Raichu's New Form Already Has Fan Art

Surfing Raichu! Today, we got confirmation that Raichu’s Alola incarnation is real in Pokémon Sun and Moon, but ever since the leaks hit, people have been fascinated with the character’s new surfing form.

Okay, okay. It looks more hovering than riding the waves, but who cares? This is ELECTRIC SURFING.

トレンドに「ライチュウ」が入っている！
アローラライチュウそのものもすごいけど、ライチュウがこんなにも注目されているというミラクル！！
みなさん、もうスクリーンショットはしましたか？ pic.twitter.com/tS7lDunodZ

— カフェ (@Cafe_Raichu) August 11, 2016

And surfing on its tail! Genius.

No wonder “Raichu” (ライチュウ) started trending in Japan. The fan art, however, has been global.

ALOLAN RAICHU
HELLO?
ELECTRIC/PSYCHIC?
IT'S SURFING
WHAT IS HAPPENINGhttps://t.co/RQCUxZNup3 pic.twitter.com/ovB2D9iJ9f

— Moxie✏️✨ (@Moxie2D) August 11, 2016

Finally, Raichu gets some damn respect pic.twitter.com/U1NYct4nXn

— Mary Cagle (@cubewatermelon) August 10, 2016

https://twitter.com/embed/status/763511701987856384

I couldn't help it! I needed to make the new Alola form Raichu from #PokemonSunMoon! It's so freakin cute! #pixelart pic.twitter.com/YxMEcdLGWi

— Addy Valentine (@addy_valentine) August 10, 2016