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See the full story · 1 sourcesGo to the 9to5Mac home page Switch site 9to5Toys 9to5Google Logo 9to5Google Electrek Drone DJ Logo DroneDJ Space Explored About Privacy Toggle social menu Toggle dark mode Search for: Submit Toggle search form Forums Store Podcasts Apple@Work Happy Hour 9to5Mac Daily Overtime iPhone iPhone Mac Mac MacBook Pro MacBook Air iMac Mac mini Mac Studio Mac Pro iPad iPad Pro iPad Air iPad mini iPad iPadOS Watch Apple Watch Apple Watch Ultra Apple Health Apple Watch SE Vision Vision Pro visionOS Music and TV Apple Music AirPods HomePod Apple TV Guides Reviews How Tos AAPL Apple Store Apple Arcade Apple Card Apple Silicon Apple One Apple Fitness+ CarPlay Siri HomeKit Toggle dark mode Tim Cook John Ternus pokemon Tim Cook and John Ternus host Pikachu and The Pokémon Company CEO at Apple Park Marcus Mendes | Aug 27 2026 - 3:24 pm PT 0 Comments In a tongue-in-cheek post on X, Apple CEO Tim Cook shared a video showing Pikachu running around Apple Park during a visit from the Pokémon team. Watch it below.
Apple today got a visit from the Pokémon team at Apple Park, and decided to have some fun with it.
In a video shared on X, Tim Cook commented on the visit, joking that the day’s agenda was to introduce the Pokémon team to incoming CEO John Ternus, “talk gaming, and politely ask Pikachu to stay out of the pond.”
“Two out of three were accomplished,” Cook added.
The accompanying video shows Pikachu wandering around Apple Park, trying to reach for an apple under an apple tree, before eventually making its way toward the pond. He’s then joined by Cook, Ternus, and The Pokémon Company CEO Tsunekazu Ishihara.
Although neither Apple nor The Pokémon Company has released more specific details about today’s visit, the video is rather fun and worth 30 seconds.
Apple’s meeting with The Pokémon Company’s CEO comes just weeks after Sensor Tower reported that mobile gaming revenue declined 4.5% year over year in Q2 2026.
Apple’s meeting with The Pokémon Company comes just weeks after the company acknowledged that weaker mobile gaming performance has begun to weigh on App Store growth.
During its Q3 2026 earnings call, Apple CFO Kevan Parekh specifically cited “headwinds in mobile gaming” as one of the factors affecting App Store performance during the quarter, and you can learn more about that here .
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Marcus Mendes is a Brazilian tech podcaster and journalist who has been closely following Apple since the mid-2000s.
He began covering Apple news in Brazilian media in 2012 and later broadened his focus to the wider tech industry, hosting a daily podcast for seven years.
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