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====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||
Pikachu is a combination of ピカピカ ''pikapika'' (onomatopoeia for sparkle) and チューチュー ''chūchū'' (the sound of a mouse squeaking).<ref>[http://edition.cnn.com/ASIANOW/time/magazine/99/1122/pokemon6.fullinterview2.html TIME - The Ultimate Game Freak]</ref> It may also be derived from "peekaboo". | Pikachu is a combination of ピカピカ ''pikapika'' (onomatopoeia for sparkle) and チューチュー ''chūchū'' (the sound of a mouse squeaking).<ref>[http://edition.cnn.com/ASIANOW/time/magazine/99/1122/pokemon6.fullinterview2.html TIME - The Ultimate Game Freak]</ref> Additionally, it alludes to チュー ''chū'' (kiss).<ref name=Bardakoff>[https://www.liberation.fr/apps/2016/06/pokemon/ Libération: Pokémon, traduisez-les tour]. Generation I Pokémon names explained by French translator Julien Bardakoff (in French).</ref> It may also be derived from "peekaboo". | ||
==In other languages== | ==In other languages== | ||