Detective Pikachu team on why the movie shies away from Pokemon

Pokemon and battling practically go hand-in-hand. Yet for Detective Pikachu, the series’ first live-action film, there isn’t much of that to be seen. In an interview with Polygon, some of the key staff involved with the movie explained why. Here’s what director Rob Letterman, screenwriter Benji Samit, and co-writer Dan Hernandez said about the subject: “Part of [The Pokémon Company’s]

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