The new series of the Pokémon anime arrives in Japan this month, and the very first episode appears to show Ash’s Pikachu as a Pichu for the very first time.
Titled “Birth of Pikachu”, it looks like the episode will be a flashback focusing on an adventure baby Pikachu had before teaming up his trainer.
If, like me, you don’t understand Japanese, here’s the synopsis of the episode (thanks, Crunchyroll):
Source: Eurogamer Pokémon's new TV season will tell the story of baby Pikachu