Where Does Surprised Pikachu Come From? Though it seems like he has been around forever, the specific surprised Pikachu that is seen in the very popular memes is from the Pokémon anime TV show from ...

Yet the Surprised Pikachu meme had started skyrocketing in popularity more than a week before, reaching peak saturation on November 10. The film trailer could not have contributed to the meme’s ...

In other words, Surprised Pikachu may have gotten so popular that it inspired an organized and coordinated effort by users who were sick of seeing it, in order to get it blanket-removed from the site.

While concrete evidence remains elusive, the sheer ubiquity of the meme raises intriguing questions about its organic growth versus potential corporate influence. As internet detectives continue to ...

And Pikachu—visible in the bottom right corner of the screen—is seen making the face from the meme. Within the context of the episode of course, he’s meant to be experiencing genuine shock.

Ryan Reynolds trolled Pokémon Detective Pikachu fans this week with a video of dancing Pikachu and the memes are honestly great. The highly anticipated Pokémon Detective Pikachu film hits ...

The “pretends to be shocked” meme of Pikachu has been going viral since the *gasp* image made its way online, but one Pokemon fan decided to recreate the face of shock and awe and render it in ...