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The new game {{bp|Great Detective Pikachu ~Birth of a New Duo~|Great Detective Pikachu: Birth of a New Duo}} is a cinematic adventure game that will be released in Japan on the Nintendo eShop on Feb. 3, 2016. The game is developed by {{bp|Creatures, Inc.}} and published by {{bp|The Pokémon Company}}.

From January 27, 2016 to February 29, 2016, the game can be purchased in Japan for ¥1,200, instead of the normal price of ¥1,500. The game is already available for pre-download.

In the game, a boy named Tim Goodman comes to Rhyme City and meets the Great Detective Pikachu. This Pikachu is able to talk and wears {{wp|deerstalker}}, a kind of hat associated with {{wp|Sherlock Holmes}}.

The game was [[NHK documentary reveals new games in development|initially revealed]] in an ''{{wp|NHK|NHK Professional: Shigoto no Ryuugi}}'' documentary featuring {{bp|Tsunekazu Ishihara}} that aired on October 28, 2013, but was unnamed at the time. A trademark was later found for 「名探偵ピカチュウ」 ''Great Detective Pikachu'' that was filed in Japan on October 11, 2013.