It soon began to leak into other unrelated subreddits like /r/Freefolk, dedicated to the Game of Thrones fandom, /r/me_irl, and especially X. The use case for Surprised Pikachu is actually a ...

Early plans for the Pokemon anime involved Pikachu speaking human language, confirmed by producers and voice actors. Pikachu's ability to speak was later scrapped to maintain charm and focus on ...