Pikachu

Detective Pikachu is getting a sequel. In October, you’ll be able to once again solve mysteries with Tim Goodman and his coffee-loving Pikachu with a voice that sounds suspiciously like Will Arnett. The first Detective Pikachu game launched on the DS in 2018. In it, Tim Goodman and a strangely verbose Pikachu in a funny hat worked together to solve various mysteries around Ryme City while investigating the disappearance of Tim’s missing father. Despite it being a Pokémon game, Detective Pikachu had some oddly dark themes…

Detective Pikachu Returns is due to hit Nintendo Switch on October 6th, 2023, and it's available to wishlist today. Nintendo announced a new entry in the franchise back in 2019, hot on the heels of the Detective Pikachu movie, which was an overall, adorable success. Detective Pikachu, the original game, came out worldwide in 2018. It gave Pikachu a new friend and a voice, transforming him into a gruff private investigator and infusing the game with Ace Attorney vibes. It's more of a narrative adventure than traditional…

Screenshot: The Pokémon Company/NintendoToday in Japan, the final episode of the Pokémon anime to feature Satoshi, a.k.a. Ash Ketchum, aired—bringing to a close a legacy that has helped define the franchise for 25 years. But while we have a little while longer to see Ash’s adventure end in the English dub, we’ve already got a peek of what’s on the horizon... literally.To mark the conclusion of this era of the Pokémon anime, the Pokémon Company has released a new trailer for the series’ reboot, which will be known as…

Image: The Pokémon CompanyThe Pokémon franchise is on the precipice of an unprecedented change: The two-and-a-half-decade-old anime adaptation of the game series is preparing to leave behind its protagonist, Ash Ketchum (known as Satoshi in the Japanese version of the show). And now we know just when its new generation will begin their own Pokémon journey.The Pokémon Company has released the first footage from the new iteration of the Pokémon anime, ahead of an hour-long special that will kick off the series in Japan next…

Photo: Legendary/Jemal Countess (Getty Images)Four years after Detective Pikachu proved that a live-action spin on Pokémon was viable, news of a sequel starring Ryan Reynolds’ electric rodent has been quieter than a Tandemaus. But, at long last, there’s been a jolt of life in the project.Deadline reports that Portlandia’s Jonathan Krisel has been tapped to direct the Detective Pikachu sequel at Legendary, with original director Rob Letterman not returning. Little is known about the sequel, other than the script is being…

via The Pokémon Company A couple years ago (2019), a video game movie came out starring Ryan Reynolds as the very famous Pokémon Pikachu. For some reason, Pikachu was a detective in the movie, and despite that really weird premise, Detective Pikachu made an insane amount of money. Then we all forgot about it. That’s about to change, because a sequel is finally on the way. Jonathan Krisel, one of the creators of Portlandia, is currently in talks to direct the live-action sequel, and Chris Galletta (The Kings of…

Woe is me. As journalists, we’re supposed to maintain objectivity, but I can’t help but covet the Pokémon GO Plus+. Despite its silly, repetitive name (yes, it’s actually pronounced “plus plus”), pre-orders of the second-generation automatic Pokémon catcher are closed. So, I’ll have to remind myself to hop online in July 2023 when it goes on sale to the public.The Pokémon GO Plus+ was introduced as part of Pokémon Day, which happens on Feb. 27 every year to commemorate when the original games were released in Japan. This…

Image: The Pokémon Company/NintendoLate last year, the Pokémon Company shocked the world with the announcement that Satoshi—better known in the west as Ash Ketchum—would be bowing out as the enduring star of the long-running Pokémon anime. The company has started rolling out details about the anime’s new heroes... and by revealing that Pokémon could never ditch its true mascot.Announced today, the new protagonists of the series Liko and Roy—and their partner Pokémon Quaxly, Sprigatito, and Fuecoco from the recent Scarlet…

The P in Pikachu stands for pain It would be easy, they said. Pikachu is the surprise 7-Star challenge in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet this weekend. Similar to past 7-Star events, completing this fight awards a unique Pikachu with the Mightiest Mark title that can be obtained once per save file. Additionally, Pikachu will always sport the same moveset and Water Tera-Type, so a winning strategy should theoretically work every time. Otherwise, this encounter is a good way to obtain rare materials like Ability Patches and…

Image: LucasfilmChristophe Gans says he’s returning to Silent Hill soon. Filming has wrapped on Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. Ash’s final Pokémon journey continues with a Pikachu and Meowth team-up. Plus, new posters for John Wick Chapter 4. Spoilers get!Return to Silent HillDeadline reports filming on Christophe Gans’ long-awaited sequel to his 2006 film adaptation of Silent Hill is “due to get underway soon.”The Pope’s ExorcistAccording to Bloody-Disgusting, The Pope’s Exorcist has been rated “R” for “violent…