It's Pikachu!

     Woot, Black 2 and White 2 are out!!!!! So why not do a blog about the mascot of pokemon to celebrate(despite pikachu not being in the regional pokedex of the new games)?









     Yes, pikachu, the mascot of pokemon. This little electric mouse has been involved in a heck of a lot. Ever watched a specific Thanksgiving parade, and saw pikachu float? Or noticed some video games surrounded around pikachu as the main character? How about a little pikachu pet device to interact with? Yes, pikachu is well famous inside and outside pokemon!

     Within the anime, Clefairy was originally going to be Ash's starter, but the producers for the show opted pikachu instead due to increasing popularity. With that change, began pikachu's ascend to pokemon's icon and mascot. To the Pokemon Adventures manga, similarity occurs where pikachu becomes iconic again, and even in other mangas. Pikachu even gets featured in other games outside of pokemon, like the nintendo character clashing game series Super Smash Brothers! Heck, there has been a dollar coin featuring pikachu:

 

      Even ingame, it gets the special treatment. It has it's own specific item: The Light Ball, which raises it's attack and special attack by 50%. Another thing is for it's whole family, it has it's own move called Volt Tackle. It's pretty much an electric type version of Double-edge.

     Pikachu's moveset is pretty unique too. By 5th generation, it gets some cool moves. It learns Double Team, which you get to avoid others. It learns Feint, which breaks through protect, detect, ect., and get pass those who spam protect. Pikachu also learns Electro Ball, which it's power is based on it's speed compared to the opponent. Light Screen is a move not normally learned by level up by pokemon, but by TM, and it lowers damage by special attack moves. Since generation one, it has known Quick Attack, a first-strike move, and Agility, which raises speed, to give the feel of pikachu being a speedy pokemon.

     With all I can say about pikachu, what I would say was it's greatest moment when it got it's first true game centered around the electric pokemon: Pokemon Yellow. In Japan, it was the fourth game in 1st generation, while it was the first third version compliment for the rest of the world. The game was loosely based on the first season of the anime, but still centered around the fact you had a pikachu following behind you, and was the first pokemon game to focus on happiness as a factor. Of course it was only for pikachu, but in second generation, it would be involving all pokemon, and even a way to evolve.

     So ya, in the end result, when you think pokemon, you generally think pikachu. But in the end, you got to admit, the electric mouse is cute and adoriable, BUT NEVER GRAB IT'S TAIL! You'll just get electrocuted.