I believe Pikachu was originally going to be a Power Plant exclusive Pokémon, but the coder took a liking to the little mouse and want to sneak one early in the most unlikely location available at the start of the game... the bug forest.
A GameSpot Interview with Junchi Masuda reveals exactly why Pikachu was chosen to be the star of the Pokémon anime as Ash's partner, as well as why the Pikachu species was even in the Viridian Forest in the first place. Depending on what you believe, this might be surprising to some people or...
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