See The Pokémon World In First Trailer For ‘Detective Pikachu’

Have you ever wanted to be the very best that no one ever was? To catch them was your real test and to train them was your cause? Okay, enough Pokémon lyrics. Let’s talk about Pokémon movies. More specifically, next year’s Detective Pikachu. And just as he did as the Merc with the Mouth and the Deadpool films, Mr. Ryan Reynolds revealed the film’s first trailer on Twitter today and took us into the wonderful world of Pokémon.

In the trailer, we see Tim Goodman, played by Justice Smith, discussing Pokémon with a man who says that his father was a legend. Once, Tim wanted to be a Pokémon trainer when he was young, but that didn’t really work out. And one night, as we see in the trailer, Tim spots something moving around in his home. And it turns out to be a Pikachu, voiced by Ryan Reynolds. However, that’s not the shocker. Heh. Shocker. You know, because Pikachu is an Electric-type and, okay, moving on.

Anyway, the real kicker is that Tim and the Pokémon mascot can actually understand one another. Not so for all other humans, as the trailer reveals that everyone just hears “Pika Pika” when they speak with Pikachu. Because of course. As we continue in the Detective Pikachu trailer, we see Pokémon from as far back as Generation One in the Red, Blue, and Yellow days and up to as far as the current crop. Justin tells Pikachu that he doesn’t need a Pokémon. Luckily, Pikachu is also a world class detective.

Because if Justin wants to find his father, he’ll need a world class detective. And that’s apparently what this Pikachu is. Well, sheesh, looks like Ash Ketchum got the short straw when he got his Pikachu. Here, watch the first trailer for Detective Pikachu in the video below, all to the tune of The Turtles’ “Happy Together,” too.

That doesn’t mean that Detective Pikachu always gets it right, as we see him fumble during an interrogation scene with a Mr. Mime who tells him, in its own way, to promptly shove it.

In addition, we have the film’s official poster, which you can see below.

Overall, though, what did you think of the trailer? And how do you think Pokémon will translate to live-action? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

Directed by Rob Letterman, Pokémon: Detective Pikachu stars Ryan Reynolds, Justice Smith, Paul Kitson, Kathryn Newton, Ken Watanabe, Karan Soni, Bill Nighy, Suki Waterhouse, Chris Geere, Rita Ora, and Omar Chaparro. Be sure to catch ’em all when the film hits theaters on May 10, 2019.