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REMEMBER: Nintendo's official stance is that Pikachu, like all Pokémon, go by gender-neutral pronouns. Be sure to use "it | REMEMBER: Nintendo's official stance is that Pikachu, like all Pokémon, go by gender-neutral pronouns. Be sure to use "it". | ||
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'''Pikachu''' ({{ja|ピカチュウ|Pikachū}}, ''Pikachu'') is a fictional creature in the ''{{uv|Pokémon}}'' franchise of media. It is one of the most popular and well known Pokémon in the world, and is the main representative or mascot of the franchise and its anime. It appears as a playable fighter and starter in all four [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' games]]. | '''Pikachu''' ({{ja|ピカチュウ|Pikachū}}, ''Pikachu'') is a fictional creature in the ''{{uv|Pokémon}}'' franchise of media. It is one of the most popular and well known Pokémon in the world, and is the main representative or mascot of the franchise and its anime. It appears as a playable fighter and starter in all four [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' games]]. | ||
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Pikachu has not had a starring role in any of the main games in the series since then, but it has been featured in every prominent handheld RPG since the franchise, usually bringing something new with it each time. In ''[[bulbapedia:Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions|Pokémon Gold and Silver]]'', released for the Game Boy Color in 2000, Pikachu gained a new evolutionary phase in the form of [[Pichu]]. It also gained an item called the Light Ball, which doubled Pikachu's Special Attack when held. However the item was only obtainable when trading a Pikachu over from the ''Yellow'' version. The [[bulbapedia:Pokémon Emerald Version|''Emerald'' version]] of ''[[bulbapedia:Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire Versions|the Game Boy Advance games]]'' gave Pikachu an Egg Move exclusive to it and its family, called [[Volt Tackle]], which was an exceptionally powerful Electric-attack with a large recoil. The [[bulbapedia:Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|''Diamond'' and ''Pearl'' versions]] of the DS title introduced cosmetic differences between genders for certain species of Pokémon, and Pikachu was one of them, with the females having a dent at the end of their tail. The Light Ball also gained a new feature in this game - allowing both Pikachu's Attack and Special Attack stats to be doubled. Oddly, Pikachu became unobtainable via normal gameplay in the [[bulbapedia:Pokémon Black and White Versions|''Black'', ''White'']], [[bulbapedia:Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|''Black 2'' and ''White 2'']] versions. However, it returned in [[bulbapedia:Pokémon X and Y|''Pokémon X'' and ''Pokémon Y'']], where, like in ''Yellow'', its digitized cry was replaced with full voice acting by Ikue Ohtani. The [[bulbapedia:Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire|''Omega Ruby'' and ''Alpha Sapphire'']] versions introduced a special female Pikachu by the name of "Cosplay Pikachu", which could don various costumes to use unique moves in battle. | Pikachu has not had a starring role in any of the main games in the series since then, but it has been featured in every prominent handheld RPG since the franchise, usually bringing something new with it each time. In ''[[bulbapedia:Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions|Pokémon Gold and Silver]]'', released for the Game Boy Color in 2000, Pikachu gained a new evolutionary phase in the form of [[Pichu]]. It also gained an item called the Light Ball, which doubled Pikachu's Special Attack when held. However the item was only obtainable when trading a Pikachu over from the ''Yellow'' version. The [[bulbapedia:Pokémon Emerald Version|''Emerald'' version]] of ''[[bulbapedia:Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire Versions|the Game Boy Advance games]]'' gave Pikachu an Egg Move exclusive to it and its family, called [[Volt Tackle]], which was an exceptionally powerful Electric-attack with a large recoil. The [[bulbapedia:Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|''Diamond'' and ''Pearl'' versions]] of the DS title introduced cosmetic differences between genders for certain species of Pokémon, and Pikachu was one of them, with the females having a dent at the end of their tail. The Light Ball also gained a new feature in this game - allowing both Pikachu's Attack and Special Attack stats to be doubled. Oddly, Pikachu became unobtainable via normal gameplay in the [[bulbapedia:Pokémon Black and White Versions|''Black'', ''White'']], [[bulbapedia:Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|''Black 2'' and ''White 2'']] versions. However, it returned in [[bulbapedia:Pokémon X and Y|''Pokémon X'' and ''Pokémon Y'']], where, like in ''Yellow'', its digitized cry was replaced with full voice acting by Ikue Ohtani. The [[bulbapedia:Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire|''Omega Ruby'' and ''Alpha Sapphire'']] versions introduced a special female Pikachu by the name of "Cosplay Pikachu", which could don various costumes to use unique moves in battle. | ||
Pikachu has also been in virtually every Pokémon-related spin-off game ever released, sometimes as the star or a main character, and other times just featured among the hundreds of other Pokémon in the series. Notable Pikachu-centric games include ''Hey You, Pikachu!'' for the [[Nintendo 64]], where the player could talk to Pikachu using the microphone, ''Pokémon Channel'', which is usually regarded as a spiritual sequel to the previous title, ''PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure'' that has Pikachu as the main character and the ''Pokémon Mystery Dungeon'' games, where Pikachu is one of the Pokémon that the player can start out as. Pikachu has also been made into a Tamagotchi-style virtual pet called the ''Pocket Pikachu'', which was a little LCD device that owners can clip onto their belt. Whenever the user took a step, it would register on the system, which would give Pikachu points in the form of "watts". It is described as quadrupedal. Much like its fighting game appearances in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series, Pikachu is one of the lead playable Pokémon in ''[[bulbapedia:Pokkén Tournament|Pokkén Tournament]]'' alongside [[Lucario]]; while the initial arcade release features a main male Pikachu, Cosplay Pikachu (as "Pikachu Libre") was later introduced as an additional character with a different moveset. | Pikachu has also been in virtually every Pokémon-related spin-off game ever released, sometimes as the star or a main character, and other times just featured among the hundreds of other Pokémon in the series. Notable Pikachu-centric games include ''Hey You, Pikachu!'' for the [[Nintendo 64]], where the player could talk to Pikachu using the microphone, ''Pokémon Channel'', which is usually regarded as a spiritual sequel to the previous title, ''PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure'' that has Pikachu as the main character and the ''Pokémon Mystery Dungeon'' games, where Pikachu is one of the Pokémon that the player can start out as. Pikachu has also been made into a Tamagotchi-style virtual pet called the ''Pocket Pikachu'', which was a little LCD device that owners can clip onto their belt. Whenever the user took a step, it would register on the system, which would give Pikachu points in the form of "watts". It is described as quadrupedal. Much like its fighting game appearances in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series, Pikachu is one of the lead playable Pokémon in ''[[bulbapedia:Pokkén Tournament|Pokkén Tournament]]'' alongside [[Lucario]]; while the initial arcade release features a main presumably male Pikachu, Cosplay Pikachu (as "Pikachu Libre") was later introduced as an additional character with a different moveset. | ||
==In ''Super Smash Bros.''== | ==In ''Super Smash Bros.''== | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Pikachu is the only playable Pokémon in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]] to have a visible gender difference. Male Pikachus look like the one in ''Smash Bros.'', but females have a heart-shaped mark at the end of their tail. However, gender differences in Pokémon were introduced in {{s|bulbapedia|Generation IV}}, which released well after ''Super Smash Bros.'' and ''Melee'' did. Given this, and the fact that its alternate costumes include hats worn by male characters, it can be reasonably assumed that the Pikachu in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series is male. | *Pikachu is the only playable Pokémon in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]] to have a visible gender difference. Male Pikachus look like the one in ''Smash Bros.'', but females have a heart-shaped mark at the end of their tail. However, gender differences in Pokémon were introduced in {{s|bulbapedia|Generation IV}}, which released well after ''Super Smash Bros.'' and ''Melee'' did. Given this, and the fact that its alternate costumes include hats worn by male characters, it can be reasonably assumed that the Pikachu in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series is male. | ||
*Pikachu is the only character in the entire ''Super Smash Bros'' series to only have four costume color options in the first three games. It has eight swaps in ''SSB4'', just like every other fighter. | *Pikachu is the only character in the entire ''Super Smash Bros'' series to only have four costume color options in the first three games. It has eight swaps in ''SSB4'', just like every other fighter except [[Little Mac]] and the [[Mii Fighter]]s. | ||
*Pikachu and [[Fox]] are the only characters who are currently ranked at least upper-mid tier in the [[tier list]]s of every ''Smash Bros.'' game in the series. Both have been at the top of a tier list before. | *Pikachu and [[Fox]] are the only characters who are currently ranked at least upper-mid tier in the [[tier list]]s of every ''Smash Bros.'' game in the series. Both have been at the top of a tier list before. | ||
*Pikachu is the only Pokémon character to be a [[starter character]] in every ''Super Smash Bros.'' game. | *Pikachu is the only Pokémon character to be a [[starter character]] in every ''Super Smash Bros.'' game. | ||