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'''Spiky-eared Pichu''' (Japanese: '''ギザみみピチュー''' ''Gizamimi Pichu'') is a | '''Spiky-eared Pichu''' (Japanese: '''ギザみみピチュー''' ''Gizamimi Pichu'') is a {{p|Pichu}}. Its [[List of Pokémon with form differences|form]] is different from the one of an ordinary Pichu, as it has three spikes at the tip of its left ear, hence its name. | ||
==In the games== | ==In the games== | ||
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==In the anime== | ==In the anime== | ||
[[File:Spiky eared Pichu trailer.png|thumb|250px|[[Ash's Pikachu]] with Spiky-eared Pichu in the {{pkmn|anime}}]] | [[File:Spiky eared Pichu trailer.png|thumb|250px|[[Ash's Pikachu]] with Spiky-eared Pichu in the {{pkmn|anime}}]] | ||
Spiky-eared Pichu debuted in ''[[M12|Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]'' as [[Damos]]'s friend. | Spiky-eared Pichu debuted in ''[[M12|Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]'' as [[Damos]]'s friend. It helped {{AP|Pikachu}} and {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} find the keys for {{Ash}}, {{an|Dawn}}, {{an|Brock}}, and Damos' jail cell after they were imprisoned by [[Marcus]]. | ||
In ''[[PK20|Pikachu's Big Sparking Search]]'', Spiky-eared Pichu and {{p|Smoochum}} were preparing a birthday party for {{p|Bellossom}}. | In ''[[PK20|Pikachu's Big Sparking Search]]'', Spiky-eared Pichu and {{p|Smoochum}} were preparing a birthday party for {{p|Bellossom}}. | ||
It has an [[Get Fired Up, Spiky-eared Pichu!|ending]] dedicated to it. This ending displays its love for [[Grepa Berry|Grepa Berries]]. | |||
In ''[[PK24|Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade]]'', Spiky-eared Pichu was one of the Pokémon watching {{an|Meloetta}}'s concert. | In ''[[PK24|Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade]]'', Spiky-eared Pichu was one of the Pokémon watching {{an|Meloetta}}'s concert. | ||
===Personality and characteristics=== | ===Personality and characteristics=== | ||
In the {{pkmn|anime}}, Spiky-eared Pichu was shown to be a helpful Pokémon, which can be seen when | In the {{pkmn|anime}}, Spiky-eared Pichu was shown to be a helpful Pokémon, which can be seen when it freed {{p|Cyndaquil}} by using Iron Tail on the collar that was used to control it. In the ending dedicated to it, however, it was shown to be competitive, as evident when it raced the {{Shiny}} Pichu up a tree and lost, and when it had an eating contest with the Shiny Pichu to see who could eat the most [[Grepa Berry|Grepa Berries]] and won. In that ending theme, it was also shown to be very sensitive, as it was seen crying when it got lost. | ||
===Moves used=== | ===Moves used=== | ||
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[[File:Spiky-eared Pichu Adventures.png|thumb|right|200px|The Spiky-eared Pichu in [[Pokémon Adventures]]]] | [[File:Spiky-eared Pichu Adventures.png|thumb|right|200px|The Spiky-eared Pichu in [[Pokémon Adventures]]]] | ||
===Pokémon Adventures=== | ===Pokémon Adventures=== | ||
Spiky-eared Pichu first appears in ''[[PS460|All About Arceus IX]]'', where | Spiky-eared Pichu first appears in ''[[PS460|All About Arceus IX]]'', where it is seen accompanying {{adv|Gold}}'s [[Pibu]] as they help {{adv|Celebi}} find the herbs needed to cure {{adv|Giovanni}}'s disease. When several {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt}}s try to stop [[Team Rocket Elite Trio|Ken, Al, and Harry]] from helping Celebi under Giovanni's orders, they accidentally trample over the Pichu duo, which causes them to retaliate by shocking the Grunts with a combined {{t|Electric}} attack. When they meet up with Gold, Gold sees Spiky-eared Pichu and teases Pibu about finding a date. | ||
===In the Arceus and the Jewel of Life manga=== | ===In the Arceus and the Jewel of Life manga=== | ||
In the {{ma|Arceus and the Jewel of Life|manga adaptation}} of the movie, Spiky-eared Pichu is a [[wild Pokémon]] who the characters meet in the distant past. | In the {{ma|Arceus and the Jewel of Life|manga adaptation}} of the movie, Spiky-eared Pichu is a [[wild Pokémon]] who the characters meet in the distant past. It assists the characters in escaping from the movie's main antagonist, [[Marcus]]. | ||
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[[File:Box Spiky Pika HGSS.png|frame|The [[Pokémon Storage System#HeartGold and SoulSilver|Pokémon Storage System]] wallpaper featuring Spiky-eared Pichu]] | [[File:Box Spiky Pika HGSS.png|frame|The [[Pokémon Storage System#HeartGold and SoulSilver|Pokémon Storage System]] wallpaper featuring Spiky-eared Pichu]] | ||
* A picture of a [[Pikachu short]] poster that featured Spiky-eared Pichu alongside {{AP|Pikachu}} and {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} was leaked several days before this Pokémon was officially revealed. | * A picture of a [[Pikachu short]] poster that featured Spiky-eared Pichu alongside {{AP|Pikachu}} and {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} was leaked several days before this Pokémon was officially revealed. | ||
* | * It was first mentioned at the end of a movie preview of ''Arceus and the Jewel of Life'' when movie director [[Kunihiko Yuyama]] talked about a "small, yellow Electric-type that would save the world." | ||
* Spiky-eared Pichu's sprite in {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}} is in a different pose than that of a normal Pichu, but she retains the two frames that a normal Pichu uses in her animation; thus, she is the only Pokémon to have three animation frames in [[Generation IV]]. | * Spiky-eared Pichu's sprite in {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}} is in a different pose than that of a normal Pichu, but she retains the two frames that a normal Pichu uses in her animation; thus, she is the only Pokémon to have three animation frames in [[Generation IV]]. | ||
* According to [[Shōko Nakagawa]]'s autobiography, the Spiky-eared Pichu was originally going to be a '''White Pichu''' (Japanese: '''ホワイトピチュー'''). | * According to [[Shōko Nakagawa]]'s autobiography, the Spiky-eared Pichu was originally going to be a '''White Pichu''' (Japanese: '''ホワイトピチュー'''). | ||