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Unlike most Pokémon in the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga series, which are capable of speech, Isamu's Pikachu unusually cannot speak, and instead uses pantomime to communicate. Pikachu is often shown to be the opposite of his cousin Clefairy. While Clefairy is typically rude and full of dumb ideas, Pikachu is much more intelligent, well-behaved and generally more capable. This has sometimes been the source of rivalry between the two Pokémon, leading to fights.
Unlike most Pokémon in the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga series, which are capable of speech, Isamu's Pikachu unusually cannot speak, and instead uses pantomime to communicate. Pikachu is often shown to be the opposite of his cousin Clefairy. While Clefairy is typically rude and full of dumb ideas, Pikachu is much more intelligent, well-behaved and generally more capable. This has sometimes been the source of rivalry between the two Pokémon, leading to fights.


According to Clefairy, Pikachu shocks people to show when its happy, a fact that Isamu is not too fond of.
According to Clefairy, Pikachu shocks people to show when it's happy, a fact that Isamu is not too fond of.


==Moves used==
==Moves used==

Revision as of 21:52, 18 May 2012

Pikachu
ピカチュウ Pikachu
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Pikachu
Debuts in Bring Down the Powerful Opponent Onix!!
Caught at Pewter City
Evolves in Clefairy finally evolves?!
Clefairy finally evolves?!
Gender Male
Ability Unknown
Nature Unknown
Current location With Isamu
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This Pokémon spent 20 chapters as Pikachu and less than 1 chapter as Raichu.

Pikachu is a Pokémon that belongs to Isamu Akai and is Clefairy's cousin in the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga and related manga series. Along with Clefairy, he is one of Isamu Akai's most closest Pokémon.

History

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Pikachu as a Raichu

Pikachu debuted in Bring Down the Powerful Opponent Onix!!, where it was actually part of Brock's Pokémon collection. After Isamu drags Clefairy into the Pewter City Gym to face Brock's Onix, the two had learned of Brock's collection and that Clefairy's cousin Pikachu was also a part of it. The news had enraged Clefairy and had given him the courage to face Onix in battle, which Clefairy later wins by drawing his picture onto Onix's tail, causing Onix to chase after its tail and become dizzy, and is finished off as Clefairy smashes a fallen pillar on its head. By winning the battle, Pikachu was granted freedom from Brock's collection and joined Isamu's team.

Pikachu evolved into a Raichu in Clefairy Finally Evolves?!, but had later devolved back into a Pikachu in the same chapter.

In Something Happened!! Let's Go After Pikachu!! of the Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire series, Ruby finds Isamu's Pikachu and wanting one for himself, decides to steal Pikachu away by bribing Clefairy with food and swapping Pikachu with a Poké Ball containing his Treecko. Clefairy panics when Isamu and his Tyrogue return, and goes to great lengths to try to disguise Treecko as Pikachu and to lie about Pikachu's actual location. While Clefairy leaves to go retrieve Pikachu himself, Treecko tells Isamu the truth about what really happened, and the other three leave to also get Pikachu back. Clefairy manages to find Ruby's house and distracts him while dressed in a half-woman and half-man disguise. While Ruby is distracted by confusion, Isamu and Treecko breaks through the house's window and rescues Pikachu from Ruby's possession.

Personality and characteristics

Unlike most Pokémon in the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga series, which are capable of speech, Isamu's Pikachu unusually cannot speak, and instead uses pantomime to communicate. Pikachu is often shown to be the opposite of his cousin Clefairy. While Clefairy is typically rude and full of dumb ideas, Pikachu is much more intelligent, well-behaved and generally more capable. This has sometimes been the source of rivalry between the two Pokémon, leading to fights.

According to Clefairy, Pikachu shocks people to show when it's happy, a fact that Isamu is not too fond of.

Moves used

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Using Thunderbolt
Move First Used In
Thunderbolt A Tough Battle With The Powerful Venusaur!!
A shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

In the anime

Pikachu with Isamu and Clefairy

Pikachu appeared along with Isamu and Clefairy in the anime episode Lights, Camerupt, Action!. The three characters appeared in one of Ash's favorite films.

Trivia

  • Pikachu and Clefairy are stated to be cousins. This is actually possible according to video game canon as Pikachu and Clefairy both belong to the Fairy egg group. However, this was not known when the manga was originally published, as Pokémon Gold and Silver had not been released yet.
  • Pikachu's inability to speak human language in a world where other Pokémon can is similar to the Pikachu from the manga Magical Pokémon Journey and its sequel, Pokémon Chamo-Chamo ☆ Pretty ♪.

Related articles

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Pikachu and Raichu.



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