Pichu made its first appearance in the anime during the episode, The Apple Corp!, which saw the scamps first appear as fruit thieves that got Pikachu in trouble initially.

The 3D animator gave their live-action spin on a favorite Pikachu evolution, and it has fans begging for all the Pichu. Seriously, just imagine the kind of merchandise this cute critter would inspire!

Every Pokemon has to start somewhere, and Ash’s Pikachu was the same. The first episode of the new Pokemon anime has been officially uploaded to the Pokemon Youtube channel, and it shows Pikachu ...

The new series of the Pokémon anime arrives in Japan this month, and the very first episode appears to show Ash's Pikachu as a Pichu for the very first time.