New Detective Pikachu Returns short overwhelms fans with its cuteness

Lucas Simons
Detective Pikachu Short Film

The Pokemon Company has released an incredibly wholesome Detective Pikachu short, and fans are overwhelmed by its cuteness. Here’s how Pikachu and Tim solve the “missing Flan” case.

The Pokemon Company has shared a Detective Pikachu short film that follows the adventures of Tim and Pikachu while they investigate the mystery of the missing flan. Fans of this Pokemon sleuthing game are delighted to see Detective Pikachu, Tim, and Munchlax in action in this animation that they shared on their official channels.

This short film was released to promote Detective Pikachu Returns, which launched on October 6, and fans can’t get enough of it. You can watch this short on The Pokemon Company’s official YouTube channel.

Detective Pikachu short film
In this short Detective Pikachu and Tim will try to solve the mystery of the missing flan.

Fans are incredibly positive about this short film. Some of them praise the animation, while others are asking for more: “This was such a cute Detective Pikachu short, I’d love to see more of these in the future!”

Another fan commented: “This Animation looks beautiful! The animators really did a great job.” And it certainly seems to be causing the desired effect, since the style and design of the animation emphasize Pikachu’s cuteness, and fans are loving it.

Some of them are even asking that the shorts be serialized: “Hopefully, we get more of these in the future.” And “I would absolutely love this to be a series of episodes Pikachu is so beautifully adorable.”

While there’s no official confirmation about this being the first of a series, we will keep you posted about news regarding more Detective Pikachu shorts. In the meantime, you can check all you need to know about Detective Pikachu local concerns and all the Pokemon that appear in Detective Pikachu Returns.