A Japanese fan is fed up with Pikachu showing up where it doesn't belong

A Pokémon account posted a 30th-anniversary dance video starring only grass-type Pokémon — but someone spotted a familiar yellow face in the lineup.

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Anonymous · 2026년 09월 19일

I already hated this during the 31 Ice Cream collab too, but Pokédex No.025 always barges into these type-themed lineups like it belongs there.전에 31아이스랑 콜라보할 때도 생각했지만, 이런 타입별 컨셉 기획에도 당연하다는 듯 끼어드는 도감 No.25 진짜 싫어.

Do you seriously think you're the greatest just because you've been the anime hero's sidekick forever?너 애니에서 주인공의 파트너로 오랫동안 일한 거 때문에 자기가 제일 대단하다고 생각하는 거야?

[Official] Pokémon News Bureau ⚡️ @poke_times · 1d【公式】ポケモン情報局 ⚡️ @poke_times · 1일

Poké-dance with all the grass-type Pokémon 💃풀 타입 포켓몬들로 포케댄스 💃

#PokemonJet #Pokemon30thAnniversary#포켓몬제트 #포켓몬30주년

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Korean community post, image 2: I already hated this during the ice cream collab — Pokédex No.025 just barges into every type-themed lineup…
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I already hated this during the ice cream collab — Pokédex No.025 just barges into every type-themed lineup like it belongs there.

(사진: 풀 타입 포켓몬들과 함께 있는 피카츄)

💡 Wait, why is an Electric-type crashing a grass-type lineup?
Pikachu is officially Electric-type, but as Ash's anime sidekick and the franchise's face, it gets tacked onto nearly every themed campaign regardless of type — a running annoyance among hardcore fans.vs. the US: like the school mascot photobombing every single club picture, sport-related or not.Klore note
💡 What's this '31 Ice Cream' grudge about?
He's pointing back to an earlier Baskin-Robbins(31) Pokémon collab where he had the exact same complaint about Pikachu being shoved in.Klore note

What Koreans said

11 top comments on the original thread, translated
  1. 145 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    Ngl I get why people are pissed Pikachu's crashing the grass-type event lol

    야 근데 풀타입 행사에 껴있는건 불만 나올만도 하다ㅋㅋㅋ

  2. 90 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    Fine, Pikachu tags along, but at least dress it up as a grass type lol. Use Surfing Pikachu for water events, Flying Pikachu for flying ones — showing up as plain Pikachu with zero effort is shameless.

    피카츄 꼽사리 끼는 것 자체는 그렇다 치겠는데 하다못해 풀타입에 꼽사리 낄려면 풀떼기라도 둘러서 풀타입 코스프레라도 시켜놓고 내보내라고 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 물타입 때는 파도타기 피카츄 내보내고 비행타입때는 공중날기 피카츄 내보내고 이런식으로 구색 맞추기라도 하던지 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 아님 하다못해 테라스탈 왕관이라도 씌워놓고 내보내던지 걍 쌩으로 피카츄는 솔직히 양심이 없는게 맞음 암만 생각해도 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

  3. 72 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    And if Pikachu wasn't there, kids would be asking where Pikachu is first thing lol

    그리고 피카츄 없으면 애들이 제일먼저 피카츄부터 찾을껄 ㅋㅋㅋ

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  1. 36 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    If it bothers you that much, just be more popular lol

    꼬우면 인기있으라고

  2. 29 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    It's a grass-type party, why's the electric one butting in lol

    풀포켓몬 노는데 왜 전기가 끼어드냐 ㅋㅋ

  3. 17 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    They could've just said Pikachu's there cuz it's popular, but 'it can learn grass moves too'? What kind of bullshit excuse is that

    차라리 피카츄가 인기있어서라고 하기라도 하지 풀타입기술도 쓰는데? 이건 무슨지랄이지

  4. 17 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    OP's a Porygon fan, they've got beef from way back (banned anime episode)

    글쓴이 폴리곤이네 예전에 당한것이 있어서 그래 .

  5. 15 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    But it is the mascot character though

    하지만 간판 캐릭터고

  6. 15 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    Without Pikachu tons of people wouldn't even realize it's a Pokémon event

    파키츄가 없으면 저게 포켓몬 행사인지도 모르는 사람들 한가득일껄

  7. 13 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    Saying kids won't show up without Pikachu? The real reason people hate it is right here in these comments — they just don't care otherwise.

    뭔 피카츄 없으면 애들 보러 안오니 뭐니. 싫어하는 이유가 여기 댓글에 가 나오네. 그냥 지들이 관심 없는거겠지

  8. 12 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    You know that's a pretty ridiculous comment right?

    굉장히 어이없는 댓글인거 알지?

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