Detective Pikachu Returns

Detective Pikachu Returns (帰ってきた名探偵ピカチュウ) is an adventure game developed by Creatures and published by the Pokémon Company and Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. First announced during a press release in 2019 alongside apps such as Pokémon Home, it is a sequel to 2016's Detective Pikachu for the Nintendo 3DS. It was showcased for the first time during a Nintendo Direct in June 2023 and was released on October 6, 2023.

Development and release
The game was first announced during a press release in 2019 as an unnamed sequel to Detective Pikachu for the Nintendo 3DS. It was officially announced in during a Nintendo Direct in June 2023, with a release date of October 6, 2023. A trailer was released detailing gameplay and some plot details on August 8, 2023.

A tie-in anime short, titled Detective Pikachu & the Mystery of the Missing Flan, from Polygon Pictures was released on YouTube on October 25, 2023.

Reception
Detective Pikachu Returns received "mixed or average" reviews from critics, according to review aggregator Metacritic.

Detective Pikachu Returns was the bestselling retail game throughout its first week of release in Japan, with 85,639 physical copies being sold across the country.