      is one of the species of pokÃ©mon creatures from the pokÃ©mon media franchiseâa collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards, and other media created by satoshi tajiri. pikachu fight other pokÃ©mon in battles central to the anime, manga, and games of the series. pikachu is one of the most well-known pokÃ©mon, largely because a pikachu is a central character in the pokÃ©mon anime series. pikachu is regarded as a major character of the pokÃ©mon franchise and has become an icon of japanese culture in recent years. pikachu evolves from a pichu when it levels up with high friendship, and evolves into a raichu with a "thunder stone". within the world of the pokÃ©mon franchise, pikachu are often found in houses, forests,pokÃ©dex: it lives in forests with others. it stores electricity in the pouches on its cheeks.  plains, and occasionally near mountains, islands, and electrical sources (such as power plants), on most continents throughout the fictional world. as an electric-type pokÃ©mon, pikachu can store electricity in its cheeks and release it in lightning-based attacks. ==concept and design== developed by game freak and published by nintendo, the pokÃ©mon series began in japan in 1996, and features several species of creatures called "pokÃ©mon" that players, called "trainers",
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