Detective Pikachu (character)
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Pikachu in Detective Pikachu | ||||||||||||||
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Detective Pikachu (Japanese: 名探偵ピカチュウ Great Detective Pikachu) is one of the protagonists of Detective Pikachu and the movie of the same name. He is capable of speaking human languages.
In the games
History
Detective Pikachu was once an ordinary Pikachu belonging to Harry Goodman, a detective who works at Ryme City Detective Agency. While on a case, Harry and Pikachu met with a car accident where Harry goes missing and Pikachu gains amnesia while also mysteriously gaining the ability to act and speak like a human. Two months after the accident, he meets Tim Goodman sometime after Tim arrives in Ryme City. Together with Tim and the Ryme City Detective Agency, Pikachu solves puzzles and mysteries.
Personality and characteristics
In addition to his ability to talk, Detective Pikachu displays a number of human traits. He likes drinking coffee and tea, and is easily infatuated with attractive human women.
Detective Pikachu appears to have sacrificed most of his abilities as a Pikachu. As such, he cannot use moves, and is not very fast. However, as a talking Pokémon, he can interpret and translate testimony from other Pokémon.
Voice actors
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Artwork
Official artwork from Birth of a New Duo |
Official artwork from Detective Pikachu | ||
Detective Pikachu amiibo | Official artwork from Detective Pikachu |
In the movie
Detective Pikachu will appear as the titular character of Detective Pikachu, where he goes on an adventure with a boy named Tim Goodman and a journalist named Lucy Stevens. Unlike the Detective Pikachu from the game, this version is capable of using moves, as it was seen using Thunderbolt and Volt Tackle in the second official trailer.
Voice actors
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In the TCG
Detective Pikachu is featured in the TCG. The following is a list of cards featuring Detective Pikachu.
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. | |||||||
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Card | Type | English Expansion |
Rarity | # | Japanese Expansion |
Rarity | # |
Detective Pikachu (SM Promo 190) | SM Black Star Promos | SM190 | |||||
Detective Pikachu (SM Promo 194) | SM Black Star Promos | SM194 | |||||
Detective Pikachu (Detective Pikachu 10) | Detective Pikachu | 10/18 | |||||
Other appearances
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Detective Pikachu appears as a Spirit. When equipped as a support spirit, it grants fog immunity.
In other languages
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Related articles
- For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Pikachu.
- Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
This game character article is part of Project CharacterDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each character found in the Pokémon games. |