Even Pikachu’s evolved form, Raichu, is pretty freaking cute. Pikachu almost had a third evolution, though, and it was not cute. It was terrifying.

From almost the beginning, Pikachu has been the adorable personality that acts the face of Nintendo's Pokemon series. What you may not know is Pikachu once had a third evolution covered in deadly ...

The evolution was meant to be Pikachu’s third, and Nintendo wanted it to be more fierce than fluffy. Gorochu was described as a menacing beast, and that is only the start of it.

4 Pawmi The biggest weakness facing all Pikachu clones is their lack of an evolution. Fortunately, Gen 9 put an end to that trend. Pawmi is the regional electric mouse Pokemon in the Paldea region.

While Pokémon: Let's Go Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let's Go Eevee! are essentially just remakes of Pokémon Yellow, there are quite a few key differences.