The POKÉMON Detective Pikachu movie featuring the world-famous electric rat and co. just had its first trailer released! POKÉMON Detective Pikachu stars Ryan Reynolds as the voice of the titular character in the first-ever live-action movie based on the Pokémon brand. The movie releases in theaters May 11, 2019.

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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.

The movie is directed by Rob Letterman (“Goosebumps,” “Monsters Vs. Aliens”) with the visual effects handled by Moving Picture Company (“Wonder Woman”) and Framestore (“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2”) while Warner Bros. Pictures will distribute the movie outside of China and Japan.

What are your thoughts about the first trailer?

 

[Deleted User]

There is nothing more unsettling than Nintendo characters with real life textures.

 

[raxadian]

looks like a movie made in the early 1990s about a duck

Funny enough while the movie was a disaster it did help to make the character more popular.

Just like with Tank Girl.

 

[Veho]

There is nothing more unsettling than Nintendo characters with real life textures.

You make photorealistic Mario sad.

 

[HaloEliteLegend]

I am surprisingly on board with this. Like, wow, that actually looks really great.

 

[Glitchk0ud1001]

• Reynolds fits pikachu
  
• it looks pretty good
  
• i expect nothing
  
• "movie featuring the world-famous electric rat" actually was based on a chipmunk

 

[raxadian]

You make photorealistic Mario sad.

Is that you Papa Smurf? Nice Cosplay!

 

[noobita029]

Why are all the pokemons so furry??.. I would've thought charizard to be scaly, it is a dragon after all..

 

[Issac]

Looks super neat!!!

BUT I really dislike Reynolds :/ I don't know why either, I just do. Oh well Looking forward to this!

 

[Chary]

Okay so the fluffy textures on the Pokemon look adorable. I'm sufficiently hype.

 

[MK73DS]

I ... wasn't expecting that to say the least xD
But this looks fun and not horrible, so why not after all

 

[SushiKing]

Why does Charizard look fluffy? Shouldn't he be scaley?

 

[ThoD]

it reminds me the Jasse&James 's Meow, that one in particular is able to speak to everyones, while all wild ones can't, can anybody explain it?

For Meowth, just go watch episode 70 of the original anime. He literally gets turned down by a female because she liked humans more so he taught himself how to speak like a human only to be turned down again for being creepy

PS: About this movie, well, I thought the screenshot looked creepy, then watched this and I think we are finally getting a good live action movie that actually is promising!

 

[DKB]

Oh my god pikachu is fucking adorable.

 

[leon315]

For Meowth, just go watch episode 70 of the original anime. He literally gets turned down by a female because she liked humans more so he taught himself how to speak like a human only to be turned down again for being creepy

PS: About this movie, well, I thought the screenshot looked creepy, then watched this and I think we are finally getting a good live action movie that actually is promising!

wow, willing transform for an impossible task just love, this Meow is actually is amazing!Such determination and IQ, he can be a genius and a lot of wealthy job offers if he didn't join this stupid criminal organization!

 

[Xzi]

That looks a lot less shitty than I expected. Still not sure about the pick of Reynolds to voice Pikachu though, makes it seem like this is more a PG-13/R comedy and Pikachu is just waiting to pull out the dick jokes.

 

[KingVamp]

I couldn't help, but laugh at the visuals and vibe at first, but I think it works. lol

Why are all the pokemons so furry??.. I would've thought charizard to be scaly, it is a dragon after all..

Why does Charizard look fluffy? Shouldn't he be scaley?

The Charizard doesn't look fluffy to me.

 

[SG854]

This is crazy

 

[Harsky]

Why am I reminded of a fan made Pokémon movie

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pokémon_Apokélypse

 

[THEGUY3ds]

Nice, I didn't even know there was a movie

 

[tatumanu]

I don't like Pokemon ( just not my thing), even I thought the trailer and character animation looked really good!