Pikachu and ketchup—a love story in three parts. ⚡🍅 On this day in 1998, Pikachu showed us how much it loves ketchup in the episode “Showdown at Dark City”! Where were you when Pikachu fell in love with ketchup, Trainers? | Pokémon

The American pika is about the size of a large -- and adorable -- baked potato. But unlike baked potatoes, pikas are fierce and are the inspiration behind the most famous of all Pokémon: Pikachu. Sadly, American pika habitat in the snowy, high mountain, alpine meadows of western North America are threatened by climate change. POWER TO THE PIKA! #pikas #powertothepika #pokemon #pikachu #climatechange #keepitintheground #fightextinction #pokemongo | Center for Biological Diversity

17K views · 702 reactions | Ready? Action!  Our heroes join Frank, a film director who loves Pikachu so much that he's making a pika-blockbuster! With the help of Ash's Pikachu and other Pokémon, will they be able to create a pika-perfect production? ⚡️ | Pokémon | Facebook

The Ili pika, a tiny, teddy-bear-faced mammal, makes its home in the mountains of northwestern China. | National Geographic