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footnotes=}}'''Pikachu Secret''' is a [[wp:Robot Chicken|Robot Chicken]] sketch that parodies the [[Pokémon anime]].  It was the eighth skit of the episode [[wp:Cracked China (Robot Chicken episode)|Cracked China]] and first aired in the United States on May 14, 2006.

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= Synopsis =
The sketch begins with [[Ash's Pikachu]] fighting a {{p|Jigglypuff}}.  Pikachu zaps Jigglypuff with a {{m|Thunderbolt}} while [[Ash Ketchum|Ash]] and [[Misty]] watch.  As Pikachu jumps up and down after its victory, {{tt|Ash calls Pikachu back into its Pokéball|This never happens in the Pokémon anime.}}.  Misty wonders what it's like inside a Poké Ball, while {{tt|Ash wonders when Misty's going to shut up and make dinner|Brock, who doesn't even appear in this sketch, is the cook in the Pokémon anime.}}.

Inside {{tt|Pikachu's Poké Ball|Pikachu hasn't been inside this place since the very first episode of the Pokémon anime}}, we see Ash's Pikachu dancing around the nightclub-like interior {{tt|along with a bunch of other Pikachu|Poké Balls are only supposed to hold one Pokémon at a time.}}.

Back outside, [[Gary Oak|Gary]] arrives and asks Ash for a battle, calling Ash "[[wp:Ass|Ass]]" in the process.  Ash corrects Gary, then throws the Poké Ball.

Back inside the Poké Ball, {{tt|Ash's Pikachu is humping one of the other Pikachu doggy-style|This may be where the TV-MA rating kicks in.}} until Ash's voice reaches it.  Pikachu snaps out of its party mood, slaps itself and grabs a few drinks.  When Pikachu leaves the Poké Ball, it sees it's up against {{tt|Gary's Charizard|Gary is not confirmed to possess a Charizard in the anime.}}, which roars like an elephant.  Ash cheers on Pikachu, but Pikachu calls Ash a douche.

= Major events =
* We find out what goes on inside a [[Poké Ball]].

== Debuts ==
=== Pokémon debuts ===
* [[Gary Oak|Gary]]'s [[Charizard (Pokémon)|Charizard]]{{tt|*|Gary is not known to actually be in possession of a Charizard in the Pokémon anime.}}

= Characters =
== Humans ==
* [[Ash Ketchum]] (Seiyū:  [[wp:Seth Green|''Seth Green'']])
* [[Misty]] (Seiyū:  [[wp:Chad Morgan (actor)|''Chad Morgan'']])
* [[Gary Oak|Gary]] (Seiyū:  ''Seth Green'')

== Pokémon ==
* {{p|Pikachu}} ([[Ash's Pikachu|Ash's]])
* {{p|Charizard}} ([[Gary Oak|Gary's]])
* {{p|Pikachu}} (nightclub guests)
* {{p|Jigglypuff}}

= Trivia =
* In this sketch, Pikachu's Poké Ball is modeled after a [[Great Ball]].
* When Pikachu refers to Ash as a douche, the line appears as a subtitle, similar to how subtitles appeared in [[EP017|''Island of the Giant Pokémon'']].
* The sketch appeared in an episode rated TV-MA.  This isn't the first time a Pokémon parody has seen a TV-MA rating; the South Park episode [[wp:Chinpokomon|Chinpokomon]], a spoof of the Pokémon franchise in general, was rated TV-MA for its Comedy Central airings.
* Gary's referring to Ash as "Ass" is not unlike how [[HSOWA]] creator Endgame refers to Ash.  Some people on [[wp:GameFAQs|GameFAQs]] even believe Endgame may have helped write the sketch.  Disproving it is the fact that Endgame tends to refer to Misty as an "STD-riddled orange-haired whore".

== Goofs ==
* In the anime, Ash's Pikachu does not stay inside its Poké Ball.
* Gary's Charizard makes an elephant-like sound not associated with normal Charizard.
* Gary isn't the one who owns a Charizard in the anime, it is really Ash.

= In other languages =

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