People Have Strong Feelings About Mr. Mime From The ‘Detective Pikachu’ Trailer

We all mime down here. pic.twitter.com/XXoiNS5q0g

— acquaintance (@itsacquaintance) November 13, 2018

If you haven’t seen the trailer for the actual, seriously for real, not kidding this movie is real, live-action Pokemon movie — excuse me, film — Detective Pikachu yet, do yourself a favor and peek-a (I’m sorry) at this. That looks… actually good

Detective Pikachu, starring Ryan Reynolds as Pikachu, is a film that exists and looks like it might be good. That has already prompted some amusing reactions from surprised viewers, but if the prospect of an actually-good live-action Pokemon movie seemed strange, buckle up for something really strange: Mr. Mime. OH LAWD, HE COMIN’.

Over the course of the night, many people (perhaps unable to sleep with images of Mr. Mime dancing seductively/menacingly in their heads) tweeted about Mr. Mime being nightmare fuel.

People noted the weird tiny hairs on his head:

— Jacob Oller (@JacobOller) November 12, 2018

Folks being unable to rest well after watching the trailer was a common theme:

— AdamCerious (@Browtweaten) November 13, 2018

Now that it has been several hours, I am ready to make an official statement: Mr Mime in Detective Pikachu is the worst thing to ever happen to me.

— christmas ellen (@Ellenn_Rose) November 13, 2018

me waking up this morning: im ready for the week

me going to sleep tonight: fearfully checking the closet for realistic flesh mr mime

— happy holilydays (@liliuhms) November 12, 2018

detective pikachu reminded me that life is short and one day a horrible flesh man with flesh hair might dash out of an alleyway and kill me while grunting its own name, so I need to live every day to the fullest so that when I’m killed by a realistic Mr Mime I have no regrets

— mocha (@mochamura) November 12, 2018

People continued to find his appearance suspicious:

— Mitch, Don't Kill That Drive (@GameofReindeers) November 12, 2018

I mean, Mr Mime has always been terrifying. So this works. pic.twitter.com/MiWFa14XrE

— Samantha Bee (@samanthaembee) November 12, 2018

CAN WE TALK ABOUT HOW MR MIME'S SHOULDERS ARE DODGEBALLS pic.twitter.com/3KB6WCTJOW

— david novembednar (@ykarps) November 12, 2018

Mr. Mime even inspired some unsettling fan art:

— 竹谷州史＠[やすらかモンスターズ①～③]発売&勝手にアニメ化中 (@takeya_syuji) November 13, 2018

Detective Pikachuのバリヤード先輩

排水口から話しかけてきそうでやばい

#DetectivePikachu pic.twitter.com/uvBlCrXXQz

— Rii2@ウクライナ (@RIi24) November 12, 2018

The more I see him, the more I really enjoy Mr Mime and his dumb dodgeball shoulders….. pic.twitter.com/vSjcCR1xVK

— Chris-CeeHazCOMMISSIONS OPEN (@CeeHaz) November 13, 2018

And if we could leave the topic of Mr. Mime / our inevitable death by his bulbous gloved “hands”… let’s end this post on a more upbeat note by rounding up some more jokes about the Detective Pikachu trailer in general:

— KT NELSON (@KrangTNelson) November 13, 2018

Imagine being able to write "I am Deadpool and Pikachu" on your résumé

— Fred Delicious (@Fred_Delicious) November 12, 2018

Detective Pikachu (2019) pic.twitter.com/AsbiJoeomC

— Garrett Gilchrist (@TygerbugGarrett) November 13, 2018

I admire Ryan Reynolds for voicing Pikachu so he can make fun of himself for voicing Pikachu in Deadpool 3

— Chip Zdarsky, OK (@zdarsky) November 12, 2018

This actually looks promising. pic.twitter.com/Y2suMcwpt7

— James Urbaniak (@JamesUrbaniak) November 13, 2018

me age nine: i wish pokemon were real

*mankey's paw curls*

— leon (@leyawn) November 12, 2018

Same energy pic.twitter.com/wtPXomu4tI

— Ismael Bergara (@Calavera145) November 13, 2018

When I go see Detective Pikachu by myself pic.twitter.com/dRBByXTNId

— Amber (@ambaex_) November 12, 2018

I just wanna know who called it Detective Pikachu when they could've called it P.I. Kachu.

— Adam P. Knave (@adampknave) November 12, 2018

Mister Pikachu. pic.twitter.com/zoHoNTi5eb

— Tom McHenry (@tommchenry) November 12, 2018

If the economy is doing so well then why did Pikachu have to pick up a second job

— Chase Mitchell (@ChaseMit) November 12, 2018

Internet right now pic.twitter.com/9bTTAJ64vh

— Alex (@TheAuraGuardian) November 12, 2018

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are seeing detective

pikachu i guess idk

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— Jill Gutowitz (@jillboard) November 12, 2018

And finally, here’s the It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia / Detective Pikachu mashup we didn’t know we needed. It is not a botch.

— Blake (@NoShape_) November 12, 2018