The Invention of Pikachu..

Morning Pokémon!

Your favorite little yellow guy...

Is based on a REAL animal you've never heard of.

Crazy.

So it's 1996.

This Nintendo game designer Satoshi Tajiri is trying to create the perfect Pokémon for his new game:

But then his colleague, Atsuko Nishida, has an idea:

Yes! Satoshi explodes with excitement!

That tiny mountain creature that lives in rocky areas is a pika.

So Satoshi gets to work.

Taking this chubby little mountain rodent:

He turns it bright yellow for electricity:

Adds those iconic red cheek pouches that store electric charge:

And gives him a lightning bolt tail:

Boom, Pikachu is born!

The name?

"Pika" from the animal, duh..

Plus "chu" - the Japanese sound for a mouse squeak.

Stay Cute,
Henry & Dylan 🌈

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