Detective Pikachu Returns
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| Developer(s) | Creatures |
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| Director(s) | Yasunori Yanagisawa Katsuyoshi Irie |
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| Programmer(s) | Kenichi Kato |
| Artist(s) | Atsushi Watanabe |
| Writer(s) | Hiroyuki Jinnai |
| Composer(s) | Takuto Kitsuta |
| Series | Detective Pikachu Pokémon |
| Engine | Unity |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo Switch |
| Release | October 6, 2023 |
| Genre(s) | Adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Detective Pikachu Returns is a 2023 adventure game developed by Creatures and published by the Pokémon Company and Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. It is a sequel to 2016's Detective Pikachu for the Nintendo 3DS. First announced during a press release in 2019 alongside apps such as Pokémon Home, it was first showcased during a Nintendo Direct in June 2023 before being released on October 6, 2023.