'Pokémon Go' celebrates its first birthday by giving Pikachu a hat

Pokémon Go is celebrating its first birthday this month with discounts on items and something for fans of the original Pokémon TV show: Pikachu, donning Ash's hat.

Starting today and running through July 24, Pikachus found in the wild will be wearing Ash's hat from the first season of the Pokémon anime. Pikachu was the very first Pokémon that the show's protagonist caught and has stuck with him through all these years (despite Ash changing his hat several times over the course of the series).

Whether Pikachu will keep the hat on if evolved into Raichu is unknown at this point, but we can dream. Read more...