I am with you. I love Raichu. I think it's because I kept Pikachu as Pikachu and ditched him while trying to be a Dragon trainer like Lance. That uh, well, I had to make compromises since it was Gen I. I forgot about Raichu for a couple gens until I randomly rediscovered it and now I always try...
I imagine the thought process went something like:
"Alright! Regional Variants! We're doing it!"
"We'll finally be able to make a surfing Pikachu so people can stop asking us about that."
"Actually, we're legally not allowed to change Pikachu. Have you see its shiny? We almost got fired for...
I would much rather have 5 Raichu/Pikachu regional variants than 5 Pika Clones. Mimikyu is the obvious exception, but that's a ghost with a sheet so it's a clear enough distinction.
It wouldn't even be hard. Just say every culture was so in love with Pikachu that they were naturally brought...
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