Detective Pikachu treats a missing dessert like a locked-room murder, and that absurd commitment to absurd stakes is exactly the point. The mystery unfolds with real logical structure, not just cute banter masquerading as a plot. A one-episode perfect size for something that knows exactly what it is: a cozy procedural that doesn't overstay its welcome.

Detective Pikachu only wants to film his morning routine, but Tim has a more pressing problem: his flan has disappeared from the fridge. With few obvious suspects to go on, the self-styled greatest Pokémon detective takes the case anyway, relying on his sharp logic to crack it. The animated short is a small, lighthearted mystery built around one missing dessert and the partnership between Tim and his Pokémon sleuth, as the duo sets out to solve the case and rescue the flan.