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==In the anime== | ==In the anime== | ||
===In the main series=== | |||
[[File:Ash Pikachu.png|thumb|250px|right|Pikachu in the anime]] | [[File:Ash Pikachu.png|thumb|250px|right|Pikachu in the anime]] | ||
===Major appearances=== | ====Major appearances==== | ||
====[[Ash's Pikachu]]==== | =====[[Ash's Pikachu]]===== | ||
[[Ash Ketchum]] has a Pikachu that he [[Starter Pokémon|obtained]] from {{an|Professor Oak}} in ''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]'', the first episode of the Pokémon anime. He is the signature Pokémon of the anime series and has appeared in every non-special episode and every Pokémon movie since. Ash's Pikachu remains outside of his [[Poké Ball]]. | [[Ash Ketchum]] has a Pikachu that he [[Starter Pokémon|obtained]] from {{an|Professor Oak}} in ''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]'', the first episode of the Pokémon anime. He is the signature Pokémon of the anime series and has appeared in every non-special episode and every Pokémon movie since. Ash's Pikachu remains outside of his [[Poké Ball]]. | ||
====[[Pikachutwo]]==== | =====[[Pikachutwo]]===== | ||
In ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', {{OBP|Mewtwo|original series}} clones Ash's Pikachu. This Pikachu can be told apart from Ash's due to spikes on the black marks at the tips of its ears. It is also comparatively more aggressive than Ash's Pikachu and slurs its speech, defects possibly caused by Ash tampering with Mewtwo's cloning machine during the cloning process. | In ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', {{OBP|Mewtwo|original series}} clones Ash's Pikachu. This Pikachu can be told apart from Ash's due to spikes on the black marks at the tips of its ears. It is also comparatively more aggressive than Ash's Pikachu and slurs its speech, defects possibly caused by Ash tampering with Mewtwo's cloning machine during the cloning process. | ||
====[[Puka]]==== | =====[[Puka]]===== | ||
Another Pikachu nicknamed [[Puka]] was owned by a man named {{OBP|Victor|EP067}} on [[Seafoam Islands|Seafoam Island]] in ''[[EP067|The Pi-Kahuna]]''. This blue-eyed Pikachu saved Ash from drowning by having the ability to sense tidal waves approaching. | Another Pikachu nicknamed [[Puka]] was owned by a man named {{OBP|Victor|EP067}} on [[Seafoam Islands|Seafoam Island]] in ''[[EP067|The Pi-Kahuna]]''. This blue-eyed Pikachu saved Ash from drowning by having the ability to sense tidal waves approaching. | ||
====[[Sparky]]==== | =====[[Sparky]]===== | ||
[[Ritchie]] also has a Pikachu nicknamed Sparky, who debuted in ''[[EP078|A Friend In Deed]]''. Sparky, unlike most Pikachu, has a tuft of fur on the top of its head, and, unlike Ash's Pikachu, has no problem with living inside a Poké Ball. | [[Ritchie]] also has a Pikachu nicknamed Sparky, who debuted in ''[[EP078|A Friend In Deed]]''. Sparky, unlike most Pikachu, has a tuft of fur on the top of its head, and, unlike Ash's Pikachu, has no problem with living inside a Poké Ball. | ||
====[[Ashachu]]==== | =====[[Ashachu]]===== | ||
Ash gets turned into a Pikachu in ''[[EP241|Hocus Pokémon]]'' by a Pokémon magician named {{OBP|Lily|EP241}}. He reverts to his human form at the beginning of [[EP242|the next episode]]. | Ash gets turned into a Pikachu in ''[[EP241|Hocus Pokémon]]'' by a Pokémon magician named {{OBP|Lily|EP241}}. He reverts to his human form at the beginning of [[EP242|the next episode]]. | ||
====[[Cosplay Pikachu]]==== | =====[[Cosplay Pikachu]]===== | ||
Multiple Pikachu, including all of the Cosplay Pikachu appeared in ''[[XY078|Lights! Camera! Pika!]]'', under the ownership of [[Frank]]. | Multiple Pikachu, including all of the Cosplay Pikachu appeared in ''[[XY078|Lights! Camera! Pika!]]'', under the ownership of [[Frank]]. | ||
====Other==== | =====Other===== | ||
[[File:Ayumi Pikachu.png|thumb|250px|A female Pikachu in the anime]] | [[File:Ayumi Pikachu.png|thumb|250px|A female Pikachu in the anime]] | ||
[[James]] used a {{DL|Pokémon League entrance exam instructor|Pikachu}} in the Pokémon League Entrance Exam in ''[[EP056|The Ultimate Test]]'', but it was defeated by the [[Pokémon League entrance exam instructor|instructor]]'s {{p|Graveler}}. James, after interfering with a battle {{Ash}} was having with the instructor, later tried to steal this Pikachu, only for that Pikachu to zap James instead, as instructed by its instructor. | [[James]] used a {{DL|Pokémon League entrance exam instructor|Pikachu}} in the Pokémon League Entrance Exam in ''[[EP056|The Ultimate Test]]'', but it was defeated by the [[Pokémon League entrance exam instructor|instructor]]'s {{p|Graveler}}. James, after interfering with a battle {{Ash}} was having with the instructor, later tried to steal this Pikachu, only for that Pikachu to zap James instead, as instructed by its instructor. | ||
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A Pikachu, named Spike, appeared in ''[[XY115|Battling at Full Volume!]]'', under the ownership of {{OBP|Jimmy|XY115}}. | A Pikachu, named Spike, appeared in ''[[XY115|Battling at Full Volume!]]'', under the ownership of {{OBP|Jimmy|XY115}}. | ||
===Minor appearances=== | ====Minor appearances==== | ||
[[File:PokéTV extra scene XY117.png|thumb|220px|left|Shiny Pikachu in the anime]] | [[File:PokéTV extra scene XY117.png|thumb|220px|left|Shiny Pikachu in the anime]] | ||
[[File:Cosplay Pikachu anime.png|thumb|250px|A set of costumed [[Cosplay Pikachu]] in the anime]] | [[File:Cosplay Pikachu anime.png|thumb|250px|A set of costumed [[Cosplay Pikachu]] in the anime]] | ||
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A Pikachu appeared in a fantasy in ''[[XY012|To Catch a Pokémon Smuggler!]]'', evolving into a {{p|Raichu}} using a {{evostone|Thunder Stone}}. | A Pikachu appeared in a fantasy in ''[[XY012|To Catch a Pokémon Smuggler!]]'', evolving into a {{p|Raichu}} using a {{evostone|Thunder Stone}}. | ||
===Pokédex entries=== | ====Pokédex entries==== | ||
{{Animedexheader|Sinnoh}} | {{Animedexheader|Sinnoh}} | ||
{{Animedexbody|DP002|Pikachu|Dawn's Pokédex|Pikachu, the Mouse Pokémon. It can generate electric attacks from the electric pouches located in both of its cheeks.}} | {{Animedexbody|DP002|Pikachu|Dawn's Pokédex|Pikachu, the Mouse Pokémon. It can generate electric attacks from the electric pouches located in both of its cheeks.}} | ||