Why is Pikachu yellow?

[Cat333Pokémon]

This is another one of those ridiculous topics that spawned from GameFAQs.

You have to come up with a silly answer to the question "Why is Pikachu yellow?".

[Yoshi648]

For the same reason Lego people are yellow.....they eat a lot of bananas.

[Floatzel]

He'd look pretty stupid if he wasn't.

[LiteTheIronMan]

Originally Posted by Yoshi648

For the same reason Lego people are yellow.....they eat a lot of bananas.

LEGO figurines aren't yellow anymore. They've had skin and flesh tones for a few years now.

Yellow Pikachu is certainly not because of its Electric typing...

[Yoshi648]

Originally Posted by mtdhlite

LEGO figurines aren't yellow anymore. They've had skin and flesh tones for a few years now.

Licensed ones from Star Wars / Indiana Jones are, but regular ones aren't.

[Blues]

Most LEGO figurines are still yellow.

Pikachu is probably yellow because yellow is one of the most appealing colours to the eye.

[Cat333Pokémon]

Pikachu is yellow because that's the way Arceus made it. If you have a problem with that, you might want to visit the chapel in Hearthome City.

[Blues]

ARCEUS is a LIE!!

Slowking is the king and creator of all Pokemon!

But seriously:

Originally Posted by Wikipedia

The design and art direction for Pikachu were provided by Ken Sugimori, a friend of the creator of the Pocket Monsters game, Satoshi Tajiri, and the species appeared as the starting character for players in Pokémon Yellow: Special Edition for the Game Boy. In the early Pokémon video games, all Pokémon were portrayed by two-dimensional sprites, but in later releases appearance has been conveyed by 3D computer graphics. Throughout the games, Pikachu has been portrayed with no spoken dialogue. In the series' anime, Pikachu has facial expressions, body language, and speaks by repeating syllables of its name, using different pitches and tones.

Though not the first Pokémon created, Pikachu was the first "Electric-type" Pokémon created, conceived after the type was suggested to Sugimori and designed around the concept of electricity and the common symbol for lightning. The name is a portmanteau of the Japanese words pikapika, an onomatopoeia for electric sparkling, and ch?, which is the Japanese onomatopoeia for a mouse's squeak. In an interview, Pokémon Diamond and Pearl director Junichi Masuda noted Pikachu's name as one of the most difficult to create, due to an effort to make it appealing to both Japanese and American audiences. It refers to both the overall species and to the individual within the games, anime, and manga series.

[Cat333Pokémon]

Originally Posted by Cat333Pokémon

You have to come up with a silly answer

[LiteTheIronMan]

Originally Posted by Yoshi648

Licensed ones from Star Wars / Indiana Jones are, but regular ones aren't.

No...There are a few other minifigs. The NBA figurines have skin tones based on who they resemble. Kobe Byrant isn't yellow. Or apricot.

But I'VE GOT A THEORY. MAYBE PIKACHU IS YELLOW BECAUSE...

IT'S A LEMON.

[Blues]

He's yellow because he never goes to the bathroom.

[Dekusnake]

Originally Posted by Blues

He's yellow because he never goes to the bathroom.

LOL Good one!!

He's yellow because you can barely read his text.

[Anthony the Lucario]

It's yellow because it eats too many lemons...

[Dekusnake]

It's yellow because *place a cliché here*

[randoguy101]

He's yellow because of a really bad tan

[UnluckyDude15]

He's yellow because Pikachi is manly and:

YELLOW= Manly