Is Pikachu an overrated Pokémon?

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Pikachu. The mascot of the Pokémon company. A face which everybody recognises. To simply put it, if you don't know who Pikachu is, you've been living under a rock for the past 25 years.

Pikachu is an Electric-type Pokémon introduced in Kanto. It's National Pokédex number is 25, and is categorised as the Mouse Pokémon. For more than 25 years, Pikachu has been an icon for The Pokémon Company, usually being the most recognisable thing when Pokémon is mentioned.

But is Pikachu just a Pokémon which people show immense love for? Is it an overrated Pokémon because of its cuteness, fame and iconic status? Well, that is what I think. And how am I going to prove that? Well, I decided to start a survey.

Conducting the survey

How the survey worked is that I asked 30 of my friends whether Pikachu is an overrated Pokémon. The survey was conducted on the 11th of May 2022. I will state that these were 30 friends of mine which 100% knew what Pokémon was and who Pikachu was.

The results

Well, the results were not very surprising from my point of view because the answer was clear: Pikachu is an overrated Pokémon. Here's what I found from the survey:

• 22 of 30 people said Pikachu was an overrated Pokémon.

• 8 of 30 people said Pikachu was not an overrated Pokémon.

• That means 73% of the people I surveyed thought Pikachu was an overrated Pokémon.

• That means 27% of the people I surveyed thought Pikachu was not an overrated Pokémon.

Conclusion

What a relief! It feels good to know that Pikachu is an overrated Pokémon. Maybe it wasn't like so back when Pokémon (as a concept) was new. Maybe it was genuinely adored by fans across Japan and the world. But I am interested to see how this will change year-by-year: will Pikachu's popularity increase? Or will it decrease? Will Pikachu stay overrated? Or will it become less overrated than it already is? Stay tuned in a year's time for our second edition of the Is Pikachu an overrated Pokémon? survey!

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