Pokémon Detective Pikachu - Nostalgia Critic

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After years of mocking Pokémon, NC finally gives a fair chance to one of their hit movies. Will he be won over? The Nostalgia Critic takes a look at Detective Pikachu.
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Pokémon Detective Pikachu is a 2019 mystery film directed by Rob Letterman. Based on the Pokémon franchise created by Satoshi Tajiri and serving as a loose adaptation of the 2016 video game of the same name, it was written by Letterman, Dan Hernandez, Benji Samit and Derek Connolly, from a story by Hernandez, Samit and Nicole Perlman. The film was produced by Legendary Pictures in association with Toho. It is the first live-action Pokémon film. Ryan Reynolds stars 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
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[@TurbidTG1]

Please do a Nostalgia Critic of Max Keeble’s Big Move? It was a childhood favorite of mine!

[@redred8478]

This Nostalgiaween could there be Nostalgia Critic reviews of Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993), Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein (1999), and Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman (2000)?

[@kiashangovender5221]

I'm finally here early for this, I watched so many videos and now I'm early for a great video

[@ultimateempireemblem1872]

Killer 007 I haven’t seen detective Pikachu

[@kiashangovender5221]

@@ultimateempireemblem1872 I have, it was okay

[@franksoto9566]

Critic: "Pokemon fans, we come in peace." Me: Casually sets down pitchfork

[@jackmack4181]

Casually unloads cannon

[@toxicandsalty1696]

*Casually lands AC-130*

[@jordandrinkwater1345]

press x for doubt

[@jefferyquick3280]

*Casually sheathes Machete.*

[@spartanMN300]

Linkara puts away his magic gun.

[@CatalinaLinal7710]

It's kinda odd hearing someone say that "Mewtwo" is a name they can't take seriously. Growing up with Pokémon one kinda just automatically connects that name with something powerful, tragic and wise. It's interesting tbh

[@TehLucario]

Makes more sense if you know the origins but someone not into Pokémon... it’s a cat noise and the number two

[@motor4X4kombat]

Did you see one piece? Most of the villains are overpower gods yet they have stupid names like don Quixote doflamingo, big momma, gecko moria, sir crocodile, and so on.

[@whatsawhizzerwebnovels4927]

Yeah, I only like serious names for powerful beings... like Dormammu.

[@lenastorm6280]

Same.

[@SwiftNimblefoot]

It's silly. How can you name this powerful psychic being, the only Pokemon bar that Meowth who can talk with humans... after the noise a cat makes?

[@Ninjamaster227-]

The best part of this movie was the Bulbasaur pack. Every bit of lore from the games and show say Bulbasaur is a pack animal. You will never see just ONE Bulbasaur by itself. Me: “They’re moving in herds. They do move in herds.”

[@sgtjohnson]

Glad I’m not the only one who said that when they were marching in herds

[@WelshGiraffa]

My heart exploded at that scene as Bulbasaur is my all time favourote

[@molcatz9634]

Also the noise they make is ridiculously cute. Unexpected, but cute.

[@robertlauncher]

Here’s the thing about the effects. They may not always look convincing, but there is a balance to be struck looking just convincing enough to get invested while still capturing the feel of the original artwork. Honestly, and maybe this is a controversial statement, but Detective Pikachu hits that better than any of Disney’s live action remakes.

[@Gambit771]

Jungle Book looks amazing.

[@plasmaoctopus1728]

Yeah, at least the pokemon are expressive!

[@FrostiFire1]

and that's a fact

[@garrtoons4303]

At least they took the Sonic Movie route by making them look faithful.

[@silverhawkroman]

its something called Suspension of Disbelief

[@NaomiGuardian]

SO, my friends and I were watching this in a near empty theater, and when pikachu got hit and was suddenly dying, my friend leaned over and just "Is that because ground is super effective against electric types?" and we just bust out laughing and ruined the moment.

[@insanebiker3329]

I would’ve laughed XD

[@toongrowner1]

can't blame your friend for making this joke XD

[@mayabartholomew3402]

I’m sick with an ear infection, wish me well on recovery

[@AJ-nh8ik]

critical hit

[@wstine79]

Doug: "Detective Pikachu is a pretty good movie." 2020 sure is a weird year.

[@MrManowar6]

Yeah, but him trying to be subtle about still not being a fan was about as subtle as he claimed Bill Nighy being a surprise villain being UNsubtle

[@corahtheskeleton8062]

@Kunoros Hound of Athreos nope

[@sullivanbard]

And that's coming from a man who sees 2019 as a year of not-so-good movies (with excepts to Joker, Avengers: Endgame, Alita: Battle Angel, Spider-Man: Far from Home, Angry Birds Movie 2, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and this)

[@corahtheskeleton8062]

@@sullivanbard wait Angry Birds 2 is good? I always thought they'd be the villainy invading earth after the first movie

[@loveInvincible6400]

@@sullivanbard Godzilla 2 was good.

[@RealCoolstriker64]

Every time I watch a movie where the protagonist has to talk to someone others can’t see/hear, I always think: “pull out your phone and pretend you’re talking on it.” I’m so glad someone finally did that in this movie

[@McD5791]

I'd stay clear of "Quantum Leap", then ;O)

[@leephillips4402]

Carnage recently suggested the same thing.

[@guthax30]

I know i'm late but: it's a big city and no one ever stops to stare at people who are talking to themselves in a big city. babbling lunatics are considered normal so i never see the point of having to cover for it at all.

[@spazpaul]

Mild spoilers: it also happened in an episode of House, M.D..

[@lenastorm6280]

Me watching Venom & Moonknight. 😅

[@M_Alexander]

Remember: this is an American life action adaptation of a Japanese video game. History shows this should have been awful three times over but instead the result is "fine" at worst. I personally enjoyed it just fine as a Pokémon fan in my 30s

[@PyroOfZen]

I think the reason is because Pokemon has been a worldwide phenomenon pretty much since it first released. A lot of people have a deep connection with it, and I wouldn't be surprised if almost everyone working on the movie wanted to do it justice. Compare that to any other video game movie. They either came out at a time when video games were still seen as childish, or the franchises they're based on are nowhere near the popularity of Pokemon. Or both.

[@798jeremy]

Yeah, and for some reason, it's almost a masterpiece when you compare it with Dragon Ball Evolution, weirdly enough...

[@leob4403]

It was mediocre, the Sonic movie was better

[@M_Alexander]

@@leob4403 the Sonic movie is only saved by Jim Carry and six months of expensive edits

[@leob4403]

@@M_Alexander overall I thought it was better than Pokemon Detective. Pokemon Detective was silly and Ryan Reynolds voice didn't fit Pikachu

[@varangiangaming7178]

Critic: game of thrones sucks Game of thrones fans: Yes

[@AlejandroLZuvic]

GoT doesn't suck. Its final season sucks.

[@varangiangaming7178]

@@AlejandroLZuvic I hope the books get a better show when the actual books are done

[@andrewtucker5025]

@@varangiangaming7178 Well, seeing as the books will probably never be finished ....

[@codybrox4693]

Andrew I know your probably right but for all of our sanity’s sakes we’ve gotta hold out hope he does finish it!!! At least winds of wind! ITS BEEN 9 YEARS MARTIN I UNDERSTAND ITS STRESSFUL BUT 9 FUCKING YEARS AND WE STILL CANT GET A SOLID CONFIRMATION DATE COME ON!!!!

[@MadTimmy]

Yeah, as soon as he said it I was wondering who he’s attacking since the people who loved it agree with him.

[@kuromyou7969]

Detective Pikachu is better than "live action" Lion King.

[@rasiabsgamingcorner2258]

#facts

[@Japaneseanimeguy]

Of course it is. Nintendo and the Pokémon Company wouldn't let their precious cash cow franchise be that bad. Sometimes they prioritize the wrong stuff and put out something inferior but it's hard to do worse than a bland remake of something you did somewhere between twenty and thirty years ago.

[@jeffbrehove2614]

Low bar to cross.

[@comedicidiot]

Quite yes.

[@karimjrhabassi94]

Yeah I would agree

[@Saimeren]

The whole "Fusing" power that Mewtwo has isn't actually a thing in Pokemon.. It's only a thing in this movie.

[@IMMINOSUS]

But canonically, he can wipe memories

[@Saimeren]

@@IMMINOSUS Can he though? Are you talking about the "First movie"? Because the Anime isn't canon. The only true canon is the video games. Ash Ketchum doesn't exist in the canon. That's all just side story "filler" stuff to the main canon. And Mewtwo being a psychic type being able to wipe memories is fine. I'm sure a lot of psychic types can do that. I'm ok with that. But that doesn't mean he can just merge two beings together. We've never seen that before. This isn't Digimon.

[@matthewmuir8884]

True, but a guy did accidentally end up fused to his Pokémon in the first game due to an experiment gone wrong (you restore him to normal immediately upon meeting him).

[@IMMINOSUS]

@@matthewmuir8884 oh yeah isnt he a cubone or something? In lavender town or cinnabar island

[@Saimeren]

@@matthewmuir8884 Right.. But that's not a Pokemon power. That's not something that Mewtwo can do. That's Bill messing around with Science.

[@EternalYorkieMom]

Some of the fluffier Pokemon didn’t look as cute to me but all of the sins were made up for with that ADORABLE BULBASAUR!!!

[@gaminggoof1542]

Well when anime becomes real I guess it's to be expected. I would totally live in a Pokemon/ Human city though, find me a Kirlia to befriend or bring into the city with

[@PinkGoldAbby]

Let's say a little prayer for Aipom

[@Nickel_The_Wise]

I mean, they're certainly adorable, but Lt. Yoshida's Snubble is very cute too, in his own grouchy-looking way~

[@titaniumwolf8756]

Idk id prefer Growlith, because fluffy puppy that breathes fire sounds awesome,

[@kattaplez721]

I dunno, I really liked Pikachu, Sneasel and eevee. The only one i really hated was Jigglypuff - its a balloon. its supposed to be rubbery because it can puff up like 20 times its size. it just wouldn't work with fur

[@Markimark151]

Detective Pikachu was alright, it’s not a masterpiece, but it’s one of the few video game based movies done right, even if you despise Pokémon!

[@TehLucario]

Oh totally. It's dumb and cliched in a lot of places, but god damn it they're the fun dumb cliches and I mean, I don't think it was aiming to be a masterpiece, just something actually enjoyable that understood the fanbase and why they love the series.

[@jjc4924]

It was fun. Not amazing. But far from mediocre. Now let's see if he does an Sonic Movie review.

[@SifGreyfang]

Detective pikachu and sonic the hedgehog both broke the video game movie curse

[@TheRezro]

@@TehLucario What I actually care more is that it make them realistic in acceptable way, without turning them in either abominations or out of place cartoon characters. Even if it could be better in some places (I absolutely would go with teleportation failure) it also doesn't contradict the lore. I do see it happening somewhere in the universe.

[@killerkirby366]

Anufenrir now the back ground and references those are just mwaah I mean all the posters and signs

[@lukelandis3090]

“Is an inspiring speech by Ryan Reynolds as Pikachu *moving* or *stupidly hilarious?* “Why can’t it be both?”

[@emanuelrojas2]

I mean, Ryan Reynolds. What else is there to say

[@ChobinoftheFunk]

SPOILER ALERT: Given the twist... Both.

[@thejawgz6719]

That's kind of the movie as a whole. Seriously, I just love the fact that this movie exists, good and bad. I legit thought it was a prank right up until it was released.

[@wavemaster4891]

Obviously moving it fits the atmosphere and tone. In the theaters there wasn't a dry face. That part was very emotional.

[@Guyverman01]

If Doug was born 20 years earlier, he'd feel the same way about Ninja Turtles.

[@lexezlao]

Always happens

[@Nintendofan781]

absolutely. hes just being a jackass.

[@LV426Resident]

But Ninja Turtles is dark and serious. The Ninjas kill an entire gang when you first meet them

[@ArtsyJet]

​@@LV426ResidentThe TMNT were serious for all of what probably felt like 5 seconds historically before 1987 happened.

[@Skull_E_Duggery]

In the movie mewtwo killed every scientist in the building and blew it up, then hypnotized a women to serve as a greeter and find more stronger trainers to fight and make his own clone army to take over the world.

[@marcossimian9583]

I'm often surprised by how rarely anyone ever mentions it, neither in critiques like this video nor within most in-depth analysis. Namely, there is a comment made in the movie about how Mewtwo was "created" 20 years ago! Incidentally, the 1st animated Pokemon movie involving Mewtwo originally came out (in America via English Dub) in 1999; whereas "Detective Pikachu" released in 2019, precisely 20 years later... ^^^Seems most people miss/overlook that Easter-Egg!

[@temjinAMG]

oh god

[@goodolrainbowpet]

are you trying to make me feel old as dirt or is this just coincidental

[@marcossimian9583]

@@temjinAMG, What does God have to do with what I said? I don't get it...

[@aurabender150]

Nah, CinemaWins mentioned it when he did Detective Pikachu.

[@marcossimian9583]

@@aurabender150, I didn't know about that; but my point was simply how very few people seem to notice that detail!

[@pjdougherty6442]

In the early seasons, “Game of Thrones sucks!” Would have gotten angry booing from the imaginary audience. Now, I imagine it getting applause.

[@TheRezro]

Because hipsters are idiots. Only TV series final suck.

[@ddzombot]

What's game of thrones about? I've never wasted my time on it personally

[@AnonymousRandomGuy006]

Joe Bruce Google is your friend.

[@xanderm6090]

@@ddzombot People fighting to get their butts on a pointy seat to hold onto power.

[@pjdougherty6442]

Joe Bruce There’s a fantasy world where seasons are longer and a giant wall protects the world from ice zombies that are going to eventually attack. Meanwhile, the main characters, a big ensemble cast of royal families, heroes, villains and morally grey characters go on separate adventures most having the end goal of being the one on the throne, whilst mostly ignorant of the oncoming threat of ice zombies. Characters get killed, you route for your favorite to survive. Then they ran out of books to adapt and started making shit up, so the last few seasons have terrible writing.

[@kaicreech7336]

Okay, but insurance in a world where ten-year olds have dragons has to be nuts!

[@rocksolid1954]

srsly I look at my 10 year old cousin and I'm like: I dont trust this kid with scissors let alone things that shoot lightning steal souls and covered in fire

[@brenyatta]

It’s also a world where the Pet Hospitals are 100% free (except in Po Town)

[@emanuelrojas2]

I never realize this until now

[@CatoftheStorm]

Honestly, the main character's reason for not getting a pokemon before now could have been that pokemon are just so dangerous. He works in insurance, he has to see the claims! They cause damage to property, other people, and pokemon. It is understandable he doesn't want to deal with all that.

[@remarit]

i want that movie now!

[@historicstudios2708]

The movie was by no means a masterpiece, but it was still one of the very few actually good video game based movies out there.

[@humanman7368]

Critic is evolving. He’s moving on from the dead joke.

[@andrewshepherd1633]

To...poor jokes?

[@thattonnatoguywithafez8246]

@@andrewshepherd1633 Thats grand for anyone on the internet, no exceptions.

[@averylfong4843]

Come on guys chill out at least he wasn't FROZEN TODAY

[@piou77piou]

Of course he is evolving, he is doing a review of a Pokemon movie. (Kill me)

[@aztecelotl]

After all, the games and the anime had loose quality

[@zachwillas6329]

I think one of the most badass things about this film is how they got a male actor and a female actor to speak in unison in order to get the voice of Mewtwo.

[@JacobButter]

"That's okay. I didn't need any sleep tonight." Me: Ditto. Ryan Higa: Should I sue someone?

[@mityakiselev]

(ditto)

[@KasaiWolf07]

Not gonna lie, I almost died laughing at that line. I was wondering how the critic would react to it.

[@TheRibottoStudios]

tee hee

[@metazoxan2]

On no ... it's happening. You're a ditto! HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE ALREADY INFILTRATED!?! I always knew Ditto's would eventually take over humanity.

[@evanwilliams9915]

I love how they try to play it off as a twist reveal, but they already showed us that ditto can transform into humans 15min into the movie

[@lalallama2298]

I kinda like it when someone who has no history with Pokemon takes a look at a Pokemon game/movie/comic/whatever. Its pretty interesting to see how different Pokemon look to an outsider.

[@trippylibby3485]

I really do hope that the "Ludicolo" thing does become an ongoing gag in future videos. It was halirious

[@chasehedges6775]

Detective Pikachu: The better film that Justice Smith starred in.

[@ddzombot]

Who?

[@LucyLioness100]

And apparently he isn’t annoying in this. I saw “Fallen Kingdom” so I know how bad that was & hated his part in that (not Justice himself)

[@wstine79]

He works better with Pokemon than Dinosaurs.

[@bmbk4725]

I'm pretty sure the best thing he acted in was the Graduation music video

[@grandpagohan1]

I actually liked Fallen Kingdom. I know, I was shocked myself.

[@Danbo22987]

One thing that I think gives this film an edge over other video game movies is that I can 100% believe this takes place in the Pokémon world. The story could’ve been better, but there was never a moment where I doubted I was watching a Pokémon movie.

[@MrKlausbaudelaire]

yea, unlike the games, the world in this movie felt SOLID, pokemons had a believable integration in society, they were spread out like regular animals when not domesticated, and having the backstory of the city being about coexisting was a good excuse to PACK the place with pokemon everywhere. The games leave so much unnaswered like politics, infrastructure, world history, mostly because people don't play the games to give a shit about it.

[@TheRezro]

@@MrKlausbaudelaire For reminder Pokemons aren't animals. They are alien ultraforming drones, coincidentally hacked by humans. And in games Pokemons are everywhere. City politic make only excuse why fights aren't every day events.

[@brittoncain5090]

@@TheRezroWut

[@Mialikesthings]

@@brittoncain5090read the person who they are referring to comment and then theirs

[@000xyz]

critic: game of thrones sucks! everyone: it's 2020, what else is new?

[@lamborocksstrikesback7616]

Game of thrones dose suck its overrated as fuck

[@makislucky692]

@@lamborocksstrikesback7616 It used to be incredibly good tho

[@798jeremy]

So the end really was that bad, huh ? 'Don't care. 'Didn't even watch the show anyway 🤭🤷‍♂️ I know I must be one of the few people on Earth not having even tried to watch the whole series (just 1 or 2 episodes and then I just skipped it)...kind of funny, huh ? EDIT : Almost made me laugh when the fans community burried it themselves eventually...after everyone kept telling me I totally should watch it over and over, they ended up feeling betrayed by itself, so I'm just smiling at the face of this nonsense situation, as if I was unintentionnally right since the beginning for not having watched it all along ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@LooneyCartoonMan]

This is why Chester A. Bum stated that this show did it to itself.

[@000xyz]

@@798jeremy the show was good for the first 5-6 seasons. But here is the problem. 7 seasons built up to a war against the ultimate army of evil, and the whole war itself lasted a total of only 1 episode....and not even final episode, nor the penultimate episode, or even the antepenultimate episode. 3 whole episodes of twiddling thumbs and gratuitous wtf moments of violence and stupidity (not to be confused the gratuitous NUANCED violence in seasons 1-6). But the biggest sin of all is that they spent the entire show developing one of the most complex, nuanced and most interesting characters, taking them from heel to antihero to babyface in such an engaging arc....only to have them regress to the bitchy simp they were in season 1, overnight. Literally overnight. This character was done the dirtiest. And for that, dracaris to the whole series

[@dragonraizen]

"Do you fear Digglet" might be one of the best quotes I've ever heard

[@rnjrgreen8723]

lol, apparently..with that arena trap.

[@jidtoons]

Now all he needs is Davy Jones’s accent: “Do ya feeyah Digglet-TAH?!”🤣

[@Jordan-ck3un]

As a Pokemon fan: Yeah, you hit the nail on the head. Even for fans, this is just a decent movie that was obviously made just to look neat and be some expensive fan-service, and we're okay with that. It's not a good movie, it's not a bad movie. It's just fine, and some nice eye-candy for fans who've wanted to see this kind of thing for a long time now. I mean, considering it's not Dragonball Evolution, we got lucky.

[@ChannelAwesome]

Never mention that movie again! NEVER!

[@zjzr08]

I will say the tease that Hirsch from Gravity Falls was going to write did hype me up a bit about it but apparently he didn't get to write it at the end and just was an OK film IMO.

[@Karmy.]

Saw it on it's release day and I don't regret it at all

[@shaman9024]

@@ChannelAwesome dragonball evolution

[@victorm2180]

Same, I like it fine, what I loved was the pokemon designs they are the perfect mix between real and cartoony. I wish for a even better movie like pokemon rangers: the movie would be awesome

[@cthulhufhtagn2483]

Trust me, as a Pokemon fan, playing "Ludicolo!" over random movie moments is excessively entertaining.

[@Karmy.]

Yes

[@greedow]

ludicolo is always a win

[@rocksolid1954]

too bad he wasnt dancing though, that would have been the cherry on top

[@brenyatta]

Rock Solid An extra cherry on top would be Galarian Mr. Mime dancing with it

[@SuperMarioPlushMasters]

Brenyatta was galar even announced when this came out?

[@Snqwy]

10:16 It's name is Ludicolo. That's what it is saying. Edit: Also the 'Chemical R' in the movie is most likely a reference to Team Rocket. Just a neat piece of trivia.

[@JaelinBezel]

I really like the song "Double Trouble" from Pikachu's Jukebox.

[@anthonyhudak9363]

Ken Watanabe is capable of making any scenes he's in emotional. I loved that scene in King of the Monsters where Ken goes to touch Godzilla. It's emotional when in reality he's touching a scaly wall

[@jesedmoga1]

Just one quick clarification: The shapeshifter is actually Ditto, and the eyes are a running gag of how he always transforms with "dot eyes".

[@kofinart]

That's because that specific Ditto sucked ass, unlike his Chad Brothers.

[@TheManBehindTheSlaughter6669]

this movie basically confirmed that ditto's could take over the world by changing into humans and slowly replacing us.

[@rocksolid1954]

that was retconned later, all ditto do that now so it's how you spot a ditto, the eyes

[@fernandobanda5734]

That is only a thing in the anime.

[@SpikeStarkey]

@@TheManBehindTheSlaughter6669 how do you know that hasn't already happened yet? How else do you explain everyone being able to catch a "one of a kind" pokemon, or how characters never seem to need to sleep or eat?

[@MrKlausbaudelaire]

"game of thrones sucks!" after the last season, nobody will disagree on ya.

[@matthewmuir8884]

I think that's what he meant by, "That one did it to itself".

[@timmylong833]

Game of Thrones always sucked.

[@TheRezro]

@@timmylong833 Bad troll. Books are great, first season is also good. Later it was fine. Problem was that creators were good in adopting stuff, but when sources run out they simply didn't have balls and skills to pull it off.

[@timmylong833]

TheRezro I’m not trolling, I truly cannot stand anything about that goofy castle bullshit

[@TheRezro]

@@diggerfan9319 In short: In series famous from being realistic and avoiding heroic genre cliches. People start randomly teleport all over places as creators forget about importance of traveling time, also everyone get random plot armor even if clearly half of them should be dead during siege of the Winterfell. Not to mention absolutely retarded massage about democracy, even if for anyone with common sense it sound like setup to kill of his partners by Tyrion Lanister. When it actually it would make way more sense for Deneris to burn Meereen after all her attempts to reform city fail. And then arrive to desolated Westeros. After everyone die as result of petty power plays. What is actual massage of this franchise. This whole thing is about incompetence of those in power and absolute randomness of history with insignificance of the heritage. Like for reminder Jon Arryn wasn't killed by Lanisters but his own wife, for absolutely dumb reason. Furthermore Lanisters were actually desperate as they gold mines run out the ore, and no one actually cared if Cersei son was legit including the King. Jon Arryn didn't bring charges, because he was fully aware that proves are circumstantial. And that should paralel to how movie end.

[@lijahc5910]

“You know what to do” *clicks into a cinemassacre video* I couldn’t stop laughing

[@jessicaevans7847]

It's saying"Ludicolo", it's name. But you are right, it is nonsense.

[@adrianmcbride1666]

Yeah, I imagine using their I game cries would have worked better than what amounts to screaming phrases.

[@jessicaevans7847]

@@adrianmcbride1666 that's true but you have to admit that it was hilarious

[@gaminggoof1542]

Yeah and seriousness aside we all know who the femme fatale would be, but she was cut

[@waterpicker6879]

@@jessicaevans7847 Doesn't help that in the english dub of the anime. The pokemon is voiced with a slight baritone.

[@ImAFatNerd90]

7:00 "Not really being anything spectacular?" These were the best effects I've ever seen in a video game movie. You can see Snubbull's reflection on the TV on the far right at 7:56. Pay attention to Yoshida's hand reflection as he's petting it. RJ Palmer did a beautiful job creating the Pokémon for that world. He was hired because of his realistic Pokémon fan art.

[@cintronproductions9430]

Yeah. They look incredible. The only one that looks kinda fake is Machamp, but it's not on screen for so long so it's not that bad. Even Mr. Mime looks like a real, living creature.

[@TheRibottoStudios]

I have to agree as a huge fan I was SUPER impressed with how the pokemon looked. And the fact that they have pokemon from EVERY GENERATION even up to gen 7 which was sun and moon, I super appreciate that too. It would've been so easy to cater to genwunners (those who love gen 1 and 2 and shit on everything else) but no they didn't do that. And my god seeing one of my favorite Pokemon from Gen 5 Braviary on screen even for a short time was amazing. God that bird is majestic AF. And mewtwo looked dope.

[@angolin9352]

The CG can be impressive, but the designs are hideous and they don't mesh at all with the human characters or the live action setting. Some of the Pokemon look good, but most of them look slightly wrong in some way or another. Most of the Pokemon with fur, for example, have fur that looks way too long for their design from the games, and the fur effects in this movie generally don't look good. It also looks fake when every hair on the Pokemon's body looks like it's the same length. It would look better if, say, the hair on Pika's tail was shorter than the hair on the rest of his body.

[@TheRibottoStudios]

@@angolin9352 I actually have to disagree. They look a bit odd, but you'd expect pokemon in REAL LIFE with real textures such as scales, and fur and skin to look a bit off. They are MONSTERS after all. In the anime, it's hard to tell what would have fur, and what would have scales with the way the art style is. Aside from the obvious such as snake like pokemon, lizard/dragon like pokemon, or mouse like pokemon such as Arbok, Sandaconda, Charizard, and Pikachu. So you have to translate that in a smart way. It's also great that they FINALLY scaled pokemon TO SIZE because Charizard is barely around the height of his trainer which is canon-Charizard is only 5'5''. Speaking as one who studies animation on the side, I've seen the process of how it's done-and to build something from skeletal level up-as in draw the image, then make a skeleton of it, see how it moves, then render it....it's impressive especially for the budget of this film. COULD the effects be better? Sure. BUT for what they are they look damn good. I think the pokemon that look especially good are Pikachu which makes sense given the amount of time and effort they put into him-even going so far as putting swatches of yellow fur in different real light to make sure rendering he looked as good as possible-it's all about lighting with CGI and realism, then Charizard, and Mewtwo. Bulbasaur also looked cute, and Arcanine looked dope as well.

[@TheRibottoStudios]

@Robert Giese well that's just one person's opinion-and with CGI we automatically know it isn't going to REALLY be there as if say with puppeteering. But the CGI in this film looked pretty good for the budget it had. So again as someone who majored in film, and studies animation, I'm not gonna fault them on the CGI here.

[@krystalkat3452]

If you think that Cubone wearing it's dead mother's skull is creepy Critic check out Gengar's Pokemon Sun Pokedex entry: *Should you feel yourself attacked by a sudden chill, it is evidence of an approaching Gengar. There is no escaping it. Give up.* you know......maybe it's a good thing they have children running around catching these things cause JESUS CHRIST.

[@13CrystalHeart]

Moon: It was once human, and seeks a travelling companion, so tries taking the lives of other humans. UltraMoon: Not even your own home is safe. UltraSun: The Mega also has a reputation for cursing and killing its own Trainer, and constantly tries to take the lives of others. Just stopping by to add to the nightmare fuel. ^_^

[@LastPlace1423]

@@13CrystalHeart I never read the modern gengar entries. nice to know they actually went even darker than before with some of the pokemon lore.

[@gaminggoof1542]

Eh, just throw a ball at it and hope it behaves

[@MetaLatias5]

@Nagatoro࿐but my dck is longer dan ur relationship jolly, especially while its pre-evolution pal Haunter pulls the souls out of a freshly crushed/electrocuted 10 year old's and his Pikachu's corpses so they can go play

[@LadyOnikara]

"Let's have a child put this creature that is capable of stealing your soul in a ball and then fight other potentially lethal creatures with it. Perfect!"

[@a1yssum]

How did Tim not recognize his father’s voice coming out of Pikachu?

[@gaminggoof1542]

Ryan Reynolds gave birth to a black man? This raises questions....actually not really

[@aidanredding8058]

He hadn't seen him in years so he probably didn't remember it very well

[@animeHEAT]

@@gaminggoof1542 My thought is maybe Tim is mixed race? That's my explanation,anyway.

[@PixarShark]

Yeah, it’s established he wasn’t really around much so it might be a tough thing to recognize. Plus even if you did, I would sooner believe it was just a coincidence than my dad was in a Pokémon. XDD

[@A-Microwave]

@@gaminggoof1542 you saw the picture of the mom, right?

[@TheMiuToo]

“I am watching Foamy the Squirrel trying to take over the world” OH MY GOD! I almost spat my drink out when I heard that.

[@nemesisomega9645]

Holy hell, cool, I'm not the only one, hearing the words "Foamy the Squirrel" just gave me ng-nam flashbacks...

[@gaminggoof1542]

He does looks like shit when possessed tbh

[@TheMiuToo]

@@gaminggoof1542 especially when he showed his teeth. He looked like Chucky from the Child’s Play 3 poster

[@animechic420]

Yes… Critic knows about the Great and Powerful Foamy!

[@Lux_DeWarlock]

Everyone mad because Critic said Pokémon sucks Me: Oh hey Chester, long time no see. Where ya been?

[@carlotta4th]

God I miss the cast. Particularly prop guy/suicide joker dude!

[@OfficerFriendly2006]

carlotta4th Jim.

[@mcnuggetman1150]

Melvin

[@losnfjslefn8857]

After Pokemon Sword and Shield I think most people would actually agree that Pokemon sucks, even if they still like it themselves 😆

[@Lux_DeWarlock]

losnf jslefn true

[@KingsBard]

I feel like there should be a video of just Doug reading all the Grim Pokedex entries without any other context

[@TANKCHANCHAN]

100% yes

[@somethingsuperbland8829]

Yeah there’s some I can think of that would immediately surprise him.

[@mallardduckjrh8048]

YES

[@shelliblossom8953]

1mill % yes it would be so amazing

[@brenyatta]

There are some DARK Entries. I wish him luck

[@theswapmeetflea]

I wonder if NC knows when you put "Mon" at the end of a name to make a joke , he is referencing "Digimon".

[@kevindavis2315]

Probably not

[@TheQuashingoftheTub]

@@kevindavis2315 And that's the funniest part.

[@kamenriderkfp6684]

Ken Watanabe's Pokemon should have totally been a Tyranitar

[@BrightWulph]

NGL, the image of a Tyranitar trying to fit in that tiny office cracks me up.

[@deuceydee3506]

"Let them fight."

[@ElladanKenet]

Ken Watanabe: An actor so good, he turns meh actors into good actors.

[@Joshisepic2222]

What a powerful magic

[@katerosario3646]

Ya should look over the Pokédex it’s dark. Cacturne - “If a traveler is going through a desert in the thick of night, Cacturne will follow in a ragtag group. The Pokémon are biding their time, waiting for the traveler to tire and become incapable of moving." Litwick- “While shining a light and pretending to be a guide, it leeches off the life force of any who follow it." Yamask- "Each of them carries a mask that used to be its face when it was human. Sometimes they look at it and cry." Phantump- "According to old tales, these Pokémon are stumps possessed by the spirits of children who died while lost in the forest." Palossand- "Buried beneath the castle are masses of dried-up bones from those whose vitality it has drained." Drifloon-“It is whispered that any child who mistakes Drifloon for a balloon and holds on to it could wind up missing.” Cubone- “Wears the skull of its deceased mother. Its cries echo inside the skull and come out as a sad melody.” Banette- "A doll that became a Pokémon over its grudge from being junked. It seeks the child that disowned it."

[@TheRibottoStudios]

this is why I love ghost and dark pokemon SO SO much....

[@TheGodlikeDragon]

Yeah, Pokemon has some very dark and evil stuff sometimes related to them

[@mrcritical6751]

There’s also that Pokémon who is literally a husk of it’s former self being controlled by a mind controlling fungus

[@babypower14]

pokemon the happy go lucky series with a very dark under belly or pokemon the series that makes attempted murder with icicles down played FREEZEING ME MY ASS BITCH

[@Purpose_Porpoise]

There's also the ghosts and haunted areas that tend to pop up in the games with some pretty brutal backstories. Like the marowak that was basically beaten to death by team rocket, the little girl and butler that died in the old chateau fire, the ghost type trainers that go insane because they couldn't handle being around ghost types, the teenage girl that was unintentionally killed by darkrai, the damn toddler that was actually taken away by a drifloon in USUM(whether it took her soul after she died, or her body before she died is something I don't know), etc. It's stuff like this that really shows off the untapped potential of the Pokémon games and my nerdiness for these games.

[@retro_nintendom8493]

Honestly, I can understand why so long ago you didn't enjoy Pokemon: The First Movie. I grew up with it so used to love it, but unfortunately 4Kids (the company who dubbed Pokemon) completely changed the message and themes of the film to be "fighting is wrong", which as you pointed out, makes no sense in a franchise all about Pokemon fighting each other. In the original it was much heavier, talking about how neither the original Pokemon or the clones are superior, and also deals with the ethics of cloning.

[@eon1014]

10:17 Critic, FYI, that sound he made was his own name. His name is “Ludicolo”.

[@gtsgreatteacherscathach5550]

The day has finally come, Pokemon fans and Nostalgia Critic can see each other eye to eye now and live in peace.

[@shadowkingdarksin3980]

Or we could tell him go get a job and start a life but that would be too harsh 😂

[@lord_vwphaeton1883]

In a singing voice: We celebrate a day of peace

[@TheSwordmanDrake]

Iiiiiiiii don’t think so...

[@AlyssaK83]

Holding hands and singing Kumbaya.

[@MrThischarmingman2]

The idea of Roger being the villain would actually throw off the people who played the game, because Roger actually was the villain there.

[@ikebirchum6591]

I bet all 6 people who played the game were pretty surprised

[@rainpooper7088]

A pretty pathetic attempt at cheating the audience if you ask me. It’s like making a Sherlock Holmes movie where the guy called „Professor Moriarty“ is the red herring and has nothing to do with the villain from the original source material.

[@TheRezro]

@@rainpooper7088 Eghm... it isn't first time when that did happen. Rehashing adapted source is actually a bad design, you can change stuff until it is internally consistent.

[@logannottheonefrommarvel9917]

Or in Iron Man 3 where the Mandarin was just a con-man for AIM

[@pundertalefan4391]

Oh. Interesting.

[@goodolrainbowpet]

doug had to have had someone help him with the ludicolo jokes... because the "I'm LUDICOLO" and the "I am LUDICOLO" is just too perfect for someone who didnt know what that was to make the joke

[@officertom6751]

Mewtwo is called Mewtwo because it is a clone of the Pokémon Mew. So this clone was simply called "Mew Two".

[@gracekim25]

Yeah that’s literally why it’s called that but it’s mentioned later

[@gaminggoof1542]

Still only so many times it can be said before it's completely dumb

[@798jeremy]

And now try to imagine it being called "Mew2.0"...would you find it badass, slightly better, still dumb or even worse ?

[@officertom6751]

@@798jeremy I would find it slightly better to be honest.

[@user-sp2jg9rx8r]

He wouldn't know. He's not a Poke'mon fan.

[@Hexalys13]

Somehow, it seems perfect that the Nostalgia Critic’s Pokémon partner would be a Loudred.

[@cintronproductions9430]

Yeah. I'm honestly suprised he praised Loudred by calling it really cool. I expected him to call it really stupid-looking or disturbing.

[@jeffbrehove2614]

Wait till he evolves to Exploud

[@professionalclown7166]

Yeah! I don't know who that is. I'm not that much of a Pokemon fan. More of a mario fan.

[@ryuuronin9852]

@@professionalclown7166 Loudred were those living speakers that he said were pretty cool at the cage fight scene. They're known for being very, well, loud. Like Doug sometimes.... that's basically the joke.

[@cross172]

One shouts so loud that its voice can level buildings, (say it with me now) *and the other is Loudred!*

[@fatalshot0093]

I grew up with Pokémon, but never watched the movie in theaters because I didn't want to face disappointment after countless and countless of failures Hollywood has done to bring anime/video games to the big screen. But after watching it at a college campus movie night event, I was genuinely surprised. They actually did something good for once.

[@SeasideDetective2]

The problem, as I see it, is that the people who run movie studios think that video games are stupid. So they either make the film version stupid (MORTAL KOMBAT), or they turn the story "serious" in order to justify its existence (SUPER MARIO BROTHERS). Or, as in the case of this film and SONIC THE HEDGEHOG, they split the difference and make the film both stupid and too serious. Why can't we just have 2-D animated feature-length versions of the Saturday morning cartoon series?

[@benm5970]

Ryan Reynolds is like the ultimate rags to riches story when it comes to actors

[@SteveDice21]

Well, it doesn't suck, which means it's the best videogame movie ever made.

[@thewindthatblows]

The third movie is better

[@RprSonic]

I think Sonic has that title now

[@matthewmagnani2915]

Mario: “Hold my-a beer!”

[@SteveDice21]

@@matthewmagnani2915 oh, yeah, Mario's great but I made that comment 3 years ago.

[@SteveDice21]

@@RprSonic lol no

[@user-ok2lw9cc1z]

Perfect Cell: "Is that f*cking Frieza?!"

[@Jetstar-97]

😎👉👉

[@ekaiser9302]

Erect Cell:"f*cking Frieza?!" 😎

[@EmrysMerlin8807]

.> ... VIVIA LA TFS!

[@Roserader]

Bardock: FRIEZAAAAA? FRIEZZZZZZAAAAAAAA!!!!!!

[@Devils_Lair_Comics]

Huzzah! A man of quality!

[@OneWay4D73]

Like Sonic, it only had to not be terrible, and passed with flying colors.

[@thing1thing2themediamaniac43]

Sonic wasn't very good either Although Jim Carrey as Dr Robotnic is THE BEST PART OF THE MOVIE just like How The Grinch Stole Christmas which FUCKING SUCKS

[@darknessrising2453]

Agreed, they both made the characters just cartoonish enough for them to be recognizable from the franchise, yet gave them a minor touch of reality where fans could look at it and say; "Yeah, that's what they would look like in real life.".

[@thing1thing2themediamaniac43]

@@darknessrising2453 No it's just that Jim Carrey is COMEDIC GOLD Even though he's revealed himself to a MARXIST ASSHOLE he still has THE MIDAS TOUCH for the most part I HATE HORTON HEARS A WHO not just the movie But I HATE Jim Carrey's Horton The Elephant

[@sarcasticdude2320]

It needed to be good but it failed.

[@darknessrising2453]

@@sarcasticdude2320 Says you

[@rectoraakor8843]

I think part of the reason why this movie did better than what people thought, is that the writers weren't told that this would be live-action. They thought that they were writing for an animated movie and weren't limited by how actors would look on screen.

[@treespunk]

I have an interpretation for the "Angels with Filthy Souls" part which nobody seems to talk about. At first I thought it was a very weird and random choice of "movie" to be on the TV but I thought about it a bit deeper. First, Tim's dad lived alone so when he was home he was usually alone, hence "home alone". Second, Tim dismisses it as another detective movie his dad was watching meaning he's not into movies. It works on two levels. I'm yet to come across anyone else who thinks about it this way. Another thought, albeit a dumb one: If Home Alone exists in the Pokemon universe, does that mean WE live in the Pokemon universe?

[@wchan39]

What if Home Alone took place in the Pokemon world? Kevin has a falling out with his family again but this time, he's 10 years old, got his Pokemon trainer license, left home and went on his journey. Oh and Kevin would occasionally run into the Wet/Sticky Bandits, Team Rocket-style.

[@TSLIL1000]

game freak: i think we need more time to develop the new games ninendo: but the chart says

[@scientistservant]

replace nintendo with the Pokemon Company international and you got it.

[@SG-BLAST]

I am a pokemon fan and this is both accurate and true

[@user-mh9dx7nz2r]

The Pokemln Company has turned Game Freak into a tried Scapegoat. I just want a game as good as gen 5.

[@pheunithpsychic-watertype9881]

Speaking of which I really hope the chart guys come back for the review of Illuminations mario movie

[@courtney1496]

Game freak still licking it's wounds from gen 5 😔

[@user-ok2lw9cc1z]

To be honest I loved it when Mr. Mime signed them to "Shove It."

[@Wandergirl108]

It's so weird hearing the perspective of someone who didn't grow up being taught to respect and fear the name "Mewtwo". As someone who grew up with Pokémon, that name inspires nothing but awe and sorrow, and it's actually really hard to turn off that part of my brain to see how anyone could think the name was silly - pretty much impossible, even! I didn't realize I was THAT hardwired…Like, I'm actually trying here, and there is a rational part of me that realizes that "mew" is the onomatopoeia for "cute kitten noise", but even that, being attached to a Pokémon context, only makes me think of the first mythical, unobtainable mystery Pokémon said to be the ancestor of all life in the world, knowing we're talking Pokémon I just can't overcome that. DAMN IT, NINTENDO, WHAT ELSE HAVE YOU DONE TO MY BRAIN THAT I DIDN'T NOTICE?!

[@weeaboojones3850]

Honestly, one of the best things this movie did was confirm the textures of the Pokémon in the movie. We now know that most Pokémon aren’t just smooth, jigglypuff is no longer just a boob, and mewtwo is, who would’ve guessed, a hairless cat.

[@yanfei7782]

"Stick a finger in me." I actually have a copy of this movie and I've watched it more times than I csn count on my hands and I've NEVER heard that.

[@mityakiselev]

oh, if only I had a nickel every time I heard that request... ...I'd have about 0 nickels Sadge

[@cintronproductions9430]

I heard that when I first saw it. Weird.

[@timelordvictorious5508]

For the Empire!

[@yanfei7782]

@@timelordvictorious5508 This is Star Wars honey, not Warhammer. Lucky for you, I'm a fan of both.

[@timelordvictorious5508]

The Senate I said empire I don’t even know what warhammer is

[@DeathL0ck]

A great way to sum up Detective Pikachu: "...Hey, this is actually not bad." Considering we started with the Mario Bros and Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat movies, and we're at Sonic the Hedgehog and Detective Pikachu we should glad

[@ewormXD]

Did you just put the Sonic movie and this on the same level? How do you sleep at night

[@abthedragon4921]

@@ewormXD You know that they fixed Sonic's design right? And I've seen the Sonic movie and it's pretty good.

[@regiman222]

Considering what has come before, this movie is at least good

[@DeathL0ck]

@@ewormXD they're both about the same. Cliched and predictable, but funny and enjoyable. I think I might've enjoyed the comedy and story of Sonic a bit more, but Detective Pikachu definitely did better world building. Any screenshot from that is better than any from Sonic.

[@risottopose9970]

Kunoros Hound of Athreos Are you mad people think Sonic is good, or that D-Pika is bad

[@arrow_of_ravenclaw5155]

The moment it was revealed Mewtwo had that power, I was like “the dad’s trapped in the Pikachu.”

[@nutto5950]

Thank you for reminding me that Foamy the Squirrel exists.

[@moniquemiller7739]

This is a HUGE surprise. Seriously didn't see this one coming

[@lordbrickmasterproductions3531]

Nope

[@astrowolvez]

In hindseight I should have seen this coming considering his hate for pokemon. 😂

[@suchomimustenerensis]

Me neither.

[@puffles1788]

Still wait for Spider-man homecoming and ffh.

[@kacperx66]

A surprise, to be sure, but a welcome one

[@soymartin]

GAME OF THRONES SUCKS, LA LA LA!!!! *Hmm...that one did it to itself* Jesus Critic why do you do this to me? That wound hasn't healed yet.

[@Sutchman]

Never forget... never forgive.

[@rocksolid1954]

let's twist the knife a little. KING BRAN

[@wolfieinu]

Jesus Critic? So like... Satan?

[@theskullboy8700]

Star Wars fans: first time?

[@darkmagician290]

Mine hasn't even started scabbing much less slowed my bleeding

[@westallen2383]

Buster in the stamps ad was soo cute "Put me down father i want to be free"

[@LadyOnikara]

"Until you showed me that pretty ring, now I am your eternal servant."

[@Chaosmancer7]

You know, this review actually is causing me to slightly regret never giving this movie a chance. I thought they were doing a stupid "pikachu is transported to the real world" story, and so I completely passed this one by. If I'd known it was taking place in the pokemon world, I'd have actually watched it, and I think I would have liked it

[@RogueT-Rex8468]

Ever watch it?

[@eventyraren]

Where in the Trailer dose that even hint that is the plot? Did you not see all the pokemon in the background or on the posters?

[@Chaosmancer7]

@@eventyraren No, I didn't. I saw a live-action Pikachu talking to humans. No other pokemon at all. Maybe it was a bad trailer

[@eventyraren]

@@Chaosmancer7 🤔 no trailet I know anout fits that description.

[@BenJPics9925]

Pokémon: *exists* Doug: "I'm gonna put some dirt in your eyes"

[@javelinmaster2]

Me: *Has Keen eye* seriously? Sand attack?

[@OfficialPSASD]

@@javelinmaster2 Nope, it's Pocket Sand!

[@krealyesitisbeta5642]

The “twist” wasn’t in the show. It was only in the game.

[@frank8917]

You mean like when Blue gets to the league before Red?

[@AlemoBavir]

Weirder is the twist doesn't exist in the game and it ended differently for a sequel for the Switch.

[@nahor88]

I saw the opening cutscene for the game and was immediately offput by the fact that the voice actor for Pikachu sounds nothing like Ryan Reynolds. I call it reverse media syndrome.

[@Roadent1241]

Yeah but he didn't get turned back in the game, and there's a sequel coming.

[@Ladywizard]

@@AlemoBavir And he also sounded more like Danny Devito in the game

[@joesmutz9287]

I find it interesting that he referenced Roger Rabbit so much during this review, because I believe one of the reasons this did as well as it did is because it did something Roger Rabbit did as well Every moment you always felt this absolutely ridiculous world was real Despite hokey acting, odd deliveries, and hit-or-miss dialog (in both movies), every moment it actually felt like these characters were a part of this world. A lot of movies that do the animated/live action combo it usually feels like they're talking to empty air that gets animated later. But here, possibly because of all the issues, it actually felt like it was all people naturally reacting to a world that any of us wouldn't be able to truly feel natural in. And to me, that was why it worked so well: Despite it being obviously fiction, the world felt real

[@KM-sc7pi]

17:05 Tbh, I thought the gas was more related to the generators in “Pokémon Rangers: Shadows of Almia” which came out in 2008. The strange machines/generators emitted radio waves with purple hues which made Pokémon aggressive

[@hoaujudaiyubel]

I think it was based on the gen 2 item called the berserk gene It was found in gold silver and crystal as a hidden item where cerulean cave use to be, it's a held item that's consumed when used. It increases the pokemon's attack but also confuses the pokemon. In gen 2 it was programed to be held by every wild mewtwo suggesting that mewtwo was the scorece of the berserk gene

[@hjspalenka]

When the ditto took off at sunglasses, I'm surprised he went with a James and the Giant Peach reference over Scary Godmother.

[@ImAFatNerd90]

I agree. I think he said that because more people know about James and the Giant Peach than Scary Godmother.

[@blooperbooks]

Critic immediately realizing that the Pokemon universe is a lot darker than he gave it credit for.

[@NotAGoodUsername360]

Wait until he finds out about all the child murder and abductions the Ghost, Dark, and Psychic Types get up to!

[@bemasaberwyn55]

@@NotAGoodUsername360 or the theory that in the first game you killed your rival's best Pokemon

[@shortfuse875]

@@bemasaberwyn55 Or the pokedex entries for Mega pokemon.

[@darknessrising2453]

I'd really love to see a segment where he reads some of the darker Pokedex entries and his reaction is basically; "10 YEAR OLDS ARE ALLOWED TO CATCH AND RAISE THESE!?"

[@Zorro3k6]

@@darknessrising2453 I'd like that too. Or even just have him read a synopsis of X and Y. Pokemon are literally murdered in a war and their life force is used to power a giant machine. I think it's probably the darkest the series has ever gone.

[@nelraak5233]

If you think wearing the skull of their dead mother is creepy just read a bunch, if not most of the old pokedex's

[@PikaLink91]

I have only one thing to say: I never wanted to see Mewtwo's teeth.

[@averymerrick]

It's possible that Harry's Pikachu was meant to be *Tim's.* Judging by the fact he recreated his son's bedroom and Tim had a Pikachu headboard, it might've been his favorite. Harry may have gotten the Pokémon in an effort to better reconcile with his son, but when Tim refused to come live with him, Harry made it his partner instead.

[@arkanamaster4961]

Now I want to play the game more to figure out if that was the case

[@ferminmarkpousada1455]

That actually makes sense. I'm surprise the videogame hasn't explore that idea further like the movie

[@Valhobino]

Ryan reynolds: The man who played an immortal badass anti-hero that makes great humor,breaks the 4th wall,and is epic as well as an electric mouse that talks like a 40 yr old man.

[@strigijoe8685]

This is actually a pretty accurate review of the film

[@DiamondBatToons]

Doug calling Pikachu a "SpongeBob-Rat" is probably the BEST thing I've heard All year! 😂🤣

[@alexyadayada4487]

20:15 I just realized that the graphics they used to reveal the villain is the same graphic they use for “Who’s That Pokémon?!” from the cartoon

[@segar1234]

Mentions the movie: "The spy who dumped me" Me: "what the? is that even a - wait!" *1 google later" Holy, it's real!? why haven't i heard about it?

[@Dcool77]

I saw it at Walmart the title made me think Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me... But then looking further at the cover "Nope, has nothing to do with that moving on!"

[@segar1234]

@@Dcool77 I was Tempted to look up the review videos before hand. I had the damndest feeling that it wasn't necessary. the movie itself would probably be just as terrible as is it's advertisement of the movie's existence >Did anyways a few hours later

[@peterschadenberg9045]

I unfortunately saw it when it first came out.

[@kayleighschrader8151]

Honestly, The Spy Who dumped me is way better than it has any right to be

[@TheKersey475]

It's an adequate spy-comedy with surprisingly well-done action sequences.

[@AishaVonFossen]

As the mother of my roommate's cat, I really appreciate seeing you interact with your youngest son, Buster, in this review. :D I wanted to get into Pokemon when I was younger but wasn't really allowed by my parents. Unfortunately I haven't heard a lot of good reviews of this movie, and although I haven't seen it myself, I am glad it seems you've given it a fair chance, and it does look pretty good, and entertaining for non-Pokemon fans, which can be hard to pull off in movies, so good on this movie for seeming to accomplish that. :)

[@trashcannot658]

10:17 As a pokemon fan, I can confirm, that is not the case. That's just the sound he makes and it's great Also Torterra, the giant pokemon with land on its shell, is my favorite starter.

[@ProfessorZoom2140]

Pokémon is my childhood, and as a long time fan I can say that this movie was surprisingly fantastic! You can see that the people behind it knew what they were doing and how to please the fans. I was put off by the trailers too btw, I thought that they were making some sort of parody, glad I was wrong..

[@malcomchase9777]

I mean, it's a noir parody that plays up putting cute monsters against a conspiracy. I don't think you csan do a live action pokemon movie without trying to be a bit parodic, it just doesn't look right when put next to real humans.

[@AussieDragoon]

Obama joke could have been strong, considering there's a pokemon called Abomasnow

[@pundertalefan4391]

XD wow.

[@mrflipperinvader7922]

What was the next joke after that

[@rocksolid1954]

well the current president is essentially a magikarp

[@brenyatta]

There’s also the infamous Brock Obama

[@gregoryzoltek5666]

I just can't stand all the Pokecan and Digicrat arguing. And don't start up with going Yugitarian.

[@thewinterprince1731]

"Okay, THIS is a world I wanna know more about!" Though it's never fully explained how this is a constant, it's canon that Cubone children don the skull of their dead Marowak mothers after the mother dies.

[@exterminator1776]

4:58 Doug: ok this is a world I wanna know more about. Me: If you think that's interesting just read some of the pokemon descriptions some of them are dark, hell just reading the manga is really dark.

[@KainoaB4]

I don’t care if it was a running joke, i miss the timing ghost...

[@spongebobsquarepants2981]

The what?

[@olsongc8422]

Timing!

[@Fusionater]

Caspers impeccable timing will forever be missed.

[@juliahornback2843]

TIMING!

[@RockerMicke1]

thanks phelous

[@Nasser851000]

Is this the first time Nostalgia critic's reviewed something Pokémon related since the movie?

[@LucyLioness100]

Well an actual Pokémon movie review. Critic has referenced the property over the years in other reviews and top 11 lists

[@BP-dn9nv]

I mean, there are so many movies that I don't blame him for not wanting to review them all.

[@darklordofsword]

Other than references for jokes and mentioning it in the commercials videos, I think so.

[@ScrubNigel]

@Tina Davis It's pure garbage.

[@dafroakie9984]

@@BP-dn9nv Can't wait to hear his take on Hoopa and the Clash of Ages.

[@queenjohnbee3411]

The Torterra being colossal titans is my favourite detail in this movie. It’s so fitting,considering the pokemon’s origins.

[@no1reallycaresabout2]

The comparison to seeing "*Who Framed Roger Rabbit*?" without growing up on cartoons was interesting for me. Im the opposite of Doug here, I grew up on Pokemon but didnt grow up on the classic cartons, and have seen both *Detective Pikachu* and *Who Framed Roger Rabbit?* I enjoyed all the references to the games that *Detective Pikachu* had. On the flip side, I enjoyed *Who Framed Roger Rabbit?* despite not growing up on many of the classic cartoon characters featured.

[@colinnelson4080]

Believe it or not, that little line about the Pokémon wearing the skull of a dead relative is actually canonical... some how... the Pokédex makes no sense.

[@Glitche0275]

What doesn't make sense? The mother lays the egg, dies, and when the egg hatches they wear the skull of the already decayed mother.

[@slayers4life81]

@@Glitche0275 Considering, in the game at least, female Marowak's can lay as many eggs as you want, it makes no sense that every single one of those Cubone's is wearing the skull of their not dead mother

[@Glitche0275]

@@slayers4life81 It could be a wild versus captivity thing.

[@slayers4life81]

@@Glitche0275 It still doesnt explain the, like, 10 Cubone's hatching from eggs from the single Marowak, all with her skull

[@slayers4life81]

@@Glitche0275 Honestly, this is one of the many reasons why I think the pokedex is probably one of the best and worst sources of information in game

[@DarkLordGanondorf190]

As a Pokémon movie, this one was incredibly solid and, yes, created with a lot of heart!

[@13CrystalHeart]

If the Cubone wearing the skull of its dead mother makes you want to find more about the world, I'd recommend looking at the Pokedex sometime. (My personal recommendation is Alola's.) Did you know that Mega Salamence bisects things while in flight and has a reputation of turning on its own trainer, leading to the fantastically edge nickname of the blood-soaked crescent? (now put those entries together.) That Primeape DIES if it gets too mad? And to NEVER look under a Mimikyu's rag or you will die painfully? Or that Crobat, a bat as big as a man, can bite you and drain your blood, and you wouldn't even notice (until it's too late)? Mega Dex entries in general go into detail about how much the power increase causes your Pokemon to suffer, with backs breaking open (Tyranitar), parts of the body melting (Scizor and Houndoom), severe psychological changes driving the Pokemon to become absolutely bloodthirsty (Metagross, Lucario, and even Gyarados), or even causing death to other Trainers (Absol). One of the thigs I love about how Pokemon is that it can be cute on the outside, but looking closely at the franchise, it's got some really messed-up things about it.