Katy Perry gears up for collaborations with Pokémon franchise

Renowned singer and songwriter Katy Perry is gearing up for collaboration with the “playful” Pokémon franchise for their 25th anniversary.

The singer announced plans for her upcoming collaboration during a chat with People magazine. There she was quoted saying, "I love being a part of anything that is playful and is good storytelling and has really good messages to share with the world."

"Now having a child myself, I understand that it's so important to play. This is a continued extension of who I am. I was pregnant when I was there actually, little did I know! It was amazing. It brought up all these wonderful childhood memories. I've been going to Japan since I was 17 every year and have always really loved everything that's been created there."

Before concluding she spoke at length about her love for Pikachu as well, "I'm really attached to the hero. I know there are others in the game, but I just found Pikachu to be really cute."