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==Biology==
==Biology==
Pikachu is a short, chubby rodent Pokémon. It is covered in yellow fur, and its ears are long and pointed with black tips. It has a small mouth, brown eyes, and two red circles on its cheeks. There are pouches inside its cheeks where it stores electricity. Its forearms are short, with five fingers on each paw, and its feet have three toes. It has two brown stripes on its back, and its tail is in the shape of a lightning bolt with a patch of brown fur at the base. A female will have a V-shaped notch at the end of its tail. It is classified as a quadruped, but it has been known to stand and walk on its hind legs.


Pikachu is a short and chubby rodent. Its yellow fur covers all its body and its ears are long and come to a point with black tips. It has a small mouth, which resembles a sideways 3, black eyes with white pupils and two red circles on its cheeks. Its forearms are short, with 5 digits on each paw, and its feet have three digits. It has two brown stripes on its back, and its tail is in the shape of Zigzag-styled lightning bolt, with a patch of brown fur at the base of the tail. Female species has a V-shaped notch at the end of its tail. It is classified as a {{DL|List of Pokémon by body style|Pokémon with a quadruped body|quadruped}}, but it has been known to stand and walk on its hind legs.
[[EP039|The anime]] has shown that Pikachu sometimes travel in groups. It raises its tail to check its surroundings, and is occasionally struck by lightning in this position. Living in forested areas, Pikachu is found foraging for [[Berry|berries]] it roasts with electricity to make them tender enough to eat. [[The Electric Tale of Pikachu|It has been shown]] to eat and sometimes destroy telephone poles, wires, and other electronic equipment.


Rarely territorial, Pikachu is known to have acute senses of hearing and often travel in packs. It raises its tail to check its surroundings, occasionally being struck by lightning while doing so. Living in forested areas, Pikachu is found foraging for [[Berry|berries]] it roasts with electricity to make them tender enough to eat, while in urbanized areas it is known to be harmful, eating and sometimes destroying telephone poles, wires, and other electronic equipment. Despite this, it is a popular pet as it is easy to maintain and can be fed a variety of processed food.
Pikachu is able to release electric discharges of varying intensity. [[EP030|Pikachu has been known]] to build up too energy in its glands, and will need to discharge to avoid complications. It is also able to release energy through its tail, which acts as a grounding rod, as well as recharging fellow Pikachu with electric shocks. Pikachu can also electrify itself to use its [[signature move]], {{m|Volt Tackle}}. When threatened, it looses electric charges from its sacs, and a group can build and cause lightning storms. It is found mostly in {{DL|List of Pokémon by habitat|Forest Pokémon|forests}}, where a sure sign that Pikachu inhabits a location is patches of burnt grass.
 
Pikachu is able to release electric {{m|discharge}}s of varying intensity. It builds up energy in glands it often needs to discharge to avoid complications such as shorts, physical {{status|paralysis}} or even death. It’s also able to release energy through its tail, which acts as a grounding rod, as well as recharging fellow Pikachu with electric shocks. When threatened, it looses electric charges from its sacs, while a group can build and cause lightning storms.
 
They are found mostly in forests, where a sure sign that a location is inhabited by Pikachu is to look for patches of burnt grass, but possibly because of their attraction to electricity they commonly show up in civilized areas.


==In the anime==
==In the anime==
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