Sheeran and Pokemon collaborate on song

Ed Sheeran has announced a collaboration with the popular video game series, Pokemon.

The track, called Celestial, will be released next Thursday and will arrive with an animated music video created by the studio behind the games.

Sheeran, 31, said he had met Pokemon bosses while travelling in Japan and they had jokingly discussed him writing a song for them.

In a post on Instagram, he shared a sketch showing him with a Pikachu, one of the game’s most recognisable creatures, perched on his shoulder.

A short video also showed him lounging with a number of Pokemon stuffed toys.