Pokémon Detective Pikachu Dvd

Pokémon Detective Pikachu is a 2019 urban fantasy mystery film directed by Rob Letterman. Based on the Pokémon franchise created by Satoshi Tajiri and serving as a loose adaptation of the 2016 video game of the same name, it was written by Letterman, Dan Hernandez, Benji Samit and Derek Connolly, from a story by Hernandez, Samit and Nicole Perlman. The film was produced by Legendary Pictures in association with Toho. It is the first live-action Pokémon film. Ryan Reynolds stars as the voice and facial motion capture of Pikachu, with Justice Smith, Kathryn Newton, Suki Waterhouse, Omar Chaparro, Chris Geere, Ken Watanabe and Bill Nighy in live-action roles. The plot follows aspiring trainer Tim Goodman and the titular Pokémon as they attempt to uncover the mysterious disappearance of Tim’s father, Harry.

Filming took place from January to May 2018 in Colorado, England and Scotland. Detective Pikachu was released in Japan on 3 May 2019 and in the United States on 10 May 2019, distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures in RealD 3D, Dolby Cinema, 4DX, and ScreenX formats. It is the first Pokémon film to be distributed theatrically in the United States since Pokémon Heroes (2003) and the first to be distributed by Warner Bros. since Pokémon 3 (2001). The film received mixed reviews from critics, and a worldwide gross of over $433 million, it is the second highest-grossing video game film adaptation of all time behind Warcraft. Development of a sequel was announced in January 2019, before the release of the film.

Plot

In the Pokémon universe, Tim Goodman is a 21-year-old insurance adjuster who gave up his dream of being a Pokémon trainer following the death of his mother and becoming estranged from his father Harry. Tim is contacted by the police of Ryme City, a city where humans and Pokémon live together in harmony, and capturing and battling with Pokémon is outlawed. He is informed by Harry’s friend and Ryme City police detective, Hideo Yoshida, that Harry was killed in a car accident. Tim goes to Harry’s apartment to sort things out and meets Harry’s police partner: a deerstalker-clad amnesiac talking Pikachu whom only Tim can understand; all others simply hear him say “Pika.” Tim accidentally releases a mysterious purple gas, “R,” from a vial he finds in Harry’s office; they are then attacked by a party of Aipom[d] who become rabid under the gas’s influence.

The pair escape and Pikachu explains that after losing his memory following the crash, he believes that Harry also survived the crash as no body was found at the crash site. They meet an informant of Harry’s, a Mr. Mime who directs them to an underground illegal Pokémon battle arena. The arena’s owner, Sebastian, recognizes Pikachu, who had injured his Charizard in a previous battle, and demands a rematch. He doses Charizard with “R”, stirring it into a violent rage and Pikachu is unable to summon his electrical powers to fight back. While attempting to save Pikachu, Tim knocks Sebastian over and breaks several gas vials in his jacket, sending the arena’s Pokémon into a frenzy. The arena is raided by police and Tim is brought to Yoshida, who reveals footage of Harry’s crash, explaining that it is impossible for Harry to have survived.

Tim and Pikachu are contacted by Howard Clifford, the wheelchair-bound founder of Ryme City and Clifford Industries. Howard reveals Harry was abducted by an advanced form of Mewtwo, who erased Pikachu’s memory. He warns Tim that his son Roger is behind the creation of “R”. Tim and Pikachu recruit aspiring journalist Lucy Stevens and her Psyduck and travel to the abandoned genetics lab Harry was investigating. The lab’s personnel had been experimenting on Mewtwo and synthesized “R” from his genes. They are attacked by genetically enhanced Greninja and Pikachu is gravely injured. Tim begs a Bulbasaur to help Pikachu and it leads them to Mewtwo, who heals Pikachu before being captured by Roger. Pikachu remembers that he helped Mewtwo escape from the lab and believes he was responsible for betraying Harry. Not trusting himself, he leaves Tim.

Pikachu comes across the crash site and finds evidence that it was the Greninja, not Mewtwo, who were responsible. In Ryme City, Howard reveals the captured Mewtwo to Tim, exposing himself as the true mastermind: he takes control of Mewtwo’s body using a neural-link helmet that places his mind inside Mewtwo while his human body remains in the wheelchair. He explains that Mewtwo can fuse humans and Pokémon, allowing humans to evolve as Pokémon can and become one with them, also eliminating disabilities like Howard’s, but this can only be done if the Pokémon is in a confused state, thus the need for “R”. Believing this is the future of humankind, Howard releases “R” across the city and begins fusing humans with their Pokémon. Pikachu summons his electrical powers to battle Mewtwo while Tim fights Howard’s genetically modified Ditto, who had been impersonating Roger; the real Roger had been tied up and gagged by his father. Tim manages to remove Howard’s helmet from his body, freeing Mewtwo from his control.

Mewtwo restores the city inhabitants to normal, Howard is arrested and Roger hires Lucy as a full-time reporter, vowing to fix his father’s mistakes. Mewtwo explains that Harry tried to save him from Howard and helped him escape, but was attacked by the Greninja. Pikachu had volunteered to have himself fused with Harry to save his life, the experience erasing both their memories. Mewtwo separates the two and Harry reunites with Tim in his human body. Tim decides to stay in Ryme City to become a detective and spend more time with his father and Pikachu.

Cast

Ryan Reynolds as:
Detective Pikachu, a world-class detective and exceptionally intelligent talking Pikachu whom only Tim can understand. Reynolds performed both the voice and facial motion capture for the character.
Ikue Ōtani provides Detective Pikachu’s normal voice as heard by everyone other than Tim. Ōtani reprises her role from the Pokémon animated series and video games.
Harry Goodman, Tim’s missing father and a veteran Ryme City police detective.
Justice Smith as Tim Goodman, a former Pokémon trainer and insurance agent looking for his missing father. He is also Detective Pikachu’s partner and the only person capable of hearing him speak.
Max Fincham as Young Tim Goodman.
Kathryn Newton as Lucy Stevens, a junior reporter who is accompanied by a Psyduck.
Suki Waterhouse as Ms. Norman/Ditto, Howard’s genetically-modified Ditto who poses as his bodyguard and assistant, Ms. Norman.
Omar Chaparro as Sebastian, a Pokémon trainer who runs a secret Ryme City Pokémon battle arena and is accompanied by a Charizard.
Chris Geere as Roger Clifford, Howard’s son who is president of CMN and Clifford Industries.
Rita Ora as Dr. Ann Laurent, a scientist for Clifford Enterprises experimenting on Mewtwo.
Karan Soni as Jack, Tim’s friend who is a Pokémon trainer and encourages him to catch his own Pokémon.
Josette Simon as “Grams”, Tim’s grandmother who took care of him after the death of her daughter (Tim’s mother).
Ken Watanabe as Detective Hideo Yoshida, a veteran Ryme City police lieutenant and friend of Harry who is accompanied by a Snubbull. Watanabe also voiced his own lines in the Japanese version.
Bill Nighy as Howard Clifford, Roger’s father and the disabled visionary behind Ryme City and founder of Clifford Industries.
Rina Hoshino and Kotaro Watanabe as Mewtwo, a man-made Pokémon that was targeted by Howard Clifford for his abilities.
Rachael Lillis as Jigglypuff (archive voice recording)
Additionally, Diplo appears as the DJ who performs at Sebastian’s Pokémon arena. Ryoma Takeuchi, who provides the Japanese dubbed voice of Tim, has a cameo as a Pokémon trainer in a video Tim watches. In a deleted scene, Rob Delaney appears as a co-worker of Tim at the insurance company.