Ed Sheeran song “Celestial” to be featured in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

The Pokemon Company has announced a partnership with music superstar Ed Sheeran, and the two sides have teamed up with a new song, “Celestial”. This will appear in Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet.

The “Celestial” video, which was directed by the award-winning Yuichi Kodama, is inspired by Ed’s childhood fascination with the franchise. It features some of his favorite Pokemon such as Pikachu, Squirtle, Machamp, Snorlax, and more. The video follows a typical day in Ed’s life with a Pokemon twist and has a unique ‘sketch’ themed art direction from Yu Nagaba, whose style is reminiscent of the doodles that Ed drew of his Pokemon as a child.

“I’ve played Pokemon since I was in primary school,” Ed mentioned. “Me and my brother used to have different versions of the games and would trade Pokemon together ‘til we each completed our Pokedex. I loved the cards but the games are what I lost myself in. I loved the whole world they created; it kept me distracted if there was negative stuff happening in my life/school that I wanted to avoid. It was a world I could escape into and I’ve played it ever since. Even though I’m 31 now, I still own the same Game Boy Color and play Pokemon Yellow or Pokemon Silver on planes and trains when I’m on tour. It’s such an honor to add a song into a Pokémon game and shoot a nostalgic video too. I hope you guys enjoy the song and video – it was a blast to film!”

“Working with a superstar like Ed has been a dream come true for us at Pokemon,” added The Pokemon Company International president Kenji Okubo. We are all such big fans of his and, not only was he a joy to work alongside, his authentic love of everything Pokémon really shines through. Yuichi Kodama has done a fantastic job of capturing a feeling of pure childlike joy and sense of adventure within the video too. Both of their genuine adoration for Pokémon makes this a truly special collaboration and we can’t wait to see Pokemon fans and music fans singing along to Celestial. I hope everyone is also looking forward to enjoying the track later this year in the Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet games.”

You can watch the “Celestial” music video from Ed Sheeran below. The song can be purchased and streamed here.

Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet will be out for Switch on November 18, 2022.

Source: Pokemon PR