Pokemon Detective Pikachu tidbits – Garbodor was scrapped from the movie and more
Pokemon Detective Pikachu main writers Dan Hernandez and Benji Samit recently appeared on the latest episode of Blank Check. They touched on why Red/Blue wasn’t used as the storyline, wanting to include Garbodor, and more.
Here’s the full roundup of tidbits:
– In discussing collaborating with The Pokemon Company, Hernandez and Samit said they were told, “Squirtles don’t strategize”
– They also explain why it’s not the Red/Blue storyline and why Detective Pikachu was the starting line for the story
– Starting with Detective Pikachu as the first live-action Pokemon movie would have been a bit like the first live-action Mario being about Dr. Mario said
– It was a like, “writing a Star Wars movie without a light saber or the force”
– Since they couldn’t use trainers or battles in this world, they decided to focus just on the concept of evolution
– Hernandez and Samit did not confirm a sequel, but said they want to get into what it’s like inside a Pokeball in future live action films
– Hernandez and Samit were the driving force behind making sure Psyduck was included as a main Pokemon character
– Garbodor was in early drafts of the script and it was one they really wanted to see in the film
– He was cut, possibly for being too weird
You can listen to the full podcast with Hernandez and Samit below.
