# Detective Pikachu’s fake full-movie leak

> A fake Detective Pikachu leak passed 4.6 million YouTube views in under a day.

- Owner: Warner Bros. / Inspector Pikachu
- Kind: Campaign
- Sector: Entertainment
- Seed date: 2019-05-07
- Milestone date: 2019-05-08
- Date basis: Documented milestone; not a measured attention peak.
- Spread Score: 46 (Notable), v1.3
- Mechanics: Press loop, Platform jump, Response chain, Remixable template

## Summary

Inspector Pikachu posted a fake full movie on YouTube, and Ryan Reynolds shared it on Twitter. IndieWire reported over 4.6 million views in under 24 hours.

## Timeline

- 2019-05-02 — Inspector Pikachu (YouTube) — The Inspector Pikachu YouTube account was created.
- 2019-05-07 — Inspector Pikachu (YouTube) — Inspector Pikachu published a supposed full film that turned into a looping Pikachu dance.
- 2019-05-07 — Ryan Reynolds (X) — Reynolds shared the supposed leak and tagged the film and Warner Bros.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/mcp#api).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/detective-pikachu-fake-leak-2019

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Detective Pikachu’s fake full-movie leak.” Case HIS-01986. Spread Score v1.3: 46/100. Updated 2026-10-28. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-01986