In the very first Pokémon anime episode, aspiring Pokémon Master Ash is given a Pikachu by Professor Oak.
It’s weird to think about it now, but the creators of Pokémon actually underestimated how endearingly cute Pikachu was.
Premiering this month, the upcoming Pokémon anime will simply be called Pocket Monsters, the unfettered name the anime originally had way back in 1997.
For those who have been failed by their local school systems that don’t adequately cover Pokémon biology in their curriculum, Pichus are part of the Pikachu evolution chain.