“Pikachurin is an extracellular matrix-like retinal protein first described in 2008 in Japan by Shigeru Sato et al., and named after Pikachu, a character of the Pokémon franchise. The name of this “nimble” protein was inspired due to Pikachu’s “lightning-fast moves and shocking electric effects”.”
IM GONAN FUCKIN
Osmosis Jones was released in 2001. Ozzy and Drix was released in 2002 and ran for 2 seasons. Pikachurin was discovered in 2008.
The animators just threw in a fucking pikachu and got lucky.
