Dancing Pikachus Sure Are Hypnotic

You thought the marching Pikachus were mesmerizing? They were! And so are these dancing electric rodents.

Just. Look. At. Them.

These clips were taken at last month’s Pikachu festivities in Japan—with YouTube users swapping out the Pocket Monster songs for pop tunes.

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