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'''Red's Pikachu''' is the sole [[starter Pokémon]] in {{game|Yellow}}; it is based on [[Ash's Pikachu]] from the [[Pokémon anime]], which Yellow version is loosely based on. This Pikachu first appears along the outskirts of [[Route 1]], where [[Professor Oak]] will encounter it and catch it. The player receives this Pikachu after they go into Professor Oak's laboratory and attempt to take the starter {{p|Eevee}}, which {{ga|Blue}} will take instead.
{{move|Red's Pikachu}}
{{AnimePokémonInfobox
|trainername=Red
|pokemonname=Pikachu
|jtrainername=レッド
|jpokemonname=ピカチュウ
|tmtrainername=Red
|tmpokemonname=Pikachu
|image=[[File:Red Pikachu PG.png|300px]]
|caption=Red's Pikachu in [[Pokémon Generations]]
|type1=Electric
|gender=Male<ref>As an NPC; may be female when traded or transferred from [[Generation I]] or battled in the [[Pokémon World Tournament]].</ref>
|ability={{a|Static}}
|location=[[Pallet Town]] ({{v2|Yellow}})<br>[[Kanto]] ({{pkmn|Origins}})<br>[[Viridian Forest]] ({{pkmn|Generations}} and {{pkmn|Masters EX}})
|prevonum=025
|epnum=Pokémon Yellow Version
|current=[[Party|With Red]]
|java1=[[Ikue Otani]] (games)<br>[[Fumiko Orikasa]] (Generations)
}}
'''Red's Pikachu''' (Japanese: '''レッドのピカチュウ''' ''Red's Pikachu''), originally '''Yellow's Pikachu''' (Japanese: '''イエローのピカチュウ''' ''Yellow's Pikachu'') according to the Japanese manual, is {{ga|Red}}'s [[List of the player's first Pokémon|first Pokémon]] in {{game|Yellow}}. He is based on [[Ash's Pikachu]] from the [[Pokémon anime]], which this game is loosely based on. Since then, he has appeared as one of Red's signature Pokémon.


Pikachu replaces all of the other usual starter Pokémon, {{p|Bulbasaur}}, {{p|Charmander}}, and {{p|Squirtle}}. However these three other Pokémon can be received during in-game events over the course of the game, which reflects how [[Ash Ketchum]] eventually obtained all three starters in the anime. This Pikachu is also the sole Pikachu in all of Pokémon Yellow, and other Pikachu must be traded from other games
==Terminology==
The name "'''Red's Pikachu'''" is based on the fact that {{ga|Red}} appears as a [[non-player character]] Trainer in several games from [[Generation II]] onwards, where he is specifically named "Red" (Japanese: {{j|レッド}}), with his Pikachu consistently on his team.


After battling against Blue for the first time, the Pikachu will choose to stay out of its [[Poké Ball]] and follow the player around everywhere, unless it faints, if it is [[Pokémon storage system|put into storage]], or traded. If the player decides to speak to Pikachu, a small image of Pikachu's current emotion will pop up. The image also shows how much the Pikachu [[happiness|likes]] the player. This makes Pokémon Yellow the first game to show Pokémon happiness, which would become more prominent in [[Generation II]]. Pikachu's happiness doesn't have many uses in the game, however it is vital if the player wishes to receive a Bulbasaur in [[Cerulean City]]. Besides showing Pikachu's emotions and happiness, the image can also show several other 'events' such as when Pikachu learns {{m|Thunderbolt}} it will shock the player.
The name "'''Yellow's Pikachu'''" is based on the fact that in the Japanese manuals of [[Generation I]] games, the player character is specifically named after the current game: {{j|レッド}}{{sup/1|R}}, {{j|グリーン}}{{sup/1|G}}, {{j|ブルー}}{{sup/1|B}}, or {{j|イエロー}}{{sup/1|Y}} (''Red'', ''Green'', ''Blue'', or ''Yellow''). Therefore, the player character was named "Yellow" in the game {{game|Yellow}}, before "Red" was established to be his definitive name in later generations.


It is a notable fact that this Pikachu will never evolve into a {{p|Raichu}}. If it is offered a [[Thunderstone]] it will refuse it. If the player wishes to own a Raichu for either their Pokémon team or completion of the [[Pokédex]], the player will have to trade for a Raichu in another [[Generation I]] or [[Generation II]] game. If Pikachu is traded to another game, evolved and traded back it will no longer follow the player.
==In the core series games==
===Pokémon Yellow===
[[File:Red Pikachu Yellow debut.png|thumb|Pikachu first appearing as a [[wild Pokémon]]]]
Pikachu first appears along the outskirts of {{rt|1|Kanto}}, where [[Professor Oak]] will encounter and {{pkmn2|caught|catch}} it. When the player visits [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]], Oak had intended to give an {{p|Eevee}} to the player to start their Pokémon journey, but his impatient grandson {{ga|Blue}} takes it instead. So that the player still has a Pokémon, Oak gives the player the Pikachu he just caught instead. The Kanto [[first partner Pokémon]] ({{p|Bulbasaur}}, {{p|Charmander}}, and {{p|Squirtle}}) are not received from Oak in Pokémon Yellow, but these three Pokémon can be received later in the game (which reflects how [[Ash Ketchum]]'s eventually obtains all three Kanto first partner Pokémon in the anime). After battling against Blue for the first time, the Pikachu chooses to stay out of its {{i|Poké Ball}} and [[walking Pokémon|follow the player]] as long as it is in the party and not fainted.


Pikachu is also able to learn {{m|Surf}} if transferred into [[Pokémon Stadium (English)|Pokémon Stadium]], and will be able to participate in the [[Surf Minigame]] if it does know the move.
In battle, the initial Pikachu arrives from the side of the screen, instead of being sent from a [[Poké Ball]]. At the start of the game, Pikachu is kept in its Poké Ball prior to the first battle against Blue, but it is still sent from the side of the screen in this battle.


==In Generation II==
This Pikachu is the only Pikachu found in Yellow, although other Pikachu can be [[trade]]d in from other [[Generation I]] and {{gen|II}} games. In the [[Virtual Console]] release of Pokémon Yellow, the initial Pikachu can participate in the [[Pikachu's Beach]] minigame.
In [[Mt. Silver]], {{ga|Red}} can be battled. On his team is a level 81 Pikachu that knows {{m|Charm}}, {{m|Quick Attack}}, {{m|Thunderbolt}} and {{m|Thunder}}. This makes it the highest leveled Pokémon that can be battled in the [[Pokémon games|game series]], one level higher than the wild {{p|Arceus}} in {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}. This Pikachu is likely to have been based on Red's Pikachu from Pokémon Yellow.


If Red's Pikachu from Yellow is traded to a Generation II game, it will be holding a [[Light Ball]].
====Starting moveset====
{{Pokémon/1
|game=Yellow
|ndex=025
|pokemon=Pikachu
|type1=Electric
|level=5
|move1=ThunderShock|move1type=Electric
|move2=Growl|move2type=Normal}}
 
====Interactions====
[[File:Pokémon Yellow shop worker.png|thumb|Pikachu and Red traveling together]]
Should the player speak to Pikachu, a small animation of his current emotion will pop up; this image can also be an indication of how much the Pikachu [[friendship|likes]] the player. (This makes Pokémon Yellow the first game to show Pokémon friendship, a mechanic that would become more prominent in [[Generation II]].) Although the player's friendship with Pikachu does not have many uses in the game, it is vital if the player wishes to receive a Bulbasaur in [[Cerulean City]]. Besides showing Pikachu's emotions and friendliness, the game also shows animations of several other events:
 
*If the player has been idle for at least 8 seconds, Pikachu starts randomly turning to look at one of the four directions.
*If the player has been idle for at least 8 seconds and the player and Pikachu are separated by a ledge, Pikachu starts jumping or spinning around.
*If talked to right after the player loses to Blue in the Pokémon Lab, Pikachu will turn its back to the player.
*If talked to right after the player wins against Blue in the Pokémon Lab, it will appear uninterested in the player.
*If Pikachu is affected by a [[status condition]], it will appear weak or in pain. If it is asleep, it will appear asleep when talked to.
*If Pikachu has just learned {{m|Thunder}} or Thunderbolt, it may shock the player if talked to.
*When the player heals their Pokémon at the Pokémon Center, Pikachu jumps over the counter to be healed. Once the healing process ends, Pikachu remains on the counter until the player walks away with it.
*In [[Pewter City]]'s Pokémon Center, there is a {{p|Jigglypuff}} that will {{m|Sing}} a lullaby if talked to. After listening to the Jigglypuff, Pikachu will fall asleep and not move unless awakened by the player. The center's nurse will also comment on Pikachu's sleeping if talked to, instead of healing the party. The cable club will also be inaccessible. Until the player awakens Pikachu, it cannot be deposited into the [[PC]], have items used on it (excluding the [[Poké Flute]]), or moved in the party.
*When the player goes to [[Bill]]'s house and discovers that he has turned into a Pokémon, Pikachu will approach him and look confused. When Bill reappears in human form, Pikachu will appear to be shocked.
*If the player walks into the [[Pokémon Fan Club]] in [[Vermilion City]], Pikachu will approach a {{p|Clefairy}} and fall in love with it.
*If the player uses a fishing rod and then checks Pikachu, it will appear to have a bait bucket over its head.
*If taken inside [[Pokémon Tower]], Pikachu will appear to be scared.
*If talked to right after the player catches a Pokémon, it will make a V with its fingers to represent victory, similarly to how Ash's Pikachu posed after Ash caught {{AP|Caterpie}}.
*If talked to after the player loses a battle, Pikachu will appear disappointed in and unsure of its Trainer.
*Reflecting the [[EP014|actions]] of Ash's Pikachu, this Pikachu will refuse a [[Thunder Stone|Thunderstone]] given to it in Yellow, and, if talked to after the player tries to use the stone, will shake its head in refusal.
*After the player stores Pikachu in Bill's computer, Pikachu complains and becomes less friendly toward the player.
 
====Walking animation====
In the game overworld, Pikachu's walking animation is faster if its friendship is equal to or higher than 80.
 
====Entering battles====
The initial Pikachu appears quickly moving from left to right when entering a [[Pokémon battle]], unlike other Pokémon who are sent from their Poké Balls.
 
This references the fact that the initial Pikachu is not kept in a Poké Ball. However, in the first battle against the rival {{ga|Blue}}, the initial Pikachu also appears moving from left to right like in all battles, despite the fact that at this point it was being kept in the Poké Ball instead.
 
A Pikachu traded from another game (with a different [[Original Trainer|OT]] or [[Trainer ID number]]) is also sent from a Poké Ball in battle like any regular Pokémon.
 
In link battles, the foe's initial Pikachu is treated like a regular Pokémon, even if both players are playing Pokémon Yellow. When a initial Pikachu is sent for battle, it is shown arriving from the side in its original game, but it is shown coming from a Poké Ball in the foe's game.
 
====Cry====
The initial Pikachu says its own name, [[Voice acting in the Pokémon games|voiced]] by [[Ikue Otani]], as opposed to the electronic noise uttered by other Pokémon. When the initial Pikachu is in the process of being sent or received in a [[trade]], it utters an electronic noise like other Pokémon, instead of saying its own name. The foe's initial Pikachu in a link battle is treated like a regular Pikachu, so it utters that electronic noise.
 
====Gender====
Pikachu has no identified [[gender]] in Pokémon Yellow, like all other Pokémon in [[Generation I]] games except for {{p|Nidoran♀}} and {{p|Nidoran♂}}. The initial Pikachu is shown to be male or female, like any other Pikachu, if it is [[trade]]d to a [[Generation II]] game, used in [[Pokémon Stadium 2]], or transferred from a [[Virtual Console]] game to the [[Pokémon Bank]] via the [[Poké Transporter]].
 
====Held item====
If the initial Pikachu from Yellow [[Time Capsule|is traded to]] Generation II or used in [[Pokémon Stadium 2]], it is initially shown to be [[held item|holding]] a [[Light Ball]]. The held item of any Pokémon (including Pikachu) may be changed in a Generation II game or by using the {{OBP|PC|Stadium}} in Pokémon Stadium 2. The held item data remains even if a Pokémon is saved in a [[Generation I]] game (the item is stored where the Pokémon's [[catch rate]] would be), even though Generation I games are unable to identify held items.
 
If a Pokémon in the [[Virtual Console]] version of a Generation I or II game is transferred to [[Pokémon Bank]] via the [[Poké Transporter]], it won't have a held item. The held item is lost in a Generation I game, or returns to the bag in a Generation II game.
 
====Evolution====
The initial Pikachu is unable to evolve in its original game. If the player tries to use a [[Thunder Stone|Thunderstone]] on it, Pikachu will shake its head in refusal and the game text will say "Pikachu is refusing!", but this does not affect their friendship. However, it can evolve into {{p|Raichu}} in another game (including another copy of Pokémon Yellow). There is no way to obtain Raichu in Pokémon Yellow except by either trading one in or using a Thunderstone on an {{pkmn2|outsider}} Pikachu. If the initial Pikachu evolves into Raichu, it is treated like any other Pokémon, even if it returns to its original game: it is kept in the Poké Ball and doesn't follow the player, it doesn't have a [[friendship]] value, etc.
 
====Releasing====
The initial Pikachu is unable to be released in its original game. If the player attempts to release Pikachu, it will complain and the game text will say "Pikachu looks unhappy about it!", but this does not affect their friendship. Pikachu can be traded away and released in another game, or released normally in the [[Pokémon Stadium series]], like any other Pokémon. If Pikachu evolves in another game and returns to its original game as {{p|Raichu}}, it can be released normally as well.
 
====Multiple initial Pikachu====
Any Pikachu that the player is the [[Original Trainer]] of (according to their Original Trainer name and [[Trainer ID number]]) is treated as the player's initial Pikachu. For instance, if a Pokémon Yellow player has the same name and ID as a player of any  other [[Generation I]] or [[Generation II|II]] game (including another copy of Pokémon Yellow), any Pikachu caught or hatched in the other game is treated as a initial Pikachu in Pokémon Yellow.
 
If the player has multiple Pikachu which qualify as their initial Pikachu in a single game, a single Pikachu will follow if the first initial Pikachu in the party is not fainted. All initial Pikachu share the same friendship value, so any friendship-modifying event applies to all of them. For instance, if any initial Pikachu [[level|levels up]] or if the player teaches a [[TM]] move to any initial Pikachu, the shared friendship value increases; if any initial Pikachu faints or if the player deposits any initial Pikachu in the [[Pokémon Storage System]], the shared friendship value decreases.
 
====Comparison with other Pikachu====
Any {{pkmn2|outsider}} Pikachu (according to their Original Trainer name and [[Trainer ID number]]) behaves like any other regular Pokémon. An outsider Pikachu can be traded from other compatible games. Additionally, sometimes Pikachu were distributed as events, such as the {{DL|List of European language event Pokémon distributions (Generation I)|Nintendo Power Pikachu}} (a [[Surfing Pikachu]] that was available from [[Nintendo Power]] in 1999).
 
Outsider Pikachu don't have a [[friendship]] value, and they don't follow or interact with the player like the initial Pikachu. In battle, outsider Pikachu are sent from a Poké Ball (as opposed to being sent from the side like the initial Pikachu). The outsider Pikachu don't say their name; their [[cry]] is a normal electronic noise like other Pokémon. The outsider Pikachu are able to [[evolution|evolve]] normally into {{p|Raichu}}, and are able to be {{pkmn2|released}}.
 
===As an non-player character===
In {{game2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}, Red can be battled in [[Mt. Silver Cave]] with a level 81 Pikachu on his team. At the time, his Pikachu was the highest leveled Pokémon that could be battled in the main series. This Pikachu is likely to have been based on Red's Pikachu from Pokémon Yellow. Although Red doesn't use his Pikachu when battled in [[Pokémon Stadium 2]], he still makes a cameo appearance during the game's end credits, battling {{ga|Blue}}'s {{p|Eevee}}.
 
Red's challenge at Mt. Silver returns in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}. He still uses Pikachu in these games; he is now level 88. Again, at the time, Pikachu was the highest level Trainer-owned Pokémon in the series. In the final battle, he is holding a [[Light Ball]], while he knows the four moves used by [[Ash's Pikachu]] most often prior to the release of the games, during ''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]''.
 
Red can be battled in the [[Champions Tournament]] of [[Pokémon World Tournament]] in {{game|Black and White|s|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2|2}}. He uses his Pikachu as his signature Pokémon once again in the battle, though it, like all opponent Pokémon in the PWT, varies in gender.
 
Red can be battled in [[Pokémon Sun and Moon|Pokémon Sun, Moon]], [[Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon|Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon]]. He uses his Pikachu when battled at the entrance of the [[Battle Tree]]. However, Pikachu is not in Red's pool of usable Pokémon inside the Battle Tree proper. He can also be battled in [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]], once again using Pikachu as the leading member of his team.
 
<div style="display:inline-block">
<p style="font-weight:bold; text-align:center">{{game2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}</p>
{{Pokémon/2
|game=Crystal
|ndex=025
|pokemon=Pikachu
|gender=male
|level=81
|type1=Electric
|move1=Charm|move1type=Normal
|move2=Quick Attack|move2type=Normal
|move3=Thunderbolt|move3type=Electric
|move4=Thunder|move4type=Electric}}
</div>
<div style="display:inline-block">
<p style="font-weight:bold; text-align:center">{{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}</p>
{{Pokémon/4
|game=HeartGold
|ndex=025
|pokemon=Pikachu
|gender=male
|spritegender=male
|type1=Electric
|ability=Static
|held=Light Ball
|level=88
|move1=Volt Tackle|move1type=Electric|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Iron Tail|move2type=Steel|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Quick Attack|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Thunderbolt|move4type=Electric|move4cat=Special}}
</div>
<div style="display:inline-block">
<p style="font-weight:bold; text-align:center">{{game|Black and White|s|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2|2}}<br>[[Pokémon World Tournament]]</p>
{{Pokémon/5
|game=Black
|ndex=025
|pokemon=Pikachu
|gender=both
|spritegender={{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0|1=|2=fe}}male
|type1=Electric
|ability=Static
|held=Light Ball
|level=50
|move1=Fake Out|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Iron Tail|move2type=Steel|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Volt Tackle|move3type=Electric|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Brick Break|move4type=Fighting|move4cat=Physical}}
</div>
<div style="display:inline-block">
<p style="font-weight:bold; text-align:center">[[Pokémon Sun and Moon|Pokémon Sun, Moon]],<br>[[Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon|Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon]]</p>
{{Pokémon/7
|game=
|ndex=025
|pokemon=Pikachu
|gender=male
|level={{tt|70|Sun and Moon}}/{{tt|74|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}}
|type1=Electric
|ability=Static
|held=Light Ball
|move1=Volt Tackle|move1type=Electric|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Quick Attack|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Light Screen|move3type=Psychic|move3cat=Status
|move4=Nuzzle|move4type=Electric|move4cat=Physical}}
</div>
<div style="display:inline-block">
<p style="font-weight:bold; text-align:center">[[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!|Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu!<br>and Let's Go, Eevee!]]</p>
{{Pokémon/7/LG
|game=PE
|ndex=025
|pokemon=Pikachu
|gender=male
|level=85
|type1=Electric
|move1=Thunderbolt|move1type=Electric|move1cat=Special
|move2=Brick Break|move2type=Fighting|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Iron Tail|move3type=Steel|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Reflect|move4type=Psychic|move4cat=Status}}
</div>
 
===Gallery===
====Artwork====
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|-
| Early artwork with Red,<br>Blue, and Charizard
| Concept artwork for<br>Kotobukiya ArtFx J figurines
| 20th Anniversary Artwork from<br>Pokémon Center Online by {{color2|000|Emi Ando}}<ref>https://youtu.be/P4wtIPuBrYI?t=108</ref>
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| style="{{roundy|15px}} border: 2px solid #{{electric color dark}}; background: #{{electric color light}}" | [[File:Sugimori Red and Pikachu.png|200px]]
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|-
| Red and Pikachu concept artwork for<br>Kotobukiya ArtFx J figurines by {{color2|000|Ken Sugimori}}
| Artwork of {{color2|000|Kanto Route 12|Silence Bridge}} by {{color2|000|Hitoshi Ariga}}
| Artwork by {{color2|000|Ken Sugimori}}
|-
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|-
| Raw artwork of the <br>{{color2|000|Dream League (TCG)|Dream League}} package art by {{color2|000|Naoki Saito}}
|}
 
====Sprites====
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|-
| Sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Yellow Version|Yellow}}
| Sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions|Gold}}
| Sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions|Silver}}
| Sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Crystal Version|Crystal}}
| Sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HeartGold and SoulSilver}}
|colspan="2" | Sprites from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|Black 2 and White 2}}
| Model from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Sun and Moon|Sun, Moon}}, {{color2|000|Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon|Ultra<br>Sun, and Ultra Moon}}
| Model from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!|Let's Go, Pikachu!<br>and Let's Go, Eevee!}}
| Menu and overworld<br>sprite from {{color2|000|Pokémon Yellow Version|Yellow}}
| Back sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Yellow Version|Yellow}}
| Mood sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Yellow Version|Yellow}}
|}
 
==In the side series games==
===Pokémon Stadium series===
Using the [[Transfer Pak]], {{game|Yellow}} can connect with the games in the [[Pokémon Stadium series]].
 
In the [[Pokémon Stadium (Japanese)|Japanese Pokémon Stadium]], the initial Pikachu is treated like any other Pokémon. When either the [[Pokémon Stadium (English)|English Pokémon Stadium]] or [[Pokémon Stadium 2]] is connected with Pokémon Yellow, the initial Pikachu has some unique animations and it speaks by saying its own name, voiced by [[Ikue Otani]] (unlike the electronic noise [[cry]] of the other Pikachu).
 
* When idle in battle, the initial Pikachu keeps swinging its head to the sides, with its ears slightly uneven.
** This idle animation is seen in the Gallery screen as well. (This screen is used to take snapshots of the player's Pokémon, only in the North American version of {{eng|Pokémon Stadium}}.)
** Only in [[Pokémon Stadium 2]], this idle animation is shown when the initial Pikachu is checked in the PC or the [[trade machine|trading machine]] in the Pokémon Lab.
* When entering a battle, the initial Pikachu waves happily to the player. In the Gallery screen, the initial Pikachu waves happily every few seconds.
 
When a initial Pikachu is in battle, it does not matter whether the player or the computer is using it; in either case, the initial Pikachu still has its unique animations and talks by saying its own name. (The computer is able to use the player's Pokémon in the Free Battle mode of all three Pokémon Stadium games.)
 
Pokémon Stadium 2 features [[gender]]s and [[held item]]s. When Pokémon Yellow (or any other [[Generation I]] or [[Generation II]] game) is connected to Pokémon Stadium 2, all Pokémon's [[gender]]s and [[held item]]s are displayed as usual, despite the fact that genders (except for {{p|Nidoran♀}} and {{p|Nidoran♂}}) and held items are not featured in the Generation I games. Like any other Pikachu, the initial Pikachu is either male or female. The initial Pikachu initially holds a [[Light Ball]], but the player may take or replace that item by using the [[PC]] in the Pokémon Lab.
 
The initial Pikachu can be released normally like any other Pokémon in any of the three games of the Pokémon Stadium series.
 
==In the spin-off games==
===[[Pokémon Masters EX]]===
{{main|Red (Masters)#Pikachu|Red (Masters) → Pikachu}}
{{mas|Red}} forms a [[sync pair]] with Pikachu in [[Pokémon Masters EX]]. It is capable of [[Gigantamax]]ing.
 
{{PairDex/h|Electric}}
{{PairDex|084|Red|trainerlink=Red (Masters)#Pikachu|trainerimg=Red Sygna Thunderbolt|sygna=[[Sygna suit|Sygna Suit]] (Thunderbolt)|0025|Pikachu|master=yes|form=[[Gigantamax]]|dynamax=yes|buddy=yes|gender=male|Electric|Ground|Tech|6|Master Fair Sync Pair Scout}}
|}
 
==In the anime==
[[File:Red Pikachu PO.png|thumb|250px|Pikachu in [[Pokémon Origins]]]]
===Pokémon Origins===
Red's Pikachu briefly appeared in ''[[PO04|File 4: Charizard]]'', where {{OBP|Red|Origins}} was seen catching it with a {{i|Poké Ball}}.
 
===Pokémon Generations===
Pikachu appeared in ''[[PG01|The Adventure]]'', where it was encountered and captured by Red in [[Viridian Forest]]. It was later seen encountering a {{p|Caterpie}} in the same forest, a group of {{p|Wooper}} in [[Ecruteak City]], a {{p|Vigoroth}} near the [[Weather Institute]], a {{p|Probopass}} and {{p|Regigigas}} outside of the [[Snowpoint Temple]], a {{p|Volcarona}} and {{p|Landorus}} at the [[Relic Castle]], and a {{p|Noivern}} and {{p|Zygarde}} in [[Terminus Cave]].
 
====Personality and characteristics====
Initially, Pikachu had a childlike personality, seemingly being curious and inexperienced. However, as time went on, it gained more self-confidence and experience.
 
====Moves used====
{{anmov/h|electric||Red Pikachu {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 5}}|0=Thunder Shock|1=Iron Tail|2=Volt Tackle|3=Electro Ball|4=Thunderbolt}} PG.png|Using {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 5}}|0=Thunder Shock|1=Iron Tail|2=Volt Tackle|3=Electro Ball|4=Thunderbolt}}}}
{{anmov|electric|Thunder Shock|PG01|The Adventure}}
{{anmov|steel|Iron Tail|PG01|The Adventure}}
{{anmov|electric|Volt Tackle|PG01|The Adventure}}
{{anmov|electric|Electro Ball|PG01|The Adventure}}
{{anmov|electric|Thunderbolt|PG01|The Adventure}}
{{anmov/f|electric}}
 
===Main series===
[[File:Pokémon Pocket Monsters anime.png|thumb|250px|Pikachu with Red and Clefairy in the {{pkmn|anime}}]]
In ''[[AG086|Lights, Camerupt, Action!]]'', {{OBP|Red|Pocket Monsters}} from the [[Pokémon Pocket Monsters]] manga appears with his [[Red's Pikachu (Pocket Monsters)|Pikachu]] and {{TP|Red|Clefairy}} as characters in one of {{Ash}}'s favorite [[Movies in the Pokémon world|films]]. Much like in the manga, Red's Pikachu appears to be the only Pokémon around that isn't able to talk.
 
====Ash's Pikachu====
{{main|Ash's Pikachu}}
[[Ash's Pikachu]] is the loose anime counterpart of Red's Pikachu. The player receiving a Pikachu instead of one of the Kanto first partner Pokémon in {{game|Yellow}} is based on Ash's Pikachu.
 
Some alternate versions of Ash Ketchum have a Pikachu as well: this includes [[Mirror Ash]], [[Alternate World Ash]], the {{OBP|Ash Ketchum|M20}} who debuted in ''[[M20|Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!]]'', as well as the {{OBP|Ash Ketchum|A Ripple in Time}} from ''[[A Ripple in Time]]''.


==In the manga==
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Special===
===Pokémon Adventures===
The {{special|Yellow chapter}} is based off of Pokémon Yellow. The main character, {{special|Yellow}}, owns a female Pikachu named Chuchu. {{special|Red}} also owns a Pikachu named Pika, however it is unlikely that his Pikachu is based on the Pikachu received in Pokémon Yellow, as the first volume of Pokémon Special was first released on August 8, 1997 in Japan and Pokémon Yellow was first released on September 12, 1998 in Japan.
{{main|Pika}}
[[Pika]] is {{adv|Red}}'s Pikachu in the [[Pokémon Adventures]] manga.
 
===Pokémon Pocket Monsters===
{{main|Red's Pikachu (Pocket Monsters)}}
 
{{OBP|Red|Pocket Monsters}} has a [[Red's Pikachu (Pocket Monsters)|Pikachu]] in the [[Pokémon Pocket Monsters]] manga.
 
[[File:Red Pikachu JBA.png|thumb|200px|Pikachu in Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure]]
===Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure===
Red's Pikachu debuted as a silhouette alongside its Trainer in [[JBA5]]. It then physically debuted in [[JBA6]], where it briefly appeared alongside his Trainer as [[Jō]] reached the summit of [[Mt. Silver]], ready to challenge Red to a battle.
 
===Ash's Pikachu in the manga===
{{main|Ash's Pikachu|section=In the manga}}
[[Ash's Pikachu]], the loose counterpart of Red's Pikachu, appears in several manga, including the anime-based [[Ash & Pikachu]], [[The Electric Tale of Pikachu]], [[Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl]], the manga adaptations of the anime movies, as well as a cameo in [[Magical Pokémon Journey]].
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==In the TCG==
Red's Pikachu is featured in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]. The following is a list of cards featuring Pikachu.
{{cardlist/header|Pikachu|Lightning|char=yes}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|SM-P Promo|Red's Pikachu|270}}|type=Lightning|jpset=SM-P Promotional cards|jpnum=270/SM-P}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Cosmic Eclipse|Pikachu|66}}|type=Lightning|expanded=yes|enset=Cosmic Eclipse|enrarity=Rare Secret|ennum=241/236|jpset=Dream League|jprarity=CHR|jpnum=054/049}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname=[[Pikachu V (Vivid Voltage 43)|Pikachu]]{{TCGV}}|type=Lightning|expanded=yes|jpset=VMAX Climax|jprarity=CSR|jpnum=222/184}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname=[[Pikachu VMAX (Vivid Voltage 44)|Pikachu]]{{VMAX}}|type=Lightning|expanded=yes|jpset=VMAX Climax|jprarity=CSR|jpnum=223/184}}
{{cardlist/footer|Lightning}}
 
===Artwork===
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|-
| style="{{roundy|15px}} border: 2px solid #{{tcg water color dark}}; background: #{{tcg lightning color light}}" | [[File:Bandai first partners card.jpg|x200px]]
|-
| Artwork from the <br>{{color2|000|Pocket Monsters Carddass Trading Cards|Bandai Carddass card}}
|}
 
===Merchandise===
====Red & Pikachu accessories====
The third phase of Pokémon Center 20th Anniversary celebrations began on July 13, 2018, upon which numerous items of Pokémon Center-exclusive merchandise were made for sale. These items all feature {{ga|Red}} and his {{ga|Red's Pikachu|Pikachu}} in an illustration by [[Ken Sugimori]], specially commissioned as a "thank you" to customers for their continued patronage over the years. Several TCG items were among those available, which included:
 
'''Deck case:''' Each deck case comes with two card dividers featuring the same illustration and capacity to store up to 180 cards.
:'''Red & Pikachu Deck Case''' (Japanese: '''デッキケース レッド＆ピカチュウ''')
 
'''Playmat:'''
:'''Red & Pikachu Rubber Playmat''' (Japanese: '''ラバープレイマット レッド＆ピカチュウ''')
 
'''Sleeves:''' Each pack contains 64 card sleeves.
:'''Red & Pikachu Sleeves''' (Japanese: '''デッキシールド レッド＆ピカチュウ''' ''Deck Shield: Red & Pikachu'')
 
'''File:''' Each 4-ring file includes eight 9-pocket sheets for card display and a card divider featuring a negative-color image of Red & Pikachu.
:'''Red & Pikachu Collection File''' (Japanese: '''コレクションファイル レッド＆ピカチュウ''')
 
'''Product images:'''
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|border={{Electric color dark}}
|image1=Red Pikachu Deck Case.jpg
|caption1=Red & Pikachu Deck Case
|image2=Red Pikachu Rubber Playmat.jpg
|caption2=Red & Pikachu Rubber Playmat
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|image3=Red Pikachu Sleeves.jpg
|caption3=Red & Pikachu Sleeves
|image4=Red Pikachu Collection File.jpg
|caption4=Red & Pikachu Collection File
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Pikachu has several 'in-game events' where it can show an emotion other than how happy it is, they include
[[File:Pokémon Power 1.png|thumb|150px|Pikachu and Red on the first {{OBP|Pokémon Power|magazine}}]]
**If Pikachu is infected by a [[status condition]], it will appear weak or in pain.
* Red's Pikachu likely inspired, at least partly, the concept of any Pokémon [[walking Pokémon|following the player outside their Poké Ball]] in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}.
**If Pikachu learns Thunderbolt, it may occasionally shock the player if talked to.
* When battling against Red, Pikachu appears to come from inside his Poké Ball, contradicting his dislike of doing so in Pokémon Yellow.
**In [[Pewter City]]'s Pokémon Center, there is a {{p|Jigglypuff}} that will {{m|Sing}} a lullaby if talked to, Pikachu will fall asleep and not move unless awakened by the player. The center's nurse will also comment on Pikachu's sleeping if talked to.
* Although Pikachu initially resides inside of its Poké Ball until the player has battled with the rival for the first time in Pokémon Yellow, it still enters the first battle from outside of the Ball.
**If the player first goes into [[Bill]]'s lighthouse and discovers that he has turned into a Pokémon, Pikachu will approach him and look confused. When he reappears in human form, Pikachu will appear to be shocked.
* In the [[core series]] games, Red's Pikachu is the only Pokémon that:
**If the player walks into the [[Pokémon Fan Club]] in [[Vermilion City]], Pikachu will approach a {{p|Clefairy}} and fall in love. This may reference their future as members of the {{egg3|Fairy}}, or it could be a reference to the fact that [[Ash]]'s starter Pokémon was originally going to be Clefairy.
** Is the single [[following Pokémon]] available in a specific game.
**If the player uses a fishing rod, then checks Pikachu, it will appear to have a bucket over its head.
** Is the single Pokémon with a [[friendship]] value available in a specific game.
*In [[Generation IV]], there is a park called [[Amity Square]] where players can walk around with a Pokémon following them. However only certain kinds can follow the player, Pikachu is one of the few and may be reference to Red's Pikachu in Pokémon Yellow. However a following Pokémon will not show the player its current emotion when talked to, but may give out something that it found.
** Loses some friendship if it is stored in the [[Pokémon Storage System]].
** Has a different cry to other Pokémon of the same species in the same game (in Pokémon Yellow, other Pikachu have a regular noise as their cry instead of being voiced by [[Ikue Ohtani]]).
* In the core series games, Red's Pikachu is the only [[List of the player's first Pokémon|player's first Pokémon]] that:
** Is the player's first Pokémon in an upper version but not in the original versions.
** Is the player's first Pokémon in the same [[generation]] but not in the same game as the introduction of its species.
** Is seen being caught by a [[Pokémon Professor]].
** Is obtained by the player after a failed attempt to obtain another first Pokémon (in this case, after attempting to obtain {{p|Eevee}}).
** Is able to gain a type advantage against the rival's first Pokémon only after the latter has evolved (in this case, into {{p|Vaporeon}}).
** Is only able to evolve after it is traded to another game.
* In the core series games, {{p|Pikachu}} (including Red's Pikachu as well as {{ga|Trace}} or {{ga|Elaine}}'s Pikachu) is the only player's first Pokémon that:
** Is {{type|Electric}}.
** Has a [[gender]] ratio other than [[:Category:Pokémon with a gender ratio of seven males to one female|seven males to one female]].
** Has a previous [[evolution|evolutionary]] stage (in this case, {{p|Pichu}}).
* In Pokémon Yellow, this Pikachu was caught in {{rt|1|Kanto}}, but no other Pikachu are seen on this route.
* Red and Pikachu appeared on the cover of the first {{OBP|Pokémon Power|magazine}} magazine.
* At [[level]] 88, Pikachu is tied with [[Cynthia's Garchomp]] in {{g|Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl}} for being the highest level Trainer-owned Pokémon outside of a [[battle facility]].
 
==See also==
{{animespecies|Pikachu}}
* [[Ash's Pikachu]]
* [[Pika]]


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