Pokemon and Art

Is Pokemon's Pikachu art (see picture)?  Are any figures from Pokemon art?  Then we have to ask, what is art?  According to the dictionary art is "the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power." But then we ask, what is beauty?  Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.  So the Pokemon are certainly art, they require creative skill and imagination, they are done in some medium (digital or not), and to some they are beautiful.  Enjoy!