While some would call pikachu ink the obvious tattoo idea for those who love pokemon anime, we call it a great tribute to the lovable hero. there are so many fantastic pikachu tattoo ideas to inspire your next design.
Who better to represent your love for the Pokémon universe than a tattoo design of one of its most famous, not to mention iconic, characters?
Even those who aren’t fans of the TV, movies, games, and merchandise immediately recognize Pikachu, the rodent-like creature that Pokémon’s main character, Ash Ketchum, trains to battle other Pokémon or pocket Monsters.
While many collectors opt for the traditional bright yellow pikachu, it can also be rendered in styles true to the original artwork but stylized and modified in a way that makes your tattoo unique.
Check out the following collection of the top 20 pikachu tattoo ideas that can serve as inspiration for your own pikachu piece.
1. pikachu tattoos for the arm
“pikachu, I choose you!” well that’s what ash would have declared seeing this popular tattoo design in the traditional bright yellow colour.
pikachu joins mew, a little pink pokémon, in this body art.
I have to catch them all! Pikachu clings to a Pokeball, which trainers like Ash use to catch and store Pokémon, while discharging electricity with an intensity equal to that of lightning.
In this design, Pikachu is dressed as Naruto, another famous anime character, although his headband is marked with an inverted symbol of Naruto’s village. with pikachu it is ninetales, the fox pokemon that was created based on the mythical nine-tailed fox, in black ink.
2. cute pop culture pikachu tattoos
pikachu is dressed as the joker, the iconic supervillain from the american batman comic series.
It’s the season to be merry with Christmas Pikachu in bright holiday colors.
A jack-o-lantern pikachu is the kind of halloween tattoo that looks great all year long.
here’s a pokemon, minecraft and unikitty! crossover that some fans have been dreaming of. This tattoo design shows Pikachu on the shoulder of Steve, the main character in the American video game Minecraft. with them is puppycorn, one of the main characters in the animated television series unikitty (stylized as unikitty!) in the united states.
3. detective pikachu tattoo art
Detective Pikachu is the first live-action film based on the Pokémon franchise. In the movie, Pikachu and other Pokemon try to solve the disappearance of a former Pokemon trainer’s father. In this simple black ink tattoo design inspired by an iconic image of a detective, Pikachu looks through a magnifying glass.
The original Pikachu trained by Ash loves ketchup, but Detective Pikachu drinks coffee, so he gets a steaming cup in this tattoo design.
Detective Pikachu, in a full outfit of a suit, tie, bowler hat, and umbrella, goes to the Pokemon Center in London, a pop-up shop with all kinds of Pokemon merchandise.
4. pikachu tatt designs for the leg
pikachu, dressed in ash’s jacket, prepares to crush his opponents with his powerful lightning bolts in this tattoo design.
can you imagine pikachu finally agreeing to be confined in a pokeball? For most anime television series, this favorite character prefers to stay by Ash’s side rather than seek refuge inside a Pokeball. the pokeball is where trainers store their pokemon after catching them. it is also supposed to protect the pokémon from any threat.
5. black ink pikachu tattoo ideas
pika-pika, the googly-eyed pikachu seems to say in this tattoo art. pikachu can only say its name or parts of its name.
here are more pikachu tattoo ideas in black ink.
6. small pikachu tattoo designs
here are some cute pikachu designs that you can ask your tattoo artist to engrave on your arm, legs or even wrists.
You can also ask your tattoo artist to make a Pikachu-inspired design with various costumes and the many other characters from Pokemon Go, an augmented reality mobile game based on the Pokemon franchise.
