A new Detective Pikachu trailer has emerged and though fans have definitely come around to the idea of the live-action flick doesn’t mean that some of the pocket monsters don’t look totally weird in their new hyper-realistic form.
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With the latest trailer showing off a few more familiar faces, Pokemon fans can’t stop thinking about how weird Lickitung looks.
To help us feel a little bit better about our own knee-jerk reaction to the horror … we mean Pokemon, we’ve compiled some of our favorite reactions thus far:
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Detective Pikachuยดs lickitung is looking great!#DetectivePikachu #ResidentEvil2Remake pic.twitter.com/dB8b23XdxR
โ orange slime (@slimyhearts) February 15, 2019
Honestly, movie Lickitung looks just as horrifying as animated Lickitung pic.twitter.com/EsjAcZrMrr
โ John (@JohnWBeaton) February 15, 2019
Lickitung is the only reaction meme I will need for the rest of 2019 pic.twitter.com/IgKmlzAfBU
โ Erik Siegrist (@AntonSirius) February 15, 2019
Kind of Cute If You Squint Real Hard
What did y’all THINK Lickitung would look like? OF COURSE it looks like an abomination. And it’s perfect! https://t.co/5ZThuLW1pz
โ NoNormalDog (@LakotaGuidinger) February 15, 2019
Lickitung is my nightmare fuel now pic.twitter.com/JyJmHdoMtW
โ Don, DJ, Donell ? (@FourtyOrphans) February 15, 2019
Half of Twitter: “Lickitung in #DetectivePikachu looks perfect! I thought it would be scary-looking, but they did it super well!”
โ Connor Thompson (@Connor_Gaming00) February 15, 2019
The other half: “Lickitung is an eldritch abomination and must be burned to death immediately.”
Me to the new designs: aw they dont look so bad, some of them look pretty cool.
โ Logan Courage (@LoganCourage) February 15, 2019
sees likitung: NO NO NO NONONONONNONONONONONONONONONNONONONONONONONONONONONONNONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONNONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONOO https://t.co/rSvHUqSE4n
Detective Pikachu
Detective Pikachuย is slated for a theater release on May 10, 2019. For more about the movie:ย
“The story begins when ace detective Harry Goodman goes mysteriously missing, prompting his 21-year-old son Tim to find out what happened. Aiding in the investigation is Harry’s former Pokรฉmon partner,ย Detective Pikachu: a hilariously wise-cracking, adorable super-sleuth who is a puzzlement even to himself. Finding that they are uniquely equipped to communicate with one another, Tim and Pikachu join forces on a thrilling adventure to unravel the tangled mystery. Chasing clues together through the neon-lit streets of Ryme Cityโa sprawling, modern metropolis where humans and Pokรฉmon live side by side in a hyper-realistic live-action worldโthey encounter a diverse cast of Pokรฉmon characters and uncover a shocking plot that could destroy this peaceful co-existence and threaten the whole Pokรฉmon universe.”
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