{"id":50306,"date":"2025-07-23T14:40:45","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T05:40:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=50306"},"modified":"2025-07-23T15:13:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T06:13:17","slug":"pokemon-presents-dj-pikachu-concert-had-a-secret-special-ghost-pokemon-hiding-in-the-crowd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/pokemon-presents-dj-pikachu-concert-had-a-secret-special-ghost-pokemon-hiding-in-the-crowd\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon Presents DJ Pikachu concert had a \u201csecret special Ghost Pok\u00e9mon\u201d hiding in the crowd"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Early attendees to the July 22 Pok\u00e9mon Presents livestream event were treated to an hour-long concert featuring several remixes of classic <strong>Pok\u00e9mon<\/strong> tracks and <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20221031-16503\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">raving Pikachu<\/a>. As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespark.jp\/article\/2025\/07\/22\/155279.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Game*Spark<\/a> reports, what some may not have known is that amidst the crowd of <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/pikachu-statue-that-was-salvaged-from-the-trash-turns-out-to-be-official-promotional-material-from-1999-us-premiere-of-pokemon-the-first-movie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fan-favorite Electric-type mouse Pok\u00e9mon<\/a> was a sole Ghost\/Fairy-type in disguise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pok\u00e9mon Presents 2025 DJ Pikachu Party\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MPdjNxcS-ag?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The DJ Pikachu concert isn\u2019t included in the official Pokemon Presents video, but some fans were able to capture the concert and upload it online.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As the &#8220;Victory! (Trainer Battle)&#8221; remix drew to a close, the standing Pikachu DJ made room for the next one, and the stage momentarily went dark. When the lights came back on, an eerie upbeat version of &#8220;Lavender Town&#8221; started playing, and a Mimikyu sneakily joined the crowd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250723-503060001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250723-503060001.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250723-503060001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250723-503060001-768x432.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Mimikyu&#8217;s disguised form features it wearing a Pikachu-shaped rag with a false face drawn using what appears to be markers and crayons. While the disguise normally wouldn\u2019t fool anybody, the darkness and the crowd of Pikachu might have helped Mimikyu sneak into the concert pretty much unnoticed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250723-503060002.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250723-503060002.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250723-503060002-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250723-503060002-768x432.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The shy Mimikyu, however, doesn\u2019t overstay its welcome, as it ends up disappearing before the \u201cLavender Town\u201d remix ends. It stands in the crowd for a little more than two minutes before dashing off-screen, and then reappears for the final number \u2013 a remix of \u201cVictory Road.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250723-503060003.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250723-503060003.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250723-503060003-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250723-503060003-768x432.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250723-503060004.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250723-503060004.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250723-503060004-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250723-503060004-768x432.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Other notable attendees are a sleeping Pikachu and one that is initially reluctant to dance. Both Pikachu get their groove on for the last few numbers, as the tempo picks up and the Pok\u00e9mon Presents showcase starts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While Pok\u00e9mon Presents revealed several <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/switch-2-update-for-pokemon-scarlet-and-violet-cuts-load-time-so-much-speedrunners-are-shaving-30-minutes-off-their-records\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">updates to existing games<\/a> as well as new games, shows, and even <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/the-pokemon-company-had-its-best-year-yet-with-earnings-hitting-record-highs-despite-no-new-mainline-game-release\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">an amusement park<\/a>, the DJ Pikachu concert was just as amazing, incentivizing Pok\u00e9mon fans to attend future showcases early.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a id=\"_msocom_1\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A secret guest sneaked into the Pok\u00e9mon Presents DJ Pikachu concert &#8211; among the Pikachu there was a peculiar ghost\/fairy type in disguise.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":50312,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17,33,70],"class_list":["post-50306","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news","tag-nintendo","tag-pokemon-series"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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