Nishida created Pikachu using digital software while Sugimori illustrated the final design by hand. Sadly, the illustrators’ first design for Pikachu was erased shortly after it was shot down ...

Nishida wasn’t even on the Pokémon team at first; she was actually working ... In fact, Nishino was so attached to Pikachu’s design that he purposefully made Pikachu harder to find in-game.

That is, perhaps, by design, as the numerous dazzling ... to the bottom of the case… if they can get along first. The way Detective Pikachu shows these two evolving from being at odds to finding ...

He was not a standout “pocket monster” in Nintendo’s first Game Boy Pokémon ... personifies its success. Pikachu’s appeal lies in the character’s design, backed up by his emotional ...

Set a couple years after the events of the first game, Detective Pikachu Returns picks up on ... repeatedly saying their names — a brilliant design choice that feels like it should woven into ...

but their motivation is entirely linked to trying to capture Ash’s Pikachu after witnessing its raw power in the very first episode of the series. Without that motivation, is there any reason ...