The fans know GameFreak will just force Pikachu down our throats. He's the mascot he gets the "special" treatment. But all I link him to is Ash. Not only the worst anime protagonist but also the worst Pokemon Trainer in history. And in the games nowadays he's the only one who actually says his name. I have special memories of Raichu, my first Holo Pokemon card back in the 90's when Pokemon cards were "the" thing. We bought it at a card store. Nowadays, I would rather have that Raichu card than any Charizard card I used to have. That's how much that one card meant to me.
