Pokémon Wiki

Don't like the ads? Then create an account! Users with accounts will only see ads on the Main Page and have more options than anonymous users.

READ MORE

Pokémon Wiki
Register
Tag: sourceedit
Tags: rollback sourceedit
(47 intermediate revisions by 21 users not shown)
Line 2: Line 2:
 
|type = electric
 
|type = electric
 
|name = Ash's Pikachu
 
|name = Ash's Pikachu
|japanese = サトシのピカチュウ Satoshi's Pikachu
+
|japanese = サトシのピカチュウ Satoshi's Pikachuu
|image = 025Pikachu OS anime 4.png
+
|image = 025Pikachu XY anime 3.png
 
|trainer = Ash Ketchum
 
|trainer = Ash Ketchum
  +
|gender = Male<ref>[[DP142: Where No Togepi Has Gone Before!]], Pikachu gets hit by a female Togepi's Attract</ref>
|gender = Male
 
 
|ability = [[Static]]
 
|ability = [[Static]]
 
|debut = [[IL001: Pokémon - I Choose You!|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]
 
|debut = [[IL001: Pokémon - I Choose You!|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]
Line 11: Line 11:
 
|receivefrom = [[Professor Oak (anime)|Professor Oak]]
 
|receivefrom = [[Professor Oak (anime)|Professor Oak]]
 
|caughtwhere = [[Pallet Town]]}}
 
|caughtwhere = [[Pallet Town]]}}
'''Ash's Pikachu''' is an {{type|electric}}-[[type]] [[Pokémon (creature)|Pokémon]] owned by [[Ash Ketchum|Ash]]. He is the first [[Pokémon (creature)|Pokémon]] Ash ever had and is always by Ash's side. He is also a constant target for [[Team Rocket]]. They tried to capture him, but, on the few occasions that they do, their plans are thwarted by Ash and his friends.
+
This '''Pikachu''' is an {{type|electric}}-[[Types|type]] [[Pokémon (creature)|Pokémon]] owned by [[Ash Ketchum|Ash]]. He is the first [[Pokémon (creature)|Pokémon]] Ash ever had and is always by Ash's side.
  +
 
==Personality==
 
Pikachu is Ash's best friend. Pikachu has always been there for Ash and also takes a leader position for the team. He is curious, smart and friendly, but shares Ash's fondness for battling. One of his most noticeable features is his determination and unwillingness to give up whenever a situation gets tough. He is shown to be responsible with younger Pokémon, particularly [[Togetic (anime)|Misty's Togepi]], who he is often forced to shepherd out of danger by putting himself in it. Although stubborn at times, he obeys Ash's commands in battle and rarely leaves his side. He is also a constant target for [[Team Rocket]]. They try to capture him, but, on the few occasions that they do, their plans are always thwarted by Ash and his friends. Even after getting out of their traps, avoiding capture, or that he wasn't part of their schemes, Pikachu also thwarts his enemies by attacking or getting rid of them using his Electric-type moves.
   
 
==Biography==
 
==Biography==
  +
===Anime===
Pikachu was Ash's [[Starter Pokémon]], given to him by [[Professor Oak (anime)|Professor Oak]]. Ash showed up late to pick his first [[Pokémon]] so he got stuck with Pikachu. Though he didn't like Ash at first, Ash demonstrated willingness to sacrifice himself for Pikachu, and they quickly became friends. Pikachu, who is rather independent in general, believes that he is strong enough without evolving and refuses to evolve into a [[Raichu]] even when he was easily beaten by [[Lt. Surge's Raichu (anime)|Lt. Surge's Raichu]]. Later in Ash's adventure in the [[Sinnoh]] region, Pikachu was given another chance to evolve after being seriously injured by [[Sho's Raichu|another Raichu]] but once again he refused.
+
Pikachu was Ash's [[Starter Pokémon]], given to him by [[Professor Oak (anime)|Professor Oak]]. Ash showed up late to pick his first [[Pokémon]], so he got stuck with Pikachu. Though he didn't like Ash at first, Ash demonstrated his willingness to sacrifice himself for Pikachu, and they quickly became friends. Pikachu, who is rather independent in general, believes that he is strong enough without evolving and refuses to evolve into a [[Raichu]], even when he was easily beaten by [[Lt. Surge's Raichu (anime)|Lt. Surge's Raichu]] in their first battle. Later in Ash's adventure in the [[Sinnoh]] region, Pikachu was given another chance to evolve after being seriously injured by [[Sho's Raichu|another Raichu]], but he refused once again.
   
Early in the series, Pikachu was given an operation to increase the strength of the electric sacs in his cheeks in order to beat the first [[Gym Leader]], [[Brock (anime)|Brock]]. Despite this, Pikachu can also get a cold and go out of control when he cannot release his electricity. Most notably, exposure to a magnetic field will cause Pikachu to get a cold. This has been done to him three times in the series, two times by Team Rocket and one time by [[Zekrom]]: the first time, Pikachu was cured when the extra electricity was used in attacks against a group of [[Grimer (IL030)|Grimer]] and [[Ash's Muk|a Muk]], and in the second time was inadvertently cured by one of Team Rocket's battery robots, which subsequently overloaded and exploded. The last time is when [[Professor Juniper (anime)|Professor Juniper]] heals him after Ash's battle with [[Trip]] in [[Unova]].
+
Early in the series, Pikachu was given an operation to increase the strength of the electric sacs in his cheeks in order to beat the first [[Gym Leader]], [[Brock (anime)|Brock]]. Despite this, Pikachu can also get a cold and go out of control when he cannot release his electricity. Most notably, exposure to a magnetic field will cause Pikachu to get a cold. This has been done to him at least three times in the series, two times by Team Rocket and one time by [[Zekrom]]: the first time, Pikachu was cured when the extra electricity was used in attacks against a group of [[Grimer (IL030)|Grimer]] and [[Ash's Muk|a Muk]], and in the second time was inadvertently cured by one of Team Rocket's battery robots, which subsequently overloaded and exploded. The last time is when [[Professor Juniper (anime)|Professor Juniper]] heals him after Ash's battle with [[Trip]] in [[Unova]].
   
 
Many of the ''Pokémon'' animated shorts with all-Pokémon dialogue have featured Pikachu as the main character, and as the main voice of reason. As such, Pikachu is often a leader, helping to break up conflicts among other Pokémon.
 
Many of the ''Pokémon'' animated shorts with all-Pokémon dialogue have featured Pikachu as the main character, and as the main voice of reason. As such, Pikachu is often a leader, helping to break up conflicts among other Pokémon.
   
 
A running gag is how he burns all of [[May (anime)|main female character]]'s bike with [[Thunderbolt]], which, in turn results in that girl following Ash, except for Iris following Ash after she and Ash bumped into each other. Pikachu also has a fondness for ketchup, which is seen multiple times in the anime.
=====''[[Pikachu's Battle Record]]''=====
 
   
  +
===Manga===
Pikachu is one of Ash's most powerful Pokémon being able to defeat pseudo-legendary Pokémon such as [[Metagross]] and [[Dragonite]] and even actual [[Legendary Pokémon]] such as [[Regice]]. He was also capable of fighting Tobias' powerful [[Tobias' Latios|Latios]] to a draw, despite the fact that Electric-type moves are not very effective against [[Dragon|Dragon-types]]. He also fought [[Norman's Vigoroth (anime)|Norman's Vigoroth]] to a draw (during the rematch). Pikachu was used in many of Ash's Gym Battle Frontier and League battles, being able to defeat [[Juan's Milotic]], [[Lt. Surge's Raichu (anime)|Lt. Surge's Raichu]] (although this was during their rematch), [[Clair's Gyarados]], [[Crasher Wake's Gyarados (anime)|Crasher Wake's Gyarados]], [[Volkner's Electivire (anime)|volkner's Electivire]], [[Roxanne's Nosepass (anime)|Roxanne's Nosepass]] and [[Roxanne's Geodude (anime)|her Geodude]], [[Brock's Geodude]] and [[Brock's Steelix|Onix]], [[Roark's Onix (anime)|Roark's Onix]], [[Brandon's Regice (anime)|Brandon's Regice]], [[Roxie's Garbodor]], [[Trip's Serperior]], [[Viola's Vivillon (anime)|Viola's Vivillon]] and [[Viola's Surskit (anime)|Surskit]], [[Grant's Tyrunt]], [[Korrina's Lucario (anime)|Korrina's Mega Lucario]], [[Clemont's Bunnelby]], [[Sawyer's Bagon]], and countless other opponents.
 
  +
====The Electric Tale of Pikachu====
  +
{{Main|Ash's Pikachu (ETP)}}
   
  +
====Ash & Pikachu====
However, there are times when Pikachu gets beaten fairly easily. For example, he was easily defeated by [[Lt. Surge's Raichu (anime)|Lt. Surge's Raichu]] during their first battle, was no match for [[Sabrina's Kadabra (anime)|Sabrina's Kadabra]], got knocked out by a single [[Night Shade]] from [[Morty's Gastly (anime)|Morty's Gastly]], which was [[Morty (anime)|Morty]]'s weakest Pokémon, was overwhelmed by [[Fantina's Drifblim]] despite his type advantage, lost against [[Norman's Vigoroth (anime)|Norman's Vigoroth]] in their first battle, got beaten by new trainers such as [[Trip]], who have just began their journey. Landing only one blow in the process and was defeated in many other battles during his journey with Ash. Despite these defeats, Pikachu was considered to be one of Ash's most powerful Pokémon, alongside [[Ash's Charizard|Charizard]], [[Ash's Sceptile|Sceptile]], [[Ash's Infernape|Infernape]], [[Ash's Snorlax|Snorlax]], [[Ash's Krookodile|Krookodile]] and [[Ash's Staraptor|Staraptor]].
 
  +
{{Main|Ash's Pikachu (A&P)}}
   
  +
====Diamond & Pearl====
Pikachu's high level of electrical power has even allowed him to defeat {{type|Ground}}-types more than once by using [[Electric]] attacks, which normally would do no damage at all. This is notably impossible in the games, where Ground-types take no damage from Electric-type moves under any circumstances, no matter how powerful they are. Whilst travelling through Hoenn, Pikachu learned how to use [[Iron Tail]], which has become one of his signature moves, granting him a technique that will hurt a [[Ground Pokémon|Ground-type]] normally, especially if they are also part Rock-type, as many Ground-types are. However, it was seen many times that Pikachu got defeated by its Type Advantaged Pokémon.
 
  +
{{Main|Ash's Pikachu (D&P)}}
 
A running gag is how he burns all of [[May (anime)|main female character]]'s bike with [[Thunderbolt]], which, in turn results in that girl following Ash, except for Iris following Ash after she and Ash bumped into each other. Pikachu also has a fondness for ketchup, which is seen multiple times in the anime.
 
 
==Personality==
 
Pikachu is Ash's best friend. Pikachu has always been there for Ash and also takes a leader position for the team. He is curious and friendly, but shares Ash's fondness for battling. One of his most noticable features is his determination and unwillingness to give up when a situation gets tough. He is shown to be responsible with younger Pokémon, particularly Misty's Togepi, who he is often forced to shepherd out of danger by putting himself in it. Although stubborn at times, he obeys Ash's commands in battle and rarely leaves his side.
 
   
 
==Known moves==
 
==Known moves==
Line 75: Line 78:
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
 
*Pikachu is [[Ash Ketchum|Ash]]'s only {{type|Electric}}-[[Types|type]] Pokémon and was the only Electric-type owned by a main character in the anime until the capture of [[Dawn's Pachirisu]].
 
*Pikachu is [[Ash Ketchum|Ash]]'s only {{type|Electric}}-[[Types|type]] Pokémon and was the only Electric-type owned by a main character in the anime until the capture of [[Dawn's Pachirisu]].
 
**Despite multiple main characters currently owning {{type|Electric}}-[[Types|type]] Pokémon, Pikachu is still the only one of them which is a member of an evolution family. This ended upon the [[XY009: Clemont's Got a Secret!|debut]] of [[Clemont's Magnemite]], [[Clemont's Magneton|Magneton]] and [[Clemont's Heliolisk|Heliolisk]].
*Pikachu can Collaborate moves with Clemont's Deddenne and Chespin.
 
**Despite multiple main characters currently owning {{type|Electric}}-[[Types|type]] Pokémon, Pikachu is still the only one of them which is a member of an evolution family.
 
 
*When Ash received Pikachu from Professor Oak, his Poké Ball had a lightning bolt on the top part.
 
*When Ash received Pikachu from Professor Oak, his Poké Ball had a lightning bolt on the top part.
 
**Because Pikachu doesn't like being inside his Poké Ball, it has only been seen a few times since the first episode. The first was against Brock when Pikachu was being attacked brutally by Onix and the second was in the episode Snow Way Out when Ash becomes worried about the safety of his Pokémon in the cave's freezing conditions. Both times Ash's attempted return of Pikachu was blocked, by Onix the first time and by Pikachu the second.
 
**Because Pikachu doesn't like being inside his Poké Ball, it has only been seen a few times since the first episode. The first was against Brock when Pikachu was being attacked brutally by Onix and the second was in the episode Snow Way Out when Ash becomes worried about the safety of his Pokémon in the cave's freezing conditions. Both times Ash's attempted return of Pikachu was blocked, by Onix the first time and by Pikachu the second.
*Pikachu had a chubby appearance in the beginning of the series, but lost the weight for a more slender appearance [[Generation II]] onward.
+
*Pikachu had a chubby appearance in the beginning of the series, but lost the weight for a more slender appearance from [[Generation II]] onward.
*Ash attempted to evolve Pikachu with the [[Thunder Stone]] after he lost to [[Lt. Surge's Raichu (anime)|Lt. Surge's Raichu]], but Pikachu chose not to evolve because he wanted to prove that he could defeat stronger Pokémon without evolving. This makes him the first of Ash's Pokémon to choose not to evolve.
+
*Ash attempted to evolve Pikachu with the [[Thunder Stone]] after Pikachu lost to [[Lt. Surge's Raichu (anime)|Lt. Surge's Raichu]], but Pikachu chose not to evolve because he wanted to prove that he could defeat stronger Pokémon without evolving. This makes him the first of Ash's Pokémon to choose not to evolve.
 
*Pikachu occasionally has acted as a responsible leader of the main cast's Pokémon, mainly Ash's Pokémon.
 
*Pikachu occasionally has acted as a responsible leader of the main cast's Pokémon, mainly Ash's Pokémon.
 
*In the season one episode "[[Showdown at Dark City]]," Pikachu displayed a strong fondness for ketchup. In fact, when the ketchup bottle he was carrying was smashed, Pikachu was seen crying over the smashed ketchup bottle. This could be an indication on how close Pikachu's relationship with Ash is, since his last name is phonetically similar to ketchup.
 
*In the season one episode "[[Showdown at Dark City]]," Pikachu displayed a strong fondness for ketchup. In fact, when the ketchup bottle he was carrying was smashed, Pikachu was seen crying over the smashed ketchup bottle. This could be an indication on how close Pikachu's relationship with Ash is, since his last name is phonetically similar to ketchup.
 
*In the Season One episode "[[IL003: Ash Catches a Pokémon|Ash Catches a Pokémon]]," when Team Rocket was trying to steal Pikachu, [[Team Rocket's Meowth|Meowth]] accidentally says that Ash's Pikachu's power exceeds the power level he would possess as a Raichu.
 
*In the Season One episode "[[IL003: Ash Catches a Pokémon|Ash Catches a Pokémon]]," when Team Rocket was trying to steal Pikachu, [[Team Rocket's Meowth|Meowth]] accidentally says that Ash's Pikachu's power exceeds the power level he would possess as a Raichu.
 
**In [[BW071: Climbing the Tower of Success!|Climbing the Tower of Success]], a Thunder Stone was tossed to Ash, thus it almost landed on Pikachu which would cause him to evolve. However, Ash was scared about Pikachu evolving, so he prevented this, which contradicts to the time he offered Pikachu a Thunder Stone to evolve. The most likely reason is that Ash now knows Pikachu doesn't want to evolve (and likes keeping him the way he is and respects his wishes), which is supported in the [[Diamond and Pearl]] generation episode [[DP074: Pika and Goliath|Pika and Goliath]].
 
**In [[BW071: Climbing the Tower of Success!|Climbing the Tower of Success]], a Thunder Stone was tossed to Ash, thus it almost landed on Pikachu which would cause him to evolve. However, Ash was scared about Pikachu evolving, so he prevented this, which contradicts to the time he offered Pikachu a Thunder Stone to evolve. The most likely reason is that Ash now knows Pikachu doesn't want to evolve (and likes keeping him the way he is and respects his wishes), which is supported in the [[Diamond and Pearl]] generation episode [[DP074: Pika and Goliath|Pika and Goliath]].
*Both Ash's Pikachu and Snorlax are evolved baby Pokémon, but in that generation they are the first forms.
+
*Both Ash's Pikachu and Snorlax are evolved baby Pokémon, but in the generation that they're obtained, they are just the first forms.
*Pikachu had a special event for the [[Generation IV]] of Pokémon Games knowing the moves Pikachu had in Sinnoh League Victors.
+
*There was a special event for Pikachu in [[Generation IV]]. The event Pikachu knew the moves that Ash's Pikachu had in Sinnoh League Victors.
 
*Ash's Pikachu is a male, because male Pikachus' tails have straight ends, while females have a tail end similar to the top of a heart.
 
*Ash's Pikachu is a male, because male Pikachus' tails have straight ends, while females have a tail end similar to the top of a heart.
  +
**Ash's Pikachu has pretended to be female before.
 
*Pikachu seems to have a great dislike, or even hatred, against [[Team Rocket's Meowth]]. As after Meowth and his team got away from the failed rail road mission in Unova, Pikachu still exerted a lot of anger and Ash had to hold him down. While Meowth was in Ash's group, Pikachu was the one to always be suspicious of Meowth's loyalty. This could stem from the fact that every time Pikachu started to trust Meowth, Meowth then betrayed that same trust.
 
*Pikachu seems to have a great dislike, or even hatred, against [[Team Rocket's Meowth]]. As after Meowth and his team got away from the failed rail road mission in Unova, Pikachu still exerted a lot of anger and Ash had to hold him down. While Meowth was in Ash's group, Pikachu was the one to always be suspicious of Meowth's loyalty. This could stem from the fact that every time Pikachu started to trust Meowth, Meowth then betrayed that same trust.
 
*Ash's Pikachu is the most recognizable Pokémon, therefore being the main face of Pokémon.
 
*Ash's Pikachu is the most recognizable Pokémon, therefore being the main face of Pokémon.
 
*Somehow, for every region Ash has traveled through with Pikachu, he has always been for the most part surpassed in power by another Pokémon that Ash catches and trains until they fully evolve or learn new moves.
 
*Somehow, for every region Ash has traveled through with Pikachu, he has always been for the most part surpassed in power by another Pokémon that Ash catches and trains until they fully evolve or learn new moves.
 
*Beginning from [[Hoenn]] onward, every time Ash and Pikachu enter a new region, Pikachu has been exposed to high levels of electricity or magnetism, before or after arrival, and loses control of his own electricity, becomes confused, and runs away, forcing Ash to chase after him.
 
*Beginning from [[Hoenn]] onward, every time Ash and Pikachu enter a new region, Pikachu has been exposed to high levels of electricity or magnetism, before or after arrival, and loses control of his own electricity, becomes confused, and runs away, forcing Ash to chase after him.
**This could explain why Pikachu's strength is "reset" each time they start a new region, with the exception of Kalos.
+
**This could explain why Pikachu's strength is "reset" each time they go to a new region, with the exception of Kalos.
*Pikachu has had many moves over the seasons, but the amount it now actively uses has been lowered to only four.
+
*Pikachu has had many moves over the seasons, but the amount it now actively uses has been lowered to only four, to be accurate with the games.
*Despite Pikachu's absence from the Unova Dex and not being native to the Unova region, a Trainer's Pikachu can be seen in Castelia City, and another Pikachu is depicted on a billboard. Also, there are several Pikachu-shaped hedges in Striaton City.
 
 
*Pikachu's hatred of being in a Poké Ball made him the last and hardest to be captured by [[Mewtwo]] in the Pokemon movie [[Pokémon the First Movie]].
 
*Pikachu's hatred of being in a Poké Ball made him the last and hardest to be captured by [[Mewtwo]] in the Pokemon movie [[Pokémon the First Movie]].
*Pikachu is the only Pokémon in the anime to defeat two Legendary Pokémon without being a Legendary Pokémon himself. His first victory against a Legendary Pokémon was when he defeated [[Brandon's Regice (anime)|Brandon's Regice]] and the second was when he knocked out [[Tobias' Latios]], although the battle against Latios ended as a draw rather than a victory.<ref>[http://pokepassion.blogspot.com/2014/03/revert-to-level-5.html Pikachu Defeats Latios]</ref>
+
*Pikachu is the only Pokémon in the anime to defeat two Legendary Pokémon without being a Legendary Pokémon himself. His first victory against a Legendary Pokémon was when he defeated [[Brandon's Regice (anime)|Brandon's Regice]], and the second was when he knocked out [[Tobias' Latios]], although the battle against Latios ended as a draw rather than a victory.<ref>[http://pokepassion.blogspot.com/2014/03/revert-to-level-5.html Pikachu Defeats Latios]</ref>
*Pikachu is the first of Ash's Pokémon to defeat a Mega evolve Pokémon.
+
**Pikachu is also the first of Ash's Pokémon to defeat a Mega Evolved Pokémon.
*Pikachu was also the first of Ash's Pokémon to habitually disobey him. [[Ash's Primeape|Primeape]] and [[Ash's Charizard|Charizard]] would also follow suit and are better remembered for their disobedience than Pikachu.
+
**Pikachu was also the first of Ash's Pokémon to habitually disobey him. [[Ash's Primeape|Primeape]] and [[Ash's Charizard|Charizard]] would also follow suit and are better remembered for their disobedience than Pikachu.
 
*Pikachu learned no moves during [[Diamond & Pearl]] series.
 
*Pikachu learned no moves during [[Diamond & Pearl]] series.
 
*Pikachu mostly blasts off Team Rocket using his [[Thunderbolt]] attack.
 
*Pikachu mostly blasts off Team Rocket using his [[Thunderbolt]] attack.
  +
*Pikachu seems to have his own language when referring to certain people or things. He often refers to Ash as "Pika-pi" because it sounds almost identical to his Japanese name, Satoshi.
   
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
 
{{Gallery Box|<gallery widths="120">
 
{{Gallery Box|<gallery widths="120">
Ash Pikachu.png
+
Ash Pikachu.png|Pikachu in the anime
 
Pikachu ball.png|Pikachu's Poké Ball with a lightning design.
 
Pikachu ball.png|Pikachu's Poké Ball with a lightning design.
Pikachu loves ketchup.png|Ash's Pikachu shows its love for ketchup.
+
Pikachu loves ketchup.png|Ash's Pikachu shows his love for ketchup.
 
Pokemon Anime.png|Ash's Pikachu in the Advanced Generation.
 
Pokemon Anime.png|Ash's Pikachu in the Advanced Generation.
Pikachu Sick.jpg|Pikachu, sick
+
Pikachu Sick.jpg|Pikachu, who is sick
 
Pikachu7.jpg|Pikachu waving goodbye to Team Rocket
 
Pikachu7.jpg|Pikachu waving goodbye to Team Rocket
Pikachu Bad Mood.png|Pikachu annoyed
+
Pikachu Bad Mood.png|Pikachu gets annoyed
 
Meowthandpikachu23.PNG|Pikachu shocking Meowth
 
Meowthandpikachu23.PNG|Pikachu shocking Meowth
 
Ash And Pikachu As Ghosts.jpg|Ash and Pikachu as ghosts
 
Ash And Pikachu As Ghosts.jpg|Ash and Pikachu as ghosts
Line 123: Line 126:
 
Pikachu as a Court Jester.png|Pikachu dressed as a Court Jester
 
Pikachu as a Court Jester.png|Pikachu dressed as a Court Jester
 
Dedene.jpg|Pikachu and Dedenne talking through electricity
 
Dedene.jpg|Pikachu and Dedenne talking through electricity
  +
ash pikachu having a poke puff.JPG|Having a [[Poké Puff]]
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
   
Line 145: Line 149:
 
Ash Pikachu Electro Bolt.png|Pikachu using Electro Bolt
 
Ash Pikachu Electro Bolt.png|Pikachu using Electro Bolt
 
Ash's Pikachu Massive Electro Ball.png|Using a powerful Electro Ball
 
Ash's Pikachu Massive Electro Ball.png|Using a powerful Electro Ball
Ash's Pikachu Electro Iron Tail.png|Using Elecrto Ball and Iron Tail
+
Ash's Pikachu Electro Iron Tail.png|Using Electro Ball and Iron Tail
 
Ash's Pikachu Volt Tail.png|Using Volt Tackle and Iron Tail
 
Ash's Pikachu Volt Tail.png|Using Volt Tackle and Iron Tail
 
Ash Pikachu Dawn Piplup Hydro Volt Tackle.png|Using Volt Tackle with Piplup's Hydro Pump
 
Ash Pikachu Dawn Piplup Hydro Volt Tackle.png|Using Volt Tackle with Piplup's Hydro Pump
Line 159: Line 163:
 
[[Category:Male Pokémon]]
 
[[Category:Male Pokémon]]
 
[[Category:Electric-type anime Pokémon]]
 
[[Category:Electric-type anime Pokémon]]
[[Category:Starter Pokémon]]
+
[[Category:Anime Starter Pokémon]]
 
[[Category:Pokémon movie characters]]
 
[[Category:Pokémon movie characters]]
 
[[Category:Walking Pokémon]]
 
[[Category:Walking Pokémon]]

Revision as of 17:36, 22 April 2016

009Blastoise RG
Out-of-date!
This article using an out-of-date infobox.
Please change it to the newer version

This Pikachu is an electric-type Pokémon owned by Ash. He is the first Pokémon Ash ever had and is always by Ash's side.

Personality

Pikachu is Ash's best friend. Pikachu has always been there for Ash and also takes a leader position for the team. He is curious, smart and friendly, but shares Ash's fondness for battling. One of his most noticeable features is his determination and unwillingness to give up whenever a situation gets tough. He is shown to be responsible with younger Pokémon, particularly Misty's Togepi, who he is often forced to shepherd out of danger by putting himself in it. Although stubborn at times, he obeys Ash's commands in battle and rarely leaves his side. He is also a constant target for Team Rocket. They try to capture him, but, on the few occasions that they do, their plans are always thwarted by Ash and his friends. Even after getting out of their traps, avoiding capture, or that he wasn't part of their schemes, Pikachu also thwarts his enemies by attacking or getting rid of them using his Electric-type moves.

Biography

Anime

Pikachu was Ash's Starter Pokémon, given to him by Professor Oak. Ash showed up late to pick his first Pokémon, so he got stuck with Pikachu. Though he didn't like Ash at first, Ash demonstrated his willingness to sacrifice himself for Pikachu, and they quickly became friends. Pikachu, who is rather independent in general, believes that he is strong enough without evolving and refuses to evolve into a Raichu, even when he was easily beaten by Lt. Surge's Raichu in their first battle. Later in Ash's adventure in the Sinnoh region, Pikachu was given another chance to evolve after being seriously injured by another Raichu, but he refused once again.

Early in the series, Pikachu was given an operation to increase the strength of the electric sacs in his cheeks in order to beat the first Gym Leader, Brock. Despite this, Pikachu can also get a cold and go out of control when he cannot release his electricity. Most notably, exposure to a magnetic field will cause Pikachu to get a cold. This has been done to him at least three times in the series, two times by Team Rocket and one time by Zekrom: the first time, Pikachu was cured when the extra electricity was used in attacks against a group of Grimer and a Muk, and in the second time was inadvertently cured by one of Team Rocket's battery robots, which subsequently overloaded and exploded. The last time is when Professor Juniper heals him after Ash's battle with Trip in Unova.

Many of the Pokémon animated shorts with all-Pokémon dialogue have featured Pikachu as the main character, and as the main voice of reason. As such, Pikachu is often a leader, helping to break up conflicts among other Pokémon.

A running gag is how he burns all of main female character's bike with Thunderbolt, which, in turn results in that girl following Ash, except for Iris following Ash after she and Ash bumped into each other. Pikachu also has a fondness for ketchup, which is seen multiple times in the anime.

Manga

The Electric Tale of Pikachu

Ash & Pikachu

Diamond & Pearl

Known moves

Template:MoveBoxTop Template:MoveBoxMid Template:MoveBoxMid Template:MoveBoxMid Template:MoveBoxMid Template:MoveBoxMid Template:MoveBoxMid Template:MoveBoxMid Template:MoveBoxMid Template:MoveBoxMid Template:MoveBoxMid Template:MoveBoxMid Template:MoveBoxEnd

Improvised moves

Voice actress

  • Ikue Ōtani (Japanese; in both the Japanese and English-language versions of the Pokémon anime)
  • Rachael Lillis (English; in some episodes of the English version of the Pokémon anime)
  • Kayzie Rogers (English; Pokémon Learning League)
  • Claudia Motta (Spanish)
  • Sabine Bohlmann (German)

Trivia

  • Pikachu is Ash's only Electric-type Pokémon and was the only Electric-type owned by a main character in the anime until the capture of Dawn's Pachirisu.
  • When Ash received Pikachu from Professor Oak, his Poké Ball had a lightning bolt on the top part.
    • Because Pikachu doesn't like being inside his Poké Ball, it has only been seen a few times since the first episode. The first was against Brock when Pikachu was being attacked brutally by Onix and the second was in the episode Snow Way Out when Ash becomes worried about the safety of his Pokémon in the cave's freezing conditions. Both times Ash's attempted return of Pikachu was blocked, by Onix the first time and by Pikachu the second.
  • Pikachu had a chubby appearance in the beginning of the series, but lost the weight for a more slender appearance from Generation II onward.
  • Ash attempted to evolve Pikachu with the Thunder Stone after Pikachu lost to Lt. Surge's Raichu, but Pikachu chose not to evolve because he wanted to prove that he could defeat stronger Pokémon without evolving. This makes him the first of Ash's Pokémon to choose not to evolve.
  • Pikachu occasionally has acted as a responsible leader of the main cast's Pokémon, mainly Ash's Pokémon.
  • In the season one episode "Showdown at Dark City," Pikachu displayed a strong fondness for ketchup. In fact, when the ketchup bottle he was carrying was smashed, Pikachu was seen crying over the smashed ketchup bottle. This could be an indication on how close Pikachu's relationship with Ash is, since his last name is phonetically similar to ketchup.
  • In the Season One episode "Ash Catches a Pokémon," when Team Rocket was trying to steal Pikachu, Meowth accidentally says that Ash's Pikachu's power exceeds the power level he would possess as a Raichu.
    • In Climbing the Tower of Success, a Thunder Stone was tossed to Ash, thus it almost landed on Pikachu which would cause him to evolve. However, Ash was scared about Pikachu evolving, so he prevented this, which contradicts to the time he offered Pikachu a Thunder Stone to evolve. The most likely reason is that Ash now knows Pikachu doesn't want to evolve (and likes keeping him the way he is and respects his wishes), which is supported in the Diamond and Pearl generation episode Pika and Goliath.
  • Both Ash's Pikachu and Snorlax are evolved baby Pokémon, but in the generation that they're obtained, they are just the first forms.
  • There was a special event for Pikachu in Generation IV. The event Pikachu knew the moves that Ash's Pikachu had in Sinnoh League Victors.
  • Ash's Pikachu is a male, because male Pikachus' tails have straight ends, while females have a tail end similar to the top of a heart.
    • Ash's Pikachu has pretended to be female before.
  • Pikachu seems to have a great dislike, or even hatred, against Team Rocket's Meowth. As after Meowth and his team got away from the failed rail road mission in Unova, Pikachu still exerted a lot of anger and Ash had to hold him down. While Meowth was in Ash's group, Pikachu was the one to always be suspicious of Meowth's loyalty. This could stem from the fact that every time Pikachu started to trust Meowth, Meowth then betrayed that same trust.
  • Ash's Pikachu is the most recognizable Pokémon, therefore being the main face of Pokémon.
  • Somehow, for every region Ash has traveled through with Pikachu, he has always been for the most part surpassed in power by another Pokémon that Ash catches and trains until they fully evolve or learn new moves.
  • Beginning from Hoenn onward, every time Ash and Pikachu enter a new region, Pikachu has been exposed to high levels of electricity or magnetism, before or after arrival, and loses control of his own electricity, becomes confused, and runs away, forcing Ash to chase after him.
    • This could explain why Pikachu's strength is "reset" each time they go to a new region, with the exception of Kalos.
  • Pikachu has had many moves over the seasons, but the amount it now actively uses has been lowered to only four, to be accurate with the games.
  • Pikachu's hatred of being in a Poké Ball made him the last and hardest to be captured by Mewtwo in the Pokemon movie Pokémon the First Movie.
  • Pikachu is the only Pokémon in the anime to defeat two Legendary Pokémon without being a Legendary Pokémon himself. His first victory against a Legendary Pokémon was when he defeated Brandon's Regice, and the second was when he knocked out Tobias' Latios, although the battle against Latios ended as a draw rather than a victory.[2]
    • Pikachu is also the first of Ash's Pokémon to defeat a Mega Evolved Pokémon.
    • Pikachu was also the first of Ash's Pokémon to habitually disobey him. Primeape and Charizard would also follow suit and are better remembered for their disobedience than Pikachu.
  • Pikachu learned no moves during Diamond & Pearl series.
  • Pikachu mostly blasts off Team Rocket using his Thunderbolt attack.
  • Pikachu seems to have his own language when referring to certain people or things. He often refers to Ash as "Pika-pi" because it sounds almost identical to his Japanese name, Satoshi.

Gallery

References

  1. ^ DP142: Where No Togepi Has Gone Before!, Pikachu gets hit by a female Togepi's Attract
  2. ^ Pikachu Defeats Latios