Look at Pikachu's design from 20 years ago, and he looks almost unrecognisable compared to his design in the modern Pokemon games. So what happened to this so-called "fat Pikachu"? NOTE: I referred to Pikachu throughout this video as "he", since Ash's Pikachu is male. I am aware, however, that Pikachu is a species, not a specific character. PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs TWITTER - https://twitter.com/thomasgdocs SOURCES - https://web.archive.org/web/20180711074416/http://www.pokemon.co.jp/corporate/pikachu/page_02.html - https://web.archive.org/web/20180504200010/https://www.siliconera.com/2018/05/03/pikachu-originally-second-evolution-called-gorochu-large-fangs-two-horns/ - https://www.polygon.com/2018/6/4/17425162/pikachu-design-interview-creation - https://nintendosoup.com/ken-sugimori-the-pokemon-anime-influenced-pikachus-sleeker-look-over-the-years/ - https://twitter.com/ikiro_pkmn/status/1126657377636212736 MUSIC - "Kitchen Bossa" by Kazumi Totaka - "Machinations and Deductions" from The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles - "Investigation" from The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles - "Ryunosuke Naruhodo - Overture to Resolve" from The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles 2: Resolve - "When" by Stephan Siebert - "Prelude to Pursuit" from The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles 2: Resolve - "Jingle - Intermission (Resolve Version)" from The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles 2: Resolve Other music via Epidemic Sound CHAPTERS 0:00 - Intro 0:34 - PART 1: The original Pikachu 4:37 - PART 2: Pikachu's new design 8:49 - Outro