Detective Pikachu Returns Cheats and Tips

Detective Pikachu Returns Cheats and Tips

Detective Pikachu Returns is an adventure game that is a sequel to 2016's Detective Pikachu for the Nintendo 3DS. The game takes place in Ryme City, reuniting Pikachu with his partner Tim Goodman while solving mysteries and 'discovering the origins of the great detective Pikachu'. Take a look at our collection of cheats and tips to get help in this game which is available exclusively on Nintendo Switch.

Detective Pikachu Returns Cheats and Tips

In Detective Pikachu Returns you unravel a series of mysteries across Ryme City with a tough-talking, coffee-loving Pikachu and his human partner, Tim Goodman. When a jewel theft occurs, the case sets this great detective duo down a path filled with mystery. Why did Tim's father, Harry, go missing? What is causing the Pokemon-related incidents around Ryme City? Answer these questions and more by searching for clues, investigating scenes, and using your case notebook to make deductions.

Detective Pikachu Returns Cheats and Tips

If you are playing this sleuthing game on Switch, then read on for our best cheats, tips and whatever else we think you'll need to be on your way to cracking all of the cases you come across.

• Investigate Thoroughly

  It is essential in Detective Pikachu Returns that you search for clues and question witnesses as much as possible in order to get the information you require to make deductions and solve cases. This means you exhaust every possible option whenever you arrive on the scene of an investigation. Always look around the scene carefully making sure you don't miss anything.

  Whenever your cursor turns into a magnifying glass it signifies that you have stumbled upon a potential clue that is worthy of being included in the journal. The same thing will happen when you come across an NPC that may be holding an important piece of information that is relevant to the case. Make sure when your cursor turns into a magnifying glass you press the A button on your Nintendo Switch controller.

• When to Proceed with the Case

  Detective Pikachu or Tim will notify you via in-game dialogue when all the clues have been gathered for the case to proceed. Once you have all the clues you will be able to begin the process of deduction. If you don't get the dialogue it means there are still clues out there you need to discover and collect. Being thorough during your first pass of a crime investigation will reduce the need to backtrack later on in the game if something has been missed.

• Study your Journal

  The initial cases in Detective Pikachu Returns are straightforward to solve but as you advance in the game they will become increasingly more complex. If at any time you become confused or want to go over what you currently know about the case you can do so by pressing the 'X' button on your Nintendo Switch controller. This will bring up your journal which will help you get back on track.

  You will be able to read descriptions of physical clues and interviews you have conducted by hovering over the clue icons in your journal. Pressing the left button on your D-pad will enable you to review the progress you have made so far in the case. On the top right of the journal is a helpful flowchart that will show you how far you have come in a certain case.

• Be Prepared for Quick-Time Events

  Make sure you are always prepared for a sudden quick-time event (QTE) during a case. These will involve quickly entering button inputs on your Nintendo Switch controller in order to progress through part of the story. Sometimes the game will give you a warning just before a QTE is about to take place but it is important that you prepare for them regardless by having your hands on your controller during cutscenes.

• Remember the Pokemon you See

  Make a note of the appearance of the Pokemon you see in Ryme City and their locations. This information will be useful later in the game when you reach Chapters 2 to 4 and cross paths with the Quiz Professor who will quiz you with trivia questions about their looks and mannerisms. By having notes of the Pokemon you have encountered you will be able to quickly answer the questions she asks you. If you have not come across the correct Pocket Monster in Ryme City you will not be able to answer her questions.

Serenity Park Quiz Professor Answers

• What Pokemon catches prey using its looong tongue?

  Answer: Lickitung

• What Pokemon uses its cute looks to put you off your guard so it can steal from you?

  Answer: Purrloin

• Best buds always stick together - what Pokemon moves as a group?

  Answer: Falinks

The Southern Ruins Quiz Professor

• What winged Pokemon has a round body and adorable eyes?

  Answer: Rowlett

• What Pokemon has a blocky body, impressive jaws, and will shock you if you touch it?

  Answer: Charjabug

• What Pokemon is soft and fluffy all over?

  Answer: Eldegoss

2nd Avenue Quiz Professor

• What aromatic Pokemon has a beautiful flower blooming on its head?

  Answer: Lilligant

• What Pokemon has fluffy fur around its neck, loves to stay clean, and lives as it pleases?

  Answer: Delcatty

• What Pokemon can sense emotions via the protrusion on its head and prefers secluded places?

  Answer: Hatenna

Bamboo Borough Quiz Professor

• What Pokemon bites and eats anything it comes across?

  Answer: Deino

• What sharp-eyed Pokemon keeps watch from above for anyone suspicious?

  Answer: Noctowl

• What agile Pokemon has leaves growing on its arms and head?

  Answer: Grovyle

Detective Pikachu Returns Cheats and Tips

Side Quests

Don't be too concerned with the 'Local Concerns side quests in Detective Pikachu that you come across in the game as they don't provide any benefits for getting to the endgame. Their only purpose is to broaden the game world and give you a break every now and then from the main narrative.

Below are all the Detective Pikachu Returns Local Concern side-quests and their solutions.

• Local Concerns in The Missing Jewel
• - Find the Lost Lillupup

  Solution: Lillipup can be found in the Back Alley, which is on the right side of Fountain Plaza.

• Local Concerns in The Fabled Aurora
• - Deliver the Leaf Clothing to Swadloon

  The first Swadloon is on the left side of the Ruins Door at the top of the hill and the second Swadloon is on the right side of the Statue Room in the Ruins.

Take a look at our Where to Find the Missing Swadloon in Southern Ruins Guide to get more details on how to solve this Local Concern in Detective Pikachu Returns.

• - Find the Missing Ursaring

  The Ursaring is behind the ice wall in the right-hand room of the first floor of the Ruins. You will need to befriend Darmanitan before you can smash the ice wall and rescue it.

Take a look at our How to Find Ursaluna's Friend in Southern Ruins Guide to get more details on how to solve this Local Concern in Detective Pikachu Returns.

• - Find the Missing Cleffa

  You will find the first Cleffa on the right side of the pond area in the Southern Ruins. You need to turn right at the tree where Ursaring and Monferno are standing to get there. The second Cleffa can be found down a passage on the left side of the Ruins Door. The third Cleffa is behind the group of rocks that a man and Zigzagoon are looking at near the entrance of the Southern Ruins area. In order to reach it you will need to smash the rocks which requires befriending Darmanitan.

Take a look at our Where to Find All Hide-and-Seek Cleffa in Southern Ruins Guide to get more details on how to solve this Local Concern in Detective Pikachu Returns.

• - Save the Minior

  The first Minior can be found on the right side of the left room on Southern Ruins B1. The second Minior is on the left side of the left room on Southern Ruins B2. You will find the third Minior in the hall, about halfway between the hole and Darmanitan on Southern Ruins B2.

• Local Concerns in Detainee Pikachu
• - Retrieve the Wedding Ring From the Gap Between the Buildings

  You need to find a Furrett, a Pokemon that is thin enough to fit the gap between two buildings on the right side of Fountain Plaza. One can be found standing opposite the Quiz Professor on 2nd Avenue. To reach it you need to head left until you reach the Police Station and run past the car park. Turn left and follow the road to the end.

• - Find the Gossifleur Choir Members

  You will find one Gossifleur hiding behind the food stall on the right side of Fountain Plaza and the other Gossifleur is hiding beside the Police Station.

• - Find Berries for Pignite

  If you go past the Police Station you will find a man with a hungry Pignite. Find some berries around the town for the Pignite. Then head to Fountain Plaza and interact with the tree in the back left corner to find the berries.

• - Find the Truth Behind the Mysterious Voice

  You will find the Pokemon behind the ghostly voice by Investigating the tree in the far right corner of Fountain Plaza.

• Local Concerns in Memories of the Bamboo Forest
• - Find the Scattered Bellossom

  The first Bellossom is just near the entrance to the Bamboo Borough and the second Bellossom is next to the Bamboo Forest sign.

• - Find a Sweet Berry for Skwovet

  Take the first right at the Bamboo Forest and then head to the pond at the end to find a Nanab Berry tree. Collect one and give it to Skwovet the next time you see it.

• - Bring Curry for Gumshoos to Taste

  Find the man wearing a hoodie on the street who recently purchased too many Curry Buns. Ask him to share his Curry Buns with Gumshoos.

• - Find Meowth's Brooch

  The brooch is in the pond by the Nanab Berry tree. To find it head into the Forest and take the first right.

• - Stop Vikavolt and Heracross From Fighting

  Speak to the Sylveon and its partner at the end of Bamboo Boroughs. Sylveon has a calming effect on Pokemon and can stop the fight.

• - Find the Lost Dreepy

  The missing Dreepy is further along the path. You need to keep heading left until you find it.

• - Find the Elusive Pokemon

  You will find Dunsparce at the top of the hill past the Grovyle and the entrance to the Charcoal Kiln.

• - Find the Pokemon that Beautiflily Cut the Bamboo

  The cut belongs to a Sirfetch'd. Go to the very left of the Bamboo Forest to find it and bring it to Pawniard.

• - How Can Mimikyu's Disguise Be Fixed?

  Ask the salesman at the Souvenir Shop in Bamboo Boroughs if he sells mirrors. He will ask why, and when you explain, he will offer the shop mirror to Mimikyu so it can fix its costume.

• - Bring Food to the Hungry Yamper

  To get food for the hungry Yamper at the edge of the Bamboo Forest, just before the broken bridge you need to go into town and ask the Pizza Shop Owner for some cheese. He will gladly give some up for Yamper.

Take a look at our Where to Find the Spicy Red Berry in Detective Pikachu Returns guide to find this fruit that is essential for completing the Passimian statues puzzle in Southern Ruins and opening up the Aegislash door.

Detective Pikachu Returns Cheats and Tips

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