Howard eventually became convinced that if humanity could live as one side-by-side with Pokémon, they too could evolve into the best versions of themselves, much as Pokémon do. En route aboard a train, he and the other passengers are shown a public service video explaining the city's history: billionaire tycoon Howard Clifford, who developed a degenerative disease, became fascinated with Pokémon as he traveled the world in search of a cure for his condition. Tim travels to Ryme City to place Harry's affairs in order. The movie features Ryan Reynolds as the voice of Detective Pikachu, Justice Smith as Tim Goodman, and Kathryn Newton as Lucy Stevens. The logo and title for were revealed during the opening ceremony of the 2018 World Championships on August 24, 2018.ĭirected by Rob Letterman, Detective Pikachu is the first live-action film in the Pokémon franchise, in addition to CGI-animated Pokémon. Filming took place in London from January to May 2018. The movie was first revealed in July 2016. outside of Japan and Mainland China, where it was distributed by Toho and Legendary East, respectively. The film was produced by Legendary Entertainment and distributed by Warner Bros. It was released in Japanese theaters on and in North American theaters on May 10, 2019.

POKÉMON Detective Pikachu (Japanese: 名探偵ピカチュウ Great Detective Pikachu) is a live-action Pokémon movie focusing on the character Detective Pikachu, who was first introduced in the Nintendo 3DS game of the same name. Please discuss whether or not to move it on its talk page. It has been suggested that this article be moved to Pokémon Detective Pikachu. Pokémon Detective Pikachu redirects here.

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