A new TV spot for Detective Pikachu was released overnight, and you know what that means: new footage of terrifyingly-realistic Pokémon to keep you awake at night! Yay!
The clip gives us close-up looks at Bulbasaur, Charizard, Mr Mime (again), Pikachu (obviously) and, most disturbingly, Lickitung, the pink Pokémon with a giant tongue that uses it to lick people/Pokémon/things.
While everyone agrees that realistic-Bulbasaur looks incredibly cute, people are divided in their responses to realistic-Lickitung.
Im in love pic.twitter.com/GgfNRZkxCr
— Frischi ? (@MrFrischi) February 15, 2019
HUG HIM pic.twitter.com/UCaG5qUn3v
— RobiselU (@RobiverseU) February 15, 2019
Ok. I’ve been putting it off for long enough. Without further ado, I present to you: Lickitung, Detective Pikachu edition.
Lickitung is my nightmare fuel now pic.twitter.com/JyJmHdoMtW
— ?Don, DJ, Donell? ??Jerry Springer (@FourtyOrphans) February 15, 2019
And again.
Lickitung is the only reaction meme I will need for the rest of 2019 pic.twitter.com/IgKmlzAfBU
— Erik Siegrist (@AntonSirius) February 15, 2019
I think the thing that makes it so creepy is the wet tongue. The rational part of my brain knows that it makes sense for his tongue to be wet, but it’s significantly less creepy in cartoon form, regardless of what this Twitter user says:
Honestly, movie Lickitung looks just as horrifying as animated Lickitung pic.twitter.com/EsjAcZrMrr
— John (@JohnWBeaton) February 15, 2019
There’s a reason we largely keep our tongues inside our mouths: they’re weird to look at for too long.
It’s even worse in GIF form, by the way:
Now in gif form! pic.twitter.com/RsXouhZPRA
— Erik Siegrist (@AntonSirius) February 15, 2019
I just wish I shared other people’s enthusiasm for this disturbing creature.
What did y'all THINK Lickitung would look like? OF COURSE it looks like an abomination. And it's perfect! https://t.co/5ZThuLW1pz
— NoNormalDog ?️? (@LakotaGuidinger) February 15, 2019
Me @ Lickitung in #DetectivePikachu pic.twitter.com/hGqM1TYYlK
— Travis Bohanan (@Shaggy_PacMan) February 15, 2019
Which other Pokémon are going to be ruined for me before Detective Pikachu is released in theatres?
Do not ruin Chansey for me, you monsters. Don’t do it.
Watch the new TV spot here:
Talking Pikachu. ✔️No Memory. ✔️Addicted to caffeine. ✔️☕✔️☕✔️☕☕☕☕☕#DetectivePikachu pic.twitter.com/mLuczQkLL2
— POKÉMON Detective Pikachu (@DetPikachuMovie) February 15, 2019