"Partner up!"

2019

1h 45m

6.9(7432 votes)

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Adventure

Fantasy

Overview

In a world where people collect pocket-size monsters (Pokémon) to do battle, a boy comes across an intelligent monster who seeks to be a detective.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Ryan Reynolds

Detective Pikachu (voice)

Justice Smith

Tim Goodman

Kathryn Newton

Lucy Stevens

Bill Nighy

Howard Clifford

Ken Watanabe

Lieutenant Hide Yoshida

Chris Geere

Roger Clifford

Suki Waterhouse

Ms. Norman

Josette Simon

Grams

Alejandro De Mesa

Bartender

Rita Ora

Dr. Ann Laurent

Creative team

Directed by: Rob Letterman
Written by: Nicole Perlman
Benji Samit
Produced by: Don McGowan
Mary Parent

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