Pikachu (Japanese: ピカチュウ, Romanized: Pikachu, Cantonese translation: Pikachu) is one of the 1,025 kinds of Pokémon in the "Pokémon" series. It appears in various video games, animations, movies, and cards in the series. card games, comics and other peripheral products. Pikachu was conceived by Atsuko Nishida and designed by Ken Sugimori. First appearing in "Pokémon Red/Green", due to the influence of TV animation, Pikachu has a high reputation and has become a symbol of the Pokémon series.