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Josh Broadwell

Ed Sheeran teases new Pokemon-themed song Celestial

Ed Sheeran announced a new partnership with The Pokemon Company on Twitter, but where their first collaboration ended in a Pokemon GO concert, Sheeran has written a brand-new, Pokemon-themed song called “Celestial” this time. Ed Sheeran’s “Celestial” will release in full on Sept. 29, 2022, and the singer gave fans a brief teaser of a few lines on his YouTube channel.

The brief “Celestial” snippet features Sheeran lying in a bed of Pokemon plushies, including a massive Lapras that we’re absolutely not jealous of (we are), while he sings about feeling like he’s flying with the stars a million miles from Earth. Presumably, it’s Pokemon, or a specific Pokemon, responsible for these magical feels, though the clip naturally stops short of giving anything away. 

Pokemon has no shortage of celestial critters, from the legendary wish-giver Jirachi to the alien lifeform Deoxys and several others besides. Sheeran is a particular fan of 2011’s Pokemon Black and White and tweeted about his love for the games. With Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, the latest games in the mainline series, set to launch on Nov. 18, 2022, it could simply be a celebration of The Pokemon Company’s storied franchise.

It looks like there might be even more Pokemon to celebrate soon as well, as signs point to Detective Pikachu 2 being alive and well after three years of silence.

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