Thomas Game Docs | Why doesn't Pikachu look like he used to? @ThomasGameDocs | Uploaded September 2021 | Updated October 2024, 1 week ago.
Look at Pikachu's design from 20 years ago, and he looks almost unrecognisable compared to his design in the modern Pokemon games. So what happened to this so-called "fat Pikachu"?

NOTE: I referred to Pikachu throughout this video as "he", since Ash's Pikachu is male. I am aware, however, that Pikachu is a species, not a specific character.

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SOURCES
- web.archive.org/web/20180711074416/pokemon.co.jp/corporate/pikachu/page_02.html
- web.archive.org/web/20180504200010/siliconera.com/2018/05/03/pikachu-originally-second-evolution-called-gorochu-large-fangs-two-horns
- polygon.com/2018/6/4/17425162/pikachu-design-interview-creation
- nintendosoup.com/ken-sugimori-the-pokemon-anime-influenced-pikachus-sleeker-look-over-the-years
- twitter.com/ikiro_pkmn/status/1126657377636212736

MUSIC
- "Kitchen Bossa" by Kazumi Totaka
- "Machinations and Deductions" from The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
- "Investigation" from The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
- "Ryunosuke Naruhodo - Overture to Resolve" from The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles 2: Resolve
- "When" by Stephan Siebert
- "Prelude to Pursuit" from The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles 2: Resolve
- "Jingle - Intermission (Resolve Version)" from The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles 2: Resolve

Other music via Epidemic Sound

CHAPTERS
0:00 - Intro
0:34 - PART 1: The original Pikachu
4:37 - PART 2: Pikachu's new design
8:49 - Outro