Pikachu

Pikachu is a Pokémon, which are fictional creatures that appear in a variety of video games, animated television shows and movies, trading card games, and comic books that are licensed by The Pokémon Company, a Japanese corporation. The Pokémon franchise's poster child has become a global icon of Japanese pop culture. He is cute and famous and Pikachu is the mascot for Pokemon and makes an appearance in every single game.

This Electric-type rat is one of the most recognizable video game characters ever created, and he only became more famous after the release of Pokémon Detective Pikachu, in which Ryan Reynolds plays an amnesiac talking Pikachu. The most well-known Pikachu, however, belongs to Ash Ketchum in the Pokémon anime.

First appearance: Pokémon Red & Blue (1996)