What is "pikachu"

are a species of Pokémon, fictional creatures that appear in an assortment of video games, animated television shows and movies, trading card games, and comic books licensed by The Pokémon Company, a Japanese corporation. The Pikachu design was conceived by Atsuko Nishida and finalized by Ken Sugimori. Pikachu first appeared in Pokémon Red and Green in Japan, and later in the first internationally released Pokémon video games, Pokémon Red and Blue, for the original Game Boy.

Like other species of Pokémon, Pikachu are often captured and groomed by humans to fight other Pokémon for sport. Pikachu are one of the most well-known varieties of Pokémon, largely because a Pikachu is a central character in the Pokémon anime series. Pikachu is regarded as a major character of the Pokémon franchise as well as its mascot, and has become an icon of Japanese pop culture in recent years.

Pikachu is one of the species of Pokémon creatures from the Pokémon media franchise.

Pikachu may also refer to:

• Pikachu (virus), computer virus
• Pokémon Pikachu, series of portable Pokémon digital pets
• Yago Pikachu (born 1992), Brazilian footballer
• MC Pikachu (born 1999), Brazilian singer
• "Pikachu", a song by Oliver Heldens

Pikachu, also known as the Pokemonument, is an outdoor 2016 fiberglass sculpture depicting the Pokémon species of the same name by an unknown artist, installed in Lower Garden District, New Orleans, in the U.S. state of Louisiana.