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'''Hey You, Pikachu!''' (Japanese: '''ピカチュウげんきでちゅう''' ''Pikachu is Fine-achu'') is a spin-off game for [[Nintendo 64]] developed by [[Ambrella]]. The [[Voice Recognition Unit]], a specialised microphone for the Nintendo 64, is included with it. Using voice-recognition software, the game interprets a player's commands, letting one interact verbally with {{p|Pikachu}}.

The game is one of the two that utilizes the Nintendo 64's Voice Recognition Unit, and it understands about 200 words, including "{{m|Thunder Shock|ThunderShock}}", "{{m|Thunderbolt}}," and "{{m|Thunder}}".

===Human===

* Mom (player's mother)

* Springleaf Field

This mission, found at Cobalt Coast, only has one part to it, but can be replayed normally like the other missions. Pikachu is invited to a piñata party held by {{p|Venusaur}}, and all its friends want to help it smack the [[Poké Ball]] containing the rewards open. If Pikachu can successfully open the Poké Ball more than once, Venusaur rewards it with the harmonica, which calls {{p|Lapras}} over to ferry Pikachu and the player to Cobalt Island.

In these missions, which take place on Cobalt Island, the player and Pikachu have to explore a small island full of buried treasure. {{p|Slowpoke}} sunbathes on a rock near the shore, and Lapras can sometimes be seen swimming around the island, watching the treasure hunt. The treasure chests that Pikachu can dig up can then be opened by reading the sign associated with them, and repeating the order to Pikachu. One of the prizes that can be obtained from a big treasure chest is the [[wp:Shinai|toy sword]] that decorates the protagonists' bedroom from then on.

==Regional differences==

In the English release, when the player is speaking, a bubble is shown to indicate that the player's voice is being detected by the microphone. In the Japanese release, the bubble only appears if the player is directly addressing Pikachu.

 

Every Pokémon except Pikachu, {{p|Caterpie}}, and {{p|Butterfree}} have different cries between versions. The reason for this is so their names match up with the dubs from the anime.

 

In the US release, the shoes outside the player's room are missing. In Japan, it is customary to take off shoes before walking into a building or home. In the US it is common to walk into buildings or homes with shoes still on.

 

The Nintendo 64 in the Japanese version contains a [[Super Nintendo]] video game which does not make sense as the [[Nintendo 64]] cannot hold Super Nintendo games, this was fixed in the English release.

 

 

The onigiri (riceball) from the Toolbox in the player's room is changed to a cupcake in the English release.

 

The eggplants in the garden level are changed to corn in the English release. This also means the original Japanese version does not get to see Pikachu make popcorn when the corn is shocked.

 

In Viridian Forest; the player finds cattails instead of horsetails in the English release.

 

In Springleaf Field, the Morning Glory is changed to a Bluebell. The models are the same but the textures were changed.

 

In the English release, when the microphone is not plugged in, the ''Mic'' box is animated so that a player's attention will be drawn to it easier.

 

The ''Suikiwari'' minigame in Cobalt Coast is changed to a Pinata smashing minigame in the English release. When Pikachu loses in the Japanese version, he receives a soda can pull tab, in the English version he receives a bottle cap ring instead.

* Although the game has not gained any direct sequels, [[Pokémon Channel]] seems to be a sequel, since it is a virtual pet simulation game in which the player shall raise a Pikachu. [[Pokémon Dash]] may also be an indirect sequel, as the Pikachu there is similar to that one in Channel: it even sometimes starts to laugh when being petted, among other things. It is unknown if the Pikachu and/or the player character are the same.

** [[PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure]] and its sequel, [[PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond]] both seem to be other indirect sequels - although the gameplay is significantly different from the virtual pet aspects of Hey You, Pikachu! and Channel, the core of starring a Pikachu and being intended for younger fans of Pokémon is similar.

* Hey You, Pikachu!, PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure and PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond are so far the only Pokémon games that don't have the word 'Pokémon' in their English titles.

* According to the in-game maps, there is water to the northeast of Viridian Forest, where Cobalt Coast and Cobalt Island are located.

* The cluster of houses representing Pewter City are only visible in the drawing of Pikachu's Discovery Days.

* The internal files of the game contain an used area called ''Entryway''. Pikachu is always carrying a pink purse and the words '''Macro Test''' is shown at the top of the screen. <ref>[https://tcrf.net/Hey_You,_Pikachu! Hey You Pikachu! - TCRF]</ref>

[[Category:Nintendo 64 games]]

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