Pokémon Detective Pikachu - Nostalgia Critic 

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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!!!

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

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.”

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!

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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."

"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.

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

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

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

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

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..

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

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

I honestly never thought I’d see Nostalgia Critic reference FOAMY THE SQUIRREL

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Given how dark Pokemon can get, I'm surprised Doug hasn't given it a chance sooner. If not the games then just the lore of the Pokemon themselves. He'd probably really like the Pokemon Adventures manga. 8:40 There's a skunk pokemon that makes actual fart noises and it was my sibling's favorite. It's funny because even that one's kind of cute.

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

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

Critic: "Pokemon sucks, lalalaaaaaaa... Pokemon fans: LUDICOLO

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

Detective Pikachu: The film where everybody want Pikachu to be played by Danny Devito.

I didn’t believe he would actually review it

"LUDICOLO!" is going to become a running joke now, isn't it?

“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.

This movie surprised me in a good way. I wasn't expecting much going in, but it was a good time despite its flaws. I will say that at the start, when the villain talked about wanting humanity to evolve like Pokemon, I got really excited thinking the plot was going to work that in where people actually mutate or something like human evolution. Disappointed they went a more nonsensical route.

For Halloween can you do Coraline it is based on a book,and is absolutely amzingly terrifying

As soon as exposition about that Clifford guy was explained on the train, I was like "yep, he's the bad guy".

Ken Watanabe's Pokemon should have totally been a Tyranitar

Im not gonna lie, I only watched the stamps ad because of the cat.

This Nostalgiaween could you review Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993), Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein (1999), and Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman (2000)?

In case you were wondering what that Pokémon was saying, it's actually "Ludicolo". bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Ludicolo_(Pok%C3%A9mon)

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

5:06 Okay, wow. Can we get a Nostalgia Critic reacts to Pokedex entries? Pokemon has a lot of messed up stuff. Litwick and Drifloon come to mind.

Hi! I know you probably don't care, but I can help out with some of the pokemon info that you didn't know! And for people who might also be confused. At 3:54 you mentioned loving that Mewtwo's name is super silly because of the 'two' in the name. This is actually because Mewtwo was created by humans! It's a clone of the pokemon Mew. At 5:03 Tim comments on the skull cubone wears. Cubone wears the skull of its dead mother which died to protect it. Yes, all cubones wear the skulls of their mothers, no we don't get it either. At 5:27 Humans in the pokemon universe generally go on a rite of passage called a Journey that they take with a pokemon partner. This is seen as a sign of independence and maturity, despite the young age of the travelers in general. People generally stop their journeys when they achieve a goal or settle in a place that suits them and continue their lives as normal adults with jobs afterwards. At 10:19 That's a Ludicolo. They're just... kinda like that. At 13:14 No pokemon lore, but Buster's absolutely adorable. At 16:40 Those are Loudred, who have relation to sounds and being loud. They can enhance music through their ears, which act like speakers. At 22:13 That's a Ditto, who can transform into anything, but will have trouble transforming its face to match the real deal. At 22:45 Fans didn't really see this coming either, body swapping was a brand new power for Mewtwo in this movie. As someone who loves pokemon, and a huge fan, I want to say thank you for giving this movie a chance. I know it's not your typical thing, and it means a lot to see you give it a try. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart.

The Ultimate Nostalgia Critic Meme Mashup: "Chuck Norris's Pokemon Credit Card that he uses to buy a Coke Machine to fry during a Big Lipped Alligator Moment!"

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

Like him or not, you have to admit Detective Pikachu's got the moves

Critic.. pokemon is not something you watch, it's something you play.

That Company Man joke was unexpected but gold

Thank you for reminding me that Foamy the Squirrel exists.

Strange how this movie gets a prominent Toho credit at the start yet not Godzilla 2

*Davey Jones Voice* “Dooo yooou feeaar DIGLETT!” I lost it 😂

5:00 Oh yeah, the pokedex gets dark, man. I sometimes forget how jarring it can be for the uninitiated to learn about all the child kidnapping, death, and murder.

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