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POKÉMON Detective Pikachu

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Detective Pikachu
名探偵ピカチュウ Great Detective Pikachu
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Premiere
Japan May 3, 2019
United States May 10, 2019
Home video
Japan N/A
United States N/A
English themes
Opening N/A
Ending N/A
Japanese themes
Opening N/A
Ending N/A
Ratings
United States PG
Great Britain ?
Ireland ?
Canada ?
Quebec ?
Japan ?
Germany ?
Australia ?
New Zealand ?

POKÉMON Detective Pikachu (Japanese: 名探偵ピカチュウ Great Detective Pikachu) is an upcoming live-action Pokémon movie focusing on the character Detective Pikachu, who was first introduced in the Nintendo 3DS game of the same name. It will be released in Japanese theaters on May 3, 2019 and in North American theaters on May 10, 2019. The film will be produced by Legendary Entertainment and distributed by Warner Bros. outside of Japan and China, where it will be distributed by Toho and Legendary East, respectively.

The movie was first revealed in July 2016. Filming took place in London from January to May 2018. The logo and title for were revealed during the opening ceremony of the 2018 World Championships on August 24, 2018.

Directed by Rob Letterman, Detective Pikachu will be the first live-action film in the Pokémon franchise, in addition to CGI-animated Pokémon. The movie features Ryan Reynolds as the voice of Detective Pikachu, Justice Smith as Tim Goodman, and Kathryn Newton as Lucy Stevens.

Other posters and logos

  • Teaser poster

    Teaser poster

  • First poster

    First poster

  • First Japanese poster

    First Japanese poster

  • Final Japanese poster

    Final Japanese poster

  • English logo

    English logo

  • Japanese logo

    Japanese logo

Blurb

The story begins when ace private eye Harry Goodman goes mysteriously missing, prompting his 21-year-old son Tim to find out what happened. Aiding in the investigation is Harry’s former Pokémon partner, Detective Pikachu: a hilariously wise-cracking, adorable super-sleuth who is a puzzlement even to himself. Finding that they are uniquely equipped to communicate with one another, Tim and Pikachu join forces on a thrilling adventure to unravel the tangled mystery. Chasing clues together through the neon-lit streets of Ryme City—a sprawling, modern metropolis where humans and Pokémon live side by side in a hyper-realistic live-action world—they encounter a diverse cast of Pokémon characters and uncover a shocking plot that could destroy this peaceful co-existence and threaten the whole Pokémon universe.

Plot

After his father, Harry Goodman, disappears in a past automobile accident, Tim Goodman travels to Ryme City to look for clues, and meets the gruff, talkative Detective Pikachu, who was partnered with Tim's father. They team up to search for him, along with solving other mysteries across Ryme City.

Featured Pokémon

Characters

Humans

Pokémon

Cast

Cast
Detective Pikachu Ryan Reynolds (voice) Great Detective Pikachu 名探偵ピカチュウ
Tim Goodman Justice Smith Tim Goodman Ryōma Takeuchi ティム・グッドマン 竹内涼真
Lucy Stevens Kathryn Newton Lucy Marie Iitoyo ルーシー 飯豊まりえ
Lt. Yoshida Ken Watanabe Assistant Inspector Yoshida Ken Watanabe ヨシダ警部補 渡辺謙
Harry Goodman Paul Kitson Harry Goodman ハリー・グッドマン
Jack Karan Soni
Sebastian Omar Chaparro
Unknown Bill Nighy
Unknown Chris Geere
Ditto Suki Waterhouse
Unknown Rita Ora

Staff

Detective Pikachu
名探偵ピカチュウ Great Detective Pikachu
Director
Casting
  • Sarah Halley Finn
Music
Costume designer
  • Suzie Harman
Film editors
Production designer
  • Nigel Phelps
Director of photography
Executive producers
Producers
Screenplay
Story
Co-producer
  • Alexandra Mendes
Visual effects

Release

Date Locations
May 3, 2019 Japan
May 8, 2019 Belgium, France, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland (French)
May 9, 2019 Australia, Brazil, Brunei, Czech Republic, Denmark, Fiji, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Italy, Israel, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Portugal, Singapore, Switzerland (German, Italian), Taiwan, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Thailand, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates
May 10, 2019 Argentina, Austria, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, Guatemala, Honduras, Iceland, India, Ireland, Kuwait, Latvia, Lithuania, Nigeria, Norway, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Sri Lanka, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States (including Puerto Rico), Vietnam
May 11, 2019 Mexico, Venezuela
May 16, 2019 Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Kazakhstan, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia
May 17, 2019 Colombia, Peru, South Africa, Spain, Uruguay
May 31, 2019 Poland
May 2019 Indonesia, South Korea
June 7, 2019 Romania
June 12, 2019 Syria
June 13, 2019 Bahrain, Jordan, Lebanon
July 31, 2019 Madagascar
Summer 2019 Egypt
N/A Mainland China

Trivia

  • The rights to distribute the film outside Japan were initially won by Universal Pictures, but were eventually taken over by Warner Bros., a distributor of previous Pokémon films.
  • This is one of two Pokémon-related movies to be released in 2019, with the other being the twenty-second anime movie. Coincidentally, both movies prominently feature a Mewtwo.
  • The Jigglypuff shown in the coffee place wielding a microphone/marker is a reference to the Jigglypuff in the Pokémon anime.
  • The Greninja uses water swords just like the one in Super Smash Bros. does.

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