Incoming Apple CEO John Ternus meets with Tim Cook's friend Pikachu & Pokemon CEO
The Pokemon team visited Apple Park on their way to the Pokemon World Championship starting on August 28 in San Francisco, giving Pikachu a chance to explore and meet the next CEO of Apple. Pikachu wonders around Apple Park One of the perks of being CEO of Apple is meeting all kinds of celebrities. While Tim Cook might be partial to Bono , he's also buddies with a certain electric mouse. A social…
The Pokémon team, including Pikachu and CEO Tsunekazu Ishihara, visited Apple Park on August 27. Apple CEO Tim Cook shared a video on social media showing Pikachu exploring the campus, accompanied by Cook, incoming CEO John Ternus, and Ishihara. According to Cook, the visit's agenda included introducing the Pokémon team to Ternus, discussing gaming, and politely asking Pikachu to stay out of the pond, with two out of three goals accomplished.
Pikachu was seen wandering around Apple Park, trying to reach for an apple under an apple tree, and eventually making its way toward the pond. The Pokémon team was in San Francisco for the Pokémon World Championship, which started on August 28. This was not the first meeting between Cook and Pikachu, as they first met in September 2025 during Cook's trip to Japan for the reopening of Apple Ginza in Tokyo.
Several Pokémon-themed games are available on Apple's platforms, including Pokémon GO, Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket, Pokémon UNITE, and Pokémon Champions. According to 9to5Mac, mobile gaming revenue declined 4.5% year over year in Q2 2026, and Apple's CFO cited "headwinds in mobile gaming" as one of the factors affecting App Store performance during its Q3 2026 earnings call.
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