Pikachu (Pokémon): Difference between revisions

In the {{pkmn|anime}}, it [[EP039|has been shown]] that wild Pikachu live in groups in {{DL|List of Pokémon by habitat|Forest Pokémon|forested areas}}. Pikachu communicates amongst themselves using squeaks and tail-shaking as friendly gestures. The anime [[SM091|has also shown]] that [[Alola]]n Pikachu are known to greet each other by sniffing one another and rubbing their tails together. Electricity can be used to receive and send messages with each other, as well as other {{t|Electric}} Pokémon species. It raises its tail to check its surroundings and is occasionally struck by lightning in this position. When groups grow, they can inadvertently cause lightning storms. Pikachu forage for {{Berries}}, which it roasts with electricity to make them tender enough to eat. A sure sign that Pikachu inhabits a location is patches of burnt grass. In the {{pkmn|manga}}, [[The Electric Tale of Pikachu|it has been observed]] eating and sometimes destroying telephone poles, wires, and other electronic equipment. By occasion, it can get unintentionally swallowed by {{p|Cramorant}}. While startled, it looks for ways to escape from the latter.

Pikachu and its evolutionary relatives are the [[signature move|only known Pokémon]] capable of learning the move {{m|Volt Tackle}}. Pikachu is also the only known Pokémon capable of using the [[Z-Move]] {{m|Catastropika}}, and the only known Pokémon capable of using the [[Light Ball]] item.

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====Major appearances====

=====[[Ash's Pikachu]]=====

=====[[Pikachutwo]]=====

===The Electric Tale of Pikachu===

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[[Sparky]], [[Ritchie]]'s Pikachu, first appeared in ''[[ET12|Welcome to the Big Leagues]]''. In this manga, its [[nickname]] is translated as "Chuchino".

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===Held items===

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===Evolution data===

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* In 2008, Japanese researchers discovered a new protein that helps carry electrical impulses from the eyes to the brain and named it {{wp|pikachurin}}. According to them, it was so named for sharing Pikachu's "lightning-fast moves and shocking electric effects".

* {{wp|Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade}} has included three Pikachu balloons. "Flying Pikachu" was the first, flown from 2001 to 2005, and was used in a morning rush hour test of wind conditions in {{wp|Times Square}} after an accident involving an {{wp|M&M's}} balloon in the 2005 parade.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/23/nyregion/23balloon.html?_r=0 Pikachu Soars as Trial Balloon for a Safer Macy's Parade - New York Times]</ref> It was last used in the August 2006 {{pkmn|10th Anniversary|Party of the Decade}} in New York City's {{wp|Bryant Park}}. The second balloon debuted in the 2006 parade, features glowing cheeks, and chases a {{i|Poké Ball}} balloon. The third, introduced in the 2014 parade, wears a green scarf and holds a small, Pikachu-shaped snowman.

* According to ''[[A Sneak Peek at Pokémon]]'', Pikachu can deliver a constant current of 1000 {{wp|ampere}}s.

* Pikachu has the most {{pkmn2|event}}-exclusive [[move]]s available to it.

* In {{game|Yellow}} and from [[Generation VI]] to {{pkmn|Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl}}, Pikachu uses its [[cry]] from the {{pkmn|anime}} ([[Voice acting in the Pokémon games|voiced]] by [[Ikue Ohtani]]). Before Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, it was the only Pokémon to do so in core series games.

** Its battle cry differs from status or Pokédex screens.

** In {{g|Legends: Arceus}} and {{g|Scarlet and Violet}}, it uses an updated version of its original cry, like other Pokémon.

* {{game|Black and White|s|Pokémon Black, White}}, {{game3|Black and White|Black 2, and White 2|s 2}} are the only core series games in which Pikachu cannot be obtained without transporting or through an event.

* Pikachu was the focus of a {{OBP|Pokémon Center|store}} [[Sleeping Pikachu Collection|collection]] in June 2014.

* Pikachu is the only Pokémon that can be caught in all three pinball titles: {{g|Pinball}}, {{g|Pinball mini}}, and {{g|Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire}}.

* Pikachu is the 25th Pokémon in both the [[National Pokédex]] and {{OBP|List of Pokémon by Alola Pokédex number|Sun and Moon|Alola Pokédex}} in {{g|Sun and Moon}}.

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* [[Ash's Pikachu]]

* [[Cosplay Pikachu]]

* [[Partner Pokémon (game)]]

* [[Partner Pokémon (Mystery Dungeon)]]

* [[List of Pokémon with form differences]]