Content & Trigger Warnings for Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019)
6 content warnings identified for this movie.
Quick Summary
Yes, Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019) contains 6 content warnings : Death of a parent, Car accidents / crashes, Gaslighting / emotional manipulation, Needles / medical procedures, Animal cruelty / animal death, Gun violence.
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| Warning | Severity | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mental Health & Emotional | |||
| Death of a parent | 3/5 | Depicted | The protagonist's father died in a car accident, a major emotional plot point. |
| Other | |||
| Car accidents / crashes | 3/5 | Depicted | A fatal car crash is shown and discussed as a traumatic backstory element. |
| Gaslighting / emotional manipulation | 2/5 | Depicted | A villain manipulates the protagonist with false information about his father's death. |
| Phobias & Sensory | |||
| Needles / medical procedures | 2/5 | Depicted | Laboratory scenes show creatures being injected with serums. |
| Violence & Physical Harm | |||
| Animal cruelty / animal death | 2/5 | Depicted | Pokémon are forced to fight and are shown captured in unethical experiments. |
| Gun violence | 2/5 | Depicted | Characters use tranquilizer guns and weapons in action sequences. |
Mental Health & Emotional
The protagonist's father died in a car accident, a major emotional plot point.
Other
A fatal car crash is shown and discussed as a traumatic backstory element.
A villain manipulates the protagonist with false information about his father's death.
Phobias & Sensory
Laboratory scenes show creatures being injected with serums.
Violence & Physical Harm
Pokémon are forced to fight and are shown captured in unethical experiments.
