The Internet Has Fallen In Love With Pokemon Sun And Moon’s Pikachu Imposter

The Internet Has Fallen In Love With Pokemon Sun And Moon’s Pikachu Imposter

Meet Mimicyu, a ghost type Pokemon that should look pretty damn familiar to you. There’s actually a good reason for that.

Illustration credit: @pizzicatofuse

As Serebii explains, Mimicyu was recently revealed on Japanese magazine CoroCoro. Serebii’s translation of the unveil states that Mimicyu is wearing a cloth costume based on popular Pikachu merchandise. “It wants to be loved by people like Pikachu is,” Serebii says.

Uh, wow.

For years, Pokemon developers Game Freak have been trying to one-up Pikachu’s adorable design. Each and every entry in the franchise has had a Pikachu clone of some sort, but none so far has reached the heights that Pikachu has. With Mimicyu, it seems that Game Freak has stopped trying to fight Pikachu’s popularity, and instead is embracing it to great effect.

The Internet Has Fallen In Love With Pokemon Sun And Moon’s Pikachu Imposter
In-game footage, from the latest Japanese trailer.

In-game footage, from the latest Japanese trailer.
I mean, think about it. Pikachu is the face of Pokemon everywhere. Other monsters living in the world of Pokemon must know that, and considering that Pokemon are intelligent, this means that most Pokemon, at some point or another, have to grapple with feelings of belonging, of jealousy, of envy.

As a pet owner I always worry about maybe liking one pet more than the other. I feel a palpable pang of guilt when, say, I find my dog staring longingly at me while I pet my cat. Ostensibly, Pokemon must undergo something similar with their own trainers, especially if they are a critter in a larger family.

All of this to say, Mimicyu is Game Freak’s most brilliant and heartbreaking Pokemon that they have ever come up with. The internet seems to agree, judging from all the lovely fan art popping up online:

http://starlys.tumblr.com/post/147309824466/i-love-the-new-pokemon

http://krithidraws.tumblr.com/post/147329705793/a-quickie-mimicyu-because-i-am-happy-there-is-a

http://mazzlebee.tumblr.com/post/147320457876/i-love-it

http://snuddi.tumblr.com/post/147330896662/ghostfairy-is-such-an-interesting-type

http://thedrawingbirb.tumblr.com/post/147328969186/hello-yes-i-would-like-20-creepy-sock-opera

http://rainbowponcho.tumblr.com/post/147328195636/he-wants-to-be-friends

http://carldoonan.tumblr.com/post/147318122289

http://holdonearmbar.tumblr.com/post/147337596708/httpwwwpixivnetmemberillustphpmode-medium

http://the-magician-kitten.tumblr.com/post/147336282462/i-just-love-this-little-pikaboo-so-much-and-i

http://reiyeahthepotato.tumblr.com/post/147324989166/i-love-the-new-pokemon

http://cookiedosh.tumblr.com/post/147321210035/dont-worry-mimicyu-i-love-you

My heart!

Right now, Mimicyu hasn’t been officially unveiled for English speakers, and it’s entirely possible that it will have a much different name out in the west. Whatever it ends up being named, I want one.


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