Charikachu
Bananas!
Yellow was based off the Anime, so pikachu was novelty.
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Isn't Pikachu...weak?
- Thread starter rotomaster
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Yes, because Yellow Version was based on the anime and that Pikachu never evolved. So yea, that's why you can't have a walking Raichu in Yellow.
Zweihander Nemesis
Not too old for Poke
I never finished Yellow because I got red and it occupied all of my time.
hmm this inspires me to go get Yellow and form an "Ash" team and only use that.
hmm this inspires me to go get Yellow and form an "Ash" team and only use that.
Razor Xtreme
Well-Known Member
^ Really? I mean, I personally LOVED Red, but I think Yellow had a better concept honestly, with the option to get all three starters. I woulda loved Yellow a lot more if the colors weren't so iffy.
Pikachu isn't weak imo. Not a long time ago I finished pokemon blue on my gameboy colour once more (Yeh I was bored) and y'know what? Pikachu was on my final team. It had no trouble kicking Elite Four's arses. Well, I was surprised myself actually... But anyhow pikachu is not that weak. xP
Mr. Reloaded
Cause a pirate is free
Which is why some people hate using that pikachu.
POKEMONISDUMB!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well-Known Member
No, it is not. It can sometimes be the strongest Pokémon on your team if you are really commited to using it.
I don't really like Pikachu that much, but I always use it in Yellow because I feel bad about putting it into the box. :/ I've found that it's quite weak defensively since it doesn't take hits well. But offensively, it's not that bad - I love how it owns Water and Flying types with Thunderbolt/Thunder.
Also, it can learn the Pay Day TM - which is just awesome.
Also, it can learn the Pay Day TM - which is just awesome.
pokenutter
Warrior of Time
Useful or not, it's usually the first to die in a Nuzlocke Run.
Yeah, it's really only there for the novelty, but Yellow manages to jack up the difficulty on two fronts- It forces players to have more actively battling Pokémon than their starter (actually something I was guilty of until I was 15,) AND it buffs Koga to Giovanni's parties, making the game about twice s hard. So, props to TPCi (or PUSA, I suppose, given that this was WAY prior to 2009.)
Yeah, it's really only there for the novelty, but Yellow manages to jack up the difficulty on two fronts- It forces players to have more actively battling Pokémon than their starter (actually something I was guilty of until I was 15,) AND it buffs Koga to Giovanni's parties, making the game about twice s hard. So, props to TPCi (or PUSA, I suppose, given that this was WAY prior to 2009.)
ShadowSplash
Spring is Coming!
It's not stupid to use a weaker Pokemon. Pikachu actually isn't that bad. Although back then it wasn't that great due to the lack of Light Ball. But still, Yellow followed the anime and it was just a novelty thing to have it.
And who doesn't enjoy that little thing following you in the overworld? >.<
Iffy how? D: The colors were awesome because they changed to fit the town name. >.>
And who doesn't enjoy that little thing following you in the overworld? >.<
Iffy how? D: The colors were awesome because they changed to fit the town name. >.>
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Sprintking
Well-Known Member
Yellow is by far my favorite Pokemon game of any gen. This isn't competitive battling, so Pikachu is more than capable of being a contributing member on an E4 team. If you hate him so much, they give you the three starters, which more than compensates for that by far.
SoulSilverMstr411
Hikikomori
Yellow Pikachu is nothing more than a novelty. Even now there are fans *****ing about how Yellow has yet to get a VC release.
Kindrindra
大事なのは自分らしいくある事
Pretty much exactly what I was going to say. In my opinion, playing ingame with pokemon that are a challenge to use makes the game more fun- how much fun is it when you're oneshotting everything?
lucario44444444
Banned
The only reason why I used pikachu was because it followed me!
Zoruagible
Lover of underrated characters
Pikachu's weak against the first and last gyms. But you can catch other Pokemon to help out