Spiky-eared Pichu

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Notched-ear Pichu
ギザみみピチュー Notched-ear Pichu
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Notched-ear Pichu
Debuts in Arceus and the Jewel of Life
Caught at Michina Town (Past)
Gender Female
Ability Static
Current location Unknown
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This Pokémon has not evolved.
Voice actor Japanese English
As Pichu Shōko Nakagawa Unknown

Notched-ear Pichu (Japanese: ギザみみピチュー Notched-ear Pichu) is a female Pichu. Her physical appearance is no different from an ordinary Pichu, other than the three spikes at the tip of her left ear, hence her name. She is very fond of eating Grepa Berries.

In the anime

The Notched-ear Pichu appeared in the movie Arceus and the Jewel of Life. She is very fond of Grepa Berries. In the movie, she gives her friend, Damos, the keys to his cell after he has been imprisoned by Gishin.

She was first mentioned at the end of a movie preview when movie director Kunihiko Yuyama talked about a "small, yellow Electric-type that would save the world". Then a short clip showed her playing with Pikachu, but she was blocked by a big circle, and all that could be seen were the "notches" on her ear. The same scene was shown again at the end of the official trailer and she was fully visible.

In the games

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Notched-Ear Pichu from
Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
Shiny Notched-Ear Pichu from
Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
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Notched-ear Pichu and Pikachu-colored Pichu in a double battle

She appears in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, and is an event Pokémon obtained in Ilex Forest activated by owning the Pikachu-colored Pichu from the twelfth movie promotion and going to Celebi's shrine, after which she can join the player's party. She has her own unique in-battle and overworld sprites. Notched-Ear Pichu knows the moves Volt Tackle, Swagger, Helping Hand, and Pain Split. She cannot evolve or be traded outside of HeartGold and SoulSilver. She is holding the Zap Plate when she joins the player. Aside from her unique sprite, moves, and inability to be traded or evolve she is identical to a normal Pichu in terms of stats.

If taken to Professor Elm of New Bark Town, and have it in the first slot of your own party, you will receive the story behind this Pichu, Professor Elm claims that he and Professor Oak were recently discussing the Time Travel abilities of Celebi, and when he sees this Pichu, it claims that it proves his main theory, that the Notch-Eared Pichu has been time-travelling with Celebi, but with it doing so for so long, it however cannot evolve into a Pikachu, and thus it remains in it's state due to how long it has spent Time travelling with Celebi.

In the manga

In the manga adaptation of the movie, Notched-ear Pichu is a wild Pokémon that the characters meet in the distant past. She assists the characters in escaping from the movie's main antagonist, Gishin.

In the TCG

In the Ilex Forest with the Pikachu-colored Pichu

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Notched-ear Pichu in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Name Type Level Rarity Set Set no.
Notched-ear Pichu M Lightning 30 - Movie Commemoration Random Pack 009/022
010/022
011/022

Trivia

  • A picture of a Pikachu short poster that featured the notched-ear Pichu alongside Pikachu and Piplup was leaked several days before this Pokémon was officially revealed.

See also

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Pichu.

Movie characters
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