Pikachu might be the main mascot of Pokmon, but it just got one-upped at the 2024 Pokmon World Championships. And its all because a very special Pachirisu captured the hearts of spectators both near and far when it emerged from its Pok Ball.Players and fans alike gathered for the 2024 Pokmon World Championships in Honolulu, Hawaii, over the weekend. The tournament hosted competitions for several games, including the Pokmon Trading Card Game and the most recent generation of video games, Pokmon Scarlet and Violet. While this meant spectators got to see newer additions to the Pokdex, like some of the powerful Paradox Pokmon, the real showstopper was a Pachirisu that belonged to Sejun Park, the 2014 world champion in the video game Masters Division.To understand the hype around Park and his Pachirisu, its helpful to run down a brief history of their roles in the competitive Pokmon scene. Prior to his win in 2014, Park regularly placed at the top of the global player rankings, but never won. Then, in 2014, he ran a creative team centered around Mega Gyarados and Pachirisu. Because of the success of his team, and the fact that his Pachirisu stood out in a sea of similar but more competitive options, his Pachirisu took on a legendary status within the Pokmon community. Today, a video from the Official Pokmon YouTube channel describes his win as arguably the most iconic moment in competitive history.On Friday, 10 years after his big win, Park decided to bring Pachirisu back again, and onlookers could not have been more thrilled. A recording from the Worlds stream shows the moment when Park sent out Pachirisu and you can hear the crowd roar. Pachirisu had the title the Chosen One, and fans watched as the little guy tanked an attack with a critical hit from Aaron Zhengs Chien-Pao.I really don't wanna start this conversation right now but people that are like "win with my favourites?? my favourites are calyrex and landorus " looking a bit silly after the crowd ROARED when Pachirisu showed on screen. pic.twitter.com/4161cBkNTb cecilily (@cecililytweets) August 17, 2024Online, people on X hailed the return of King Pachirisu and shared clips and art featuring the adorable Pokmon. One tweet, with almost 16,000 likes, showed an image of Parks lineup and said, HE BROUGHT BACK PACHIRISU NOOOO WAY?!?!HE BROUGHT BACK PACHIRISU NOOOO WAY?!?! pic.twitter.com/vqV7cPdgFF PulseEffects (@PulseEffects) August 16, 2024return of the king pachirisu pic.twitter.com/hSGqcnh1nF orphe (commissions open) (@orphetoon) August 16, 2024#WCS2024 #Pachirisu pic.twitter.com/z2WklM7X05 (@tori_tya3) August 18, 2024Unfortunately, Parks strategy didnt work as well this time. Park went up against Zheng and lost two games in a row and, later that day, his spot in the tournament. Still, I have to give him respect for being loyal to Pachirisu. At the end of it all, he shared a celebratory tweet with side-by-side images from his win in 2014 and the 2024 competition. While its been 10 years since Parks Worlds win, it warmed my heart to see his plushie pal Pachirisu is still by his side.