>Ash is dead>even in the new anime Pikachu's role is very small>Pikachu only got forgotten gimmicks nobody cares about (giga and Z) while Raichu got a regional variant and not one but TWO megasBros is it finally happening? Is Pokemon moving away from Pikachu at least a little?
>>58242300One of the mega raichu's looks like pikachu though
>>58242312And Mega Gengar has pinkish-redish energy and big hands like Haunter.And Mega Gyarados has red scales like Magikarp.And Mega Dragonite gains Dragonair traits too.And Mega Ampharos has wool like Flaaffy.And Mega Tyranitar has a red belly like Larvitar.Haunter, Magikarp, Dragonair, Flaaffy, Larvitar and Pikachu are still getting nothing in Z-A, kid, Pikachu is stuck with its inflationmax form while Raichu megaevolves
>>58242300Lol no. Pikachu will get another spinoff or they'll make another Mystery Dungeon game just so they have a game that features Pikachu.
>>58242300No, they're finally done pretending they can make Pikachu a viable battler and it's basically taking a backseat to be a merch machine.
>>58242312>One One has his ears, one has his colors. They both have his tail.
>>58242521>And Mega Tyranitar has a red belly like Larvitar. Tyranitar already had a larvitar belly without being on the nose and ugly about it
>>58242534>>58242539>Pikachu will sell plushies and be in spinoffs while Raichu becomes the defacto way to use Pikachu in the actual gamesSo like OP said?
>>58242574No, OP said they were "moving away from Pikachu." They're just changing its role, but it'll remain the face of Pokemon.
>>58242544No, retard, Tyranitar had Pupitar's shell. The mega changes the color to be like Larvitar's, the first evolutionary stage
>>58242577>they are just changing its roleYeah that means they are removing it from its curring role, nobody is saying Pikachu will never be a thing again in the franchiseStop with the mental gymnastics
>>58242300>even in the new anime Pikachu's role is very smallNigga aside from the Paldea starters it's the most prominent Pokemon. Friede's Charizard got sidelined hard though.
>>58242675He hangs out on Roy's shoulder and has barely done a thing, Pagogo, Dragonite and fucking Sableye have been more prominent than captain Pikachu for months
>>58242300Good, fuck Pikachu. I still can't believe they made an item exclusively for it that no other member of the evolutionary family can use just because they desperately wanted to pretend Pikachu could be good in competitive.
>>58242597God mega tyranitar is such an abomination
>>58242300Mega Raichu is basically a politically correct mega Pikachu and you can look at the seething Raichufags for proof
