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Although {{p|Pikachu}} has a traditional cry, in some games, it has been given special cries, matching its | Although {{p|Pikachu}} has a traditional cry, in some games, it has been given special cries, matching its appearances in {{pkmn|anime|animation}} as [[Voice acting in the Pokémon games|voiced]] by [[Ikue Otani]]. This makes it the only Pokémon to have multiple cries without changing forms. | ||
The {{OBP|Pikachu|Yellow}} received at the beginning of {{game|Yellow}} has a total of forty cries, though only two occur in battle. Like in ''[[Pokémon the Series]]'', all are variations of its name and voiced by Ikue Otani.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNV4P3DFPps Pikachu's 40 cries in Yellow</ref> Because the [[Game Boy]] lacks high-quality sound, Game Freak had to think of different ways to recreate Pikachu's cry. [[Junichi Masuda]] converted the sound into one-bit data, recreating the sound of Otani's voice.<ref>[http://www.gamefreak.co.jp/blog/dir_english/?p=144 Game Freak blog]</ref> However, Pikachu's [[Pokédex]] entry uses the regular chiptune cry like in earlier games, instead of Ikue Otani's vocalization. A non-[[Original Trainer|OT]] Pikachu (traded from other games or received in events) uses the chiptune cry as well. When transferred to {{g|Stadium}} or {{g|Stadium 2}}, this Pikachu uses unique voice clips that differ from regular Pikachu. | The {{OBP|Pikachu|Yellow}} received at the beginning of {{game|Yellow}} has a total of forty cries, though only two occur in battle. Like in ''[[Pokémon the Series]]'', all are variations of its name and voiced by Ikue Otani.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNV4P3DFPps Pikachu's 40 cries in Yellow</ref> Because the [[Game Boy]] lacks high-quality sound, Game Freak had to think of different ways to recreate Pikachu's cry. [[Junichi Masuda]] converted the sound into one-bit data, recreating the sound of Otani's voice.<ref>[http://www.gamefreak.co.jp/blog/dir_english/?p=144 Game Freak blog]</ref> However, Pikachu's [[Pokédex]] entry uses the regular chiptune cry like in earlier games, instead of Ikue Otani's vocalization. A non-[[Original Trainer|OT]] Pikachu (traded from other games or received in events) uses the chiptune cry as well. When transferred to {{g|Stadium}} or {{g|Stadium 2}}, this Pikachu uses unique voice clips that differ from regular Pikachu. | ||