Pikachu short
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Pikachu shorts are anime shorts that are commonly shown at the start of the Pokémon movies, but have also been expanded to fulfill other purposes.
They feature only Pokémon almost exclusively, and chronicle miscellaneous adventures of Ash's Pikachu.
Categories of shorts
The shorts can roughly be sorted into the following categories:
- Annual shorts which aired theatrically together with a corresponding movie: PK01 with M01, PK04 with M02, PK07 with M03, PK10 with M04, PK11 with M05 and PK12 with M06. PK24 will be the first Pikachu short to be released theatrically alongside a movie since Gotta Dance!! in 2003, with the movie counterpart of PK24 being M15.
- After the sixth movie, instead of releasing the annual shorts theatrically together with the corresponding movie, shorts were initially broadcast during the month of August exclusively on even numbered ANA flights: PK13 was released in 2004 (the same year as the seventh movie), PK15 in 2005, and since PK17 in 2006, every Pikachu short has been of this type, up until PK22 in 2011.
- Three "Pikachu's Winter Vacation" Christmas specials were produced, consisting of two episodes each: PK02/PK03 in 1998, PK05/PK06 in 1999 and PK08/PK09 in 2000.
- Two shorts were released theatrically on their own under the "Pokémon 3D Adventure" banner, to demonstrate 3D cinema technology: PK14 and PK16.
List of Pikachu shorts
| Code | Screenshot | English title | Japanese title | US broadcast | Japan broadcast | Time between |
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| PK01 | 
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Pikachu's Vacation | ピカチュウのなつやすみ Pikachu's Summer Vacation |
November 12, 1999 | July 18, 1998 | 482 days |
| PK02 | 
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Christmas Night | クリスマスであそぼ！ Let's Play on Christmas! |
November 25, 2006 | December 22, 1998 | 2895 days |
| PK03 | 
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Kanga Games | 雪であそぼ！ Let's Play in the Snow! |
November 25, 2006 | December 22, 1998 | 2895 days |
| PK04 | 
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Pikachu's Rescue Adventure | ピカチュウたんけんたい The Pikachu Expedition |
July 21, 2000 | July 17, 1999 | 370 days |
| PK05 | 
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Winter Games | こおりであそぼう Let's Play in the Ice |
Unaired | December 22, 1999 | 8886 days since Japanese airing |
| PK06 | 
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Stantler's Little Helpers | クリスマスの夜 Christmas Night |
Unaired | December 22, 1999 | 8886 days since Japanese airing |
| PK07 | 
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Pikachu & Pichu | ピチューとピカチュウ Pichu and Pikachu |
April 6, 2001 | July 8, 2000 | 272 days |
| PK08 | 
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Delibird's Dilemma | デリバードのプレゼント Delibird's Present |
June 17, 2006 | December 22, 2000 | 2003 days |
| PK09 | 
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Snorlax Snowman | ホワイトストーリー White Story |
June 17, 2006 | December 22, 2000 | 2003 days |
| PK10 | 
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Pikachu's PikaBoo | ピカチュウのドキドキかくれんぼ Pikachu's Exciting Hide-and-seek |
March 18, 2003 | July 7, 2001 | 619 days |
| PK11 | 
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Camp Pikachu | ピカピカ星空キャンプ Pikapika Starry Sky Camp |
January 20, 2004 | July 13, 2002 | 556 days |
| PK12 | 
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Gotta Dance!! | おどるポケモンひみつ基地 Secret Base of the Dancing Pokémon |
June 1, 2004 | July 19, 2003 | 318 days |
| PK13 | 
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No English title | ピカチュウのなつまつり Pikachu's Summer Festival |
Unaired | August 1, 2004 | 7202 days since Japanese airing |
| PK14 | 
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No English title | ポケモン3Dアドベンチャー ミュウを探せ！ Pokémon 3D Adventure: Find Mew! |
Unaired | March 18, 2005 | 6973 days since Japanese airing |
| PK15 | 
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No English title | ピカチュウのおばけカーニバル Pikachu's Ghost Carnival |
Unaired | August 1, 2005 | 6837 days since Japanese airing |
| PK16 | 
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Pikachu's Ocean Adventure | ポケモン3Dアドベンチャー2 ピカチュウの海底大冒険 Pokémon 3D Adventure 2: Pikachu's Big Undersea Adventure |
July 1, 2008 | May 20, 2006 | 773 days |
| PK17 | 
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Pikachu's Island Adventure | ピカチュウのわんぱくアイランド Pikachu's Naughty Island |
April 3, 2007 | August 1, 2006 | 245 days |
| PK18 | 
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No English title | ピカチュウの探検クラブ Pikachu's Exploration Club |
Unaired | August 1, 2007 | 6107 days since Japanese airing |
| PK19 | 
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No English title | ピカチュウ 氷の大冒険 Pikachu's Ice Adventure |
Unaired | August 1, 2008 | 5741 days since Japanese airing |
| PK20 | 
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No English title | ピカチュウのキラキラだいそうさく！ Pikachu's Big Sparking Search |
Unaired | August 1, 2009 | 5376 days since Japanese airing |
| PK21 | 
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No English title | ピカチュウのふしぎなふしぎな大冒険 Pikachu's Big Mysterious Adventure |
Unaired | August 1, 2010 | 5011 days since Japanese airing |
| PK22 | 
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No English title | ピカチュウのサマー・ブリッジ・ストーリー Pikachu's Summer Bridge Story |
Unaired | August 1, 2011 | 4646 days since Japanese airing |
| PK23 | 
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No English title | うたえメロエッタ リンカのみをさがせ Sing Meloetta: Search for the Rinka Berries |
Unaired | July 3, 2012 | 4309 days since Japanese airing |
| PK24 | 
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No English title | メロエッタのキラキラリサイタル Meloetta's Dazzling Recital |
Unaired | July 14, 2012 | 4298 days since Japanese airing |
| PK25 | 
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No English title | ピカチュウとイーブイ☆フレンズ Pikachu and Eievui Friends |
Unaired | July 13, 2013 | 3934 days since Japanese airing |
| This concludes the list of Pikachu shorts. | ||||||
See also
- List of anime specials
- Pokémon movie
- Pikachu's Winter Vacations
- Pichu Bros. in Party Panic
- Trouble in Big Town
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