this teaser turns into a cold shower for Detective Pikachu fans

It was in 2019 that the public and Pokémon fans discovered the film Detective Pikachu at the cinema with Ryan Reynolds, Justice Smith and singer Rita Ora. The production was a success in theaters and many people are waiting to know if a sequel will be offered. While a surprise was announced at the start of the week, this big expected announcement simply disappointed fans of Detective Pikachu.

A long-awaited sequel to Detective Pikachu

Released in 2019, Detective Pikachu is a real hit with both critics and the public. With a budget of 150 million dollars, the production manages to generate $450 million at the worldwide box office. In this film directed by Rob Letterman which is an adaptation of the young video Pokemon: Detective Pikachufans follow Tim Goodman, a young student who returns from Ryme City and who will do everything to find his father who has disappeared. To help him in his quest, he will be able to count on a Pikachu of which he is the only one to understand as well as on Lucy Stevens, an apprentice journalist accompanied by a Psyduck.

Faced with the success of the film, many fans demanded a sequel to Detective Pikachu. Its main actor, Justice Smith, even declared in 2021 to be up for the project. However, the chances of seeing a sequel seem to be fading. At the beginning of the year, the actor told the site ScreenRant what until now, he had still not been contacted by the studio.

A huge teased surprise that turns into a huge disappointment

But this Friday, it’s all the community of Pokémon fans who were impatiently awaiting a teaser that had been announced a little earlier this week. For many, this surprise which was to be revealed could to be the famous, long-awaited sequel to the film Detective Pikachu or even a new game in the series. Sadly, it was none of that, causing fans to be disappointed.

It must be said that one should not expect anything extraordinary because the teaser came from the Japanese Pokémon X account. Fans discovered thatinstead of a new movie or game Detective Pikachuthe surprise wasannounces new derivative products on the occasion of the game’s anniversary Detective Pikachu Returns.

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These derivative products are a Detective Pikachu plush toy, a Pikachu figure and one of Darumacho from Galar as well as some collectible cards. And on top of that, only reserved for Japanese fans in limited quantity fixed to the first 100 fans. In short, suffice to say that this announcement, teased as exciting, quickly turned into a cold shower.