‘Detective Pikachu Movie Trailer Reveals Coffee-Loving Pokémon in Action’

During its most recent Pokémon Presents stream, The Pokémon Company unveiled several updates. Among them was the release of a new trailer for Detective Pikachu Returns, a highly anticipated sequel set to arrive on Nintendo Switch on October 6th.

For the uninitiated, Detective Pikachu Returns recasts the franchise mascot as a hard-boiled, tough-talking detective. Detective Pikachu and his current partner Tim Goodman (who really understands Pikachu) get to the bottom of the unusual cases with the help of some other Pokémon and people who live side by side in Ryme City. In between, Pikachu is drinking coffee or trying to figure out what happened to his missing partner Harry (Tim’s father).

A cute trailer offers an overview of the game. You have to use your thinking when you look for clues and use the casebook to solve the cases. Other Pokémon will help you by sniffing out clues or punching through walls. If the latest clip has you excited to play the game, you might be happy to hear that pre-orders for Detective Pikachu Returns are now open.

Elsewhere, The Pokémon Company revealed that the first half of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’s major paid expansion will arrive on September 13. In “The Teal Mask”, you go on a school trip to the land of Kitakami and meet Pokémon that are not available in the Paldea region. The second half of the DLC, called “The Indigo Disk,” is set to arrive this winter.

Additionally, Mew and Mewtwo will arrive at Scarlet and Violet as part of the event. You can add Mew to your team and fight against the mighty Mewtwo.

Meanwhile, a couple of other Pokémon games are now available on Nintendo Switch Online. Basic members can now play the Pokémon Trading Card Game, which came to the Game Boy Color back in 2000. If you’re a Nintoendo switch Online + Expansion Pack member, you should now also have access to Pokémon Stadium 2 on Nintendo 64.