Pikachu is the face of the Pokémon anime, and many of the best episodes center around the iconic electric rodent.

Ash might be gone, but Pokemon’s iconic mascot Pikachu is here to stay. Kind of. Ash and Pikachu are leaving the Pokemon anime after decades spent as its main protagonists, and we now have our first ...

Article continues below In the animated series, Ash Ketchum befriends Pikachu as his first companion, and the affinity for Pikachu continued into the video game world. In 1998 (1999 in the US and ...