>>55762934She is a girl and she's way cuter. They just replaced Ash's Pikachu with another one that's male and thin. Wake up sheeple. There's a third Pikachu (the one in the op) with an entirely round head that will replace the next one some day. There is no way in hell all of those are the same Pokemon. Losing weight doesn't change the tail or skull or fur color. Wake up.