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 [[File:Surfing Pikachu BW087.png|thumb|250px|Pikachu {{DL|Pikachu variants|Surfing Pikachu|surfing}}]]
 [[File:Pikachu as female Pikachu.png|thumb|250px|Pikachu disguised as a female]]
-* The [[Professor Oak's Big Pokémon Encyclopedia]] featured at the end of [[DP013]] is about Ash's Pikachu. He writes this Pokémon senryū about him: 「パートナー　サトシとピカチュウ　いいかんじ」 "''Partners {{tt|Satoshi|Ash}} and Pikachu: a pleasant feeling''."
+* The [[Professor Oak's Big Pokémon Encyclopedia]] featured at the end of [[DP013]] is about Ash's Pikachu. He writes this Pokémon senryū about him: 「パートナー　サトシとピカチュウ　いいかんじ」 "''Partners [[Ash Ketchum|{{tt|Satoshi|Ash}}]] and Pikachu: always feeling good.''"
-* Pikachu is {{Ash}}'s only {{type|Electric}} Pokémon and was the only Electric type owned by a main character in the {{pkmn|anime}} prior to {{an|Dawn}} catching {{TP|Dawn|Pachirisu}}.
+* Pikachu is Ash's only {{type|Electric}} Pokémon and was the only Electric type owned by a main character in the {{pkmn|anime}} prior to {{an|Dawn}} {{pkmn2|caught|catch}}ing {{TP|Dawn|Pachirisu}}.
-** Pikachu was also Ash's only [[walking Pokémon]] until the capture of {{AP|Rowlet}}, 943 episodes later.
+** Pikachu was also Ash's only [[walking Pokémon]] until {{AP|Rowlet}} was caught in ''[[SM004|First Catch in Alola, Ketchum-Style!]]'', 943 episodes later.
-* Not including temporary captures, Pikachu was the only one of Ash's Pokémon to know an Electric-type [[move]] until {{AP|Meltan}} in ''[[SM111|Show Me the Metal!]]'', 1,050 episodes later.
+* Pikachu was the only one of Ash's non-temporary Pokémon to use an Electric-type [[move]] under his ownership until {{AP|Naganadel}} in ''[[SM143|Fiery Surprises!]]'', 1,082 episodes later.
-** Furthermore, Pikachu was Ash's only non-temporary Pokémon to have used an Electric-type move under his ownership until {{AP|Naganadel}} in ''[[SM143|Fiery Surprises]]'', 1,082 episodes later.
 * Pikachu was the first of Ash's Pokémon to habitually disobey him. Other Pokémon would later do so as well, notably {{AP|Primeape}} and {{AP|Charizard}}.
 * As revealed in ''[[JN001|Enter Pikachu!]]'', Pikachu is, chronologically, Ash's first:
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 * In ''[[DP142|Where No Togepi Has Gone Before!]]'', it was officially confirmed that Pikachu is [[gender|male]], as a female {{p|Togepi}}'s {{m|Attract}} affected him. His physical appearance could not be used as proof before then, since [[List of Pokémon with gender differences|gender differences]] were not implemented until after he had debuted in the anime.
 ** Pikachu's gender had already been assumed male in the dub, where male pronouns such as "he" were used to refer to Pikachu. To a lesser extent, his gender was also previously implied in the Japanese versions, specifically in ''[[EP017|Island of the Giant Pokémon]]'' (in which Pikachu used masculine pronouns), ''[[EP052|Princess vs. Princess]]'' (he was present when the narrator said that males had to carry packages), ''[[EP053|The Purr-fect Hero]]'' (he was seen with Ash and {{an|Brock}} while they claimed that [[Kids Day]] was for boys), and in ''[[EP063|The Battle of the Badge]]'' (as Brock referred to Ash and Pikachu as "those guys").
-** The first time Pikachu's gender difference was openly indicated was in ''[[BW098|Beauties Battling for Pride and Prestige!]]'', where Pikachu was disguised as a female by sticking a heart-shaped piece of paper on his tail.
+** The species' gender difference was first openly indicated in ''[[BW098|Beauties Battling for Pride and Prestige!]]'', as Pikachu was disguised as a female by sticking a heart-shaped piece of paper on his tail.
 * Pikachu was shown at various points in the anime, such as ''[[EP102|The Mystery Menace]]'' and ''[[BW087|Expedition to Onix Island!]]'', to be capable of surfing, a potential reference to the {{DL|Pikachu variants|Surfing Pikachu}} initially featured in {{game|Yellow}}, which itself was inspired by the anime.
-* Pikachu was the first Pokémon in the anime to defeat its evolved form, as he defeated [[Lt. Surge]]'s {{TP|Lt. Surge|Raichu}} in ''[[EP014|Electric Shock Showdown]]''.
+* Pikachu is the first Pokémon in the anime to have defeated its evolved form, as he defeated [[Lt. Surge]]'s {{TP|Lt. Surge|Raichu}} in ''[[EP014|Electric Shock Showdown]]''.
-* Pikachu is the second Pokémon in the anime to defeat a [[Legendary Pokémon]], as he defeated {{an|Brandon}}'s {{DL|Brandon's Legendary titans|Regice}} in ''[[AG190|Pace - The Final Frontier!]]''.
+* Pikachu is the second Pokémon in the anime to have defeated a [[Legendary Pokémon]], as he defeated {{an|Brandon}}'s {{DL|Brandon's Legendary titans|Regice}} in ''[[AG190|Pace - The Final Frontier!]]''.
 ** Pikachu has done so more than any other Pokémon in the anime, having defeated a total of four Legendary Pokémon: the aforementioned Regice, {{si|Tobias}}'s {{p|Latios}} in ''[[DP189|The Semi-Final Frontier!]]'' (though the battle ended in a draw, as Pikachu knocked himself out in the process), [[Gladion's Silvally]] in ''[[SM138|Final Rivals!]]'', and {{DL|Guardian deities (anime)|Tapu Koko}} in ''[[SM144|From Z to Shining Z!]]''.
-* Pikachu is the first Pokémon in the anime to defeat a Mega Evolved Pokémon without Mega Evolving, as he defeated {{an|Korrina}}'s [[Mega Evolution|Mega]] {{TP|Korrina|Lucario}} in ''[[XY044|Showdown at the Shalour Gym!]]''.
+* Pikachu is the first Pokémon in the anime to have defeated a Mega Evolved Pokémon without Mega Evolving, as he defeated {{an|Korrina}}'s [[Mega Evolution|Mega]] {{TP|Korrina|Lucario}} in ''[[XY044|Showdown at the Shalour Gym!]]''.
 ** Pikachu has done so more than any other Pokémon in the anime, having defeated a total of four Mega Evolved Pokémon: the aforementioned Mega Lucario, [[Lysandre]]'s Mega {{p|Gyarados}} in ''[[XY135|Rocking Kalos Defenses!]]'', {{an|Misty}}'s Mega {{TP|Misty|Gyarados}} in ''[[SM043|When Regions Collide!]]'', and {{an|Steven Stone|Steven}}'s Mega {{TP|Steven|Metagross}} in [[JN118]].
 ** Pikachu is also the only non-fully evolved Pokémon to have defeated a Mega Evolved Pokémon.
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 ** Moreover, Pikachu is the only Pokémon to have used different power-ups, the two mentioned above, in a [[JN131|single]] [[JN132|battle]].
 * As of ''[[JN013|The Climb to Be the Very Best!]]'', Pikachu has used more moves than any other Pokémon belonging to a main character in the anime, at a total of 19 moves.
-** Pikachu held the overall record of most moves used until [[JN132]], when Leon's {{p|Charizard}} surpassed him by one move.
+** Pikachu held the overall record of most moves used until [[JN132]], when Leon's Charizard surpassed him by one move.
 ** Pikachu has also [[List of moves by anime debut|debuted]] more moves than any other Pokémon in the anime, at eleven, and the most [[Z-Move]]s, at four.
 * Pikachu is the only non-fully evolved Pokémon used by a member of the final [[World Coronation Series|Masters Eight]] lineup in the [[Masters Eight Tournament]].
 ** According to a caption in [[JN121]], Pikachu is also the first Pokémon to be brought to the opening ceremony of said tournament.
 * In [[JN128]], the [[announcer]] of the [[World Coronation Series]] identified Pikachu as (Japanese: マサラの黄色い電光 ''The yellow lightning of [[Pallet Town|Masara]]'') when discussing Ash's team.
-* ''[[JN032|Time After Time!]]'' and [[JN133]] are the only main series anime episodes in which Pikachu hasn't appeared in any capacity.
+* ''[[JN032|Time After Time!]]'' and [[JN133]] are the only main series episodes to not feature Pikachu in any capacity.
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