PIKACHU
Pikachu
is one of the species of Pokémon creatures from the Pokémon media franchise — a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards, and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. Pikachu fight other Pokémon in battles central to the anime, manga, and games of the series. Pikachu is widely considered the most popular Pokémon, largely because a Pikachu is a central character in the Pokémon anime series, being owned by Ash Ketchum, and by Red in the manga. Pikachu is regarded as the official mascot of the Pokémon franchise, and has become an icon of Japanese culture in recent years.
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