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THE Highlands provide the backdrop to the new movie Pokemon: Detective Pikachu.

The stunning location will give a distinctiv­ely Scottish flavour to the forthcomin­g Holyrood release.

Och Aye The Pikachu!

NEW Film Detective Pikachu is the first time that the Pokemon craze has translated to mainstream entertainm­ent.

But in the world of animation, trading cards and computer games, Pikachu has been one of the biggest fictional characters for decades - and the one Pokemon character everyone can recognise.

The cuddly looking wee creature is also one of the most fearsome pocket monsters in the gaming universe, capable of great bursts of electro power, and fights for his trainer Ash in Pokemon battles across the TV shows and games.

He first made his appearance in the Japanese Pokemon cards in 1996 and appeared in the first Pokemon game for Nintendo’s Gameboy in the same year.

He has also been one of the most sought after characters in the augmented reality mobile game Pokemon Go. BY JOHN JEFFAY SOME of Scotland’s most stunning scenery will provide the backdrop to one of Hollywood’s most anticipate­d films of 2019.

Glen Nevis and River Affric will star alongside Pikachu and his pals in new movie Pokemon: Detective Pikachu.

Production crews were spotted filming in the locations earlier this

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ON THE HUNT Pikachu plays detective. Main, a troop of Bulbasaur

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