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NEWS ARTICLES
Movie 22 Website Updates with Character Profile for Armored Mewtwo

The official Pokémon movie website has updated. Translations follow: Character Profiles Characters profile ARMORED MEWTWOSakaki from the Rocket Gang gave Mewtwo this restraining form that controls its power as it searched for the meaning behind its ...

Fans Unable to Get Pokémon Detective Pikachu TCG Promo Packs Due to Limited Supply and Hording

The Pokémon Company and Warner Brothers released the Pokémon Detective Pikachu movie in theaters in North America officially on May 10th, 2019. As part of the promotion for the movie, a 2 card booster pack was being distributed with tickets which included a Pikachu SM190 promo card and a random card...

Pokémon TCG: Detective Pikachu - Bulbasaur Promo Card at Walmart

The official Pokémon website has announced that on May 18th, 2019 from 11am to 4pm, participating Walmart locations in the United States will be distribution a Bulbasaur Promo card and a Detective Pikachu movie poster. Get a Pokémon TCG: Detective Pikachu Promo Card at Walmart Visit particip...

The Art and Making of Pokémon Detective Pikachu

Pikachu Press will be releasing The Art and Making of Pokémon Detective Pikachu, a 200 page hardcover book that goes behind the scenes into the art and making of the movie. The list price is $85.00 USD. High resolution sample pages and cover artwork have been added to an Imageboard thread. Th...

Detective Pikachu - 1st Place in its First Weekend in Theaters Internationally

Pokémon Detective Pikachu was released officially worldwide on May 10th, 2019 and it debuted in 1st place, toppling Avengers: Endgame. As of May 12th, 2019, the movie has made $166,765,242 worldwide, domestically $54,365,242 accounting for 32.6% and foreign $112,400,000 accounting for 67.4% of the t...

Corocoro June 2019 - Armored Mewtwo

Scans of the June 2019 Corocoro issue have been released. Translations follow: The forbidden form has been identified!!! The strongest Pokémon of all, created by humans, appears?! An incredible creature appears in this summer's Pokémon movie! We can see that the skin beyond its black arm...

Pokémon Detective Pikachu Event - Toys R Us Canada - May 18th, 2019

Toys R Us Canada has announced they will be having a Pokémon Detective Pikachu Event on Saturday, May 18th, 2019 at participating locations. Visitors can receive a free Psyduck and Bulbasaur promo cards. POKÉMON Detective Pikachu™ Event Saturday, May 18th 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Just like De...

Movie 22 Website Updates with Info on Upcoming Relevant Media

The official Pokémon movie website has updated. Translations follow: Media Information Magazines: Saturday May 11th: "Monthly Shonen Sunday" - Information on the pre-screening Monday May 13th: "Betsucomi" - Information on the pre-screening Wednesday May 15th: "Corocoro Comic" - Information ...

The Pokémon Company and DeNA Announce New Mobile App

The Pokémon Company and DeNA have announced that a new mobile game app is in development. No further details were revealed. The title, release date and contents will be announced at a later date. Source: http://v3.eir-parts.net/EIR/View.aspx?template=ir_material&sid=116163&code=2432...

Stanford researchers identify brain region activated by Pokémon Characters

A Stanford research paper has been published online in the journal Nature Human Behavior and it indicates that adults who played Pokémon videogames extensively as children have a brain region that responds preferentially to images of Pikachu and other characters from the series. Many of us that p...

Jason Paige - It'll Always Be Me and You - Unofficial Detective Pikachu Theme

Jason Paige, the singer of the original English Pokémon Theme, has posted a video of his new song It'll Always Be Me and You which he has labeled as an Unofficial Detective Pikachu Theme. This unofficial Detective Pikachu Theme echoes the inspirational lyrical and musical energy of the OG Theme. In ...

Ryan Reynolds "Leaks" the Entire Pokémon Detective Pikachu Online

Ryan Reynolds has posted the entire Pokémon Detective Pikachu movie on YouTube ahead of it's theatrical release in North America. The video is 1 hour and 42 minutes long and features the Warner Bros., Legendary and The Pokémon Company logos and some of the movie before it quickly transitions to Pika...