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Pikachu has physical aspects of several species of {{wp|rodent}}s, and its [[species]] name suggests that it is based on a {{wp|mouse}}. It is not particularly similar to the {{wp|pika}} despite its name, but its long ears do resemble those of other members of {{wp|Lagomorpha}}.
Pikachu has physical aspects of several species of {{wp|rodent}}s, and its [[species]] name suggests that it is based on a {{wp|mouse}}. It is not particularly similar to the {{wp|pika}} despite its name, but its long ears do resemble those of other members of {{wp|Lagomorpha}}.


Pikachu was designed by [[Atsuko Nishida]], a female member of the core design team at Game Freak.<ref>[http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=678245 Did you know?: Atsuko Nishida designed Pikachu, not Ken Sugimori, TOO MUCH CUTE!!! - NeoGAF]</ref>
Pikachu was designed by [[Atsuko Nishida]], a female member of the core design team at Game Freak.<ref>[http://www.natsume.com/news/news_pdffiles/pid_129_HSBigNames0806.pdf THE TALENT BEHIND HOMETOWN STORY]</ref>


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