are a species of
Pokémon, fictional creatures that appear in an assortment of comic books, animated movies and television shows, video games, and trading card games licensed by
The Pokémon Company, a Japanese corporation. The Pikachu design was conceived by
Ken Sugimori. Pikachu first appeared in
Pokémon Red and Green in Japan, and later in the first internationally released
Pokémon video games
Pokémon Red and Blue for the original
Game Boy.
