Imagine an alternate universe where Clefairy was the mascot of Pokémon instead of Pikachu. While I like Clefairy far more than Pikachu at the moment, even I have to admit that as Clefairy's design mostly appeals to girls whereas Pikachu's appeals to both genders more equally, a lot less people might have gotten into the series as a result, and therefore I think that despite Pikachu's (cont)