Question 1

Is Pokémon Detective Pikachu woke?

Accepted Answer

Pokémon Detective Pikachu has a woke score of 22/100, which means it is not especially woke compared with higher-scoring titles. Pokémon Detective Pikachu is a 2019 live-action fantasy comedy where a young man named Tim Goodman teams up with a talking Pikachu to solve his father's disappearance in Ryme City, a modern place where humans and Pokémon live side by side. The story follows their investigation into a villain's plot involving a mysterious substance and the legendary Pokémon Mewtwo, with humor, action, and themes of family and friendship. No audience-visible woke elements such as identity politics, activist dialogue, gender or race messaging, or social-justice critiques appear in the plot, characters, or marketing. The film stays a straightforward family adventure centered on mystery-solving and creature fun.

Question 2

Is there DEI in Pokémon Detective Pikachu?

Accepted Answer

The biggest factors in our score are Representation / casting choices, Creator track record context, Anti-woke backlash / 'too woke' complaints. In a world where people collect pocket-size monsters (Pokémon) to do battle, a boy comes across an intelligent monster who seeks to be a detective.

Pokémon Detective Pikachu

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