'''''Pokémon Detective Pikachu'''''{{efn|Also known as '''''Pokémon: Detective Pikachu''''' and released as {{nihongo|'''''Great Detective Pikachu'''''|名探偵ピカチュウ|Meitantei Pikachū|lead=yes}} in Japan after the original game}} (commonly known as '''''Detective Pikachu''''' or '''''Pokémon The Movie: Detective Pikachu''''') is a 2019 <!-- do not add genres without consensus, primary genre only -->[[Mystery film|mystery]] [[Fantasy film|fantasy]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[Rob Letterman]]. Based on the ''[[Pokémon]]'' franchise, the film is a loose adaptation of the 2016 video game [[Detective Pikachu (video game)|of the same name]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://movieweb.com/pokemon-detective-pikachu-trailer-2/ |title=Detective Pikachu Trailer No. 2 Reveals Mewtwo and More Iconic Pokémon |last=Orange |first=Alan |date=February 26, 2019 |website=MovieWeb |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190226214040/https://movieweb.com/pokemon-detective-pikachu-trailer-2/ |archive-date=February 26, 2019 |url-status=live |access-date=February 27, 2019}}</ref> It was written by Letterman, [[Dan Hernandez]], [[Benji Samit]], and [[Derek Connolly]], from a story by Hernandez, Samit, and [[Nicole Perlman]], and produced by [[Legendary Entertainment|Legendary Pictures]] and [[Toho]]. It was the first [[live action|live-action]] ''Pokémon'' film<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2019/02/detective-pikachu-trailer-ryan-reynolds-pokemon-live-action-1202047481/ |title='Detective Pikachu' Official Trailer: Ryan Reynolds Brings Pokémon Mayhem |last=Sharf |first=Zack |date=February 26, 2019 |website=[[IndieWire]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301150348/https://www.indiewire.com/2019/02/detective-pikachu-trailer-ryan-reynolds-pokemon-live-action-1202047481/ |archive-date=March 1, 2019 |url-status=live |access-date=March 1, 2019}}</ref> and the first live-action film based on a [[Nintendo]] game property since ''[[Super Mario Bros. (film)|Super Mario Bros.]]'' (1993).
The film stars [[Ryan Reynolds]] 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 former Pokémon trainer Tim Goodman and the titular Pokémon as they attempt to solve the mysterious disappearance of Tim's father, Harry.
