Eevee Month: Eevee’s most memorable and adorable cards in the Pokémon Trading Card Game

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Eevee Shines in the Pokémon TCG. We take a look back at some of Eevee’s most memorable (and adorable) cards in the Pokémon Trading Card Game. As anticipation continues to grow over the upcoming release of Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee! for Nintendo Switch, fans are getting more excited about the lovable Eevee's co-starring role in … Continue reading Eevee Month: Eevee’s most memorable and adorable cards in the Pokémon Trading Card Game

Learn Pikachu’s origin story from Pokémon creators Ken Sugimori, Koji Nishino and Atsuko Nishida

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Creator Profile: The Creators of Pikachu. Learn Pikachu’s origin story from Ken Sugimori, Koji Nishino, and Atsuko Nishida. Two years prior to the release of Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue in the United States, Pokémon Red and Pokémon Green launched in Japan in 1996 for Nintendo Game Boy. It was a hit and drew many fans, especially children. The games' popularity spread beyond … Continue reading Learn Pikachu’s origin story from Pokémon creators Ken Sugimori, Koji Nishino and Atsuko Nishida

Game Freak details the origins of Pokémon mascot Pikachu, its history, canceled Gorochu evolution and more

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The Pokémon Company itself recently interviewed Game Freak co-founder Ken Sugimori, character designer Atsuko Nishida and game designer Koji Nishino — who talked about some of the inspiration behind the iconic Pokémon mascot Pikachu. Pikachu was specifically designed to be cute, Sugimori said, according to a translation of the interview. While Pokémon were originally envisioned … Continue reading Game Freak details the origins of Pokémon mascot Pikachu, its history, canceled Gorochu evolution and more

Pikachu originally had an evil-looking second evolution called Gorochu, plus more Pokémon and Pikachu history

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The history behind the design of Pikachu just keeps getting deeper and deeper. In addition to resembling a squirrel, the Pokémon mascot originally had a second evolution called Gorochu, complete with large fangs and two frightening horns. This fact was made known by three key illustrators and designers behind the creation of Pokémon - Ken … Continue reading Pikachu originally had an evil-looking second evolution called Gorochu, plus more Pokémon and Pikachu history

Design of Pokémon mascot Pikachu was inspired by a squirrel, not a mouse

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Although Pikachu is known as the iconic Mouse Pokémon, the Pokémon mascot's design was actually inspired by a Squirrel. According to the original designers, including Ken Sugimori, 52, an executive at game developer Game Freak Inc., and illustrator Atsuko Nishida, who was working at the company when Pokémon was first released, Nishida was tasked with … Continue reading Design of Pokémon mascot Pikachu was inspired by a squirrel, not a mouse

Did You Know Gaming features none other than Pokemon mascot Pikachu

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With the release of Pokemon Sun and Moon, the folks at Did You Know Gaming decided to a look at some facts, secrets, Easter eggs and history of Pikachu. Pikachu was designed by Game Freak's Atsuko Nishida and illustrated by Ken Sugimori. The Pokemon mascot's first appearance was in Pokemon Red and Blue for the … Continue reading Did You Know Gaming features none other than Pokemon mascot Pikachu