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'''Puka''' (Japanese: '''マイケル''' ''Michael'') is a {{m|Surf|surfing}} {{p|Pikachu}} that appeared in ''[[EP067|The Pi-Kahuna]]''. He is voiced by ''[[Chika Sakamoto]]'' in both the Japanese and English. | '''Puka''' (Japanese: '''マイケル''' ''Michael'') is a {{m|Surf|surfing}} {{p|Pikachu}} that appeared in ''[[EP067|The Pi-Kahuna]]''. He is voiced by ''[[Chika Sakamoto]]'' in both the Japanese and English. | ||
Puka is at least twenty years old, having been first found by surfing enthusiast {{Ka|Victor}} shortly after he failed to conquer a large wave, "Humunga-Dunga" (Japanese: '''ビッグ・チューズデー''' ''Big Tuesday''). Victor was trying to emulate a feat achieved by his surfing hero Jan two decades ago. Puka looks noticeably older than [[Ash's Pikachu]], with wrinkles beneath its eyes. Its eyes are blue, while Ash's Pikachu's eyes, as well as most Pikachu eyes, are dark brown. Puka can sense big waves coming to the [[Seafoam Islands]] beach where he lives, causing its eyes to glow. Incidentally, he does not use any {{type2|Electric}} attacks throughout the entire episode, even when captured by [[Team Rocket]] (Ash's Pikachu does the attacking). Whether Puka can in fact use any Electric attacks is up for debate, since its cheeks do not spark during the episode either. | Puka is at least twenty years old, having been first found by surfing enthusiast {{Ka|Victor}} shortly after he failed to conquer a large wave, "Humunga-Dunga" (Japanese: '''ビッグ・チューズデー''' ''Big Tuesday''). Victor was trying to emulate a feat achieved by his surfing hero Jan (Japanese: ''Jun'') two decades ago. Puka looks noticeably older than [[Ash's Pikachu]], with wrinkles beneath its eyes. Its eyes are blue, while Ash's Pikachu's eyes, as well as most Pikachu eyes, are dark brown. Puka can sense big waves coming to the [[Seafoam Islands]] beach where he lives, causing its eyes to glow. Incidentally, he does not use any {{type2|Electric}} attacks throughout the entire episode, even when captured by [[Team Rocket]] (Ash's Pikachu does the attacking). Whether Puka can in fact use any Electric attacks is up for debate, since its cheeks do not spark during the episode either. | ||
Puka is rescued by Victor after Team Rocket's submarine is attacked by a family of angry {{p|Gyarados}}. At that moment, Humunga-Dunga makes its scheduled appearance, twenty years after Victor first fell to it. {{Ash}} and his friends watch from the beach as Victor, with Puka on his surfboard, successfully ride the big wave and plant a flag atop the rock, right next to where Jan first placed his flag after riding the wave. Puka and Victor return to shore to be greeted by Ash, [[Misty]] and [[Brock]], as well as by young children looking up to Victor in awe. In a similar fashion to what his hero did after riding the big wave, Victor tells two young surfers, "You can do it, too!". | Puka is rescued by Victor after Team Rocket's submarine is attacked by a family of angry {{p|Gyarados}}. At that moment, Humunga-Dunga makes its scheduled appearance, twenty years after Victor first fell to it. {{Ash}} and his friends watch from the beach as Victor, with Puka on his surfboard, successfully ride the big wave and plant a flag atop the rock, right next to where Jan first placed his flag after riding the wave. Puka and Victor return to shore to be greeted by Ash, [[Misty]] and [[Brock]], as well as by young children looking up to Victor in awe. In a similar fashion to what his hero did after riding the big wave, Victor tells two young surfers, "You can do it, too!". |
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