10 Lies About Famous Video Games You Probably Believe

6. Pikachu Used To Have A Black Tail Tip - Pokémon

GTA san andreas bigfoot
Nintendo

Here's another case of the Mandela Effect that's existed since long before anyone ever came up with that term. If you ask a lot of people, even hardcore Pokémon fans, what the colour of Pikachu's tail tip is, many will tell you without hesitation that it's black.

But, alas, that isn't the case at all.

As much as many fans will swear blind that Pikachu's tail had a black tip until it was bafflingly removed in recent games, Pikachu's tail tip has always been fully yellow.

Any picture you can find online of the black tip has been Photoshopped, but quite how this belief came to be so widespread, among even Pokémon die-hards no less, is anyone's guess.

Contributor
Contributor

Stay at home dad who spends as much time teaching his kids the merits of Martin Scorsese as possible (against the missus' wishes). General video game, TV and film nut. Occasional sports fan. Full time loon.