Detective Pikachu
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Detective Pikachu is a 2019 live-action/CGI mystery film set in the Pokémon universe, following a wisecracking, coffee-loving Pikachu who teams up with a young man to solve the disappearance of his father.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Detective Pikachu canonical | 4 |
| Detective Pikachu (film) | 2 |
| Pokémon Detective Pikachu | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7407877 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Detective Pikachu Context triple: [John Mathieson, notableWork, Detective Pikachu]
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A.
Pokémon Ranger
Pokémon Ranger is an action-adventure spin-off video game series in which players control Pokémon Rangers who use a special device to befriend and assist Pokémon rather than capturing them in traditional Poké Balls.
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B.
Pokémon Sleep
Pokémon Sleep is a mobile game and sleep-tracking app that gamifies users’ sleep patterns by rewarding them with interactions and discoveries involving various Pokémon.
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C.
Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Pokémon Legends: Arceus is an action role-playing game in the Pokémon series that reimagines monster catching and exploration in a vast, historical open-world setting.
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D.
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are paired ninth-generation role-playing games in the Pokémon series that introduce an open-world adventure set in the Paldea region for the Nintendo Switch.
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E.
Pokémon Sun and Moon
Pokémon Sun and Moon are paired role-playing video games in the Pokémon series for the Nintendo 3DS that introduced the tropical Alola region, regional variants, and a shift away from traditional Gym battles.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Detective Pikachu Target entity description: Detective Pikachu is a 2019 live-action/CGI mystery film set in the Pokémon universe, following a wisecracking, coffee-loving Pikachu who teams up with a young man to solve the disappearance of his father.
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A.
Pokémon Ranger
Pokémon Ranger is an action-adventure spin-off video game series in which players control Pokémon Rangers who use a special device to befriend and assist Pokémon rather than capturing them in traditional Poké Balls.
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B.
Pokémon Sleep
Pokémon Sleep is a mobile game and sleep-tracking app that gamifies users’ sleep patterns by rewarding them with interactions and discoveries involving various Pokémon.
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C.
Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Pokémon Legends: Arceus is an action role-playing game in the Pokémon series that reimagines monster catching and exploration in a vast, historical open-world setting.
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D.
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are paired ninth-generation role-playing games in the Pokémon series that introduce an open-world adventure set in the Paldea region for the Nintendo Switch.
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E.
Pokémon Sun and Moon
Pokémon Sun and Moon are paired role-playing video games in the Pokémon series for the Nintendo 3DS that introduced the tropical Alola region, regional variants, and a shift away from traditional Gym battles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Detective Pikachu video game
NERFINISHED
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Pokémon franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boxOfficeGross | over 430 million USD ⓘ |
| characterPlayedBy |
Bill Nighy
NERFINISHED
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Justice Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ Kathryn Newton NERFINISHED ⓘ Ken Watanabe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterVoicedBy | Ryan Reynolds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | John Mathieson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Japan
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | Rob Letterman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ |
| editor | Mark Sanger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Harry Goodman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Howard Clifford NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucy Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ Mewtwo NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr. Mime NERFINISHED ⓘ Psyduck NERFINISHED ⓘ Roger Clifford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure film
ⓘ
comedy film ⓘ family film ⓘ fantasy film ⓘ mystery film ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
home video release
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theatrical film ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Detective Pikachu
NERFINISHED
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Tim Goodman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | PG ⓘ |
| musicBy | Henry Jackman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the first live-action Pokémon film ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Pokémon films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A young man teams up with a wisecracking, coffee-loving Pikachu to investigate his father’s disappearance in a city where humans and Pokémon coexist. ⓘ |
| producer |
Cale Boyter
NERFINISHED
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Don McGowan NERFINISHED ⓘ Hidenaga Katakami NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Parent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Legendary Pictures
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The Pokémon Company NERFINISHED ⓘ Toho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonist | Tim Goodman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ratingSystem |
MPAA film rating system
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surface form:
MPAA
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| releaseDate |
2019-05-03
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2019-05-10 ⓘ |
| runtime | 104 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Benji Samit
NERFINISHED
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Dan Hernandez NERFINISHED ⓘ Derek Connolly NERFINISHED ⓘ Rob Letterman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInUniverse | Pokémon universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Ryme City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
Bill Nighy
NERFINISHED
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Justice Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ Kathryn Newton NERFINISHED ⓘ Ken Watanabe NERFINISHED ⓘ Ryan Reynolds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| storyBy |
Benji Samit
NERFINISHED
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Dan Hernandez NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicole Perlman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Detective Pikachu Description of subject: Detective Pikachu is a 2019 live-action/CGI mystery film set in the Pokémon universe, following a wisecracking, coffee-loving Pikachu who teams up with a young man to solve the disappearance of his father.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Detective Pikachu (film)
this entity surface form:
Detective Pikachu (film)
this entity surface form:
Pokémon Detective Pikachu