo also guarantees perfect IVs

Combo 11 to 202 perfect IVsat least, on the Pokemon you catch

Combo 21 to 303 perfect IVsat least, on the Pokemon you catch

Combo 31 and up4 perfect IVsat least, on the Pokemon you catch

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Catch ComboEvery combo reward: shiny odds, perfect IVs, EXP and candy.Catch Combo guide

Shiny odds calculatorYour odds for any combo and item setup.Open the calculator

LureWhere to find Lures in Let’s Go.Lure item

Legendary and hidden Pokemon

Fixed encounters and special Pokemon you can miss. Each card shows where to go, and the level where it is known.

Snorlax

normalLv 34Route 12Wake it with the Poke Flute; it blocks the Route 12 passage

Snorlax

normalLv 34Route 16Wake it with the Poke Flute; it blocks the Route 16 passage

Articuno

ice

flyingLv 50Seafoam Islands

Zapdos

electric

flyingLv 50Power Plant

Moltres

fire

flyingLv 50Victory Road

Mewtwo

psychicLv 70Cerulean CaveDefeat the Elite Four and become Champion first

Mew

psychicMythicalPoke Ball Plus accessoryA new, unredeemed Poke Ball Plus includes a one-time Mew gift. Use it as your controller and receive Mew through Mystery Gift.

Meltan

steelMythicalPokemon GO transferSend a Pokemon from Pokemon GO to Let’s Go to open a Mystery Box in GO. Catch the Meltan it brings, then move them to the GO Park.

After you become Champion and catch the legendary birds, they can show up again as very rare spawns in the sky.
Save before you start each legendary battle.

Legendary Pokemon guide

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