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==In the games== | ==In the games== | ||
===In Generation I=== | ===In Generation I=== | ||
[[File:Red Pikachu Yellow debut.png|frame|left|Pikachu first appearing as a [[wild Pokémon]]]] | |||
[[File:Pokémon Yellow shop worker.png|frame|right|Pikachu and Red traveling together]] | [[File:Pokémon Yellow shop worker.png|frame|right|Pikachu and Red traveling together]] | ||
Pikachu first appears along the outskirts of {{rt|1|Kanto}}, where [[Professor Oak]] will encounter and catch it. The player receives | Pikachu first appears along the outskirts of {{rt|1|Kanto}}, where [[Professor Oak]] will encounter and {{pkmn2|caught|catch}} it. The player receives Pikachu after they go into Professor Oak's laboratory and attempt to take the starter {{p|Eevee}}, which {{ga|Blue}} will take instead. | ||
Pikachu replaces all of the other usual starter Pokémon, {{p|Bulbasaur}}, {{p|Charmander}}, and {{p|Squirtle}}; although these three Pokémon can be received during events later in the game, which reflects how [[Ash Ketchum]] eventually obtained all three of Kanto's starters in the anime. This Pikachu is also the only Pikachu found in Yellow; other Pikachu must be [[traded]] in from compatible games. | Pikachu replaces all of the other usual starter Pokémon, {{p|Bulbasaur}}, {{p|Charmander}}, and {{p|Squirtle}}; although these three Pokémon can be received during events later in the game, which reflects how [[Ash Ketchum]] eventually obtained all three of Kanto's starters in the anime. This Pikachu is also the only Pikachu found in Yellow; other Pikachu must be [[traded]] in from compatible games. |
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