Pokémon without Pikachu? :O Page 2

Started by Mew~ December 22nd, 2010 3:03 AM
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I would be sad :\
I mean everyone knows who Pikachu is, it's pokemon's mascot let alone it is also a mascot for Nintendo. If Pikachu didnt exist, then I think pokemon would've gotten the fanbase it already has.
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Pokémon's popularity would be the same as EarthBound's. Specially because they would use Clefairy (It was going to be Pokémon's original mascot). I don't hate both Pokémon but I wouldn't care about that. I would still love Pokémon without Pikachu.
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I wouldn't be playing because the reason I tried pokemon was that pikachu looked cute.
But besides having less people playing, that's about all the differences without pikachu.
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Pokemon without pikachu is like a human without food.I personally never use pikachu but he is very inportant to the anime and the games without him pokemon would of prob went no where.

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The anime would suck, because he has been one of the main characters for 12 years now. The games would be pretty much indifferent without Pikachu because lots of people don't use him.

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Pokemon without Pikachu is like Nintendo without Mario or Sega without Sonic. It just wouldn't work. But i've only used him in the games once and he has pretty bad stats espically defence.
I agree with every word. People would look back at that time when Pikachu was on. Pokemon would lose many fans and I guess it doesn't affect the games...but I know it will be harder to replace Pikachu on the anime. Pichu and Raichu are as close as it gets to replacement, but go with Pikachu.

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Some of my friends and such see a Pikachu, and they're like: "Oh, it's Pokemon!" So without that Pikachu they might mistake other Pokemon by some other anime, like Digimon or something. XD Plus in Pokemon Yellow, who would be the mascot of that game then? Dx
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In the games, I loath pikachu. It's an annoying pokemon that shows up everywhere, in every game, with old guys and little kids dressing up as him. The pokemon's stats suck. Period. However, in the anime, he's my favorite character. So, however annoying pikachu is, I think that I have a nostalgic soft spot for the little guy.


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It wouldn't change at all for me. I don't care about anime,i simply hate it,so it doesn't make any change for it. I'm also a deep Pikachu hater,being overrated and such,it seemed like a stupid spoiled brat for me.
I know they'll have to have a mascot to boost Pokemon's popularity,but it could be almost everything that many people would consider cute.

Pokemon without Pikachu is like Nintendo without Mario or Sega without Sonic. It just wouldn't work. But i've only used him in the games once and he has pretty bad stats espically defence.
I completely disagree with this statement. Notice that Pikachu is just a mascot,and Mario is a MAIN CHARACTER of the game. For example,there are no pikachus in BW, and Pokemon is still Pokemon. Pikachu isn't the god of Pokemon. >_>
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Pikachu is like a Pokemon trademark. Though, I'm pretty sure without Pikachu, they would make another Pokemon be the mascot. Like Poliwag?
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I don't think that it'll be all the different. Pikachu is a very cute and well designed Pokemon and, in hindsight, makes a fantastic mascot. However, there are other Pokemon who can and will take the place of Pikachu quite easily. The great thing about Pokemon is the fact that there are lots of Pokemon which are similar to each other and it's no different for Pikachu.
If Pikachu was never created then Pokemon would just have a different equally cute mascot. Which to my knowledge was going to be Clefairy before it replaced by Pikachu. The outcome would also be practically the same. You would see loads of fans who would loathe Clefairy and everything about it. While at the same time you would have obsessed fans who would want everything that a Clefairy has been slapped onto.

I don't love or hate Pikachu so whether it stays or goes doesn't matter much to me. As far as I can tell Pikachu will probably never be replaced. Mascots tend to stick around and after being the mascot for more then ten years now I'm sure that will never change. Not to mention Pikachu is very recognizable as any good mascot should be. Ask someone who barely knows anything about Pokemon to name one Pokemon and I can guarantee you they will name Pikachu. With a mascot that recognizable or memorable it would be foolish to replace it. Hence why it will probably stick around.

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Hmm, interesting thought.

It would be weird, but like others have said, there are other pokemon that could take his place.

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