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'''Pikachu shorts''' are {{pkmn|anime}} shorts that are commonly shown at the start of the [[Pokémon movie]]s, but have also been expanded to fulfill other purposes.
'''Pikachu shorts''' are {{pkmn|anime}} shorts that are commonly shown at the start of the [[Pokémon movie]]s, but have also been expanded to fulfill other purposes.


They feature only {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} almost exclusively, and chronicle miscellaneous adventures of [[Ash's Pikachu]].
They feature only {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} almost exclusively and chronicle miscellaneous adventures of [[Ash's Pikachu]].


==Categories of shorts==
==Categories of shorts==
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* Annual shorts which aired theatrically together with a corresponding movie: [[PK01]] with [[M01]], [[PK04]] with [[M02]], [[PK07]] with [[M03]], [[PK10]] with [[M04]], [[PK11]] with [[M05]] and [[PK12]] with [[M06]]. [[PK24]] will be the first Pikachu short to be released theatrically alongside a movie since ''[[PK12|Gotta Dance!!]]'' in 2003, with the movie counterpart of PK24 being [[M15]].
* Annual shorts which aired theatrically together with a corresponding movie: [[PK01]] with [[M01]], [[PK04]] with [[M02]], [[PK07]] with [[M03]], [[PK10]] with [[M04]], [[PK11]] with [[M05]] and [[PK12]] with [[M06]]. [[PK24]] will be the first Pikachu short to be released theatrically alongside a movie since ''[[PK12|Gotta Dance!!]]'' in 2003, with the movie counterpart of PK24 being [[M15]].
* After the sixth movie, instead of releasing the annual shorts theatrically together with the corresponding movie, shorts were initially broadcast during the month of August exclusively on even numbered ANA flights: [[PK13]] was released in 2004 (the same year as the seventh movie), [[PK15]] in 2005, and since [[PK17]] in 2006, every Pikachu short has been of this type, up until [[PK22]] in 2011.  
* After the sixth movie, instead of releasing the annual shorts theatrically together with the corresponding movie, shorts were initially broadcast during the month of August exclusively on even numbered ANA flights: [[PK13]] was released in 2004 (the same year as the seventh movie), [[PK15]] in 2005, and since [[PK17]] in 2006, every Pikachu short has been of this type, up until [[PK22]] in 2011.  
* Three "Pikachu's Winter Vacation" Christmas specials were produced, consisting of two episodes each: [[PK02]]/[[PK03]] in 1998, [[PK05]]/[[PK06]] in 1999 and [[PK08]]/[[PK09]] in 2000.
* Three "Pikachu's Winter Vacation" Christmas specials were produced, consisting of two episodes each: [[PK02]]/[[PK03]] in 1998, [[PK05]]/[[PK06]] in 1999, and [[PK08]]/[[PK09]] in 2000.
* Two shorts were released theatrically on their own under the "Pokémon 3D Adventure" banner, to demonstrate 3D cinema technology: [[PK14]] and [[PK16]].
* Two shorts were released theatrically on their own under the "Pokémon 3D Adventure" banner, to demonstrate 3D cinema technology: [[PK14]] and [[PK16]].


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