Red's Pikachu (Pocket Monsters)

Pikachu ピカチュウ Pikachu

File:Isamu Akai Pikachu.png Pikachu

Debuts in Take Out The Rival Onix!! Caught at Pewter City Evolves in Clefairy finally evolves?! Clefairy finally evolves?! Gender Male Ability Unknown Nature Unknown Current location With Isamu

→ → This Pokémon spent 20 chapters as Pikachu and less than 1 chapter as Raichu.

Pikachu is a Pokémon that belongs to Isamu Akai. He is the cousin of Clefairy and one of the only Pokémon in the manga who cannot talk, instead relying on pantomime to communicate. Pikachu is often shown as an opposite of Clefairy because he is intelligent and makes everything much better than his cousin. Because of this, Clefairy and Pikachu are sometimes shown as rivals.

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Pikachu as a Raichu

Pikachu has evolved into Raichu. However, because Pokémon can devolve in the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga series, he has since devolved back to the Pikachu stage.

Trivia

Pikachu with Isamu and Clefairy

• Pikachu appeared along with Isamu and Clefairy in the anime episode Lights, Camerupt, Action!. The three characters appeared in one of Ash's favorite films.
• Pikachu and Clefairy are stated to be cousins. This is actually possible according to video game canon as Pikachu and Clefairy both belong to the Fairy egg group. However, this was not known when the manga was originally published, as Pokémon Gold and Silver had not been released yet.
• Pikachu's inability to speak human language in a world where other Pokémon can is similar to the Pikachu from the manga Magical Pokémon Journey and its sequel, Pokémon Chamo-Chamo ☆ Pretty ♪.

Related articles

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Pikachu.

Red's Pokémon
On hand:	Clefairy	Pikachu	Conkeldurr
Other:	Machamp	Articuno	Tauros	Kingler	Venusaur	Rattata
	Jigglypuff	Primeape (×2)	Cubone	Dragonite	Pidgey	Arcanine
	Larvitar	Scyther	Slugma	Alakazam	Shiftry	Ditto
Befriended:	Lapras	Mew
Seen in a baseball match:	Diglett	Golem	Slowbro	Magneton	Farfetch'd	Gastly
	Onix	Chansey	Tangela	Snorlax	Jynx
Seen in a curry cooking competition:	Blastoise	Diglett	Rapidash	Onix	Scyther	Exeggutor
	Eevee	Voltorb
Status unknown:	Gastly	Haunter	Exeggcute (×2)	Miltank	Snubbull
Traded away:	Togepi
Released:	Tyrogue
Temporary:	Mew	Torchic	Treecko	Clefable	Raichu	Hitmontop
Borrowed:	Meowth	Togepi
Escaped:	Unnamed Bug

Brock's Pokémon
On hand:	Steelix	Forretress	Ludicolo	Marshtomp	Croagunk	Blissey
At Pewter Gym / Home:	Geodude	Crobat	Sudowoodo	Comfey
Returned:	Vulpix
Caught for someone else:	Tauros
Temporary:	Hoothoot	Totodile	Ninetales	Shiftry	Staravia	Torterra
	Aipom	Magnemite	Onix	Feraligatr
Ride Pokémon:	Charizard
Adventures only:	Kabutops	Graveler
Electric Tale only:	Golem	Vileplume
Pocket Monsters only:	Pikachu

This article is part of Project Manga, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each series of Pokémon manga.