Meta Battle Subway PokeBase - Pokemon Q&A  Was Pikachu Viable in
Yellow?  0 votes  In a Previous question I asked I found out
that the Pikachu in Yellow was no stronger than a regular
Pikachu. I would never consider using a normal Pikachu in gen 1.
What I'm asking was it more common to ditch the Pikachu or did
People keep it? Was it a valuable asset to teams?  k thanks
asked Aug 9, 2013 by EeveeLotion :3  1 Answer  1 vote Best
answer  The only Pikachu you'll find in the game, this Electric-
type cannot be evolved in Yellow and follows you around, similar
to Ash's Pikachu on the television show. Unique to this Pikachu
is the fact that it has emotions, which can be checked by
talking to it. This Pikachu gets Thunderbolt at level 25 as
well. To see Pikachu's emotions and what affects them, click  It
wasn't really valuable though it was used a lot because of it's
resamblance to Ash's Pikachu and back then many trainers wanted
to act as if they were Ash in their various games, even now this
is still possible. I kn