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'''Detective Pikachu''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|名探偵|めいたんてい}}ピカチュウ''' ''Great Detective Pikachu'') is one of the {{player|protagonists}} of {{ga|Detective Pikachu}} and {{mov|Detective Pikachu|the movie of the same name}}. He is capable of [[Talking Pokémon| | '''Detective Pikachu''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|名探偵|めいたんてい}}ピカチュウ''' ''Great Detective Pikachu'') is one of the {{player|protagonists}} of {{ga|Detective Pikachu}} and {{mov|Detective Pikachu|the movie of the same name}}. He is capable of [[Talking Pokémon|understanding human languages]], but only his partner [[Tim Goodman]] can understand him. | ||
==In the games== | ==In the games== | ||
Detective Pikachu was once an ordinary Pikachu belonging to [[Harry Goodman]], a detective who works | Detective Pikachu was once an ordinary Pikachu belonging to [[Harry Goodman]], a freelance detective who often works with the [[Baker Detective Agency]]. While on a case, Harry and Pikachu got into a car accident. [[Frank Holiday]] found Pikachu collapsed at the scene of the accident and brought him back to the Baker Detective Agency, but Harry was nowhere to be found. Pikachu developed amnesia as a result of the accident, and his personality changed drastically, causing him to act in a more humanlike manner. He later meets [[Tim Goodman]] after Tim arrives in Ryme City and begins to travel with him. Together with Tim, Pikachu solves various puzzles and mysteries - Tim interviews human witnesses, while Pikachu interviews Pokémon witnesses. | ||
===Detective Pikachu=== | |||
Two months after the accident, Detective Pikachu wanders the streets of Ryme City, trying to communicate with the people around him and feeling frustrated that they can’t understand him. Eventually, he meets Tim Goodman, a human who can understand him. He teams up with Tim to retrieve a necklace that a wild Aipom stole from a little girl. | |||
After retrieving the necklace, Detective Pikachu brings Tim to the Baker Detective Agency, where Tim’s father used to consult. After Tim has gleaned all the information he can from the agency, Detective Pikachu volunteers to come with Tim to his father's apartment to investigate there. | |||
Pikachu’s entry in Tim's case list is: | |||
: ''For some reason, he can only talk to me. I still can’t believe it. He seems kind of pompous.'' | |||
===Personality and characteristics=== | ===Personality and characteristics=== | ||
In addition to his ability to talk, Detective Pikachu displays a number of human traits. He likes drinking coffee and | In addition to his ability to talk, Detective Pikachu displays a number of human traits. He likes drinking coffee and eating sweets and is easily infatuated with attractive human women. These habits only started after Harry went missing; Tim remembers his father's Pikachu being cuter and more docile. | ||
Detective Pikachu is a bit egotistical, frequently complimenting himself on his own genius. When he gets an especially significant flash of inspiration while working on a case, he has a habit of declaring "A bolt of brilliance!" in a dramatic fashion. | |||
Detective Pikachu | Detective Pikachu has lost most of his abilities as a Pikachu; he is not very fast, and cannot use Pokémon moves, much to his dismay. However, as a talking Pokémon, he can interpret and translate testimony from other {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}. | ||
===Voice actors=== | ===Voice actors=== | ||
