

In the anime episode "The Battling Eevee Brothers", there are four brothers each with a different Eeveelution. The most well-known Easter egg is the Eeveelution Easter egg. There are plenty other Buddy Pokémon that also appear on the shoulder of Trainer's avatar, however these ones show up there initially not after a certain distance is walked. This is most likely a reference to Ash's Pikachu always being on his shoulder. This also happens with Eevee as a Buddy Pokémon. However, if a trainer walks a distance of 10km or more, the Pikachu will appear on top of the avatar's shoulder.

Initially when a Pikachu is assigned as a Buddy Pokémon, it will show up on the ground beside the trainer. Pikachu is the only Pokémon that says its name, just as it does in the anime series. If a Pokémon is tapped while looking at its summary page, it uses its charge attack animation and its anime cry can be heard. Players have to repeat this action 5 times until Pikachu shows up along with the previous three Starter Pokémon. If the player wants Pikachu, then they have to walk away from these three to make them disappear and re-spawn again next to the trainer at their current location. The three starters from the Kanto region appear - Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle. One of the most well-known Easter eggs in Pokémon GO is the possibility of getting a Pikachu as a Starter Pokémon, just like Ash Ketchum did in the anime.Īt the start of a player's journey, Professor Willow gives the new player an introduction to the game and Pokémon, then the new trainer is given the task to capture a starter. Like with extra-small Rattata and extra-large Magikarp, there is a special medal for catching Pikachu that Trainers can achieve.īut there are also a few less noticeable features in game related to Pikachu, such as:.It has a lineup of various costumes for certain events in game.Its silhouette is on the Pokémon Collection button in Main Menu.Pikachu is the most popular and iconic Pokémon in the game.
