While other artists have drawn Pikachu in other ways, such as the 18 different Pokemon types via digital art, Neevee_19 used a few shades of blue to draw most of Pikachu's body by hand.

Surprisingly, Pikachu has had a ton of design variations and appeared in countless different art styles over the decades and The Pokemon Company have never been afraid to slap their mascot's face ...

Hence, The Pokemon Company is always looking for new ways to draw in more fans and get them hooked on collecting critters. This has arguably been seen with the Pokemon games.