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The Pikachu Outbreak is deadly with cuteness

Dozens of adorable Pikachu recently took over Japan's Akarenga Park in Yokohama as part of a promotional event to celebrate the success of the 17th Pokémon movie, Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction.

A group of 50 of the human-sized electric rodents skipped around the park for the event, which is entitled "Pikachu Outbreak." The group of electric rodents recently appeared in elevators and on escalators in an advertisement for The Pokémon Company.

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