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 pokemon 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, forthe original game boy.

Like other species of Pokémon, pikachu are often captured and groomed by humans to fight other Pokémon for sport.