{"id":132073,"date":"2023-02-24T11:45:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T11:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-145665"},"modified":"2023-02-24T11:45:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T11:45:00","slug":"captain-pikachu-revealed-for-the-new-pokemon-anime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2023\/02\/24\/captain-pikachu-revealed-for-the-new-pokemon-anime\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Captain Pikachu&#8217; Revealed For The New Pok\u00e9mon Anime"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/7a24df468d712\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/7a24df468d712\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Pok\u00e9mon Captain Pikachu\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/7a24df468d712\/pokemon-captain-pikachu.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA5MDAgNTI1Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"900\" height=\"525\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/7a24df468d712\/pokemon-captain-pikachu.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Pok\u00e9mon Captain Pikachu\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Nintendo Life<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It was right at the end of 2022 that we were hit with the news that Ash Ketchum and Pikachu would be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2022\/12\/ash-ketchum-and-pikachus-time-in-the-pokemon-anime-is-coming-to-an-end\">leaving the Pok\u00e9mon animated series<\/a> for good after 25 years of service. The new protagonists, Liko and Roy, were quickly announced, but we couldn&#8217;t help but feel a certain Pikachu-shaped hole left in our hearts. Fortunately, it looks like that sense of loss won&#8217;t be around for long.<\/p>\n<p>The Pok\u00e9mon Company has today taken to Twitter to reveal two new characters for the upcoming animated series and it looks like Pikachu is going to be replaced by&#8230; <em>another<\/em> Pikachu.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\"><!-- cache: oembed\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/pokemon\/statuses\/1629066400189845504 @ 2023-02-25T11:22:47+00:00 --><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We\u2019re giving you a first look at two new characters from the upcoming, all-new Pok\u00e9mon animated series!<\/p>\n<p>Introducing Friede and his partner Pok\u00e9mon, Captain Pikachu, who accompany our protagonists during their adventures!<\/p>\n<p>\u26a1 Stay tuned, Trainers\u2014more info will be coming soon! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/U7oAMVs7CL\">pic.twitter.com\/U7oAMVs7CL<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/span>\u2014 Pok\u00e9mon (@Pokemon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pokemon\/status\/1629066400189845504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Friede and Captain Pikachu (you can tell he&#8217;s different \u2014 just look at that little hat!) are clearly defined as supporting characters for the moment, though it looks like the iconic Electric Type is going to continue to be very much at the forefront of the series.<\/p>\n<p>As much as we didn&#8217;t want to say goodbye to the OG Pikachu, change is a good thing and there are <em>literally<\/em> over 1,000 other Pok\u00e9mon out there who could have been in with a chance in the spotlight. Perhaps we are being too hasty. Maybe Captain Pikachu will be a totally different character to the Pikachu of old. Maybe it will have a gruff voice and a drinking problem. Somehow we doubt it.<\/p>\n<p>More Pika-Pika anyone?<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/pokemon\/related-articles:145003 @ 2023-02-25T22:34:42+00:00 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<p><em>What do you make of these newcomers? Are you excited to see Pikachu back? Let us know in the comments.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Nintendo Life It was right at the end of 2022 that we were hit with the news that Ash Ketchum and Pikachu would be leaving the Pok\u00e9mon animated series for good after 25 years of service. 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