[Poll] Current Pikachu or old (round) Pikachu?

[Sheep]

Current Pikachu:

Old (round) Pikachu:

Who is the superior Pikachu?

 

[Orion☆]

I'm leaning more towards Chubby Chu. I don't like it too round or too thin, but the picture of the Yellow cover art is just perfect.

 

[Squirtkipfan01]

Round chu is cute but current chu is just so iconic

 

[Devalue]

Agrees with Vielleroue about the Yellow box art being the best. Slimmed down Pikachu a little too much in the newer version. Looked too spherical in the old Trading Card Game art.

 

[Bahamut]

Current Pikachu is the one I grew up with, so I'm voting for that version of Pikachu.

 

[Janp]

I love the original design, especially in the anime. So I voted for it. But I have to admit, when I think about Pikachu, I imagine it in the current design.

 

[ReKoil]

Dang, I don't even remember it being that round xD
Went with current, but it's a bit of a toss up for me tbh.

 

[Corveone]

Sugimori's Modern design, old in-game cry. Another point for Legends Arceus.

I can take either design, but Geez I hate the anime cries.

 

[fennelsz]

I love old chubbier pika the most, i have a general fixation on more "round" designs in general.

 

[Zeostar]

I'll agree with what was stated earlier.

I grew up with current Pikachu and don't feel much attachment towards the older design. However I do prefer the more animalistic cry.

 

[Fairy]

I can't help it, I'm completely nostalgia blind. ChubbyChu is the best. But I do think that modern Pikachu looks more like what young me always imagined a Pikachu to be like -- does that make sense?

Really though, I've never seen a mascot from a franchise as big as Pokémon go through such a dramatic design over the years and still be so well received by the fanbase at large. It really is remarkable considering how polarizing some opinions can be.

 

[Sheep]

Definitely prefer the old, non-anime cry too. I always liked when they make animal sounds and not talk as if they're people pronouncing their own name.

But anyways, I like both, but think I'll have to go with the modern design. There's something really cute and huggable about it, more so than chonkychu. <3