I dug around a bunch of places to get a clear picture, and here's what I found from my little treasure hunt: there isn't a widely distributed official full-length novelization of 'Pokémon Detective Pikachu' floating around as a free PDF from legit sources. What did exist around the movie's release were several tie-in merchandise books — think junior novelizations, children's storybooks, and movie tie-in adaptations that condense the story for younger readers. Those tie-ins sometimes appear as
ebooks you can buy on Kindle or Google Play, or as small paperback junior novels at bookstores.
If you’re seeing a PDF claiming to be the complete movie novelization, there's a strong chance it's an unauthorized scan or a fan-made adaptation. Those pop up on file-sharing sites and are illegal to download. If you want something legitimate, check library apps like
Libby/OverDrive for borrowable eBooks, or retailers like Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and the publisher’s site for purchasable eBooks or paperbacks. Sometimes the film script is posted online for study purposes, which can satisfy curiosity about dialogue and scene order if you're looking for the movie's content rather than prose novelization.
All that said, I love hunting for official tie-ins and reading how different formats handle the story — the junior editions often simplify scenes but capture the movie's charm. I’d rather buy or borrow the legit copy and support the creators, and honestly those little tie-in books are cute additions to a shelf. It makes me
smile thinking of Pikachu in print form.