Meitantei Pikachū: Shin Konbi Tanjō (Japanese: 名探偵ピカチュウ ～新コンビ誕生～, lit. "Great Detective Pikachu: Birth of a New Duo"), commonly referred to as Great Detective Pikachu outside Japan, is an adventure video game developed by Creatures and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS. The game is a spin-off in the Pokémon franchise, in which players work with a talking Pikachu to solve mysteries. The game was released on the Nintendo eShop in Japan on February 3, 2016.