Detective Pikachu is an adventure game developed by Creatures Inc. published by The Pokémon Company and distributed by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS. The game is a spin-off of the Pokémon franchise in which players work with a talking Pikachu to solve mysteries. A shorter downloadable version of the game called Great Detective Pikachu: Birth of a New Duo was released in Japan in February 2016 while the full version was released worldwide in March 2018.