Detective Pikachu is the first live-action Pokémon film and it will begin its production in 2017. It will focus on the titular Pokémon who is smarter than your average teenager and teams up with a boy to solve mysteries revolving around Pokémon.
Produced by Legendary Pictures, the film will be distributed by Universal Pictures overseas while TOHO will distribute the film in Japan. All Pokémon films released in Japan were all distributed by TOHO.