Motion controls are compulsory for catching Pokémon in Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee

You'll need to use motion controls to catch Pokémon in Pokémon: Let's Go Pikachu and Let's Go Eevee, regardless of whether or not your Switch is docked, and they're compulsory throughout.

There was a suggestion this was the case from the off but, in a statement passed to Eurogamer, we received the following confirmation - and clarification - of how exactly the new catching system works:

"In handheld mode with both Joy-Con attached - you are still required to move around to aim, but you press a button to throw the Pokéball.

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