Pokemon shows off gigantamax pikachu in new sword and shield trailer

This morning, The Pokémon Company released their latest trailer for the upcoming Pokémon Sword and Shield games, this time focusing on the "Gigantamax" mechanic, a unique new mechanic which turns Pokémon into giant versions of themselves, complete with a unique new move.

The trailer announces some deals for Pokémon fans: Gigantamax Pikachu will be available for Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu! players, and Gigantamax Eevee for Let's Go Eevee! players. People who preorder the game will get a Gigantamax Meowth that will throw cash onto the battle arena. While the trailer showed off several other gigantic Pokémon and their gigantic moves, most people were focused on one thing: Fat Pikachu.

hands you a fat Pikachu
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hands you a fat Pikachu
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hands you a fat Pikachu pic.twitter.com/shfjVByVHf

— Sei 💫 (@nemuiryuu) October 16, 2019

The original design of Pikachu was much chunkier than the version we've seen for the past two decades. As Pikachu became the icon of the franchise, it was slimmed down, perhaps in an effort to make it cuter. This has led to myriad jokes about the original Pikachu design and the character's arc through history. Now that Pikachu is "fat" again (at least in Gigantamax mode), fans on Twitter are absolutely thrilled.

the left is when he first started in the business, mid 1990s

the right was taken after an all-night bender in the Viper Room, mid 2000s

fame kills. don't let hollywood change you. pic.twitter.com/BifdINRCKB

— Ashley Oh It's A Ghost 👻 (@itsashleyoh) October 16, 2019

BREAKING NEWS, AND THE ONLY THING THAT MATTERS TODAY: Pikachu is fat again! pic.twitter.com/OY3fZwTXoJ

— Patricia Hernandez (@xpatriciah) October 16, 2019

Gamefreak saw everyone talking about fat pikachu on Twitter and said "let's bring him back" pic.twitter.com/tU2ay99ZfF

— Sin (@amanohokosaka) October 16, 2019

I saw Fat Pikachu trending and I would like to apologize for creating this. #PokemonSwordShield pic.twitter.com/cJipn9AkKv

— Connor Thompson (@Connor_Gaming00) October 16, 2019

There's still a month until Sword and Shield comes out, and there's a strong possibility we haven't seen the last of the prerelease memes. Enjoy Fat Pikachu until the next meme inevitably drops.