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'''Pikachu in a cap''' (Japanese: '''キャップをかぶったピカチュウ''' ''Pikachu wearing a cap'') or '''Cap Pikachu''' are collective terms referring to the eight {{pkmn2|event}} male {{p|Pikachu}} [[Pikachu variants|variants]] based on [[Ash's Pikachu]], wearing the [[Ash's hat|hats]] {{Ash}} has worn throughout the anime's history. The first six were introduced in [[Pokémon Sun and Moon]] and were distributed to celebrate the [[Pokémon anime]]'s twentieth anniversary and {{pkmn|movie}}, ''[[M20|I Choose You!]]''. A seventh Cap Pikachu, Partner Cap Pikachu, debuted in [[Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon]].

Pikachu in a cap are not present in the coding of [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]], despite being based on a {{cat|Generation I Pokémon}}. They are, however, obtainable in [[Pokémon Sword and Shield]] alongside an eighth variant which debuted in the Version 1.2.0 update. World Cap Pikachu was released at the tail end of a set of distributions to celebrate the anime's [[JN040|timeslot move]] to Friday nights in Japan and the release of [[The Crown Tundra]] in October 2020. They are also present in the coding of [[Pokémon Scarlet and Violet]] and are expected to be transferrable when [[Pokémon HOME]] updates to support the newest games in spring 2023.