@pupy@chitter.xyz @monorail @lugh which tbqh is a bit MORE of a stretch to say they're "pikachu-clones". I mean I can sorta see Plusle and Minun, and Dedenne, but Emolga's a flying squirrel c'mon just cause it's got the same eyes and wide smile as Pikachu and i guess the cheek pouches thing... huh...
@pupy@chitter.xyz @monorail @lugh There's actually a non-official term of "Pikachu Family Pokemon" in that the members of it that people class as such all have similar defining traits:
Must be electric type in main capacity
Must be rodent of some kind
Must have cheekpouches or other similarities to pikachu.
That's basically it. Predictably the entire pikachu evo chain is there, of course, as is Alolan Raichu, and Plusle and Minun, and Dedenne, but weirdly they ALSO put pachirisu, emolga and Togedemaru in
@V "Eccleston outta Tennant?... I ... huh. I don't quite-wait. wait wait..." *googles* "...ohfucksake."
@pupy@chitter.xyz @monorail @lugh I eman they are very pikachuish. Both electric mice types. They're p. much like... I dunno, an offshoot species I guess?? def related one way or another I'm sure, like the other electric mouse they made that's like... pikachu. but raichu colooured... and smol/round. also spikier.
@lugh when I played Pokemon Rangers I was like "huh I'm not sure i like the idea of having to cart around one of these two bootleg pikachu's like why can't i have a cool pokemon like vulpix or something" and then I really, really got into it and now minun and plusle are valid and wonderful and good and cute and i love them
@lugh they jus' havin' a good time bouncin' around there! :D
yeah i'm moving over to chitter.xyz now. Soooo go there! I'm there now.