National Pokédex #025 · Generation 1
How to recognize the Pikachu silhouette
Study the exact outer contour used by this quiz, compare its data fingerprint with 1,024 other artwork silhouettes, then find Pikachu among four choices.
- Introduced with
- Kanto · Generation 1
- Current type
- Electric
One-minute visual check
Can you find Pikachu without color?
Which silhouette is Pikachu?
All four choices use the same black-silhouette treatment. Select one outline; names appear only after the answer is locked.
Human-reviewed clues
Trace these four parts of the outline
Follow the edge once from the topmost feature to the base. Every clue below remains visible when color and interior detail are removed.
- 01A compact upright body ends in two short, separated feet.
- 02Two very long tapered ears point in different directions.
- 03One short forearm stretches sideways and breaks the rounded torso edge.
- 04The broad tail forms several sharp lightning-like bends before its flat end.
Decisive comparison
Among Eevee and Mimikyu, Pikachu is the one with a broad angular tail; Eevee has a plume, while Mimikyu has a thin crooked appendage.
Data-derived shape fingerprint
What the alpha channel measures
The figures describe this exact 475 × 475 artwork file after transparent pixels are removed. They describe the presented pose, not the Pokémon’s canonical height or body size.
- Visible width
- 91% of canvas
- Percentile 79
- Visible height
- 85% of canvas
- Percentile 48
- Filled bounding box
- 45% filled
- Percentile 34
- Left-right symmetry
- 53%
- Percentile 35
- Edge complexity
- 10.4
- Percentile 56
Percentiles rank this artwork against all 1,025 source images. Higher edge complexity means more boundary changes per unit of filled area; it does not mean the Pokémon is harder for every player.
Algorithmic comparison
Nearby shapes in the 1,025-image index
The index scales and centers each alpha silhouette, checks both left- and right-facing versions, then combines overlap with nine shape measurements.
Cloyster
71.5/100 shape score
Komala
70.8/100 shape score
Jigglypuff
70/100 shape score
Vulpix
69.8/100 shape score
These are exploratory computer matches, not a claim that players confuse the species. Pose, overlap, and thin appendages can produce surprising neighbors.
Roster context
Use current type and generation to narrow the pool
These counts come from the same 1,025-entry runtime dataset as the quiz. They are elimination clues, not features inferred from the silhouette.
- 69 of 1,025 Pokémon currently include Electric.
- 9 Pokémon introduced in Generation 1 currently include Electric.
- 35 Pokémon share the exact current type combination Electric.
Keep comparing
Published Pokémon labs
Remove the answer from the page
Continue in the full game when you are ready to identify an unknown silhouette with no name in the heading.