Forum - View topicINTEREST: Pikachu Lookalike Appears, Pokémon Co. Mulls Response
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ljaesch
Posts: 299 Location: Enumclaw, WA |
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Heh. I hear you on that.
Part of me is wondering if this is truly the original artwork or not. Honestly, it looks to me like someone saw the picture of the costume posted here at ANN and made the drawing in a program like MS Paint; in fact, it looks a lot like the type of drawing my 13-year-old would do in a program like MS Paint. In other words, yes, I am questioning the authenticity of the drawing that MSN Japan posted. Let's be honest for a moment: It's so easy for people to post something fake on the Internet and make it seem convincing enough that major websites and news outlets pick up on it and declare it to be true. With that said, I want to make it absolutely clear that I am not accusing the person who provided the link to MSN Japan of lying if it turns out the picture is a fake. I believe that the poster provided the link in good faith.
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leafy sea dragon
 Posts: 7163 Location: Another Kingdom |
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That drawing STILL looks like Pikachu to me. Maybe Pichu.
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A5J4DX
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hulkchu na i think it looks cool
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ConanSan
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It's a fusion of a Pikachu and Mameshiba!
I hope it was a sacrifice fusion or it's going to be steamrollered by most demons. |
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BleuVII
 Posts: 672 Location: Tokorozawa, Japan |
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Gen 1 = Pikachu and Raichu
Gen 2 = Pichu, Marill and Azumarill Gen 3 = Azurill, Plusle, Minun Gen 4 = Pachirisu (Oh heck yes. Their names even follow the same structure in Japanese.) Gen 5 = Emolga Anyway, I would find it absolutely hilarious if we got a grass-type Pikachu in the next game, and GameFreaks claimed that it was not a copy of Ecoha-chan.[/b] |
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Spastic Minnow
 Bargain HunterExempt from Grammar Rules  Posts: 4629 Location: Gainesville, FL |
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Get rid of the red dots (that's the worst of it) and recolor or reshape the eyes, maybe some eyebrows, add an original accent somewhere other than the cheeks and they would have been golden.
The shape of the head is generic, the ears are original- it should be easy to fix as long as Nintendo doesn't demand they start all over. |
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leafy sea dragon
Posts: 7163 Location: Another Kingdom |
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Minccino and Cinccino could be Pikachu-like generational mascots as well, if we're going to count Raichu, Marill, and Azumarill. I believe it was introduced before Emolga and was designed by Atsuko Nishida, the designer of Pikachu.
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Revolutionary
 Posts: 606 Location: New England |
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How could you forget Plusle and Minun? They were the absolute worst. |
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leafy sea dragon
Posts: 7163 Location: Another Kingdom |
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Hey now, I actually use Plusle and Minun online. It's because people think so lowly with them that I can tear through teams with them.
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The King of Harts
 Posts: 6712 Location: Mount Crawford, Virginia |
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If you're tearing through teams with Plusle and Minum, your opponents are awful. If you can't put one Electric immunity on your team when electric is one of the most common types used in competition, then you (not you Leafy) deserve to lose every battle you play in. I'll give you that people underestimate a Choice Specs, Plus/Minus, Helping Hand boosted Thunder from a modest Plusle/Minun, but tearing through a team is poor form on your opponent. Have your opponents never heard of Ground types, Volt Absorb, or, since this is most likely doubles, Lightning Rod? I'd have to perform seppuku if I got overwhelmed by a Plus/Minus combo.
/Pokemon Nerd Rage |
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leafy sea dragon
Posts: 7163 Location: Another Kingdom |
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Heh, I actually specialize in Pokémon other people neglect. Part of the point of the team is to lure in Ground-types--the very first Pokémon I ever took down online with Plusle, for instance, is Rhyperior. (Yes, this is a double battle team.) I don't feel as good winning with Pokémon everyone else has been using with the strategies they're using. I'm a nonconformist.
EDIT: By the way, I'm hoping for Nintendo to release a promotional Pikachu with Recycle and Razor Leaf. It'll be hilarious. Last edited by leafy sea dragon on Wed Aug 10, 2011 3:09 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Sunday Silence
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Answered your own question.....my work here is done. |
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PetrifiedJello
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Too complicated. Here's the best solution: ignore people who are calling this thing "Pikachu" (which is questionable from the start) and allow it to continue educating children on recycling, a program they'll need since their parents are more worried about copyright infringement than the planet. |
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Tamaria
 Posts: 1512 Location: De Achterhoek |
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Well, they certainly did a great job recycling Pikachu.
(That joke was made before, right? I haven't the whole thread, but it should have been made.) |
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