Will Butler

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Will Butler
ウィル・バトラー Will Butler
Detective Pikachu Returns Will.jpg
Will Butler in Detective Pikachu Returns
Age Unknown
Gender Male
Eye color Black
Hair color Gray
Hometown Unknown
Region Unknown

Will Butler (Japanese: ウィル・バトラー Will Butler) is the Chief of the Pokémon Protection Bureau in Detective Pikachu Returns.

In the games

Detective Pikachu Returns

A poster advertising Butler's promotion to PPB chief

Will Butler is first seen providing security for the ceremony to commemorate the efforts of Tim Goodman and Detective Pikachu. When the ceremony is interrupted by a rampaging Corviknight, Tim and Pikachu meet Butler who unsuccessfully tries to get Audino to heal a Pidove which appears unconscious, only for Tim and Pikachu to find out that the Pidove is simply napping.

Butler introduces himself as the Chief of the Pokémon Protection Bureau, which was formed two years ago in response to the R incident. He claims that this was created to help protect Pokémon due to a concerning rise in incidents and accidents. When the Corviknight flies past again, he runs off to track down the Corviknight.

Later, when Pikachu is arrested as the possible suspect for damaging a Slowpoke statue in Fountain Plaza, Chief Butler explains the situation to a worried Tim. While detained at the police station, Pikachu secretly enters Butler's office and finds documents that reveal Butler is being paid by an organization called Unitas to wrongfully capture and transfer Pokémon to another location. Pikachu determines that Butler has been controlling Ditto using Control Cubes to transform into other Pokémon and create fake incidents to arrest many Pokémon. While still in the office, Chief Butler enters the room with Charles Merloch, and Pikachu eavesdrops on their conversation which further incriminates Butler. This conversation also reveals that Butler provided information about the Aurora Drop which allowed for its successful theft by Unitas.

Using this information, Tim confronts Butler at the police station the next day. With escalating evidence of his wrongdoing, Butler admits to his involvement and Brad McMaster arrests Butler for questioning. The following day's newspaper reveals that Butler was stood down from his position due to misconduct.

Personality and characteristics

As the Chief of the Pokémon Protection Bureau, Will Butler initially intended to work for the cause of the coexistence of humans and Pokémon, but was easily tempted by the money offered to wrongfully capture Pokémon.

Voice actors

Language Voice actor
Japanese 間宮 康弘 Yasuhiro Mamiya
English SungWon Cho


In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 威爾・巴特勒 Wāiyí Bādahklaahk
Mandarin 威爾・巴特勒 / 威尔·巴特勒 Wēi'ěr Bātèlè
France Flag.png French Will Butler
Germany Flag.png German Will Butler
Italy Flag.png Italian Will Butler
South Korea Flag.png Korean 윌 버틀러 Wil Beoteulleo
Spain Flag.png Spanish Will Butler
Characters in the Detective Pikachu series
Detective Pikachu Tim GoodmanDetective PikachuEmilia ChristieMike BakerFrank HolidayAmanda BlackstoneMeiko OkamotoPablo MillanDorothy FisherFrederick HartfieldCarlos HernandoWallace CarrollRita PartridgeNina O'HaraEthan GrahamRoger CliffordJohn WaalsRose MiltonLouise MulliganMax WarholOlga EllisonHiro MorganBrad McMasterGino FarinaAlexander WildeSimon YenMilo GreenWalter EckhartKeith NormanCarina MitchellMewtwoHarry Goodman
Detective Pikachu Returns Tim GoodmanDetective PikachuHarry GoodmanIrene GoodmanSophia GoodmanRachel MyersHoward MyersEmma MyersWill ButlerFrank HolidayBrad McMasterSanjeev DenisClaudia DenisBrandon BarnesLarry TurnerPablo MillanJessica MillerCharles MerlochQuiz professorChris HonorTrevor GordonEmilia ChristieKeith NormanGrowlitheDarmanitanLuxrayPangoroMewtwo
POKÉMON Detective Pikachu Tim GoodmanDetective PikachuLucy StevensLieutenant Hide YoshidaHoward CliffordRoger CliffordDr. Ann LaurentSebastianJackMewtwoHarry Goodman
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