The Pokémon character Pikachu has become the unofficial symbol of the opposition to Turkish President Recep Erdogan. Pat Batard/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images In Antalya, Turkey, in the early hours ...

Pikachu is the most popular Pokemon in the franchise and also acts as the series' mascot. This leads to the electric rat Pokemon appearing in all forms of media possible, from games to movies to TV ...

Surprised Pikachu was a very common meme back in 2018, and is still used from time to time (Image via The Pokemon Company) The surprised Pikachu meme is one of the more commonly used meme formats ...

Foolishly choosing his Butterfree of all options to try and weaken it, Ash was easily rebuffed by the seed Pokémon, to the surprise and shock of everyone—most notably, Pikachu. On TV, this was a blink ...

The 3D model turned out pretty stunning, actually. As for how the 3D art came into being, the artist mentioned “I used the Pokémon X textures as reference, and made the new mouth and nose. I literally ...

In Antalya, Turkey, in the early hours of March 27, 2025, Pikachu was spotted fleeing the police, making a getaway as fast as his short yellow legs could waddle. The person dressed as the popular ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Yii-Jan Lin, Yale University (THE CONVERSATION) In Antalya, Turkey, in the early hours ...