Detective Pikachu producer on the game's original concept, surprising fans, mysterious events, and more

The following details come from a Verge interview with Hiroyuki Jinnai, the producer of Detective Pikachu...

- the game was started with the concept of making Pikachu talk
- the goal was to surprise people and alter the perception of Pikachu
- the team worked on a justification and setting for this to make sense
- the larger mystery for players is to unravel is the origin of Detective Pikachu
- the focus of the game is conveying everyday life and how humans and Pokémon interact
- we will see a lot of Pokémon fulfilling traditional human jobs