Chubby or Skinny Pikachu?

Started by pompayyy January 26th, 2014 8:43 PM
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The Better Pikachu?

GhastlyGastly

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Seen October 12th, 2015
Posted October 5th, 2015
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10.3 Years
I don't have any particular problem with skinny Pikachu, but I do prefer the original, chubbier Pikachu.

Brendino

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I don't really have a preference for either, but I guess if I had to pick one, I'd go with the skinnier Pikachu. It looks like it's able to go much faster now than before, which makes it more of a threat overall, I'd think.

And since this is a choice A vs. choice B style poll, I'll move this thread over to Pokemon Voting Polls for you.

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Design-wise, I prefer chubby Pikachu. It looks a lot cuter. If these two went head-to-head in a battle though, the skinnier one would most likely turn out to be the victor. Due to its size and shape, it would be able to strike faster and land harder hits. :p

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Chubby all the way! Just love the old gen I and II sprites :3 I think in the anime, the skinnier one was a bit better though. So maybe not chubby all the way ;)
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Hm... I honestly don't really have a preference, but the chubby Pikachu is the one I'm more familiar with, so I'll say chubby. (What? My first game was Yellow, which Pikachu do you think I'd be familiar with?! XD)
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Hmmmm.....while i love the fatter version for nostalgic reasons i gotta go with skinny. The skinner version just seems so much more nimble and quick making it a more fearsom opponent. just look at how athletic and quick ash's pikachu is these days
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10.5 Years
I'm in favor of more realistic designs, so skinny Pikachu gets my vote; Chubby Pikachu looks like it's painted out of an egg, while Skinny looks more like a mouse than an egg.
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Pikachu looks fast, and being chubby doesn't fit it.
My vote goes to skinny Pikachu, it looks better anyway.

Inb4 chubby looks way cuter.
Seen February 26th, 2015
Posted February 8th, 2015
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Well, the chubby one isn't slow just so you know. C-Pika is shaped more like a mouse, something which went awry after he got onto the treadmill. It's just that C-Pika would be more used to moving on four legs, and with that comes less agility, but he would get a top speed advantage. C-Pika also looks adorable and huggable, that's something else that wasn't shown in Pikachu any more. Pikachu is a more self-standing Pokémon now, and it is much more fit to take in a journey. But shouldn't be compared to a rodent any more, though.
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Skinny Pikachu, but that's because it's much leaner and faster, which is realistic for a mouse; and also because a big thing in the anime with Quick Attack and Electro Ball for it to have that speed.
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9.7 Years
Definitely chubby <3 <3 I've always preferred Pikachu the chubby way. The slimmer version looks so awkward to me. I just wanna hug the chubbier one and pet it and eee <3

I guess Pikachu just lost a lot of weight from training and traveling though. :P
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I like the chubby one. Just like my opinion of Sonic the Hedgehog! :)
Even though skinny is easier to draw for me.
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