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==In the anime== | ==In the anime== | ||
[[File:Spiky eared Pichu trailer.png|thumb|left|220px|[[Ash's Pikachu]] with Spiky-eared Pichu]] | [[File:Spiky eared Pichu trailer.png|thumb|left|220px|[[Ash's Pikachu]] with Spiky-eared Pichu]] | ||
Spiky-eared Pichu | Spiky-eared Pichu debuted in ''[[M12|Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]'' as [[Damos]]'s friend. She helped {{AP|Pikachu}} and {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} find the keys for {{Ash}}, {{an|Dawn}}, {{an|Brock}}, and Damos' jail cell after they were imprisoned by [[Marcus]]. | ||
In ''[[PK20|Pikachu's Big Sparking Search]]'', Spiky-eared Pichu and {{p|Smoochum}} were preparing a birthday party for {{p|Bellossom}}. | |||
She has an [[Get Fired Up, Spiky-eared Pichu!|ending]] dedicated to her. This ending displays her love for [[Grepa Berry|Grepa Berries]]. | She has an [[Get Fired Up, Spiky-eared Pichu!|ending]] dedicated to her. This ending displays her love for [[Grepa Berry|Grepa Berries]]. | ||
In ''[[PK24|Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade]]'', Spiky-eared Pichu was one of the Pokémon watching {{an|Meloetta}}'s concert. | |||
===Personality and characteristics=== | ===Personality and characteristics=== | ||
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===In the Arceus and the Jewel of Life manga=== | ===In the Arceus and the Jewel of Life manga=== | ||
In the {{ma|Arceus and the Jewel of Life|manga adaptation}} of the movie, Spiky-eared Pichu is a wild Pokémon who the characters meet in the distant past. She assists the characters in escaping from the movie's main antagonist, [[Marcus]]. | In the {{ma|Arceus and the Jewel of Life|manga adaptation}} of the movie, Spiky-eared Pichu is a [[wild Pokémon]] who the characters meet in the distant past. She assists the characters in escaping from the movie's main antagonist, [[Marcus]]. | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*A picture of a [[Pikachu short]] poster that featured Spiky-eared Pichu alongside {{AP|Pikachu}} and {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} was leaked several days before this Pokémon was officially revealed. | * A picture of a [[Pikachu short]] poster that featured Spiky-eared Pichu alongside {{AP|Pikachu}} and {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} was leaked several days before this Pokémon was officially revealed. | ||
*She was first mentioned at the end of a movie preview of ''Arceus and the Jewel of Life'' when movie director [[Kunihiko Yuyama]] talked about a "small, yellow Electric-type that would save the world." | * She was first mentioned at the end of a movie preview of ''Arceus and the Jewel of Life'' when movie director [[Kunihiko Yuyama]] talked about a "small, yellow Electric-type that would save the world." | ||
*Spiky-eared Pichu's sprite in HeartGold and SoulSilver is in a different pose than that of a normal Pichu, but she retains the two frames that a normal Pichu uses in her animation; thus, she is the only Pokémon to have three animation frames in [[Generation IV]]. | * Spiky-eared Pichu's sprite in HeartGold and SoulSilver is in a different pose than that of a normal Pichu, but she retains the two frames that a normal Pichu uses in her animation; thus, she is the only Pokémon to have three animation frames in [[Generation IV]]. | ||
*According to [[Shōko Nakagawa]]'s autobiography, the Spiky-eared Pichu was originally going to be a '''White Pichu''' (Japanese: '''ホワイトピチュー'''). | * According to [[Shōko Nakagawa]]'s autobiography, the Spiky-eared Pichu was originally going to be a '''White Pichu''' (Japanese: '''ホワイトピチュー'''). | ||
*Spiky-eared Pichu shares several similarities with {{pkmn|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}}'s [[Cosplay Pikachu]]. Both are female-only variants of the {{p|Pikachu}} evolution line who were introduced in [[remake]]s. They are both incapable of evolving, breeding, being traded, or being transferred to later games. They also both cannot be obtained {{Shiny}}, though Shiny variants exist in the game code for them. They are also both a palette swap in [[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]] | * Spiky-eared Pichu shares several similarities with {{pkmn|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}}'s [[Cosplay Pikachu]]. Both are female-only variants of the {{p|Pikachu}} evolution line who were introduced in [[remake]]s. They are both incapable of evolving, breeding, being traded, or being transferred to later games. They also both cannot be obtained {{Shiny}}, though Shiny variants exist in the game code for them. They are also both a palette swap in [[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]] | ||
==Names== | ==Names== | ||
