This New Detective Pikachu Trailer Is Too Pure For This World

you might not directly think of the upcoming Pokémon movie Detective Pikachu as an emotional journey, yet this latest trailer may change your mind.


"A little shot of good for a weary world," Pikachu himself (Ryan Reynolds) captioned a tweet with some new footage of the film, which is every bit of calming and pure as we need it to be in this hellscape of a global that is 2019.


Set to Louis Armstrong's "What A spectacular World," the latest Detective Pikachu trailer is one of the most peaceful, awe-inspiring pieces of promotional content we've seen for the movie just yet.


The camera pans out to show us Charmanders frolicking in the forest, a playful little Squirtle peeking its head out of the water, and then a parade of Bulbasaurs in the forest.


As young Tim Goodman (Justice Smith) makes his way while in Ryme City, we're introduced to a wide world of Pokémon who are living their lives alongside people in ways that look far more compassionate than the way we share ours with the animals of Earth. Goodman travels with what looks like a potentially injured or sleeping Pikachu in his arms and we finally visualize a family member of Pancham, growling Snubbull, and also a very tender hug between Pikachu and Psyduck. Pikachu doesn't seem also into it at first, nevertheless he eventually gives in, and your believe us once we mention your heart will melt whenever you visualize it.


Pikachu and Tim are on a quest to identify what happened to Tim's father, Harry Goodman, who's disappeared following a vehicle crash in Ryme City. Tim's the only one who can understand the wise-cracking Pikachu, and with each other they make an eccentric nevertheless formidable pair as they work to unravel the mystery surrounding Harry's disappearance.


Detective Pikachu will be making its way to theaters on May 17, nevertheless in the meantime you could check out our guide to just some of the Pokémon you'll be seeing as soon as the movie debuts. Spoiler alert: there really are a lot!