As the unstoppable march of the Pokémon series goes on and its popularity increases day by day, one simply can’t think of anybody but Pikachu following Ash. In the initial planning stages, however, when the anime was being created, it was decided that a Clefairy would accompany Ash, with the clawed and pink guy lending support to Ash on all his adventures. Eventually and subsequently, the idea was changed before the airing of the show. The first few episodes had a Clefairy accompanying the Ash in the Red/Blue manga. This is of course, typical of most hits where changes are constant.