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Cosplay Pikachu (Japanese: おきがえ・ピカチュウ Clothes-changing Pikachu) is a variant female Pikachu that is able to be dressed up into five different costumes corresponding to each of the five Contest conditions (Coolness, Beauty, Cuteness, Cleverness, and Toughness), and learn exclusive moves which are linked to these costumes.

Without a costume, she has the appearance of a female Pikachu with a black heart on the tip of her tail (fitting the heart-shaped notch all female Pikachu have on their tail).

Cool	Beautiful	Cute	Clever	Tough
Pikachu Rock Star  Electric  Meteor Mash	Pikachu Belle  Electric  Icicle Crash	Pikachu Pop Star  Electric  Draining Kiss	Pikachu, Ph. D  Electric  Electric Terrain	Pikachu Libre  Electric  Flying Press

In the games

In the core series

In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, after the first time the player takes part in a Pokémon Contest Spectacular, an NPC will give the player Cosplay Pikachu because she says it matches their costume; the Cosplay Pikachu she gives the player will be in her Pikachu Rock Star costume for male players or her Pikachu Pop Star costume for female players. When obtained, she will have her Hidden Ability and her Contest condition in each category is equally elevated. Cosplay Pikachu cannot be Shiny.

Cosplay Pikachu can switch between any costumes at any time by going to any Contest Hall in the Hoenn region and talking to the Pokémon Breeder in the green room. This Pokémon Breeder can also remove the costume.

Upon removing a costume, Cosplay Pikachu will forget the special move associated with the previous costume. Upon putting on a new costume, she will learn the special move associated with the new costume. When changing costume, if Cosplay Pikachu knows four moves but not the special move of her previous costume, the player will be prompted to replace a move with the new exclusive move (Cosplay Pikachu cannot put on the new costume unless she does). If Cosplay Pikachu's only known move is her special move and the costume is removed, then she will learn Thunder Shock. Cosplay Pikachu can remain in a costume even if she forgets the associated special move.

Unlike other Pikachu, Cosplay Pikachu is in the Undiscovered Egg Group, meaning she cannot breed. She also cannot evolve into Raichu and is unaffected by the Eviolite. Like any Pikachu, though, Cosplay Pikachu is affected by the Light Ball.

Cosplay Pikachu cannot be deposited in Pokémon Bank, nor can she be traded via Wonder Trade or Global Trade System.

Gift Pokémon

Contest properties

Male player character Type: Electric Unknown Held item: None Pikachu♀ Quick Attack Cool Appeal 3 ♥♥♥   Jam 0       --       Electro Ball Cool Appeal 3 ♥♥♥   Jam 0       --       Thunder Wave Cool Appeal 1 ♥   Jam 3 ♥♥♥     --       Meteor Mash Cool Appeal 3 ♥♥♥   Jam 0       --

Female player character Type: Electric Unknown Held item: None Pikachu♀ Quick Attack Cool Appeal 3 ♥♥♥   Jam 0       --       Electro Ball Cool Appeal 3 ♥♥♥   Jam 0       --       Thunder Wave Cool Appeal 1 ♥   Jam 3 ♥♥♥     --       Draining Kiss Cute Appeal 1 ♥   Jam 0       --

Battle properties

Male player character Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Lightning Rod Held item: None Pikachu♀ Lv.20 Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Electro Ball Electric Special   --       Thunder Wave Electric Status   --       Meteor Mash Steel Physical   --

Female player character Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Lightning Rod Held item: None Pikachu♀ Lv.20 Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Electro Ball Electric Special   --       Thunder Wave Electric Status   --       Draining Kiss Fairy Special   --

In spin-off games

Pikachu Libre in Pokkén Tournament

Pokkén Tournament

Pikachu Libre was first announced alongside the Wii U port of the game (standard Pikachu is also a character). She was later released as an additional fighter on the original arcade version.

In the anime

Frank's Pikachu wearing the costumes

Five Pikachu wearing the Cosplay Pikachu outfits appeared in Lights! Camera! Pika!, under the ownership of Frank. Out of these, Pikachu Rock Star and Pikachu Libre were shown to be regular male Pikachu, while the others were female Pikachu with a black heart marking on their tails like in the games.

Frank was filming a Pikachu movie, with Pikachu Libre acting as the villain and the others as residents of "Pikachu Land". Seeing Ash's Pikachu, he decided to give it the role of the movie's hero, "Super Pikachu". With Ash and his friends helping out, the movie was successfully filmed and completed.

One of each Cosplay Pikachu variant appeared in Hoopa and the Clash of Ages amongst the multiple Pikachu summoned by Hoopa.

Pikachu Belle appeared in the Poké TV segment of Party Dancecapades!, where she was seen participating in a Pokémon Showcase, charming the audience with her Icicle Crash.

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  Pikachu Rock Star

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  Pikachu Belle

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  Pikachu Pop Star

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  Pikachu, Ph. D

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  Pikachu Libre

In the manga

A group of Cosplay Pikachu in Pokémon Adventures

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

In PAORAS03, Cosplay Pikachu were introduced to Chaz by Lisia. Lisia revealed that Ruby created the concept of Pokémon wearing costumes for Contests, and even made matching costumes for their Trainers to wear. Unlike the games, the Cosplay Pikachu is not an individual Pikachu, several are male, and only one has a black marking on the tip of her tail.

In the TCG

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Cosplay Pikachu in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Cosplay Pikachu Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Cosplay Pikachu					XY-P Promotional cards		099/XY-P

Trivia

• Cosplay Pikachu shares several similarities with HeartGold and SoulSilver's Spiky-eared Pichu. Both are female-only variants of the Pikachu evolution line who were introduced in remakes. They are both incapable of evolving, breeding, or being traded to previous games. They also both cannot be obtained Shiny, though Shiny models exist in the game code for them.

In other languages

Cosplay Pikachu Language Title Japanese おきがえ・ピカチュウ Okigae Pikachu French Pikachu Cosplayeur German Cosplay-Pikachu Italian Pikachu Cosplay Korean 옷갈아입기 피카츄 Osgal'aibgi Pikachu Spanish Pikachu Coqueta	Pikachu Rock Star Language Title Japanese ハードロック・ピカチュウ Hard Rock Pikachu Mandarin Chinese 重搖滾皮卡丘 Hard Rock Pikachu French Pikachu Rockeur German Rocker-Pikachu Italian Pikachu rockstar Korean 하드록 피카츄 Hard Rock Pikachu Polish Pikachu Rock Star Spanish Pikachu Roquera	Pikachu Belle Language Title Japanese マダム・ピカチュウ Madame Pikachu Mandarin Chinese 貴婦皮卡丘 Madame Pikachu French Pikachu Lady German Damen-Pikachu Italian Pikachu damigella Korean 마담 피카츄 Madame Pikachu Polish Pikachu Belle Spanish Pikachu Aristócrata
Pikachu Pop Star Language Title Japanese アイドル・ピカチュウ Idol Pikachu Mandarin Chinese 偶像皮卡丘 Idol Pikachu French Pikachu Star German Star-Pikachu Italian Pikachu confetto Korean 아이돌 피카츄 Idol Pikachu Polish Pikachu Pop Star Spanish Pikachu Superstar	Pikachu, Ph. D Language Title Japanese ドクター・ピカチュウ Doctor Pikachu Mandarin Chinese 博士皮卡丘 Doctor Pikachu French Pikachu Docteur German Professoren-Pikachu Italian Pikachu scienziata Korean 닥터 피카츄 Doctor Pikachu Polish Pikachu, Ph. D Spanish Pikachu Erudita	Pikachu Libre Language Title Japanese マスクド・ピカチュウ Masked Pikachu Mandarin Chinese 蒙面皮卡丘 Masked Pikachu French Pikachu Catcheur German Wrestler-Pikachu Italian Pikachu wrestler Korean 마스크드 피카츄 Masked Pikachu Polish Pikachu Libre Spanish Pikachu Enmascarada

See also

Bulbanews has an article related to this subject:

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• For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Pikachu.
• Pokémon cosplay

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