Hm, may I ask; has Pokemon ever evolved the formula beyond "catch 'em all" and fighting team Rocket and beating Gym leaders? I played the original Pokemon, but the lack of story left me with a lack of motivation to continue playing so I gave it away. So many people seem to love the games though, I have to wonder what it is they're seeing that I'm missing

But from what I've seen I would have to agree that the variations on Pikachu are all darn cute