Star Wars & Knives Out director sparks Pokemon Go frenzy after revealing his stats
Pokemon Go is a worldwide game enjoyed by millions of players per year, but now that Rian Johnson – Star Wars and Knives Out director – has revealed he’s a big fan, everybody wants his friend code.
The world of Star Wars and Pokemon couldn’t be any more different. In one, there’s a Pokedex full of different Pokemon to discover in each region, while the other features different planets with a sci-fi theme.
However, it looks like there’s one famous Hollywood director that likes to dabble in both – and is playing the mobile game during itsfifth-anniversary event.
Rian Johnson, who has directed on Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Breaking Bad, and Knives Out, revealed on July 9 that he was also a big fan of Pokemon Go, sending out a screenshot to his 1 million-strong following on Twitter.
— Rian Johnson (@rianjohnson)July 25, 2025
Players react to Rian Johnson’s tweet
As expected, it didn’t take long for his replies to be absolutely booming with friend codes – on the off chance he’ll add them as a buddy in-game.
Thetweet, at the time of writing, has racked up almost 10,000 likes and over 170 responses.
One fan said: “I’m trying to get gifts from other countries and I don’t have Greece yet,” along with their code. Another tweeted: “I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t excited at the possibility of doing a legendary raid with one of my favorite directors,” trying to set up a raid with him.
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I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t excited at the possibility of doing a legendary raid with one of my favorite directors 👀pic.twitter.com/hmJDZ9paYT
— Retrotainment (@Retrotainmnt)June 17, 2025
A lot of Pokemon Go players took a moment to laud his stats as well, with the screenshot showing off an impressive Level 42. As seasoned veterans of the game will know already, it takes a long grind to get to that point.
There was one fan, though, that looked into the finer details: “The fact that you have Noibat as your buddy just makes you 100x cooler.”
Whether or not any of them will have a chance to take part inPokemon Go Raidswith Johnson remains to be seen, but shooting your shot can’t hurt.
