>>57287088>Are any of you ACTUALLy in favor of this becoming the mascot?I don't mind even though Eevee's position as the de facto second mascot for the franchise was astroturfed to fuck. Eevee is certainly a better mascot now that everyone knows what Pokémon is than it would have been in the early days of the franchise, because its design is just too generic
>Side question: what made Pikachu mascot?Game Freak wanted it to be Poliwhirl and then Clefairy, but Poliwhirl didn't resonate with girls and Clefairy didn't resonate with boys, but they found out that Pikachu resonated with both
Pikachu's design is pretty good all things considered, the fact that it's just an animal + element type design is very representatice of what pokemon is, and it's simultaneously cool enough for boys because it's an animal that can shoot lightning, and cute enough for girls because it's a huggable kawaii mouse thingy, so it has universal appeal and it's very iconic
