Recently, The Japan News shared a translated interview that The Yomiuri Shimbun did with Pokemon‘s original developers. It was there the artists broke down how they created Pikachu’s iconic look, and ...

A major Pokémon milestone is being squeezed out thanks to a collaborative series that puts Pikachu on the front of Heinz ketchup bottles.

The three designers who created Pikachu revealed the secret origin of the popular Pokemon in a recent interview with a Japanese newspaper. Pikachu is one of the most popular video game characters in ...

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When the Detective Pikachu movie was announced, a fan campaign emerged insisting that Pikachu was born to be voiced by Danny DeVito. Turns out, it wasn’t only the fans—the movie’s concept artists got ...

A beloved Pikachu design is making its way into Pokemon Sword and Shield through a Gigantamax transformation, a special kind form that gives certain Pokemon a unique design and move. Sure, Gigantamax ...

A Japanese dry cleaning company is winning over nostalgic fans by carefully washing and reshaping well-loved Pikachu dolls ...

Dane Enerio is a news writer from the Philippines. He started out in 2018 as a newspaper reporter that covered the government. Dane then moved on to online publications like Game Rant, where he always ...

Despite Pikachu's official classification in the Pokedex, the original design for the popular Pokemon wasn't a mouse. The way in which Pikachu stores electric energy was also inspired by squirrels.

If you’re a big Pokemon fan, you probably thought this whole time that Pikachu was based on something like a mouse or other rodent. It’s clear that Pikachu’s even listed as a mouse when you look at ...