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{{Search|small handheld virtual pet|the [[core series]] game known as "Pokémon: Special Pikachu Edition"|Pokémon Yellow Version}} | {{Search|small handheld virtual pet|the [[core series]] game known as "Pokémon: Special Pikachu Edition"|Pokémon Yellow Version}} | ||
{{Infobox_game | {{Infobox_game | ||
|colorscheme=yellow | | colorscheme = yellow | ||
|bordercolorscheme=red | | bordercolorscheme = red | ||
|name=Pokémon Pikachu | | name = Pokémon Pikachu | ||
|jname=ポケットピカチュウ | | jname = ポケットピカチュウ | ||
|boxart=Pokémon Pikachu.png | | boxart = Pokémon Pikachu.png | ||
|size=200px | | size = 200px | ||
|caption=European Pokémon Pikachu boxart | | caption = European Pokémon Pikachu boxart | ||
|jbox=Pokémon Pikachu Japanese.png | | jbox = Pokémon Pikachu Japanese.png | ||
|jcaption=Japanese Pokémon Pikachu boxart | | jcaption = Japanese Pokémon Pikachu boxart | ||
|platform=Self-contained | | platform = Self-contained | ||
|category=Virtual pet | | category = Virtual pet | ||
|players=Single player | | players = Single player | ||
|link_method=None | | link_method = None | ||
|gen_series=[[Generation I|Generations I]] and {{gen|II}} | | gen_series = [[Generation I|Generations I]] and {{gen|II}} | ||
|release_date_ja=March 27, 1998<ref>[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n09/pokepika/ | | release_date_ja = March 27, 1998<ref>[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n09/pokepika/ ''Pocket Pikachu'' - Nintendo] (retrieved April 17, 2023)</ref> | ||
|release_date_na=November 2, 1998<ref>[http://www.fourhman.com/blog/images/earlypkmn-gi-big.jpg | | release_date_na = November 2, 1998<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140527133853/http://www.fourhman.com/blog/images/earlypkmn-gi-big.jpg ''Prepare for the Pokemon Invasion!!!'' - Game Informer] (archived May 27, 2014; retrieved April 17, 2023)</ref><ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/19990218041314/http://www.nintendo.com/corp/press/110698.html ''Take A Walk on The Pokémon Side with Pokémon Pikachu'' - Nintendo of America] (archived February 18, 1999; retrieved April 17, 2023)</ref> | ||
|release_date_eu=? | | release_date_au = 1998<ref name="AUNZ">[https://archives.bulbagarden.net/wiki/File:Pokémon_Pikachu_AU_box_back.jpg ''Australia & New Zealand box art showing 1998 copyright date'' - Bulbagarden Archives] (retrieved April 17, 2023)</ref> | ||
|release_date_cn=? | | release_date_eu = ? | ||
|publisher=[[Nintendo]] | | release_date_cn = ? | ||
|developer=[[Jupiter Corporation]] | | publisher = [[Nintendo]] | ||
|website_en=[http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/systems/other/pokemonpikachu.jsp | | developer = [[Jupiter Corporation]] | ||
|website_ja=[ | | website_en = [https://web.archive.org/web/20021022001458/http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/systems/other/pokemonpikachu.jsp Nintendo] <small>(archived)</small> | ||
| website_ja = [https://web.archive.org/web/20021201092013/http://www.pokemon.co.jp/game/hard/index.html Pokémon.co.jp] <small>(archived)</small> <br />[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n09/pokepika/index.html Nintendo] | |||
}} | }} | ||
The '''Pokémon Pikachu''' (Japanese: '''ポケットピカチュウ''' ''Pocket Pikachu'') is a {{wp|step counter}} and virtual pet toy in which the player looks after a virtual pet {{p|Pikachu}}. | The '''Pokémon Pikachu''' (Japanese: '''ポケットピカチュウ''' ''Pocket Pikachu'') is a {{wp|step counter}} and virtual pet toy in which the player looks after a virtual pet {{p|Pikachu}}. | ||
It was succeeded by the [[Pokémon Pikachu 2 GS]]. | It was released on March 27, 1998 in Japan, November 2, 1998 in the United States, and 1998 in Australia and New Zealand.<ref name="AUNZ" /> It was succeeded by the [[Pokémon Pikachu 2 GS]]. | ||
==Operation== | ==Operation== | ||