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:''For the character of the day from [[EP130|A Bout With Sprout]] whose Japanese name is Shō, see [[Zackie]].''
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[[File:Sho.png|thumb|240px|Sho]] 
'''Sho''' (Japanese: '''ショウ''' ''Shō'') is the [[character of the day]] in ''[[DP074|Pika and Goliath!]]''.

Sho initially came off as incredibly arrogant, a trait seemingly shared by his {{p|Raichu}} and {{p|Pichu}}. When his Pichu came across [[Ash's Pikachu]], it called its Trainer over. Sho assumed it was a {{pkmn2|wild}} Pikachu, and was going to attempt to catch it before {{Ash}} explained it was his. Sho offered to trade his {{p|Mareep}}, {{p|Magneton}}, and {{p|Magnemite}} for Pikachu in order to complete his evolution collection. Of course, Ash refused on all offers. Sho then started to accuse Ash of being a weak {{pkmn|Trainer}}, and not being able to handle Pikachu's power. 

From there on, he challenged Ash to a battle with his Raichu. Ash in turn uses Pikachu. Sho's Raichu knows two moves that Pikachu knows:  {{m|Iron Tail}} and {{m|Volt Tackle}}. However, since it's fully evolved, it also knows the move {{m|Hyper Beam}}. One of Sho's battle strategies is to have Raichu pin down opponents with its tail and then fire a Hyper Beam at them for a finishing blow at point blank range, proving to be brutal, if not merciless. He enacted this technique on Ash's Pikachu which injured it so much that it needed to be sent to the [[Pokémon Center]] in critical condition.

Later on, Ash challenged him to a rematch. This time, Pikachu went on to defeat Raichu. Sho seemed to have a change of heart, accepting Ash and Pikachu's battling abilities and admitting defeat.

==Pokémon==
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Sho
|pkmn=Raichu
|type1=Electric
|img=Sho Raichu.png
|epnum=DP074
|epname=Pika and Goliath!
|vajp=Miyako Itō
|vaen=Miyako Itō
|desc={{p|Raichu}} is Sho's main Pokémon, and is an extremely powerful battler and also shared the arrogant attitude Sho displayed. Sho sent it up against {{AP|Pikachu}} when Ash refused to trade him so Sho could own the entire Raichu evolution family. Although Pikachu was powerful, Raichu knew many of Pikachu's attacks with the addition of having extra strength that came from being a higher evolutionary form, making it more than formidable. Using its tail to restrain Pikachu against a rock, it brutally defeated Pikachu with its close-range Hyper Beam.

The defeat caused both Ash and Pikachu to question their earlier decision not to evolve Pikachu into Raichu, as there would always be attacks and abilities Pikachu could only gain by evolving. After some thought, both eventually decided that they made the right decision all that time ago and Pikachu was sent up against Raichu again after Pikachu recovered. Having learned new ways to move, Pikachu was able to outspeed Raichu and after a hard fought battle finally defeated it, earning both Sho and Raichu's respect. 

Raichu's known moves are {{m|Iron Tail}}, {{m|Thunder}}, {{m|Volt Tackle}}, and {{m|Hyper Beam}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Sho
|pkmn=Pichu
|type1=Electric
|img=Sho Pichu.png
|epnum=DP074
|epname=Pika and Goliath!
|vajp=Tomoko Kawakami
|vaen=Tomoko Kawakami
|desc={{p|Pichu}}, like Raichu, also displayed an arrogant attitude when it stole a berry from Pikachu and {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}}. Sho refused to allow it to evolve into Pikachu as it would upset his quest to own Raichu's entire evolutionary family. Sho allowed Pichu to watch both battles he had against Ash.

None of Pichu's moves are known.}}

===Mentioned===
Sho offered these Pokémon for a trade with Ash's Pikachu to complete his collection, but Ash rejected all the offers, not wanting to give up his best friend.

{| style="float:left; width: 96px"
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Sho|Mareep|179Mareep.png|electric|size=96px|link=no}}
| {{InactivePoké|Sho|Magnemite|081Magnemite.png|electric|steel|size=96px|link=no}}
| {{InactivePoké|Sho|Magneton|082Magneton.png|electric|steel|size=96px|link=no}}
|}{{-}}

==Voice actors==
{{vatable|color={{electric color}}|bordercolor={{electric color light}}
|ja=陶山章央 ''Akio Suyama''
|en=[[Tom Wayland]]
|fi=Petri Hanttu
|it=Davide Albano
|no=Scott Maurstad
|pt_br=Raphael Ferreira
|es_eu=Ricardo Escobar
|es_la=Gabriel Ortiz
|pl=Grzegorz Drojewski
|cs=Michal Holán
}}

==Trivia==
* Sho has a similar personality as [[Lt. Surge]] as well as Pokémon choice. Both can be arrogant but will admit defeat and gain respect for the one who defeated them.
* In the English dub, Sho speaks using contemporary street slang, using terms like "homeboy", and "noob".
* In both English and Japanese, his name can be extracted from the word '''sho'''ck, which makes sense considering his team is made up of {{type|Electric}} Pokémon.
* He is the second character named '''Shō''' in Japanese who wanted [[Ash's Pikachu]] for himself, the first being [[Zackie]]. Also like him, he first mistook Pikachu for a [[wild Pokémon]].

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