The Pokémon Company and Legendary Entertainment Announce New Movie POKEMON DETECTIVE PIKACHU

At the opening ceremonies of the 2018 Pokémon World Championships, The Pokémon Company along with its partners from Legendary Entertainment, unveiled the official title and Logo for the first-ever live action Pokémon movie, POKÉMON Detective Pikachu.

Mr. Tsunekazu Ishihara, president of The Pokémon Company, welcomed the movie's director, Rob Letterman, and actors Justice Smith and Kathryn Newton to the stage for the surprise reveal. The stars also engaged THE ROOM full of the world's best Pokémon players in a chant of "Pikachu!" which was recorded for use in the upcoming film, premiering in theaters May 10, 2019.

The 2018 Pokémon World Championships kicked off today and will conclude on Aug. 26. Stay tuned to Pokemon.com for updates throughout the week, as well as Twitch.tv/Pokemon to view matches from all three days of the competition.