Ed Sheeran, Pokг©mon - Celestial Online

Directed by Yuichi Kodama, the video blends live-action footage of Sheeran in London with "sketch-style" Pokémon animations.

Sheeran, a lifelong fan who started playing on a Game Boy Color at age 7, pitched the idea after meeting with Pokémon staff in Japan. Ed Sheeran, PokГ©mon - Celestial

Includes Pikachu , Snorlax (who saves Ed from a car accident), Lapras (transporting him across the Thames), and Mew/Mewtwo . Directed by Yuichi Kodama, the video blends live-action

The Pokémon were drawn by Yu Nagaba to emulate the way Sheeran himself sketched them as a child. Directed by Yuichi Kodama

The song focuses on themes of .