Talk:Pikachu (Pokémon)
Dude, Pikachu looks *nothing* like a pika. Seriously.
It does in pictures I saw in National Geographic...LedianX 05:46, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Not in any pictures I've ever seen. Pikas look more like nutrias to me.
I don't now what nutrias are, but I do know that Pikachu looks like a rabbit.
Regarding the name origin, I've been told that pikapika is an "expression for the brightness of gold", not simply just meaning sparkle. Can someone confirm? --Archaic 13:26, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)
It is a very broad sound symbolism for sparkle - from daiya-ga pikapika hikaru (diamonds sparkle) to pikapika-no kagu (well-polished furniture), from hoshi-ga pikapika hikaru (stars twinkle) to pikapika-no ichinensei (not even going to try to figure this one out). I suppose it wouldn't be too far of a stretch to say "gold shines" using pikapika. - 振霖T 14:48, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)
pikapika-no ichinensei. Gah, I never wanted to hear that again. One company uses that almost like a motto in every one of their rather annoying ads. They're probably in some of the old encodes I did. --Archaic 01:13, 19 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Location Table
Pleae give feedback to the Bulbapedia:Project Pokédex discussion. Fabu-Vinny 12:49, 22 May 2005 (UTC)
Bio
I added a whole Biology section! Feedback, please. Supermariorobot 05:00, 5 July 2006 (UTC)