User blog comment:Lord Loss/Discussion of the Week: Generation 1/@comment-5956315-20130206194857/@comment-208.125.139.98-20130207153011

That's not the same thing because pikachu only had a central role in yellow and in the show( which came after red blue and green.). Charizard Blastoise and Venusaur are the first "Flagship" pokemon. Pikachu is not the original.