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Detective Pikachu Returns

by Nintendo

Solve mysteries with the personality-packed Detective Pikachu!

Metacritic 66 Nintendo Switch · Released Oct 6, 2023

+ I own it

Age rating content: Mild Fantasy Violence.

Languages: Japanese, English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Korean, Chinese

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About this game

Unravel a series of mysteries across Ryme City with a tough-talking, coffee-loving Pikachu and his human partner, Tim Goodman. When a jewel theft occurs, the case sets this great detective duo down a path filled with mystery. Why did Tim’s father, Harry, go missing? What is causing the Pokémon-related incidents around Ryme City? Answer these questions and more by searching for clues, investigating scenes, and using your case notebook to make deductions. Talk with Pokémon directly and use their abilities to uncover clues The gruff Detective Pikachu can talk directly with Pokémon. Learn more about the case and Ryme City as you chat up the local Pokémon. You’ll see a different side of Pokémon as you discover their distinct personalities. Some of these Pokémon use their special skills to assist your investigations. Take a ride on Growlithe to track scents using its sharp sense of smell! Investigate Ryme City, where Pokémon and people live side by side Search for clues in Ryme City, where Pokémon and humans live and work side by side. With the help of the city’s Pokémon and people, Tim and his talkative Pikachu partner solve multiple cases. Investigate and deduce as the detective duo, both together and individually, on a search for the truth in this cinematic adventure game. Need some help with your deductions and game progress? If you ever get stuck during your investigation, you can consult Pikachu to get a hint. You can also activate a correct selection indicator when making deductions or while investigating a scene. With Story Jump Mode, you can choose to play any episode of the story. You can use it to replay episodes that you’ve already completed or skip ahead to episodes you haven’t played yet!

Prices by country

Cheapest today: 🇯🇵 Japan, $41.07. That is 27% below the typical price across eShops today. Never cheaper since we started tracking it in October 2026.

CountryPrice
Japan $41.07
Hong Kong $41.93
New Zealand $45.07
South Korea $48.41
Australia $49.07
United States $49.99
Brazil $51.21
Canada $52.74
Chile $53.04
Poland $53.74
United Kingdom $53.99
Mexico $55.19
Denmark $55.63
Austria $56.32
Belgium $56.32
Bulgaria $56.32
Cyprus $56.32
Germany $56.32
Estonia $56.32
Spain $56.32
Finland $56.32
France $56.32
Greece $56.32
Croatia $56.32
Hungary $56.32
Ireland $56.32
Italy $56.32
Lithuania $56.32
Luxembourg $56.32
Latvia $56.32
Malta $56.32
Netherlands $56.32
Portugal $56.32
Romania $56.32
Slovenia $56.32
Slovakia $56.32
Sweden $56.38
South Africa $56.46
Peru $57.85
Czechia $57.89
Norway $59.49
Switzerland $61.19
Colombia $61.71

Click a country to see how to buy there; new to buying abroad? Here is how it works. Prices are as each eShop lists them: VAT included where the eShop includes it, US prices before sales tax, and for Canada we add the 5% federal tax Nintendo leaves out · fetched up to 2026-11-05 14:33 UTC.

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