I think the best Pikachu has looked was in Conquest. Not only with the emotive poses it does with Hanbei, but the art of it in the Gallery is just perfection
I agree that the early-anime pikachu design was the overall best pikachu design. It was still chubby and mouse-shaped, but not completely round like the very first iteration, and not hourglass-shaped like the more modern iteration. It was the perfect balance.
I think one of my favorite anecdotes in animation regarding the nature of how off model is mandatory for character design is regarding Garfield. Tim Schultz, the Peanuts guy, gave Jim Davis advice regarding how to transition to animation and do a dance- by standing up and walking on cartoon people feet. Thus, Garfield goes from having tiny paws when on all fours, to big feet and mostly standing upright to be more expressive. And I also assume this was the true progenitor of the Cats Standing Up trend. Garfield truly is a cognito hazard, afflicting pokemon since the advent of Team Rocket.
Chonkachu my beloved i remember staring at that rotund rat on the original card for minutes at a time. I do not like slim pikachu and i much prefer raichu give this mouse access to belly drum.
NAAAAAAAAAH I much prefer the slim Pikachu from generation 4 and 5. :P He just seems way more expressive than the the other versions. And besides, it just makes more sense a eletric type Pokémon having a body shape that resembles more a triangle than a circle. Sharp shapes work better.
I prefer the slimmer version of Pikachu, because that actually looks like mouse. Mice are slim, not chubby. Chubby Pikachu resembles hamster, not mouse. And since it's called electric mouse it should look like mouse and not like hamster. But, of course, that's my opinion and I respect anyone else's opinions. I just want to see Pikachu as electric mouse and not electric hamster.
Chunky Pikachu was the ultimate friend-shaped friend. I still have some old chunky Pikachu merchandise from '95 and it's very special to me.
Me too!
The plush that's the size of a pillow with a loose hanging tail?
Bros protein shake was just pure ketchup
Ketchupmaxing 💪
“Bro you gotta ketchup”
This TH-cam comment of yours got that noice 69 likes as I uploaded this.
@@fireembliam9090 cheeky
Pikachu took Ozempics lol
That joke did make me chuckle, lol.
Ozempikachu
Pikachu is that one friend who gets in and out of shape every 6 months
I need to gain weight myself but if Pikachu reached his goals and in a healthy way, I'm happy for him.
Perfect time to set them goals 💪
That means you want to gain muscle.
Pikachu got the Sonic treatment! I will now call the chubby version Classic Pikachu, and the thinner one Modern Pikachu!
His name is Chunk A Chu
In the anime, it is explained as Ash's Pikachu being young & still growing
Years of fighting the worst of the worst happened.
*Glares at Smogon*
Raichu will always be chonk
Visualising in the mirror the man I want to become:
That's what staying outside of the pokeball did to him
i dont care if its unpopular, partner pikachu art has my favorite pikachu look and proportions 🗣🗣🗣
I think the best Pikachu has looked was in Conquest. Not only with the emotive poses it does with Hanbei, but the art of it in the Gallery is just perfection
So many pokemon looked peak in that game
I prefer the OG Chubby Pikachu. 😁
Such a round little guy
He is much cuter. 😊
I agree that the early-anime pikachu design was the overall best pikachu design. It was still chubby and mouse-shaped, but not completely round like the very first iteration, and not hourglass-shaped like the more modern iteration. It was the perfect balance.
I miss funny lil chonker Pikachu
*reads title*
Me: Oh. That's easy. It became Gigantamax Pikachu.
He lost weight after ash had him battle more and more
GatorEX, asking the important questions.
They had to fit him in the dex in later games I guess
CaseOhchu glow up was crazy ngl
He's back in Gigantamax form
I think one of my favorite anecdotes in animation regarding the nature of how off model is mandatory for character design is regarding Garfield.
Tim Schultz, the Peanuts guy, gave Jim Davis advice regarding how to transition to animation and do a dance- by standing up and walking on cartoon people feet.
Thus, Garfield goes from having tiny paws when on all fours, to big feet and mostly standing upright to be more expressive.
And I also assume this was the true progenitor of the Cats Standing Up trend.
Garfield truly is a cognito hazard, afflicting pokemon since the advent of Team Rocket.
Charles M. Schulz, not Tim Schultz, but anecdote appreciated!
[Canadian Voice] They BOTH look nice!
Easy, he lost weight.
They stretched him on the taffy puller 😭
4:02 the middle
The original Pikachu sprites actually seem to resemble Raichu in a lot of ways.
Just like Garfield.
You can’t spell pikachu without peak.
I think the truth is that Pikachu is no less tubby than he ever was, his paws and facial features just grew.
I miss chubachu
That ad for Pokemon Yellow really bugged me with how the narrator butched "petite".
The GYMs happened probably
Pikachu is cute in all manners, but chubby Pikachu looks much more squishy and snuggable :)
Bean Pikachu my beloved
Johto series anime pikachu slaps the hardest
He went to the gym, many in fact
I agree. I don’t like the look of Gen 3 Pikachu either
I don’t get the hate for it.
I don’t love it but it looks fine to me. 🫤
What happened to the Pikachu with the black Mark on it's tail?
Give him back pokemon company, I want chonkachu back.
Have a nice day
Chonkachu I miss you so much😢
Chonkachu my beloved i remember staring at that rotund rat on the original card for minutes at a time. I do not like slim pikachu and i much prefer raichu give this mouse access to belly drum.
NAAAAAAAAAH I much prefer the slim Pikachu from generation 4 and 5. :P
He just seems way more expressive than the the other versions. And besides, it just makes more sense a eletric type Pokémon having a body shape that resembles more a triangle than a circle. Sharp shapes work better.
Rip chonkachu
I like the original best design.
Honestly I prefer this design. It was cuter and looked way more like a rodent. Though, I think it's best design was in Brawl weirdly enough lol
CHUNK A CHU ❤️
My headcanon is all the battling he’s doing is shaving the pounds away I like the slim ones
3:00
Give us chonky boi back 😭
I love all Pikachus 🔥❤️
They died
I like all of them.
i personally like thick thighs-achu the most.
I hate Pikachu, but I like the current design better.
I prefer thin pikachu tbh
Can I have one of those pikachu cards?
I prefer the slimmer version of Pikachu, because that actually looks like mouse. Mice are slim, not chubby. Chubby Pikachu resembles hamster, not mouse. And since it's called electric mouse it should look like mouse and not like hamster. But, of course, that's my opinion and I respect anyone else's opinions. I just want to see Pikachu as electric mouse and not electric hamster.
My understanding is that it’s easier to animate as well. It’s the reasoning behind a lot of animation changes esp in dragon ball.
What if The Powerpuff Girls had Pokemon Team
Pee-
Achu.
@fireembliam9090 gesundheit.
Slim pikachu is the ideal body type, if you claim to miss chubby pikachu, you just want him to be unhealthy…