>>16975691Well you'd be wrong. Pikachu is still the mascot of the franchise, despite whether or not a few kids you know don't recognise him. Pikachu is often used alongside starters in stuff like advertisement for new games, with a Pikachu standing on top of the Eiffel Tower being the first thing seen in the first X and Y announcement and pic related is the avatar of every official Pokemon account on sites like Youtube, Twitter, etc.
