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| :''For fighter info, see [[Pikachu (SSB)]], [[Pikachu (SSBM)]], and [[Pikachu (SSBB)]].''
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| {{Infobox Character General
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| |name = Pikachu {{FA-article}}
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| |image = [[Image:PikachuArtwork.gif|150px]]
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| |caption = Official artwork of Pikachu.
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| |universe = ''[[Pokémon (universe)|Pokémon]]''
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| |firstgame = ''[[Pokémon Red and Blue|Pokémon]]'' (1998, ''Red/Blue'')
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| (1999, ''Yellow'')
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| |games = ''[[Super Smash Bros.|SSB]]''<br/>''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee|SSBM]]''<br/>''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl|SSBB]]''
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| |console = [[Game Boy]]
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| |species = Pikachu
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| |gender = Varies, but in the Pokemon games it would be a Male
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| |homeworld = Kanto
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| |hair = Yellow
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| |eyes = Brown
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| |height = 1' 4" (0.4 m)
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| |weight = 13.2 lbs. (6.0 kg)
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| |creator = Satoshi Tajiri
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| |artist = Ken Sugimori
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| |voiceactor = Ikue Outani
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| |japanactor = Ikue Outani
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| }}
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| {{nihongo|'''Pikachu'''|ピカチュウ|Pikachū}} is a fictional creature in the [[Pokémon (universe)|''Pokémon'' franchise]] of media. It is the most popular and well known Pokémon in the world, and is the main representative of the franchise. It appears as a playable fighter in all three [[Super Smash Bros. (universe)|''Super Smash Bros.'' games]].
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| ==Creature description==
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| Pikachu is a a small yellow mouse, with pointy, black-tipped ears, red circles on its cheeks, and a tail in the shape of a lightning bolt. The extensive variety of Pokedex entries available for Pikachu throughout the RPG series provides plenty of biological information: It lives in forests in groups away from people, and it keeps its tail raised as it monitors its surroundings. The tail is sometimes struck by lightning in this pose, and it will try to bite whatever yanks its tail. Its red cheeks are electricity-storing pouches which appear to become electrically charged overnight while Pikachu sleeps. It occasionally discharges electricity when it is dozy after waking up. Shooting out stored-up electricity from its cheeks is its primary offensive measure; if threatened, angered, or attacked, it discharges the electricity from its cheeks at the offender. When it releases pent-up energy in a full-on burst, the electric power unleashed is equal to a bona-fide lightning bolt. When several Pikachu gather together, the collective electricity among them may build and cause a lightning storm. It occasionally uses an electric shock to recharge a fellow Pikachu that is in a weakened state. An intelligent species, it jolts any new thing it comes across as a way of inspecting it. Whenever it comes across a hard berry, it uses its electricity to roast the berry to make it tender enough to eat, and it jolts any new thing it comes across. If you come across a blackened berry, it's evidence that a Pikachu mistook the intensity of its charge.
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| In the main series of video games, Pikachu is a relatively weak Electric-Type Pokémon that can be found early in the [[Pokémon Red and Blue|original game]]. Unlike certain special monsters that had plot elements wrapped around them such as [[Mewtwo]], Pikachu was just another Pokémon that could be caught, evolved into its higher form, Raichu, and had no bearing on the story. However, Pikachu's popularity in the anime, where it was the first and primary Pokémon of the main character, Ash Ketchum, eventually led to its starring its own specialized version of the Game Boy game (the ''Yellow'' version), as the first Pokémon that the player obtained. Pikachu's role in the game was intensely elaborated on, as several events on the game depended on how Pikachu felt towards the player. Depending on the player's actions towards Pikachu, the electric rat Pokémon would exhibit a variety of emotions when spoken to, varying from frustration, to amusement, to complete adoration. Pikachu's happiness was sometimes a prerequisite for certain rewards in the game, such as attaining the three Pokémon that could be chosen as starters from the ''Red'' and ''Blue'' versions.
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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 ''[[Pokémon Gold and Silver|Pokémon GS]]'', released for the [[Game Boy#Game Boy Color|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 ''Emerald'' version of ''[[Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire|Pokémon Advance]]'' 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 ''Diamond'' and ''Pearl'' versions of the recently released [[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl|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 normal and Special Attacks to be doubled.
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| Pikachu has also been in virtually every Pokémon related spinoff 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, and the ''Pokémon Mystery Dungeon'' games, where Pikachu is one of 16 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".
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| Due to Pokémon's intense popularity, Pikachu was included in [[Super Smash Bros.]] as a starter character, along with another Pokémon made popular by the anime, [[Jigglypuff]]. Pikachu's Electric-Type attacks and speed were translated into the game, and it has been featured in every subsequent game in the series.
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| ==In ''Super Smash Bros.''==
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| ===In Single-player===
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| In the fifth level of the game's single-player mode, the player faces Pikachu on the [[Saffron City]] stage.
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| ==In ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''==
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| ==In ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''==
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| ===As a playable character===
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| [[Image:PikachuBrawl.jpg|150px|right|thumb|Pikachu, as it appears in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''.]]
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| :''Main article: [[Pikachu (SSBB)]]''
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| Visually, Pikachu has barely changed at all from its ''Melee'' design, only being touched up slightly. However, Pikachu was improved from ''Melee'', becoming more powerful in the process. It has all of its moves from the first two games. Like the rest of ''Brawl'''s cast, Pikachu also has a [[Final Smash]], a new kind of special attack that was added for Brawl. Pikachu's Final Smash is called [[Volt Tackle]], which involves it turning into a giant ball of light than can be controlled by the player. One downside of Volt Tackle is that it can be considered hard to manuver. This move operates absolutely nothing like Volt Tackle in the original Pokémon games, and is speculated to be based on a special ability in the Genesis/Mega Drive game ''Pulseman'', Volteccer, which Volt Tackle was apparently based on and named after (in the Japanese versions of the ''Pokémon'' series).
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| ===Trophy Info===
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| {{Art-wikipedia|Pikachu}}
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| :''A Mouse Pokémon. Its lightning-bolt tail and round cheeks are its trademarks. When danger draws near, it uses tiny electric pouches within its cheeks to discharge electricity. When it's really fired up, it unleashes thunderbolts on its rivals. It's said to recharge when it's sleeping. It evolves into Raichu.''
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