Detective Pikachu (movie)


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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, who was first introduced in the Nintendo 3DS game. It will be released in North American theaters on May 10, 2019. The film will be produced by and distributed by  outside of Japan and China, where it will be distributed by Toho and, respectively.

The movie was first revealed in July 2016. Filming took place in 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, Detective Pikachu will be the first live-action film in the Pokémon franchise, in addition to CGI-animated Pokémon. The movie features as the voice of,  as Tim Goodman, and  as Lucy Stevens.

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, who was partnered with Tim's father. They team up to search for him, along with solving other mysteries across Ryme City.

Humans

 * Tim Goodman
 * Lucy Stevens
 * Lt. Yoshida

Pokémon

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Trivia

 * The rights to distribute the film outside Japan were initially won by ; however, the rights were eventually taken over by Warner Bros., a distributor of previous Pokémon films.
 * The Jigglypuff shown in the coffee place wielding a microphone/marker is a reference to the in the Pokémon anime.
 * The Greninja uses water swords just like the one in Super Smash Bros. does.
 * The Hungarian dub does not use Ikue Ohtani's characteristic voice for Pikachu but rather lets their voice actor say the "Pika-Pika" when Tim asks if anyone can also hear the Pikachu speak.