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*In 2008, Japanese researchers discovered a new protein which helps carry electrical impulses from the eyes to the brain and named it {{wp|Pikachurin}}. They based themselves on Pikachu for the choice of the name because they noticed that both Pikachu and the protein have amazing speed and agility. | *In 2008, Japanese researchers discovered a new protein which helps carry electrical impulses from the eyes to the brain and named it {{wp|Pikachurin}}. They based themselves on Pikachu for the choice of the name because they noticed that both Pikachu and the protein have amazing speed and agility. | ||
* Pikachu has appeared in every non-special episode, as well as in every Pokémon movie. | * Pikachu has appeared in every non-special episode, as well as in every Pokémon movie. | ||
* In {{game|Red and Blue|s}}, Pikachu's sprite shows it having a yellow stomach pouch. This is never shown again in later generations. | * In {{game|Red and Blue|s}}, Pikachu's sprite shows it having a yellow stomach pouch. This is never shown again in later generations. | ||
* Pikachu is the only starter Pokémon to have ,at the time, only had one evolution in it's evolutionary family. It is also the only starter Pokémon that is not a {{t|Fire}}, {{t|Water}} or {{t|Grass}} type. | |||
===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||