# Talk:Psyduck

I have been considering for awhile that Psyduck's way of holding his head, and acting generally clumsey and dopey, could be a Japanese parody of someone with Autism. I don't mean to make it sound like a bad thing, if it came across that way. I think that characters like Psyduck, such as Cheese from Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends. [1], help children be more understanding of other children who may be on the Autistic spectrum. 
I'm wondering do you think this should be mentioned in this article, as well as mentioned in the article about Autism, as fictional characters who have been perceived as somewhere on the Autism Spectrum? I think if this was brought more to light, people would identify Autistic Spectrum qualities in a positive manner, being able to relate it to someone they like from a cartoon. -Violet yoshi 04:00, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

I thought psyduck had a constant headache OrangeLolipopSnail (talk) 22:52, 9 March 2025 (UTC)

I think this should be mentioned in the anime section, but it isn't. Anyway in one episode in the Orange Islands, Psyduck's tail glows pink. A character tells Misty that its because Psyduck is about to evolve. Anyway it turns out to be false, but when Misty mentions to the girl that she said it was a sign of evolution, the girl turns her head and blushes. Now I think this is an edit made by 4kids to not explain what the pink tail is about, but I can't figure out why. I know this isn't a place to ask questions, but I'm sure someone else will go on Wikipedia for answers and I think it should at least be mentioned somehow, especially if it was something that was edited out of the US version. Mavrickindigo 17:29, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

"Tail" is a form of innuendo.  It would be easy to confuse a "Pink Tail" for a vagina. -Jeske (v^_^v) 19:40, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/billsvoice/96294771575?sk=wall&filter=1 Matthew Cantrell (talk) 23:37, 28 March 2012 (UTC)
Not a private e-mail he posted it on a picture that is public
Psyduck has a really terrible headache because Elgyem used its psychic powers on it.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.5.193.197 (talk) 20:03, 19 October 2021 (UTC) 

This review is transcluded from Talk:Psyduck/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.
Nominator: Pokelego999 (talk · contribs) 14:07, 16 April 2024 (UTC)
Reviewer: Alexandra IDV (talk · contribs) 03:48, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

I'll do this one!--AlexandraIDV 03:48, 5 May 2024 (UTC)


### Lead and infobox
They have later appeared in various merchandise, spinoff titles and animated and printed adaptations of the franchise. Psyduck is voiced by Rikako Aikawa. A Psyduck also appears as part of the main cast in the live-action animated film Pokémon Detective Pikachu. - the voice acting stuff comes right inbetween two sentences about media appearances. I would move the voice acting to the end of the paragraph, so the appearances all are grouped together, and also mention the English voice actor.
Known as the duck Pokémon - While you do mention in the article body that it is a duck, the Pokédex title "the duck pokémon" is not backed up by any sources.
Needs to (very briefly) give context for Misty. Just saying that she's a recurring character is enough.
Italicize Pokémon Concierge as the name of a major creative work.
There's no source for it being water-type, and it's only mentioned in the infobox.


### Design and characteristics
while trying to retain the original sprite artist's unique style - at this point, the article is discussing all the sprites, which makes me wonder: were all the sprites made by a single artist? If not, you should change this to plural ("the original sprite artists' unique style").
I'm assuming the Japanese name is a combination of ko (child) and duck, to mean duckling, but do we have any official word on this? Would be nice to be able to explain both the names' meanings, rather than just the English.
Psyduck is Pokémon developer Junichi Masuda's favorite Pokémon. - this is neat trivia, but I don't know that it's actually relevant to its design and characteristics unless we can explain how it being Masuda's favorite affected something.
During the initial pitch of Detective Pikachu, - this is the first time you mention the movie in the article body. Would recommend introducing it to the reader ("the initial pitch of the 2019 film Detective Pikachu"). Also make sure to italicize it, as the name of a major creative work, and link it on its first mention.
Psyduck was also initially planned to be the cover mascot of the Pokémon, Let's Go! games, - you mention that Pikachu was already decided as one of the mascots, so we shouldn't say Psyduck was planned as "the cover mascot", but rather "one of the cover mascots".


### Appearances
in the Pokémon series - Since you've also discussed the Pokémon media franchise, I would write this out as "the Pokémon video game series" for clarity. Also, italicize Pokémon here, as the name of a creative work.
You've already linked Red and Blue, so you don't need to do it again.
You link to Pokémon (anime) with just "anime", making it seem like the link might lead to anime. I would suggest In the [[Pokémon (anime)|''Pokémon'' anime series]]
I would introduce Misty very briefly on the first mention of her for some context- at least something like "the major recurring character Misty".
it often doesn't act - write out contractions


### Promotion and reception
Italicize "Pokémon Trading Card Game", "Pokémon Concierge", "TheGamer", and "Pokémon anime series" as the names of major creative works.
Unlink the anime series, since you already link it in the previous section
You're not actually citing the Coventry Evening Telegraph source, it seems?


### Sources
Is Dextraneous reliable? It looks like a fansite. The rest of the sources seem fine.
I spot-checked the use of 10% of the sources at random. The numbers are as of this revision.
6, Time. OK except for how it doesn't mention Psyduck's Japanese name. An additional source for this detail should be added.
20, Kotaku. OK.
31, The Atlantic. OK.
48, Gizmodo. OK.
50, Kotaku. OK.


### Images
Seems fine, although I think the rationale for including the second image is a little bit weak.
This is not part of the GA criteria, but I would strongly recommend adding brief, descriptive alt text to the images, to aid readers with impaired vision.


### Discussion
Looks pretty good overall. I have left some comments above, but they're all pretty minor issues - let me know if you have any further questions about them. I will put this review on hold for the usual seven days, and will promote the article to GA when they have been addressed.--AlexandraIDV 07:39, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

@Alexandra IDV I've addressed your concerns, let me know if anything else needs to be fixed.  Has one ever considered Magneton? Pokelego999 (talk) 17:24, 7 May 2024 (UTC)
@Pokelego999: Excellent, I will go ahead and promote it now!--AlexandraIDV 19:50, 7 May 2024 (UTC)