Do fans like Pikachu as much as Nintendo thinks we do?

[Cloudman]

I feel Pikachu may have been more popular when it first started, but as the games continued on, I think he sort of fell from grace. But that this point, he is pretty much the face of Pokemon. So even if he isn't people's favorite, he is widely recognizable and cute. Pikachu's got a place in almost everyone's hearts, except mine. Raichu all the waay xD