The one children ask for by name, and the one a four-year-old can finish alone: two ears, a round body, a zigzag tail. Yellow is the obvious answer and the cheeks are the only red on the sheet, which leaves the ear tips as the one place a second dark tone belongs. Print a stack of this Pokémon Pikachu drawing to print for a party and nobody argues. The sitting Pikachu is rounder still.
Pokémon Pikachu standing front on, lightning tail to one side.
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Pokémon Pikachu: how to draw it step by step
Here is pokémon pikachu in 7 steps.
Begin with the head: a circle, wider than it is tall.
Add the two long ears standing up, dark at the tips.
Place the two eyes and the small open smile between them.
Add a round cheek on each side, level with the mouth.
Draw the body below, narrowing a little at the waist.
Add the two short arms and the two feet.
Finish with the zigzag tail coming out to one side.
What you need
Paper, a pencil and an eraser.