best Pokémon title for a 7 yr old?

[EchoStorm]

I have a Nintendo switch for my 7yo son, he is an AVID reader and likes Pokémon and the Pokémon cards. He already collects them and tries to play the card game even by himself. what would be the best starting Pokémon title for him? he reads at a pretty good level.

 

[Scarlet]

If you have a 3DS handy I’d probably say any of those games would do them well. Pokemon XY and ORAS are particularly easy for newcomers and honestly just great games. If you just have a Switch then I’d probably say Sword and Shield over the newest games since they’re more traditional and maybe a little easier for somebody younger. The Let’s Go games are also really fun, and a good middle ground if they’ve played Go on your phone at all already.

 

[EchoStorm]

If you have a 3DS handy I’d probably say any of those games would do them well. Pokemon XY and ORAS are particularly easy for newcomers and honestly just great games. If you just have a Switch then I’d probably say Sword and Shield over the newest games since they’re more traditional and maybe a little easier for somebody younger. The Let’s Go games are also really fun, and a good middle ground if they’ve played Go on your phone at all already.

this is very helpful, thanks. Sword and shield and the Lets Go evee / pikachu sound like what I am looking for. There are so many pokemon games, it gets confusing fast.

 

[Scarlet]

this is very helpful, thanks. Sword and shield and the Lets Go evee / pikachu sound like what I am looking for. There are so many pokemon games, it gets confusing fast.

Yeah that’s totally reasonable. Of the others on the Switch:

Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl are very fun games based on the DS Diamond and Pearl. They feature fewer mechanics compared to the newer generations, but are a little harder as a whole.

Legends Arceus is fun but again does have a few difficulty spikes that could make it unapproachable as a first game. It’s also quite different to other Pokemon games, so if they really liked it they might be disappointed when the other games don’t play the same.

Scarlet and Violet are the newest ones, and while I do enjoy them a lot, they fall short on performance and visuals. Really interesting open world to play on, but probably something I’d recommend once they’ve tried a few other games.

Hope all that helps anyway, and here’s hoping they enjoy the series!

 

[A-Hacked-Soul]

Lets Go Eevee, it is meant to be a good starting point for younger kids to get into the main series. Otherwise a good spin-off for kids is the Mystery Dungeon series.

 

[QueenNirn]

As a first pokémon game for your 7 year old I recommend Let's Go Eevee. They won't easily get lost, the pokédex isn't too big, it's not too challenging, and shinies appear outside of battle (meaning you are able to see shiny Pokemon while walking around unlike other games such as Sword/Shield where you have to engage in battle. Plus, the type system isn't vast like Violet/Scarlet so it's less stressful.

 

[DestinyWells]

That's great to hear that your 7-year-old son is an avid reader and enjoys Pokémon and Pokémon cards

• Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield
• Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX
• Pokemon Let's Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon Let's Go, Eevee

 

[Dondonuts]

Probably Sword Shield since it's very easy

 

[Ryab]

I have a Nintendo switch for my 7yo son, he is an AVID reader and likes Pokémon and the Pokémon cards. He already collects them and tries to play the card game even by himself. what would be the best starting Pokémon title for him? he reads at a pretty good level.

Probably the Let's Go games? They are definitely the most simplistic titles.

 

[AncientBoi]

uh, Chukapik?