Pokemon fans are going to be in for a live-action ride a few months from now, as Warner Bros. Pictures team up with Legendary Pictures and The Pokemon Company to bring a different kind of adventure in "Pokemon: Detective Pikachu" - which sees a wise cracking Pikachu team up with a young man named Tim Goodman - who is searching for his detective father Harry. Together, the unlikely duo go off in an adventure that sees familiar and beloved Pokemon make their live-action debut for the very first time.
Check out the new trailer now - with more backstory surrounding the amnesianic Detective Pikachu and Tim meeting other Pokemon like Bulbasaur and MewTwo!
POKÉMON Detective Pikachu – Official Trailer 2
Directed by Rob Letterman and starring Ryan Reynolds as the voice of the titular character, Pokemon: Detective Pikachu hits theaters on May 9 in the Philippines courtesy of Warner Bros. Philippines!
The video game world celebrates today, as Pokemon - the ingenious creation of one Satoshi Tajiri and owned by The Pokemon Company, turns 20 years today - honoring a legacy that has spanned through several games where Pokemon Trainers capture different types of creatures to train and do battle against one another in a worldwide arena that holds infinite possibilities and pure combat fantasy!
Since its inception in February 27, 1996 with a game called Pocket Monsters Red and Green for the original Nintendo Game Boy, what would be known as "Pokemon" see the first game revised and ported to the US in 1998 as "Pokemon Red and Blue", before getting a rereleased enchanced version with "Pokemon Yellow". That would then start a chain reaction that saw the fanbase grow and the game evolve into a lucrative media franchise, extending itself beyond games and expanding into trading card games, toys, anime series, movies, and much much more.
The most recognizable Pokemon and ultimately the franchise's mascot would be Pikachu - the yellow tiny creature that has electric powers. The character has appeared alongside its master and trainer Ash Ketchum since the original Pokemon animated series that started in 1997. Their adventures and partnership are legendary and awe inspiring, as is that catchy intro song.
Pokemon Original Intro
With two new installments coming out later this year in Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon for the Nintendo 3DS, Pokemon's legacy is indeed intact and getting more followers and fans each day. Happy 20th Anniversary Pokemon... I Choose You!
Right after booting up and going online, I had to bear witness to this grotesque sight:
Bear in mind, I'm not a big fan of Pokemon, but Pikachu is and forever will be the mascot of the series everyone around the world can identify with. I just couldn't imagine that Street Fighter's own Blanka would chew on the poor sap and drain his power to give the beast from Brazil a nice fresh charge of Electricity! The fiend! Ash must be mourning his little friend by now!XD
