Tim Cook and John Ternus host Pikachu at Apple Park
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Key Points:
- Apple CEO Tim Cook shared a playful video on X featuring Pikachu running around Apple Park during a visit from the Pokémon team, including The Pokémon Company CEO Tsunekazu Ishihara and incoming Apple CEO John Ternus.
- Cook humorously noted their agenda was to introduce Ternus, discuss gaming, and ask Pikachu to stay out of the pond, achieving two out of three goals.
- The visit comes amid a reported 4.5% year-over-year decline in mobile gaming revenue in Q2 2026, which Apple has acknowledged as impacting App Store growth.
- Apple CFO Kevan Parekh highlighted "headwinds in mobile gaming" as a factor affecting the App Store's performance during the Q3 2026 earnings call.
- No further details about the meeting were released, but the video offers a lighthearted glimpse into the collaboration between Apple and The Pokémon Company.
