Pikachu is a type of Pokémon, a fictional creature that appears in an assortment of video games, animated television shows and movies, commercial card games and comics licensed by The Pokémon a company of Japan. These are yellow rodent-like creatures with powerful electrical abilities. In most vocal performances, including anime and some video games, they are mostly voiced by Ikue Ōtani. A Pikachu also appears in the lead role in the animated film “Pokémon Detective Pikachu”, played in the CGI and voiced by Ryan Reynolds.

The design of Pikachu was conceived by Atsuko Nishida and completed by Ken Sugimori. Pikachu first appeared in Pokémon Red and Green in Japan, and then in the first internationally released video games of Pokémon, Pokémon Red and Blue, for the original Game Boy.

Pikachu is one of the most famous Pokemon variants, mainly because Pikachu is the central character in the Pokemon anime series. Pikachu is considered the protagonist of the Pokémon franchise, as well as its mascot, and in recent years has become an icon of Japanese pop culture. It is also considered one of the main mascots for Nintendo.

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