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: ''If you were looking for the {{p|Jolteon}} {{pkmn|Trainer}}, see [[Eevee brothers#Sparky|Eevee brothers]].''
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{{AnimePokémonInfobox|
type1=Electric|
nickname=Sparky|
jnickname=レオン|
tmnickname=Leon|
image=[[File:Ritchie Sparky.png|240px]] |
caption=Sparky |
gender=Unknown|
epnum=EP078|
pokemonname=Pikachu|
epname=A Friend in Deed|
prevonum=025|
current=[[Party|With Ritchie]]|
java1=[[Satomi Kōrogi]]|
}}
'''Sparky''' (Japanese: '''レオン''' ''Leon'') is [[Ritchie]]'s main {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}, even though it was not the first of his Pokémon introduced. It is distinguished from other Pikachu by a scruff of fur on the top of its head.

==History==
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[[File:Ritchie and Sparky.png|thumb|left|Ritchie and his Pikachu, Sparky]]
Prior to meeting {{Ash}}, Ritchie had always kept Sparky in a [[Poké Ball]] just like his other Pokémon, but as seen in later episodes, Sparky has always been outside of its Ball. It is unclear whether Sparky or [[Zippo]] was Ritchie's [[starter Pokémon|first Pokémon]].

In its first appearance, Sparky worked with [[Ash's Pikachu]] to take on {{TRT}} when the latter couldn't do it on his own. Both Pikachu defeat [[Jessie's Arbok]] with {{m|Agility}} and {{m|Thunderbolt}}. Sparky was the last Pokémon sent out during Ritchie's match with Ash, where it automatically won when [[Ash's Charizard]] became disobedient and refused to battle. During ''[[EP080|Friends to the End]]'', Sparky was once again the last one sent out when Ritchie battled [[Assunta]] after both sides were down to one Pokémon. Sparky was having trouble keeping up with {{p|Ivysaur}} as ThunderShock was rendered useless when it was blocked by Ivysaur's {{m|Vine Whip}}. During the battle, Sparky lost to Ivysaur's {{m|SolarBeam}}, eliminating Ritchie from the competition.
[[File:Sparky and Pikachu.png|thumb|left|[[Ash's Pikachu]] with Sparky]]
It reappeared around the end of ''[[EP219|Hi Ho Silver... Away!]]'' while Ash and {{ashfr}} were on their way to see {{p|Lugia|a mysterious Pokémon}}. During ''[[EP221|A Parent Trapped!]]'', {{TRT}} set up a trap that will capture the parent Lugia by using {{jo|Silver}} as bait. The gang knows about this and Ritchie has Sparky try to stop the parent Lugia from getting to the child so it won't get captured. [[Butch]] and [[Cassidy]] won't allow that and use a device that will power their Pokémon, even making them more aggressive. Sparky wasn't successful in stopping the parent and the parent gets captured by Team Rocket. In the [[EP222|next episode]], [[Dr. Namba]] chooses Sparky and Ash's Pikachu as test subjects for the device the duo used earlier on their Pokémon. Before Dr. Namba tries it out, Oliver comes in and rescues Ash, Ritchie and the gang from the evil genius. However, Dr. Namba trips the alarm which summons {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt}}s, Butch and Cassidy. The duo have a rematch with Sparky and Pikachu using their {{p|Hitmontop}} and {{p|Houndour}} respectively. Both Pikachu aim their Thunderbolts at the machine powering up the Pokémon, destroying it. Both Hitmontop and Houndour are rendered useless without the machine and are taken out by Sparky and Pikachu. After Team Rocket is defeated, Sparky goes up against Dr. Namba's {{p|Electabuzz}} and has trouble with it. However, Sparky destroys the machine Dr. Namba was using and Ash's Pikachu defeats Electabuzz.
[[File:Sparky Best Wishes.png|thumb|250px|right|Sparky in the {{series|Best Wishes}} flashback]]
Sparky reappears in the special, ''[[SS008|Oaknapped!]]'' where it tries to stop Butch and Cassidy from getting away with {{an|Professor Oak}} after Ritchie and the others found the location he was kidnapped. Cassidy's {{p|Sableye}} takes on Sparky to stall them from stopping Butch running away with Professor Oak. Later, Sparky Thunderbolts Sableye causing it to land on Butch's {{p|Mightyena}}. In ''[[SS013|Celebi and Joy]]'', it finishes off the workers when Ritchie thought that they were going to demolish the Pokémon Center. In ''[[SS018|The Search for the Legend]]'', Sparky travels with Ritchie on the S. S. Anne to Knot Island. They arrive at Mt. Ember and notice the volcano containing {{p|Moltres}}. Butch and Cassidy arrive to take the Moltres but Sparky stops them with Thunderbolt while {{an|Silver}} tries to save Moltres with {{p|Salamence}}.

Sparky appeared in a flashback in ''[[BW116|The Fires of a Red-Hot Reunion!]]''.
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==Moves used==
{{anmov/h|electric||Sparky {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 4}}|0=Agility|1=Thunderbolt|2=ThunderShock|3=Thunder}}.png|Using {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 4}}|0=Agility|1=Thunderbolt|2=ThunderShock|3=Thunder}}}}
{{anmov|psychic|Agility|EP078|A Friend In Deed}}
{{anmov|electric|Thunderbolt|EP078|A Friend in Deed}}
{{anmov|electric|ThunderShock|EP080|Friends to the End}}
{{anmov|electric|Thunder|EP222|A Promise is a Promise}}
{{anmov/f|electric}}

==In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga==
[[File:Ritchie Sparky EToP.png|thumb|right|140px|Sparky in The Electric Tale of Pikachu]]
Sparky appears in the manga series [[The Electric Tale of Pikachu]], which is based on the anime. In [[VIZ Media]]'s English translation of the manga, it is named Chuchino instead of Sparky.

Sparky first appears in ''[[ET12|Welcome to the Big Leagues]]'' when Ash has it mistaken for his Pikachu. Ash meets Ritchie when he found out the other Pikachu was actually his. Later, Ritchie wins his first match using only Sparky. In the fifth round of the Novice Tournament of the Pokémon, Sparky was sent out after his Butterfree was taken out by [[Ash's Squirtle]]. It went up against Ash's Pikachu and both Pokémon traded similar attacks to each other. Their last attack, Thunder, knocked out each other.
[[File:Sparky and Pikachu EToP.png|thumb|left|200px|Sparky and Ash's Pikachu]]
===Moves used===
{{anmov/h|electric||Ash Pikachu Sparky {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=Agility|1=Thunder}} EToP.png|Using {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=Agility|1=Thunder}}}}
{{anmov|psychic|Agility|ET13|The Indigo Finals}}
{{anmov|electric|Thunder|ET13|The Indigo Finals}}
{{anmov/f|electric}}

==Trivia==
*When participating in a [[Pokémon Super Contest]], one of the opposing coordinators players may face is a boy named Luis, who has a Pikachu named Sparky.

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