Ash Ketchum and Pikachu may be heading into the sunset after an epic 25-season run, but the Pokémon anime they starred in isn’t. Another series will take flight soon with new trainers Liko and ...

With the Red/Blue/Green sprite, Pikachu is starkly different from any of its other designs, with tipped hands, a squishier round body with a belly patch, and a longer, slimmer tail like Raichu has.

And then there's the aviator jacket-wearing Friede and his companion Captain Pikachu, who fans welcomed with delight as the captain shares an uncanny resemblance with the OG Pikachu—only, this ...