Pikachu Outbreak! had Pikachu dancing all over Japan and now the internet

No longer can Pikachu just surf and electrocute things, he’s taken up dancing. Recently you might have noticed a flood of dancing Pikachu videos and GIFs over the internet and here’s why.

For the last two weeks the Pikachu Outbreak! event had been taking place in Yokohama, Japan. The event had over 1000 Pikachu marching through the town and putting on dance performances. The idea according to the official website was make the Minato Mirai area a Pikachu theme park. If the world needs one thing it’s more Pikachu too.

For the event they even came up with an official Pikachu Dance which you can watch below as performed by Pikachu and the hosts of the PokemonTV show.

Pikachu doesn’t stop there though, he might have a dance named after him but he’s not above dancing to other songs.
This Pikachu has that Uptown Funk going on

キレッキレピカチュウに唖然としてました #ピカチュウ大量発生チュウ pic.twitter.com/OXcdlsDmpo

— 浅葱きゃみ (@cami_kanon) August 16, 2015

These Pikachu are Cruisn’ for a Bruisn’ (I had to Shazam that one, I swear I didn’t know).

ぽよぽよ機敏ダンス! 炎天下の中すごい(;_;) 私も明日のお仕事がんばろ… #ピカチュウ大量発生チュウ pic.twitter.com/ufOiO7tASX

— mochiguma (@kaottaa) August 16, 2015

Who needs renewable energy when you have an army of Pikachu?

ピカチュウ大発生してるのに更に二倍になった #ピカチュウ大量発生チュウ pic.twitter.com/WFVp2b4jJD

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— ヒロ™ (@hir0_Naka) August 16, 2015

よく訓練されたピカチュウ #ピカチュウ大量発生チュウ pic.twitter.com/1njzdYZySR

— MC＜エリーザベッ！ (@mnrcd_0) August 13, 2015

We’re not sure what she’s singing in this one, but we’ll have what she’s smoking.

カステラ一番電話は二番…… #ピカチュウ大量発生チュウ pic.twitter.com/LAaKjTCZLq

— べっく@ピカソーコ管理人 (@pikachu25volt) August 14, 2015

Pikachu couple is getting loud.

男女ペアの踊りが個人的に一番ツボでした（˙꒳˙）最初のお辞儀 届かない手近づけて踊るの可愛い… #ピカチュウ大量発生チュウ pic.twitter.com/WhYjEqwEc7

— 雅涼ぬん舞 (@2814_khk) August 10, 2015

Boogie!

@JoeMerrick pic.twitter.com/S8TTBZPzlR

— Diego Ferreira (@Ferreiradiego) August 11, 2015

How many Pikachu can you fit in an elevator?

Mais combien va-t-il en sortir ? (#Pikachu Yokohama) #ピカチュウ大量発生チュウ pic.twitter.com/zdPOeWakC0 RT @pikachu25volt

— Crunchyroll.fr (@Crunchyroll_fr) August 11, 2015

Until Next Year!

ピカチュウかくれんぼチュウ(//∇//)！！ #ピカチュウ大量発生チュウ pic.twitter.com/bonPyC3hrz

— ヒノッチ (@hinopika) August 19, 2015

Oh there’s even a HOME Theme for the Nintendo 3DS if you’re keen (oh and in Japan)

You can find more videos via the event’s Twitter hashtag #ピカチュウ大量発生チュウ. Be warned after about 30 minutes of Pikachu dancing you could go blind. See a fun one we missed? Show everyone in the comments!