Pikachu

Arbok (#24) - Pikachu - Raichu (#26)
General
Name (japanese), Number	Pikachu (Pikachuu), 25
Evolves from	Pichu
Evolves to	Raichu
Battle¹
Hit points	35
Attack	55
Defence	30
Speed	90
Special attack²	50
Special defense²	40
Special³	50
Biological
Species	Mouse Pokémon
Types	Electric
Height	1'4" (0.41 m)
Weight	13.0 lb (5.85 kg)
Gender distribution	50.0% male, 50.0% female
¹ Stats for trading card versions may vary. ² Pokémon Gold/Silver/Crystal ³ Pokémon Red/Blue/Yellow

Pikachu, the electric mouse pokémon. Pokédex definition: "When several of these pokémon gather, their electricity can build up to cause a thunderstorm"

Pikachu (Pikachuu in Japanese) is arguably the most popular Pokémon to date. It is obtainable in all 8 of the Pokémon RPGs and is the species of one of the cartoon's main characters.

Pikachu is a small electric-type rodent Pokémon. It's yellow, with a lightning bolt-shaped tail. It has brown stripes on its back, black-tipped ears, and red cheeks, where its "electric sacs" are. It will evolve with a Thunderstone into Raichu. It is numbered as #25 of the original 151 Pokémon. Also, in the metallics and gems, Pikachu has a predecessor, Pichu. Pichu will evolve into Pikachu through happiness.

In the cartoon, Pikachu was Ash Ketchum's first Pokémon. Though Pikachu didn't like Ash at first, Ash demonstrated his willingness to sacrifice for Pikachu, and they became fast friends. They gave Pikachu an operation to increase the strength of the electric sacs in his cheeks.

Pikachu communicates only by saying syllables that are in its own name. Its most common sentence is "Pika-pika". When it wants to talk to Ash it says "Pika-pi". And it refers to Togepi as "Pipipi".

The sentence "Pika-pika" is funny by itself, but it has additional funny associations for Japanese speakers. A Japanese expression "pika-pika hikaru" means stroke of ligtning; it is also used to denote a smaller bald spot on the very top of the head still surrounded by hair.

External Links

• Pikachu Pokédex Entry
• Azureheights.com Entry

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