>>59045328Honestly them trying to ruin Raichu's reputation has ended up hurting Pikachu in the long run because Pikachu's such a dogshit mon in-game that it's no longer fun to use solo in-game thanks to all the power creep. Fucker is worse than some second-stage Starters and Light Ball doesn't help its middling speed. Tons of other mons are getting more popular in merch like Eevee, Clefairy and Gengar
>>59045342It's more of a case of Pikachu getting so Mickeyfied over the years that the Pikachu the world fell in love with doesn't exist. If WaWi drops and Pikachu looks like the bulbous round-head Sugimori abomination, I think that'll be the fucker's death nail for being popular because the reception for that design has been lower than Raichu's ever gotten
