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==In the games== | ==In the games== | ||
===In the [[core series]]=== | ===In the [[core series]]=== | ||
In | In {{g|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}}, after the first time the player takes part in a {{pkmn|Contest|Pokémon Contest Spectacular}}, an [[Non-player character|NPC]] will give the player Cosplay Pikachu because according to her it matches the player's costume; the Cosplay Pikachu she gives the player will be in the Pikachu Rock Star costume for male players or the Pikachu Pop Star costume for female players. When obtained, Cosplay Pikachu will have its {{DL|Ability|Hidden Abilities|Hidden Ability}} and its [[Contest condition]] in each category is equally elevated. Cosplay Pikachu cannot be {{Shiny}}. | ||
Cosplay Pikachu can switch between costumes at any time by going to any [[Contest Hall]] in the [[Hoenn]] region and talking to the {{tc|Pokémon Breeder}} in the green room. This Pokémon Breeder can also remove the costume. | Cosplay Pikachu can switch between costumes at any time by going to any [[Contest Hall]] in the [[Hoenn]] region and talking to the {{tc|Pokémon Breeder}} in the green room. This Pokémon Breeder can also remove the costume. | ||
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Unlike other Pikachu, Cosplay Pikachu is in the {{egg3|No Eggs Discovered}}, meaning it cannot [[Pokémon breeding|breed]]. It also cannot [[Evolution|evolve]] into {{p|Raichu}} and is unaffected by the [[Eviolite]]. Like any Pikachu, though, Cosplay Pikachu is affected by the [[Light Ball]]. | Unlike other Pikachu, Cosplay Pikachu is in the {{egg3|No Eggs Discovered}}, meaning it cannot [[Pokémon breeding|breed]]. It also cannot [[Evolution|evolve]] into {{p|Raichu}} and is unaffected by the [[Eviolite]]. Like any Pikachu, though, Cosplay Pikachu is affected by the [[Light Ball]]. | ||
Cosplay Pikachu cannot be deposited in | Cosplay Pikachu cannot be deposited in {{g|Bank}}, nor can it be [[trade]]d via [[Wonder Trade]] or [[Global Trade System]]. | ||
====Gift Pokémon==== | ====Gift Pokémon==== | ||
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===In [[Spin-off Pokémon games|spin-off games]]=== | ===In [[Spin-off Pokémon games|spin-off games]]=== | ||
==== | ====Pokémon GO==== | ||
Pikachu Libre appears in | Pikachu Libre appears in {{g|GO}}, where it can only be caught during a potential reward encounter for Trainers that have at least reached rank 10 (Legend since Season 6) in the [[GO Battle League]]. | ||
Pikachu Pop Star and Pikachu Rock Star were both added in the game as part of [[List of events (GO)#Global events|Pokémon GO Fest 2021]]. They can be obtained from [[Special Research]] occurring during the event and are mutually exclusive to each other. | Pikachu Pop Star and Pikachu Rock Star were both added in the game as part of [[List of events (GO)#Global events|Pokémon GO Fest 2021]]. They can be obtained from [[Special Research]] occurring during the event and are mutually exclusive to each other. | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* Cosplay Pikachu shares several similarities with {{ | * Cosplay Pikachu shares several similarities with {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}'s [[Spiky-eared Pichu]]. Both are [[Gender|female]]-only variants of the {{p|Pikachu}} evolution line who were introduced in [[remake]]s. They are both incapable of [[Evolution|evolving]], [[breed]]ing, being [[trading|traded]], or being [[transfer]]red to later games. They also both cannot be obtained as {{Shiny}}, though Shiny models do exist in the game code for them. | ||
* Despite no longer being present in the game data of the [[Generation VII]] games, a poster featuring Pikachu Pop Star can be seen on the wall in {{pkmn2|Totem}} {{p|Mimikyu}}'s room in the {{OBP|Thrifty Megamart|Abandoned Site}}. | * Despite no longer being present in the game data of the [[Generation VII]] games, a poster featuring Pikachu Pop Star can be seen on the wall in {{pkmn2|Totem}} {{p|Mimikyu}}'s room in the {{OBP|Thrifty Megamart|Abandoned Site}}. | ||
* In most official books, these costumes are stated to have come from [[Kanto]]. | * In most official books, these costumes are stated to have come from [[Kanto]]. | ||
* Cosplay Pikachu's costumes are often not considered distinct forms of Pikachu: | * Cosplay Pikachu's costumes are often not considered distinct forms of Pikachu: | ||
** In | ** In {{g|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}}, Cosplay Pikachu is registered as a single form, in its uncostumed appearance. | ||
** In | ** In {{g|Bank}}, Cosplay Pikachu is not registered as a form at all. | ||
==In other languages== | ==In other languages== | ||