Pokémon: Detective Pikachu is a 2019 urban fantasy mystery film directed by Rob Letterman. The cast of the film consists of Ryan Reynolds, Justice Smith, Kathryn Newton, and Ken Watanabe.
The film was released in Japan on May 3, 2019 by Toho. It was released in the United States on May 10, 2019 by Warner Bros. Pictures.
Plot[]
In Ryme City, a metropolis populated between the bonds of humans and Pokémon alike, a 21-year-old former Pokémon trainer named Tim Goodman comes into contact with a talking Pikachu that once belonged to his father, Harry Goodman, who went missing after an accident. Tim and the talking Pikachu, who calls himself "Detective Pikachu" investigate to find his whereabouts with the help of a reporter, Lucy Stevens and her Psyduck, until they came across something that would endanger the Pokémon world
Cast[]
- Ryan Reynolds as the voice and facial motion capture of Detective Pikachu
- Justice Smith as Tim Goodman
- Kathryn Newton as Lucy Stevens
- Suki Waterhouse as Ms. Norman
- Omar Chaparro as Sebastian
- Chris Geere as Roger Clifford
- Ken Watanabe as Detective Hideo Yoshida
- Bill Nighy as Howard Clifford
Critical Reception[]
Pokémon: Detective Pikachu received mixed to positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, The film has a score of 69% based on 294 reviews with an average score of 6.02/10.