The singer Katy Perry released her new single “Electric” on Thursday evening the video for this new song includes a very special guest star: Pikachu! It’s cheerful, adorable, and has lyrical references to the classic Pokémon anime theme song. But the video also shows a lot of shockingly reckless manipulations by Perry and Pikachu manipulating the timeline.
In “Electric”, Pikachu and Katy Perry visit the Time Lighthouse, where the two travel back in time to change the singer’s past. We see a young Katy Perry jamming with Pichu early in her career. Perry and Pikachu then change reality by forcing the teenage version of the singer to step on a talent show and help her discover a cute vintage statement jacket. Young Perry naturally finds inner strength and confidence, which leads to a successful music career. You have to ask yourself what our
Katy Perry’s “Electric” is just one part of the Pokémon Company’s musical celebration of the Pokémon franchise’s 25th anniversary. She joins artists Post Malone (who covered Hootie and the Blowfish’s “Only Wanna Be With You” and gave an animated concert with Pokémon where he was burned by Charizard) and J Balvin for a music project called Pokémon 25: The Album. The digital album will be released later this year and will contain 14 Pokémon-inspired tracks.
