POKÉMON Detective Pikachu

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Detective Pikachu 名探偵ピカチュウ Great Detective Pikachu

Premiere Japan 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 ? 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 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

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  English logo

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  Japanese logo

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  Teaser poster

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, along with meeting gruff, talkative Detective Pikachu who was partners with Tim's father and team up with each other to search for him, along with solving other unsolved mysteries across Ryme City.

Featured Pokémon

• Pikachu (Detective Pikachu)

Characters

Humans

• Tim Goodman
• Lucy Stevens
• Lt. Yoshida

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Detective Pikachu)
• Psyduck (Lucy's)
• Charizard
• Greninja
• Charmander
• Dodrio (×3)
• Bouffalant
• Flabébé (Red Flower)
• Venusaur (×2)
• Audino
• Comfey
• Pidgeotto
• Braviary
• Squirtle
• Rufflet
• Pancham
• Jigglypuff
• Emolga (×3)
• Joltik (multiple)
• Bulbasaur (multiple)
• Morelull (×4)
• Aipom
• Mr. Mime

Cast

Staff

Release

Trivia

• The rights to distribute the film outside Japan were initially won by Universal Pictures; however, the rights were eventually taken over by Warner Bros., a distributor of previous Pokémon films.

In other languages

Language		Title
Arabic		"بوكيمون: المحقق "بيكاتشو
Chinese	Cantonese	POKÉMON 神探 Pikachu
	Mandarin	POKÉMON 名偵探皮卡丘
Danish		POKÉMON Detective Pikachu
Dutch		POKÉMON Detective Pikachu
French		POKÉMON Détective Pikachu
German		POKÉMON Meisterdetektiv Pikachu
Indonesian		POKÉMON Detective Pikachu
Italian		POKÉMON Detective Pikachu
Korean		명탐정 피카츄
Polish		POKÉMON Detektyw Pikachu
Portuguese	Brazil	POKÉMON Detetive Pikachu
	Portugal	POKÉMON Detetive Pikachu
Russian		Покемон. Детектив Пикачу
Spanish	Latin America	POKÉMON Detective Pikachu
	Spain	POKÉMON Detective Pikachu
Swedish		POKÉMON Detective Pikachu
Turkish		POKÉMON Dedektif Pikachu

External links

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Articles relating to Detective Pikachu

• Official website
• POKÉMON Detective Pikachu on Facebook
• POKÉMON Detective Pikachu on Twitter
• POKÉMON Detective Pikachu on Instagram
• POKÉMON Detective Pikachu on Weibo (Chinese)
• Film on the IMDb database

This movie article is part of Project Anime, a Bulbapedia project that covers all aspects of the Pokémon anime.