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Today is Wednesday 24 April, 2024

Spotlight on: Hey You, Pikachu!

  • Hey You, Pikachu! (Japanese: ピカチュウげんきでちゅう Pikachu Genki dechū) was the first game in a series of Pikachu-based games which would later be followed by Pokémon Channel, and PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure.
  • It was released in Japan on December 12, 1998, and in North America November 6, 2000 for the Nintendo 64, and was one of only two games for the console to use the Voice Recognition Unit.
  • It was the first Pokémon game to be developed by Ambrella
  • The player took control of a young boy that lived with his mother who befriends a Pikachu and the pair share a number of adventures together, communicating through voice commands.
  • A special blue and yellow Pokémon-themed Nintendo 64 and controller were released in bundle packs with this game.
  • In Japan, this game was the first to feature a Generation II Pokémon, Togepi, who would not appear in the main series until a year later.
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