Pokemon Firm teamed up with Ed Sheeran for Celestial

The Pokémon Firm Worldwide and Warner Music Group immediately debuted “Celestial”, a Pokémon-inspired tune by music famous person Ed Sheeran. “Celestial” contains a day within the lifetime of Ed with particular appearances from a few of Ed’s favourite Pokémon characters, together with Pikachu, Squirtle, Machamp, Snorlax, and extra.

“I’ve performed Pokémon since I used to be in main faculty. Me and my brother used to have totally different variations of the video games and would commerce Pokémon collectively ‘til we every accomplished our Pokédex. I liked the playing cards however the video games are what I misplaced myself in. I liked the entire world they created; it saved me distracted if there was destructive stuff occurring in my life/faculty that I wished to keep away from. It was a world I may escape into and I’ve performed it ever since. Though I’m 31 now, I nonetheless personal the identical Sport Boy Coloration and play Pokémon Yellow or Pokémon Silver on planes and trains once I’m on tour. It’s such an honor so as to add a tune right into a Pokémon recreation and shoot a nostalgic video too. I hope you guys benefit from the tune and video – it was a blast to movie!”

Ed Sheeran

“Working with a famous person like Ed has been a dream come true for us at Pokémon. We’re all such huge followers of his and, not solely was he a pleasure to work alongside, his genuine love of all the pieces Pokémon actually shines via. Yuichi Kodama has executed a implausible job of capturing a sense of pure childlike pleasure and sense of journey throughout the video too. Each of their real adoration for Pokémon makes this a really particular collaboration and we will’t wait to see Pokémon followers and music followers singing alongside to Celestial. I hope everybody can also be trying ahead to having fun with the observe later this yr within the Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet video games.”

Kenji Okubo, President of The Pokémon Firm Worldwide.

Take a look at the music video right here: https://youtu.be/23g5HBOg3Ic

“Celestial” will seem within the Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet video video games launching November 18, 2022, completely on Nintendo Swap. 

Supply: The Pokemon Firm