Ash might be gone, but Pokemon’s iconic mascot Pikachu is here to stay. Kind of. Ash and Pikachu are leaving the Pokemon anime after decades spent as its main protagonists, and we now have our first ...

which arrived in North America and Europe in 1998 and swiftly became an emblematic figure for the brand. Article continues below In the animated series, Ash Ketchum befriends Pikachu as his first ...