But the live-action Pokémon Detective Pikachu, as the film is titled, isn’t completely jettisoning Otani from the cast.
A strange caper is afoot as Germany’s Detective Pikachu is heard sounding nothing like the Pokémon species is supposed to.
It’s pretty clear that the Pikachu we’re getting in the upcoming live-action Pokémon movie is not the one we know and love from the anime franchise.
However, a look at the movie’s official German trailer currently on YouTube, posted by the German division of distributor Warner Bros., has Pikachu speaking with Otani’s voice.