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Red (レッド, Red) is the protagonist of Pokémon Red, Green, Blue and Yellow and the male protagonist of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen.Red later appears in Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal as a secret boss fight on Mt. Silver, and also appears in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, Pokémon Sun and Moon, and Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, as well as in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver ...
Pikachu has been a popular and enduring character since its debut, and is often described as one of the most iconic characters in the world. [114] [115] Pikachu's resemblance to a cute pet was cited as making its design appealing. Its usage of the color yellow made it easy for children to recognize due to being a primary color.
Pikachu Pikachū (ピカチュウ) Electric Pichu (#0172) Raichu (#0026) Gigantamax: Pikachu is the primary mascot of the Pokémon franchise, as well as Pokémon Yellow and Let's Go, Pikachu!. It is also playable in every Super Smash Bros. game. It raises its tail to check its surroundings, but may be struck by a lightning bolt in this position.
Throughout development of Red and Green, all Pokémon were designed by Ken Sugimori who was a long-time friend of Tajiri, and a team of fewer than ten people, [14] including Atsuko Nishida who is credited as the designer of Pikachu. [15] [16] By 2013, a team of 20 artists worked together to create new species designs.
A Pikachu-themed Game Boy Color bundle was released in North America in October 1999. [77] To promote the release of Pokémon Yellow, Volkswagen and Nintendo created a yellow Volkswagen New Beetle with features inspired by Pikachu. [78] Nintendo World Report listed Pokémon Yellow as one of the notable handheld releases in 1999. [79]
In the 2004 book Pikachu's Global Adventure: The Rise and Fall of Pokémon, professor of education Julian Sefton-Green noticed that in his study of his son's reaction to MissingNo.'s usage as a cheat, the child's outlook towards the game was altered drastically, and added that the presence of such elements, as a result, broke the illusion of ...
Pokémon and its character Pikachu are not the only media franchises that are used by this Nintendo-made device.Sakura Taisen, a media franchise of SEGA and licensed by RED Entertainment released a virtual-pet with pedometer, in the same style as the Pokémon Pikachu 2 GS, called Pocket Sakura (ポケットサクラ) and Sakura Taisen GB, developed by Jupiter.
Pokémon [a] [b] is a Japanese media franchise consisting of video games, animated series and films, a trading card game, and other related media.The franchise takes place in a shared universe in which humans co-exist with creatures known as Pokémon, a large variety of species endowed with special powers.