New Scarlet & Violet Mass Outbreak Spotlights Everyone's Favorite Evolution

The next Mass Outbreak event in will focus on Baby Pokémon, including the tiny Electric-Type that's become one of the community's most beloved pocket monsters. To keep the player base invested and constantly hunting for the best creatures for their team, developer Game Freak implemented a mechanic that sees herds of Pokémon storming across the map. While these opportunities are usually a great time for Trainers to catch some powerful critters, the next Mass Outbreak should also appeal to players who like their teams to be more adorable than deadly.

Via Serebii.net, the next Mass Outbreak for will arrive on March 29, and will shine the spotlight on Pichu, Happiny, Munchlax, Riolu, Elekid, and Magby.

Pichu and Happiny will be seen gathering all around Paldea, Riolu and Munchlax herds will take over Kitakami, and Magby and Elekid will be having their own parties over in the Terarium. The news should come as a pleasant surprise for fans of cute Pokémon, especially Pichu lovers given that it's the start of Pikachu's evolutionary line, arguably the most popular pocket monster in the entire series, even for those who don't play the games.

While Pikachu may not have been one of the most popular Pokémon when the original games launched for Game Boy in 1996, its starring role as Ash Ketchum's side-kick in the anime adaptation solidified Electric-Type as the poster character of the franchise. Pikachu became so popular that Game Freak even released, a remake of that sticks more to the story of the TV series, granting players a Pikachu at the beginning of the game rather than a choice of three starters. As the games have grown in popularity, so too has Pikachu.

The upcoming Mass Outbreak event will run from March 29 to March 31.

Originally, Pikachu only had one evolution into Raichu, its larger, more powerful version. Capitalizing on the adorable reputation of the Pocket Monsters, Game Freak created Pichu for the second-generation games , confirming it as the first stage in