<s>
(	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
Great	B-Application
Detective	I-Application
Pikachu	I-Application
)	O
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Creatures	O
Inc.	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
The	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Company	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
family	O
of	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
of	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
franchise	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
works	O
with	O
a	O
talking	O
Pikachu	B-Application
to	O
solve	O
various	O
mysteries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
previous	O
Pokémon	B-Application
role-playing	O
games	O
,	O
Detective	B-Application
Pikachu	I-Application
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
spin-off	O
focusing	O
on	O
narrative	O
storytelling	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
presentation	O
comparable	O
to	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
anime	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
begins	O
with	O
a	O
peculiar	O
talking	O
Pikachu	B-Application
,	O
who	O
claims	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
great	O
detective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
day	O
,	O
Pikachu	B-Application
encounters	O
a	O
boy	O
named	O
Tim	O
Goodman	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
understand	O
what	O
he	O
is	O
saying	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Afterwards	O
,	O
they	O
head	O
to	O
Baker	O
Detective	O
Agency	O
and	O
meet	O
Mike	O
Baker	O
and	O
secretary	O
Amanda	O
Blackstone	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
whom	O
were	O
close	O
to	O
Harry	O
Goodman	O
,	O
Tim	O
's	O
father	O
and	O
Pikachu	B-Application
's	O
owner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Harry	O
had	O
gone	O
missing	O
following	O
a	O
mysterious	O
car	O
crash	O
that	O
happened	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
Pikachu	B-Application
got	O
amnesia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tim	O
and	O
Pikachu	B-Application
deduce	O
that	O
Harry	O
was	O
last	O
seen	O
trying	O
to	O
investigate	O
Litwick	O
Cave	O
,	O
and	O
arrive	O
just	O
in	O
time	O
to	O
rescue	O
GNN	O
reporter	O
Meiko	O
Okamoto	O
and	O
her	O
assistant	O
Emilia	O
Christie	O
from	O
a	O
rampaging	O
Glalie	O
,	O
who	O
seems	O
to	O
not	O
remember	O
why	O
it	O
was	O
attacking	O
to	O
begin	O
with	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
escaping	O
,	O
Tim	O
and	O
Pikachu	B-Application
trace	O
a	O
clue	O
to	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Comprehensive	O
Laboratory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Posing	O
as	O
interns	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
introduced	O
to	O
the	O
staff	O
and	O
are	O
reunited	O
with	O
Emilia	O
and	O
Meiko	O
,	O
who	O
together	O
end	O
up	O
having	O
to	O
solve	O
another	O
rampaging	O
Pokémon	B-Application
incident	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
his	O
arrest	O
following	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
use	O
R	O
to	O
chase	O
them	O
off	O
,	O
they	O
learn	O
that	O
R	O
was	O
actually	O
created	O
by	O
Dr.	O
Waals	O
,	O
who	O
now	O
lives	O
on	O
Cappucci	O
Island	O
,	O
but	O
upon	O
arriving	O
learn	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
under	O
arrest	O
by	O
overzealous	O
lieutenant	O
Brad	O
McMaster	O
for	O
a	O
supposed	O
dangerous	O
Pokémon	B-Application
that	O
has	O
been	O
attacking	O
the	O
native	O
wildlife	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Tim	O
and	O
Pikachu	B-Application
's	O
help	O
,	O
they	O
catch	O
the	O
real	O
culprit	O
,	O
a	O
tourist	O
director	O
who	O
just	O
wanted	O
to	O
possess	O
Dr.	O
Waals	O
 '	O
home	O
,	O
and	O
clear	O
Waals	O
 '	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Waals	O
reveals	O
that	O
R	O
was	O
supposed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
miracle	O
drug	O
using	O
the	O
DNA	O
of	O
Mew	O
,	O
but	O
by	O
mistake	O
the	O
DNA	O
came	O
from	O
Mewtwo	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
a	O
"	O
berserk	O
gene	O
"	O
that	O
causes	O
the	O
rampaging	O
Pokémon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Waals	O
 '	O
advice	O
,	O
Tim	O
and	O
Pikachu	B-Application
head	O
to	O
the	O
abandoned	O
Fine	O
Park	O
where	O
the	O
first	O
rampage	O
occurred	O
with	O
a	O
Charizard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
native	O
Pokémon	B-Application
bring	O
forth	O
a	O
locket	O
that	O
belonged	O
to	O
Harry	O
and	O
learn	O
from	O
a	O
Buneary	O
that	O
a	O
Skorupi	O
had	O
attacked	O
him	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
him	O
crashing	O
his	O
car	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tim	O
and	O
Pikachu	B-Application
head	O
to	O
the	O
GNN	O
building	O
to	O
meet	O
with	O
Meiko	O
about	O
the	O
Fine	O
Park	O
footage	O
of	O
Charizard	O
's	O
rampage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
she	O
leaves	O
to	O
go	O
get	O
it	O
,	O
Tim	O
and	O
Pikachu	B-Application
get	O
involved	O
in	O
another	O
mystery	O
involving	O
a	O
down	O
on	O
his	O
luck	O
comedian	O
trying	O
to	O
steal	O
a	O
violin	O
from	O
a	O
competitor	O
from	O
a	O
show	O
he	O
's	O
hosting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Found	O
out	O
,	O
Keith	O
makes	O
his	O
escape	O
on	O
a	O
Noivern	O
,	O
but	O
Pikachu	B-Application
discovers	O
that	O
the	O
locket	O
left	O
by	O
Harry	O
is	O
actually	O
a	O
hidden	O
camera	O
full	O
of	O
photos	O
taken	O
from	O
Ryme	O
Wharf	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
arriving	O
,	O
Tim	O
and	O
Pikachu	B-Application
spot	O
a	O
couple	O
of	O
shifty	O
wharf	O
employees	O
and	O
realize	O
that	O
they	O
are	O
keeping	O
Waals	O
 '	O
former	O
assistant	O
Simon	O
Yen	O
prisoner	O
,	O
and	O
have	O
been	O
forcing	O
him	O
to	O
mass-produce	O
R	O
.	O
Pikachu	B-Application
suddenly	O
remembers	O
that	O
he	O
made	O
a	O
promise	O
to	O
Mewtwo	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
R	O
,	O
and	O
Yen	O
sneaks	O
Tim	O
and	O
Pikachu	B-Application
onto	O
the	O
S.S.	O
Prime	O
Treasure	O
,	O
where	O
R	O
is	O
apparently	O
being	O
sent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Tim	O
and	O
Emilia	O
have	O
a	O
moment	O
,	O
Pikachu	B-Application
speaks	O
privately	O
with	O
Mewtwo	O
,	O
who	O
reveals	O
that	O
his	O
promise	O
is	O
not	O
over	O
and	O
that	O
he	O
still	O
needs	O
him	O
to	O
get	O
rid	O
of	O
his	O
cells	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
looking	O
through	O
Keith	O
's	O
things	O
they	O
learn	O
he	O
is	O
working	O
for	O
someone	O
at	O
GNN	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
they	O
plan	O
to	O
release	O
R	O
during	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
carnival	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tim	O
,	O
Pikachu	B-Application
and	O
Emilia	O
race	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
Baker	O
Agency	O
to	O
inform	O
them	O
about	O
the	O
clues	O
they	O
have	O
gathered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
that	O
point	O
,	O
they	O
realize	O
that	O
the	O
culprit	O
is	O
GNN	O
boss	O
Roger	O
Clifford	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
him	O
mentioning	O
that	O
Pikachu	B-Application
does	O
not	O
have	O
powers	O
(	O
something	O
that	O
only	O
Keith	O
knew	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tim	O
and	O
Pikachu	B-Application
rescue	O
Emilia	O
and	O
defeat	O
Roger	O
and	O
his	O
Noivern	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Roger	O
is	O
taken	O
away	O
,	O
Pikachu	B-Application
meets	O
with	O
Mewtwo	O
to	O
return	O
the	O
last	O
of	O
his	O
cells	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pikachu	B-Application
then	O
"	O
makes	O
a	O
decision	O
"	O
and	O
is	O
put	O
to	O
sleep	O
by	O
Mewtwo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
morning	O
,	O
Tim	O
and	O
Pikachu	B-Application
set	O
off	O
to	O
look	O
for	O
Harry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Detective	B-Application
Pikachu	I-Application
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
control	O
Tim	O
Goodman	O
as	O
he	O
works	O
together	O
with	O
Detective	B-Application
Pikachu	I-Application
to	O
solve	O
various	O
mysteries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
accomplished	O
by	O
walking	O
around	O
scenes	O
,	O
finding	O
potential	O
clues	O
,	O
and	O
speaking	O
with	O
people	O
and	O
Pokémon	B-Application
to	O
uncover	O
new	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
on	O
Detective	B-Application
Pikachu	I-Application
was	O
handled	O
by	O
Creatures	O
Inc	O
.	O
and	O
began	O
in	O
mid-2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
revealed	O
in	O
October	O
2013	O
during	O
an	O
episode	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
television	O
show	O
The	O
Professionals	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
profile	O
on	O
The	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Company	O
CEO	O
Tsunekazu	O
Ishihara	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
shots	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
depict	O
a	O
Pikachu	B-Application
in	O
blue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
filed	O
a	O
trademark	O
for	O
the	O
name	O
Great	B-Application
Detective	I-Application
Pikachu	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
decision	O
to	O
include	O
voice	O
acting	O
was	O
made	O
by	O
Junichi	O
Masuda	O
,	O
who	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
series’	O
director	O
and	O
composer	O
and	O
wanted	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
talking	O
Pikachu	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2018	O
interview	O
,	O
Masuda	O
and	O
Creatures	O
Inc	O
.	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
original	O
intention	O
for	O
the	O
anime	O
was	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
talk	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
show	O
’s	O
producer	O
OLM	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
were	O
unable	O
to	O
come	O
up	O
with	O
a	O
concept	O
that	O
Game	O
Freak	O
were	O
accepting	O
of	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Pikachu	B-Application
wears	O
a	O
deerstalker	O
,	O
taking	O
inspiration	O
from	O
popular	O
depictions	O
of	O
Sherlock	B-Application
Holmes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
initial	O
version	O
,	O
called	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
3DS	I-Application
eShop	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
February	O
3	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
12	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
this	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
eShop	B-Application
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
that	O
day	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
an	O
expanded	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
simply	O
titled	O
Detective	B-Application
Pikachu	I-Application
,	O
was	O
scheduled	O
for	O
a	O
physical	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
release	O
worldwide	O
on	O
March	O
23	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
9	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
a	O
Special	O
Demo	O
Version	O
of	O
the	O
full	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
free	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
3DS	I-Application
eShop	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
alongside	O
a	O
giant	O
Detective	B-Application
Pikachu	I-Application
amiibo	B-Device
figure	O
,	O
which	O
unlocks	O
hints	O
and	O
optional	O
cutscenes	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
petition	O
gained	O
40,000	O
signatures	O
,	O
but	O
DeVito	O
declined	O
to	O
audition	O
for	O
the	O
role	O
saying	O
he	O
'd	O
never	O
even	O
heard	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
promote	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
full	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
The	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Company	O
released	O
a	O
free	O
promotional	O
eBook	O
called	O
Detective	B-Application
Pikachu	I-Application
Episode	O
0	O
–	O
Eevee	O
's	O
Case	O
,	O
available	O
until	O
May	O
15	O
,	O
2018	O
on	O
Apple	O
's	O
iBooks	B-Application
and	O
Amazon	B-Application
's	O
Kindle	B-General_Concept
stores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alongside	O
this	O
,	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
stickers	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
free	O
on	O
iMessage	O
and	O
Line	B-Application
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
sold	O
121,423	O
units	O
,	O
including	O
94,203	O
retail	O
sales	O
and	O
27,220	O
digital	O
eShop	B-Application
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
North	O
America	O
's	O
NPD	O
charts	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
top-selling	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
game	O
in	O
March	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
ten	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
games	O
during	O
JuneJuly	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
number	O
12	O
on	O
the	O
UK	O
's	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
platform	O
chart	O
in	O
November	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Detective	B-Application
Pikachu	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
presentation	O
,	O
storytelling	O
,	O
witty	O
writing	O
,	O
voice	O
cast	O
,	O
puzzles	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
two	O
main	O
characters	O
themselves	O
,	O
Detective	B-Application
Pikachu	I-Application
and	O
Tim	O
Goodman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
"	O
great	O
"	O
score	O
of	O
8.2	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
bold	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
iconic	O
Pokemon	O
,	O
which	O
succeeds	O
thanks	O
to	O
Pika	O
Prompts	O
that	O
build	O
Pikachu	B-Application
beyond	O
detective	O
stereotypes	O
"	O
and	O
concluded	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
gives	O
great	O
insight	O
into	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Pokemon	O
through	O
its	O
fun	O
mysteries	O
and	O
wonderful	O
coffee-loving	O
lead.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Ryan	O
Craddock	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
also	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
"	O
great	O
"	O
score	O
of	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
quite	O
easy	O
with	O
no	O
real	O
penalty	O
for	O
incorrect	O
decisions	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
art	O
,	O
storytelling	O
,	O
and	O
genuinely	O
likeable	O
cast	O
 [ showed ] 	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
in	O
a	O
great	O
new	O
light	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
also	O
praise	O
given	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
gorgeous	O
"	O
visuals	O
and	O
the	O
character	O
of	O
Detective	B-Application
Pikachu	I-Application
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
noted	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
more	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
anime	O
series	O
than	O
previous	O
Pokémon	B-Application
video	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
compared	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
series	O
of	O
adventure	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
live-action	O
film	O
based	O
around	O
the	O
Detective	B-Application
Pikachu	I-Application
character	O
by	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
Pictures	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
10	O
,	O
2019	O
and	O
grossed	O
$433	O
million	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Rob	O
Letterman	O
,	O
and	O
stars	O
Justice	O
Smith	O
,	O
Kathryn	O
Newton	O
,	O
Suki	O
Waterhouse	O
,	O
Omar	O
Chaparro	O
,	O
Chris	O
Geere	O
,	O
Ken	O
Watanabe	O
and	O
Bill	O
Nighy	O
,	O
with	O
Ryan	O
Reynolds	O
as	O
the	O
voice	O
of	O
Pikachu	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Weeks	O
after	O
the	O
film	O
adaptation	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Company	O
announced	O
in	O
a	O
press	O
conference	O
that	O
a	O
Detective	B-Application
Pikachu	I-Application
sequel	O
is	O
being	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
feature	O
a	O
different	O
resolution	O
from	O
what	O
the	O
film	O
version	O
portrayed	O
.	O
</s>
