Pokemon: Detective Pikachu might not have a great plot nor villain but it succeeded in highlighting the franchise's most important aspect; the actual Pokemon. Anyone who watched this movie probably thought about capturing their own Pokemon or wishing they existed in real life. Hell, there's a good chance that they bought one of the 3DS games before or after the film.
The Pokemon Company, for the most part, was okay with how Legendary handled their Pokemon. However, it turns out that the company actually hated how the movie handled Lickitung and even told the writers to scrap Mr. Mime since they had a hard time describing the psychic-type Pokemon.
Speaking with Time Magazine, here's what visual effects supervisor Erik Nordby had to say about The Pokemon Company reacting to Lickitung:
Art Director Ravi Bansal had this to say about The Pokemon Company when it came to Mr. Mime. Thankfully, they didn't listen since this Pokemon ended up being one of the movie's highlights.
Pokemon: Detective Pikachu is now showing in theaters.
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