Olympic gold medal winner Usain Bolt is the latest athlete to be featured in a new "Pokemon Sun and Moon" commercial. "Lightning Bolt," though, won't be playing for the good guys, as he's seen wearing a Team Skull costume.
According to a report from Anime News Network, Bolt joins Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka and wrestler Saori Yoshida as athletes who appeared in the Pokemon game commercial. Tanaka appeared as a youngster, showing off the Togedemaru, an electric and steel-type Pokemon, while Yoshida was featured with the Pokemon Machamp.
Bolt appears in two 15-second commercials, which is both shown on YouTube, and the Pokemon of choice for him is Pikachu. In one commercial, he can be seen saying "even in a Pokemon battle, I'm number one" then commanding the lightning-type Pokemon to use his "volt," while doing his signature pose. Towards the end, you can see the "Lightning Bolt" playing the game while smiling.
The other commercial sees him saying "Yo! We meet again! Don't think you can run away," while positioning himself to get ready to run. He again commands Pikachu and does his signature pose, but this time ends the commercial with him appearing to lose while playing the game.
BGR said that the curious part about Bolt's inclusion in the "Pokemon Sun and Moon" commercial is that he is portrayed as a member of Team Skull. The villainous team is generally hated in the world of Pokemon due to their general dislike of everyone and their habit of stealing other people's Pokemon.
The report adds that it's not clear whether the commercial will be aired outside of Japan. But since Bolt uses English in delivering his lines, it won't be much of a problem. You can check out the "Pokemon Sun and Moon" commercial featuring the Olympic gold medal winning sprinter Usain Bolt in the video below.
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