Talk:Pikachu/Archive 1

message: Is the plural simply 'Pikachu', or 'Pikachus'? --Apostrophe 05:27, 16 August 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't actually know but I say 3 Pikachu or lots of Pikachus. Definate number of Pika~ = Pikachu, indefinate number = Pikachus. --Celestianpower hab 09:22, 16 August 2005 (UTC)

text: American words derived from Japanese words have no plurals, so it’s like this: One Pikachu, Five Pikachu, many Pikachu. This is also true for all Pokémon. --Zap 19:24, 19 October 2005 (UTC)
replies: text:  Exactly - I've heard it, when Team Rocket come across a group of them, and say something to the effect of, "Look at all the Pikachu!"  And this carries over to every other Pokémon, too.  I should really stop saying "Charmanders." --MasterXiam 22:28, 14 November 2005 (UTC)
replies: text:  I've just changed a couple of stray references to "Pikachus" to "Pikachu", to maintain the general consensus the plural of "Pokémon" is "Pokémon" (etc).  Also I've moved the section on the angle of drawing of tails of Pikachu into the "Other Pikachu" section, as it isn't just applicable to Ash's Pikachu. --Kain 16:14, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: "Look at all the Pikachu!" I also remember that quote JayKeaton 19:57, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

text: Actually, I said “Green Snorlax, Blue Snorlax”, because its normal coloration is green and cream, more or less( except in Hoenn). If you come across a Red one, call Professor Oak to study it. And then call the shop for a new game ’cuz yours is Phucked up with a capital P. --WikidSmaht (talk) 16:07, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Plural

message: Uhm, what's the difference between the Category "Pokémon" and "Pokémon characters"?  I was browsing here and there and thought I'd find "pikachuu" under "Pokémon characters", but he wasn't there... shouldn't her belong in there also?
:Category Pokémon seems to be for articles describing the games, objects and general things such as Pokénav, Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, and Pokémon Center. The Pokémon Characters category, on the other hand, is grouping all the 493 Pokémon and the Pokémon Characters<BR>--Fern 13:21, 5 Jun 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Categorizing

message: One thing many people are confused about is Pikachu's gender. Even though the concept of genders was introduced in Pokémon Gold and Silver, Pikachu is still called an it and the people of the Pokémon company wish it to remain an ambiguity, allong with Ash's parentage. --Fern 13:21, 5 Jun 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: Still, during the game's final duel against Pokémon Trainer Red (who is meant to represent Ash) in Mount Silver, his Pikachu is identified as male from the battle screen. While this is not a conclusive piece of evidence, it may give us a hint in that direction. Sinistro 11:09, 17 Mar 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: It is generally agreed in the fan community that due to the many differences, facts about Red in the game cannot be used as evidence for any theory regarding Ash in the anime. Murgatroyd 07:56, 11 May 2005 (UTC)

text: Whipping out my DVDs, I've noticed there's something in one of the episodes of the animé that suggests Pikachu is a male.  It's in the "Princess versus Princess" episode- the narrator claims that on the Princess Festival day, the women get shopping at a discount and the men...get to carry the packages!  Pikachu is seen with Ash and Brock holding various things Misty has apparently bought.  Pikachu also seems as bored of the festival as Ash and Brock.  Only a throwaway moment, you may think, but in the following episode, Brock and Ash claim Kids Day should be a boys-only holiday and Pikachu poses with the two of them, before recieving a smack from Misty for doing so.  I suppose you could easily claim that Pikachu is just attached to Ash and sides with him naturally, but following those two examples, I always think Pikachu is a male, in spite of him always being called an "it". --L T Dangerous 14:17, 16 October 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Ash's Pikachu is probably male. The reason for this is because its first appearance was in the first episode of Pokémon, which in turn was in the first generation of Pokémon. At that time, there was no gender, and unless I am mistaken, in the games, Pokémon traded from generations earlier than the second generation always come out as male (of course, in the case of Nidoran, it could be different). So it should be safe to assume that Ash's Pikachu is male. -- A. Exeunt 02:45, 23 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Either way it isn't important, because we are speculating, and if we added any of our theories, it would be original research. Highway Return to Oz... 11:48, 23 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The reason Pikachu is referred to as an "it" is because it's a species, not a single individual.  There are both male and female Pikachu in existence.  It's the same deal for Yoshi.  But, yes, I think Ash's Pikachu is a male.  --Luigifan 04:52, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: In response to A. Exeunt's comment: The Pikachu I traded from Pokémon Yellow to Pokémon Gold turned out to be female.  -SaturnYoshi THE VOICES 23:49, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

text: In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, there is sexual dimorphism amongst species, however, effectively reversing that. -Jeske (How's My Editing?) 23:51, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

text: But they clearly identify that the design of Ash's Pikachu is a male Pikachu. - A Link to the Past (talk) 01:34, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: They do no such thing - Ash's Pikachu was designed roughly nine years before the gender difference among Pikachu came into effect.  And in any case, the dented tails could be a Sinnoh-only trait for Pikachu.  And, as previously stated, the games and anime are too far apart to say that what happens in one will happen in the other. MelicansMatkin 14:14, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The current male design is based on the standard Pikachu design. If Pikachu were female, they would not use the primary design as the male design. - A Link to the Past (talk) 15:09, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Ash's Pikachu has been around for nine years before the female design.  Your argument has no merit.  NO Pokemon before D/P were shown to have gender differences (Nidoran family aside), meaning that every Pokemon ever seen in the anime has been male - which is clearly not the case. MelicansMatkin 23:31, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

text: That is a good point, but whether or not they are both male is still questionable. Its seems clear that treeko is male, seeing as how it fell for a meganium as a grovyle, and as for mudkip, I'm not exactly sure. Bulbapedia, a pokemon-themed extention of wikipedia, refered to brock's mudkip as a "she". While this may not be reliable, I have seen many other places where mudkip was refered to as female. But anyway, it seems continuing this arguement on pikachu leads nowhere, because in the beginning, pokemon didnt have genders, they could fall in love with no spefication of their gender (unless said outright), gender differences dont apply to the anime, and there has been no confirmation from the creator of pokemon nor the company itself on pikachu's gender. We may never find out, so it seems all there is left is speculation. --DeathXsolidor 00:10, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Confusions

message: Some people from GameFAQs LUE have decided to vandalise this Pikachu page. It should be locked from editing for a while.
:I have protected the page due to current vandalism. The protection may be removed in a day/couple of hours or so. -- Chris 73 Talk 01:19, Dec 20, 2004 (UTC)
::I'll give it a try and unprotect it again -- Chris 73 Talk 03:36, Dec 20, 2004 (UTC)
Someone vandalized this page again...I can't figure out how to undo it.--Metallurgist 01:05, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: A template was vandalized. It's already fixed. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 01:06, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Locking this Page 

message: Someone has written lala lolo at the bottom of the page, I can't see it in edit, though. Could someone get rid of it.--60.226.29.20 23:14, 18 September 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: LALO LOLO

message: I don't get it. Why do you guys keep removing the mention about Piakchu in Arfenhouse just because the series is "non-notable"? I mean, it's a freaking cult parody series which "has developed a fanbase within the Newgrounds and deviantART communities.". How is that "non-notable"? Pikawil 00:51, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: DeviantART? :O Let's add it straight away. ¬_¬ Highway Rainbow Sneakers 07:08, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Piakchu 

message: Biology! It took me 2 hours. If anyone has a problem with it, talk here before deleting it, please.
Supermariorobot 23:59, 30 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Well done! What you wrote was very impressive, but I had to remove a portion of it, since you make references to the anime and manga, while the characteristics section is just for the video games, since it is the only canon that actually exists. I kept your text and left to paragraphs, thank you much. Highway Rainbow Sneakers 00:25, 1 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, okay... Just wondering, which parts are you talking about, exactly? By which I mean, what parts of it had to do with the anime/manga? And why can't they be used, anyway? I'm glad someone at least thought it was a good idea, at least. Ill post it here, so people can comment on it without checking the history, ok?
Here it is:
==Biology==
A Pikachu (plural also Pikachu) is a ground-dwelling mammal belonging to a subspecies of rodents including itself, it's evolutions, Plusle, Minun, and possibly undiscovered others, although pikachu are by far the most well known. Pikachu have short, yellow fur with brown stripes on its back, black-tipped ears,  along with an unusually shaped tail, resembling a lightning bolt. They are often found in forests, plains, and occasionally near electrical sources, on most continents throughout the world. It is also a popular pet, and relatively easy to maintain, with little exercise necessary for it's well being, although periodic electric discharge is extremely important. Pikachu are known to have acute senses of hearing, thanks to its large ears. Most domestic pikachu are very intelligent, understanding and interpreting human speech at levels far surpassing those of any pet dog.
Mice can be harmful pests, eating and sometimes destroying telephone poles, and other electronic equipment. In communities found near wooded areas, it is not uncommon for a pikachu to sometimes show up under or near houses, presumably attracted by the electrical output generated by the dwellers' appliances.
===Diet===
Living in wooded areas, pikachu often are found foraging for berries. Instead of climbing trees, they use small electrical shocks to release the berries from the tree, roasting them at the same time. As pets, they can be fed a variety of processed food, available at many pet stores. Alternatively, pikachu are tolerant to most "human" food, and sometimes enjoy it more then the more nutritional food designed for their biology.
===Electrical Abilities=== 
Exclusive to the Pikachu's subspecies is the obvious ability to release electric discharges of varying intensity, at will, through glandular pouches residing in its cheeks. These glands allow it to store and release a unique form of chemical energy, which can be released in bolts of lightning or ball lightning to defend itself from attackers, to cook food, to be used in battle, at the command from it's trainer, or in self-defense in the wild. Pikachu are rarely known to purposefully attack others besides the aforementioned, but particularly aggressive pikachu have been recorded. 
Pikachu often travel in packs, and are rarely territorial. However, when threatened, a group can generate an intense electrical offensive, and the electro-magnetic forces exerted by the resulting field can even produce a short lived, localized thunderstorm.
As pikachu build up energy in their electricity glands, it is often needed to discharge, as to not result in a short, or worse, which can lead to physical [[Paralysis
]], or in severe cases, death. Pikachu release the built-up energy through their tail, which acts as a grounding rod, to safely remove unneeded energy. A sure sign to tell if a location is inhabited by pikachu (or a member of its subspecies) is to look for patches of burnt grass, which is the result of the discharge.
Through an inability to release a buildup of electricity, a pikachu may develop a rare condition, very similar to the human flu. This illness is most often caused by strong nearby electro-magnetic forces, which severely impact the electric glands. If a pikachu is introduced to a magnet, it will be attracted towards its cheeks, and display other common attributes of magnetism.
Supermariorobot 00:32, 1 July 2006 (UTC)

text: A lot of it was original research, and the anime and manga aren't canon, it's on the games. Nintendo owns them yes, but they are interpretations and mutalations of Pikachu in the games. In the games it says they eat berries, but we've seen in the anime that they like ketchup. It's interpretation, which makes it not true canon. Highway Rainbow Sneakers 10:21, 1 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Is that for Pikachu in general, or just Ash's specimen?  Regardless, adding a biology section seems like an interesting prospect... but I don't even want to think about doing it for the other 385 Pokémon...  --Luigifan 04:45, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: They all get one, and already have one. Check this place out. -- THL 05:31, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  I did it! 

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thread_title: Peer Review[[Pikachu]]

message: I saw this under the Characteristics heading: "To the point where it can suffer lightning strikes to it's giant member without difficulty. I wondered if it was deliberate sabotage or not, but either way I think it sounds less vulgar now.  Blitzace123 23:39, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Aah...  *runs to the bathroom and pukes*  Glad to see that it's gone.  That could have grossed out a lot of people.  --Luigifan 04:41, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Giant Member" 

message: What's the deal with this new "Internet Fad Pikachu" picture that just up and appeared?  I want to know if it's appropriate for the article. -Jeske (Complaints Hotline) 02:59, 11 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I killed it, it didn't need to be in the article. If anyone disagrees, say why here. The Hybrid Lives 03:16, 11 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Internet Fad Pikachu 

message: What still needs to be done to pikachu to make it ready to be a featured article? The Hybrid Lives 04:12, 11 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Minun's edits need undone still, he cited Amazon pages for just about everything, I think I got rid of it them though. The thing needs a scrub up, general citing, which shouldn't be that hard. Creation and background need re-written, I think there is something in the Wall Street journal about them, they'll be a lot more pressure for outside sources. You're welcome to help! :) Highway Grammar Enforcer! 12:58, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I will, I just needed to know what to do. I'll start with rewriting Creation and backround. THL 14:54, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  FA #4? 

message: An anon just said that Pika Pika Pika was the name of a song by Bananarama and performed in Europe. I doubt this, but I am not European so I don't know if it is true. Is it? THL 12:53, 14 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I searched through their official site and could not find any song by this name anywhere.  So my guess is that it is false information.  If there is a song by this name, perhaps they do not perform it, but they definately did not write it.  -SaturnYoshi THE VOICES 21:58, 14 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Sweet, thanks. I didn't think it was true, but for the moment I had to AGF. Cheers. THL 01:02, 15 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pika Pika Pika 

message: i know one thing, pikachu is a female becuse it's voice actor, ikue ootani did the voice of hana-chan from
ojamajo doremi dookan and theres a song callded demone de hana-chan to prove it.
**ojamajo's page and click enter.
Sir aaron sama girl 02:24, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Ash is voiced by Veronica Taylor also a female, voice actors prove nothing.  -SaturnYoshi THE VOICES 02:38, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The same could be said for Bart Simpson (in that he's voiced by a woman). -Jeske (How's My Editing?) 04:44, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

text: Yellow doesn't count, as it's not technically Ash's Pikachu.  Anyway, I think the gender's randomally selected for all Pokémon traded from Red, Blue, and Yellow to Gold, Silver, and Crystal (just like Pokémon in the wild).  How could there be a pre-determined gender?  A Japanese feature of what only does Pikachu turn human? Kochdude388 23:08, 16 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I think “feature” was meant as in “Feature Film”, the anon most likely meant OVA, though surely not an official one. --WikidSmaht (talk) 16:07, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

text: We will know soon, as in the games, some pokemon look different based on gender, if we see that during D/P series, then we will know for a fact that it is a male, as female in D/P has a weird shaped tail =P Also, Hikari's Buneary is female and has a crush on Pikachu xD and considering it's a kids program, 99% chance Pikachu is male >.< 70.231.249.170 05:14, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  1) the games and anime are quite different, not to mention that genders and their differences were introduced after ash's pikachu was created. 2) do you have proof that hikari's buneary is female? and 3) in the movie short "gotta dance" pikachu is seen dancing with meowth, a male, with meowth taking the "male" role and pikachu taking the "female" role. and based on what you stated that it is a kid's program, wouldn't it be appropriate for pikachu to be a female?  --DeathXsolidor 23:29, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

text: Not sure if anyone told you, but games and anime are separate.  Any developments in the games cannot be applied to the anime. -Jeske (v^_^v) 05:19, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: pikachu's gender, the saga continues

message: i'm not sure what the policy is on certain things... specifically, if we should talk about Pikachu as the many Pikachus of the Pokemon world, or The species of the Pikachu. also, the gender is never made explicit about Ash's pika, so i'm going to refer to it as an it.
and i raised this point in the pcp talk page before, and i'm going to raise it here: certain things are never mentioned and never refered to in the Pokemon franchise, therefore, we should not mention them in trying to define Pokemon. Talks of predator/prey, anatomical features in Pokemon where they're not important, or any other science term is relevant or appropriate, and has no place in a WP aricle about them (although I guess there is in fan fiction or something) Therefore, in this article, when I see something like this, i will remove itBlueaster 08:52, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, be bold, but don't be reckless. Cheers, -- THL 09:01, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  some questions as i edit this article 

message: alot of the edits are vandalisms and reverts Blueaster 17:44, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: But most of the vandalism comes from anon IP's.  Semi-pro would be a better option, but neither semi or full are likely. -Jeske (Complaints Dept.) 17:58, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

text: No, full protection blocks most EVERYONE.  Semi-pro blocks anonymous IPs and accounts younger than four days. -Jeske (Complaints Dept.) 01:10, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

text: I don't think that even bureaucrats can edit protected pages. So, that means around 7 people total can edit protected pages. Cheers, -- THL 04:33, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

text: In any case, it's incredibly unlikely to happen.  The vandalism isn't so pervasive of a problem that semi-protection is necessary (contrast with Bulbasaur after it got its FA status). -Jeske (Complaints Dept.) 18:36, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: THL, admins and higher (including bureaucrats, stewards, etc.) can edit protected pages. Greeves (talk • contribs) 16:11, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, I figured that out later on, and I had to change my sig. Peace, -- The Hybrid 01:18, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  I suggest that we get this article protected 

message: Is Pikachu actually a lagomorph?  I ask this because just because it has the name of a lagomorph in it (Pika), concensus has been both here and pika that Pikachu is not based off of the pika. (See Pika's talk page) -Jeske (Complaints Dept.) 03:53, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Danke. -Jeske (v^_^v) 19:27, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

text: Source? --WikidSmaht (talk) 16:07, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: If you're referring to the Latin, I'm sure he's only using them as comparisons.  i don't think he's trying to upstage Oddium wanderus. -Jeske (v^_^v) 22:22, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Actually, I meant the assertion that both articles dealt with the issue at some point. And why are you replying to this comment? :-p I am still waiting for you to clarify yours above. --WikidSmaht (talk) 07:15, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

text: This has been stated at Talk:Pika as well, and I will note that Pikachu is a direct transliteration from the Japanese. -Jéské (Blah v^_^v) 23:30, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lagomorph? 

message: Might it be an idea to split the article into Pikachu, ie. this article that deals with Pikachu[s] in general, and a separate article, eg. Pikachu_(anime) to deal with Ash's Pikachu separately?  Ash's Pikachu is a MAJOR character, and Meowth has his own section as part of the Team Rocket (Jessie/James/Meowth) page, rather than lumping all the developments of Ash's Pikachu as a character in the main page that deals with Pikachu as a species. -Kain 10:42, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Wasn’t there somethinglike that before? --WikidSmaht (talk) 16:07, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Funny, I was just thinking of suggesting this. Anyway, Pikachu in the anime and manga are very unique, to the point where i think that they should be separated to a their own article. However, I don't want that to create a precedent to create articles for say Misty's Togepi or something like that. - A Link to the Past (talk) 14:34, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Splitting article to deal with Ash's Pikachu? 

message: I've seen people reverting my image chnage. Let me just say my image looks better, in fact, it almost looks scalable. But if anyone disagrees, how about, instead of violating the 3RR, we discuss it here? --98E 14:07, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Usually when placing a new picture on a higher traffic article, one will bring it up on the talk page before adding it. The picture doesn't go with the rest of the current Sugimori art, and looks weird, so I see no benefit in keeping it. Nemu 14:17, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: But it looks way nicer. You know, scalable images should be used over others, and the one I'm putting is almost scalable, while the other one isn't as much. --98E 14:20, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm going to have to agree with TTN. If we use that picture, then we would have to change all of the other Pokémon articles to match that style. Do we even have one of every Pokémon in that style? We need to be consistent with the images. --LuigiManiac 14:36, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Suggestion: How about we use both? That seems better. --98E 21:09, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: How about no? Per the fair use policy, images must significantly contribute to the article; yours doesn't. Nemu 21:12, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Unless it has a fair use rationale, which it does. --98E 21:14, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: No, that applies to all FU images. The rational is what lets them be used in the first place. Nemu 21:16, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, unless we work this out, the article will be protected for as long as we live. And I'm not gonna agree to simply not using my image because I like it way better and it looks way better. --98E 21:18, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, it's everybody here against you. The fact you want to use a picture you uploaded means nothing. Nemu 21:20, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm not going to give in that easily. --98E 21:21, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

text: Wikipedia works by building concensus, and concensus is that the article that *was* originally there works better.  Besides, if the "I like it" argument were valid, Bulbasaur would still have a picture of a penis from when vandals placed it on while it was an FA. -Jeske (v^_^v) 21:24, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Idea: Maybe I should convert mine into SVG to make it the best image to use? --98E 21:26, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Just stop. The image will not be used. Nemu 21:28, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Image type is irrelevant. -Jeske (v^_^v) 21:29, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I suggest you read WP:USOP. If I make it into an SVG, you can't say I can't use it. --98E 21:31, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: 98E, maybe you should just accept that if every other editor believes it should not be in the article, then it will not be in it.  Wikipedia is a fantastic place, but you must understand that when you are outvoted, that is the end of it. MelicansMatkin 21:32, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: WP:USOP states that it's a rule that SVG's must be used over PNG's and other formats no matter what. --98E 21:34, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Care to highlight the exact sentence that says that? MelicansMatkin 21:36, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: (Conflict) You don't understand.  Everyone is saying NO to your image.  SVG, PNG, JPEG, it doesn't matter - there's no concensus to add your piccy. -Jeske (v^_^v) 21:37, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Here, screenshot with highlighted sentence. --98E 21:41, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: You said: WP:USOP states that it's a rule that SVG's must be used over PNG's and other formats no matter what.  The screenshot says: SVG is the preferred format.  See the difference? MelicansMatkin 21:44, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

text: And what CONCENSUS do you have?  Concensus trumps your screen shot, and it's saying, "Hell, no, it won't go!" -Jeske (v^_^v) 21:42, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: 98E, I invite you to read WP:CON. MelicansMatkin 21:45, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: But it means pretty much the same thing, and, if it is preferred, it is a hell of a bad thing to use PNG instead of SVG. --98E 21:46, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: And? It still isn't policy, nullifying your argument. Nemu 21:48, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: 98E, you're reading too much into it.  There is a huge difference.  Saying that SVG is preferred over PNG is like saying that I prefer Chocolate ice cream over Mint Chip.  I'll take the chocolate if I can, but if not then I'm more than happy with the alternative.  Saying it's a rule is just twisting the statement - by no means does it HAVE to be used. MelicansMatkin 21:50, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Fine, I guess, by that logic, I should replace all uses of any SVG's and replace them with JPG's where ever they're used if you really believe that. --98E 21:52, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: 98E, have you even listened to what MelicansMatkin and I have been saying to you?  Regardless of whether the rule is mandated or optional, there is absolutely no concensus to add the picture you uploaded! -Jeske (v^_^v) 21:55, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Whereas by your logic, 98E, we'd have to change every single Pokemon image.  You know what, you can do whatever you want with every image on Wikipedia.  Odds are you'll just be blocked. MelicansMatkin 21:56, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I did read WP:CON. I just think that if other pages use SVG's and it stays that way forever, why can't this one? --98E 22:01, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Because of every single reason listed above - want me to go over them again? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by MelicansMatkin (talk • contribs) 22:02, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

text: If you have read WP:CON, then WHY are you still fighting concensus, which is currently against your pic?-Jeske (v^_^v) 22:04, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't think you get it. What I'm saying is, because SVG's are favored due to their scalabality, all articles MUST use them if an SVG image for the article is available. Anyway, I'm requesting the current image be re-created as an SVG. --98E 22:06, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: No, it is preferred for the images to be in the SVG format. Who, besides you, cares? Nemu 22:08, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: "Preferred" and "Mandatory" are two separate words. -Jeske (v^_^v) 22:08, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: See here. It says at the end to accept that SVG is the correct Wikipedia format. --98E 22:10, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Where, exactly?  At the end it says to accept that a certain pic might not be used on Wikipedia. -Jeske (v^_^v) 22:12, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Look, it clearly says "So stop this lame edit war. "Accept that SVG is the way Wikipedia is heading." --98E 22:13, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Key word: "HEADING."  WP:USOP says it is preferred, not mandated, so there is NO NEED to convert.  Besides, a user's talk page is not policy, regardless of whether it was a former ArbCom member or Jim himself posting it. -Jeske (v^_^v) 22:17, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It's not the talk page of a user, it's the talk page of an article. And if an admin posts it we need to do what he/she says. --98E 22:19, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Admins are just users with special buttons. They have no more power in an argument than we do. Just stop this already. The picture will not go up. Nemu 22:21, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Insult them again and I'll report you for personal attacks! --98E 22:24, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: You're just raving now MelicansMatkin 22:25, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm only telling him to not make personal attacks! --98E 22:27, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: That's not an attack. I believe it's even a direct quote from something like WP:ADMIN. Nemu 22:29, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

text: I agree.  This has degenerated into rants on his part and attempted peacekeeping on ours.  He simply spake the truth; he made no personal attacks.-Jeske (v^_^v) 22:30, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I've asked Yamla, an experienced administrator, for their advice on this matter.  You can see my request here. MelicansMatkin 22:34, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Okay, it wasn't a personal attack. But back to before. I noticed you said "Whereas by your logic, we'd have to change every Pokemon image." That's no problem, I could easily create SVG's of all 493 Pokemon. --98E 00:25, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Yeah. Anyway. Let's get back to the point. Why is an anime screenshot better than a piece of Sugimori's official art, exactly?—Ｌｏｖｅはドコ？ (talk • contribs) 00:55, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The image currently in place is not an anime screenshot, it is Sugimori artwork.  When Fire Red and Leaf Green were released as part of the third generation, Ken Sugimori redrew every one of the first 150 Pokemon.  If you would like to compare between the first (Red/Blue/Yellow) and third (Ruby/Sapphire/FR/LG/Emerald), the website Pokebeach has the original Sugimori artwork from both.  The image currently on the page is third-gen Sugimori artwork. MelicansMatkin 01:02, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, I know. 98E wants to use an anime screenshot/artwork/whatever still the anime not Sugimori.—Ｌｏｖｅはドコ？ (talk • contribs) 01:12, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Actually, my image wasn't cropped from a screenshot, I don't think. It's probably drawn by someone as a derivated work from another website, because I didn't make it myself. I just looked at the history for Pikachu.png and saw that one there. --98E 14:27, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, in any case, it's obviously a piece for the anime.  We've made a point of only using Sugimori's official artwork.—Ｌｏｖｅはドコ？ (talk • contribs) 14:39, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

text: I certainly see no problems with that solution.  The image you listed should also be removed from the manga section, as it offers nothingin relation to the manga - perhaps a screenshot from one of the Manga series would be more adequate.  In any case, I feel that it is about time that this page was unprotected. MelicansMatkin 19:20, 5 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Image 

message: Pikachu doesn't have that face. For people unacquainted with Pikachu they may actually think that's Pikachu. Kakuuunowazawai 10:18, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Care to elaborate?  I don't understand what you're asking, given the pic currently up has been there since WAAAAAY before the prot. -Jeske (v^_^v) 05:45, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Someone uploaded a vandalism picture over the Sugimori(?) artwork, and was reverted by the time you saw this message. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 70.58.119.52 (talk) 07:12, 5 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  change the image, please :D 

message: I would like to remove the image :Image:PikachuMouse.PNG from the Manga section. It is redundant to the main image, offering no extra context, and completely irrelevant to the section it was placed in. As such it is a decorative fair use image. -ΖαππερΝαππερ BabelAlexandria 18:49, 5 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed && Done. --Deskana (AFK 47) 21:13, 5 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  requesting to remove unneeded redundant image 

message: I've noticed quite a lot of vandalism occuring on this article recently, and on many other Pokemon articles (especially Koffing). I've seen most of these vandalism edits reverted (which is good), but I've also seen the vandals talk pages remain untouched by vandalism warnings, unless they've been placed by a bot (which is bad).  I'm new to editing this article, but I've made quite a few edits elsewhere on Wikipedia, and I thought that I should point out what I'm going to say to everyone, in case tyou are not familiar with this.
After you have reverted a vandals edit, you can easily warn them not to do it again by posting Vandalism Warning Tempplates on their userpages.  Yes, vandals will probably ignore these warnings, but they should be posted in any case - it helps admins, and after so many warnings, the User account or IP can be blocked.  For those interested, the templates are at WP:WARN.  Again, it makes life a lot easier on everyone if these templates can be used.  Start at level one, then work your way up.  If a vandal is already at, say level three, then post a level four warning.  Reference the article too, just for clarity.  MelicansMatkin 03:52, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Already do.  Most people, however, can't because everywhere they turn, there's another vandal/spammer/Jobber/hacker ruining an article.  They don't have time to place warnings without getting behind, especially since Pokémon articles are amongst the most frequently hit. Further, we just got off of a bunch of D/P-Serebii crap, so give us some slack! -Jeske (v^_^v) 04:25, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: My point is that it only takes a minute to post a warning template.  When vandalism has not occurred for several hours, then there is no reason why a template cannot be added to a User's Talk Page.  Even if there is no vandalism to revert, its not a bad idea to do a quick check of the article's history to check out any suspicious edits.  MelicansMatkin 04:32, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Actually, Mel, common sense says investigate both the user history and the article history. -Jeske (v^_^v) 12:39, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: This is only partially related but we will have less vandals for 2 weeks because this article was semi protected. :) While we wait for the vandals to be able to return practice better vandal fighting (as in using the templates). Twinkle will help with this. Funpika 18:51, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Vandalism Warning Templates 

message: Pikachu's Katakana name is wrong. It's ピカチュウ (pi-ka-chu-u), not a bunch of unrelated kanji. Fix it ASAP 200.104.178.138 01:02, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Japanese Pikachu name

message: Does anyone else think that a picture comparing male and female Pikachu would be useful for commentary? I would find one but the internet is wonky here. Voretus 21:28, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Image 

message: Has anybody seen the main picture recently?
:Already dealt with while you were posting, sir. -Jeske (v^_^v) 22:10, 2 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hey!  

message: This article has four missing citations, a large amount of guide content in the video game section, and no sources for what its name means. - A Link to the Past (talk) 19:41, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  GA removal 

message: As well as increasing the Special Attack, doesn't it also mean that if one breeds a Pikachu or Raichu with Light Ball the offspring Pichu will know Volt Tackle? Or is that another item? --Phill talk Edits Review this GA review! 09:32, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: You are correct, the Light Ball will produce a Pichu with Volt Tackle if Pikachu or Raichu is bred.  It also doubles Pikachu's Spec. Att. (and only Pikachus) - this means that a Pikachu holding a Light Ball has a greater Spec. Att. than Raichu! MelicansMatkin 14:21, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Light Ball 

message: Here are the reasons:
*Game guide content along with OR.
*In-universe characteristics section(This is not acceptable at all, per GA criteria)
Vikrant Phadkay 16:33, 17 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Removed from GA

message: I've put an in-universe tag on the biological characteristics section because I feel the "biological characteristics" section is very in-universe. It's a fictional creature, so its biological characteristics are fictional, and should be treated as such. You can read WP:WAF for more ideas on how to make it read more out of universe.  -Malkinann 09:01, 18 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: In-universe tag on Biological characteristics section

message: It was at GA/R, (though someone apparently forgot to archive it) and in a 3 to 1 decision, this article as been relisted as a GA, primarily because although there were some issues with in-universe style, most people agreed that the issues wern't severe enough to deny this article GA status. Review archived at: Wikipedia:Good article review/Archive 28 Homestarmy 14:52, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Not sure why this was re-nominated

message: I've fixed some errors in grammar and spelling, as well as added some extra information that was missing. Admeister200x 9th of October 2007  —Preceding signed but undated comment was added at 14:28, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Fixes

message: I'm just here to say that I'm glad to see that someone here has been keeping the article streamlined and cruft-free. Yay! Blueaster 20:00, 14 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Good job everyone!!! 

message: Should we add any further info about Pikachu in the Smash Bros. series? Pezzar (talk) 07:49, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Pikachu does play a major roll in the 3 Smash Bros. series, but I think the current paragraph(s) is fine. We could possibly add a single sentence about (his/her) role in SSE, but that's about it. --haha169 (talk) 00:49, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Pika in Smash Bros. 

message: Well, I'm trying to get this article improved to FA status, so if anyone wants to pitch in, that'd be great. Useight (talk) 02:37, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: GA to FA

message: Please don't link this into the article List of Pokemon I think such Pikachu is Ash Ketchum's Pokemon it deserves to stay the same Matthew Cantrell (talk) 02:37, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm not sure what you mean, are you requesting that the page not be redirected to List of Pokémon? Useight (talk) 02:40, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Linking

message: As you can see, I have uploaded a new picture: Pikachu.svg. It is derived from a CDR image, which can be found here. The converting and cropping hasn't done it much good however. I've contacted Tkgd2007 about this, and if he can't help, I'll contact someone else. The original PNG file can still be found here. Cheers, Face 19:02, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I requested improvement of this picture at the graphic lab, see here. If you are able to improve this image, please do! - Face 21:56, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: New image of Pikachu

message: Please consider adding this gallery as a list of relevant photos about Pikachu RyanTMulligan (talk) 16:35, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Snapshots 

message: Is "Pikachu" that confusable with any "Picacho"? Lord Sesshomaru (talk • edits) 01:55, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: A person could be looking for Picacho, and simply misspell it. I think the distinguish template is needed. Artichokertalk 02:05, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  About the hatnote 

message: I reverted the vandalism of the picture back to normal. Sorry if I'm not supposed to be saying it here, since I'm new to this. 71.178.183.174 (talk) 22:56, 20 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Oh that's no problem at all. Thank you very much for catching and reverting it! People don't normally mention reverted vandalism on the talk page, but I'm glad that you let us know about it. Cheers, MelicansMatkin (talk) 23:19, 20 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reverted Vandalism 

message: Do the editors of this article think that the appearance of the clearly derivative "Peekaboo" character in the Young Justice: Sins of Youth storyline would merit mention in the "In popular culture" section or not? In that instance, I believe there was a 50-foot tall version rampaging through town who most of the characters had to take on shortly before the finale. John Carter (talk) 17:44, 24 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I never heard of that.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by GoogleplexPlus (talk • contribs) 02:25, 29 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Parody appearance

message: I was comparing older versions of Pikachu, and there's some vandal text in there: "Pikachu are on average 1' 4" tall and are very playful creatures." For those who are watching this page (not me), please root it out and make sure nothing was lost. Cheers, tedder (talk) 03:08, 3 November 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I reverted that when the editor put it on, but another editor reinstated it for whatever reason. I think it's more of a badly-written good-faith edit than an attempt to vandalize. MelicansMatkin (talk, contributions) 03:15, 3 November 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I undid some of the vandalism you pointed out. I think most of it gets in because someone makes a vandal edit, then someone makes a normal edit, so we dont see the vandal edit on our watchlists. Most of the time I try and look at history though. Blake (Talk·Edits) 03:21, 3 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  deeper vandalism 

message: :Fictional characters who can move at superhuman speeds
:Comments? - A Link to the Past (talk) 18:10, 28 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't think so. He is quick, but I don't think it's quick enough to be "superhuman". I think "superhuman speed" would be more applicable to Superman, Flash, and Sonic the Hedgehog, fictional characters known specifically for their speed. Useight (talk) 18:23, 28 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't know if I would describe Superman, FLash, and Sonic the Hedgehog as what superhuman speed should be described as - they certainly are the definition of it, but I think some characters, while much slower, are considerably faster than the average human, hence, superhuman. Though, seeing as how many real animals run at >60MPH at times, I could see why Pikachu might not qualify, though I was thinking his electricity affiliation could change it. - A Link to the Past (talk) 18:39, 28 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Pikachu varies a lot from Sonic, the Flash, and Superdick, however, in that he's not truly sapient (the rest are). -Jéské  (v^_^v Bodging WP edit by edit) 19:31, 28 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The only way Pikachu moves extremely fast is through quick attack. That shouldn't count as its regular speed. On a side note, Pokemon are sentient. Dude1818 (talk) 20:04, 22 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Category suggestions 

message: Yeah, there's no way that (1) pikachu is a mammal, and (2) is of "high" importance as a mammal. Triptenator (talk) 20:55, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I'd agree that Pikachu wouldn't be of high-importance to the Mammal wikiproject, whoever, Pikachu is a mouse Pokémon, and mice are mammals. Useight (talk) 23:12, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Ovipositioning mammals are not impossible, besides. -Jéské  (v^_^v E pluribus unum) 05:55, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: It can be "high" importance as a mammal on the wikiproject, since I doubt kids care more about platypuses than Pikachu. However, its listing as GA is invalid. I've removed it. Pikachu is voiced by Jessica DiCicco.
Just wondering- how can you make such an extensive page about Pikachu and not mention that the creature is directly and obviously based on a real animal, both in name and appearance? Pikas are real. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pika
Surely that's worth a note or link. 64.230.111.214 (talk) 13:36, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

text: As far as I can remember, Pikachu has never been compared to a Pika, and was only stated to be a mouse-type Pokémon. If you can find a source stating that Pikachu was based on a Pika, then please present it and we can add that to the article. Artichoker[talk] 14:51, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The same issue was dealt with both here and on Talk:Pika; the end result was that the comparison was inherently original research (as is any other Pokémon comparison). I will note that the relevant discussion is still up on Talk:Pika. -Jéské  (v^_^v Mrrph-mph!) 19:47, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: My bad. My comment above was mistaken with Meowth. --haha169 (talk) 04:30, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

text: Yeah... I'm not entirely sure how to put that the best way. The Pokédex from Stadium 1 states: "It stores electricity in its cheeks" FireRed, however, says: "It has small electric sacs on both its cheeks." And Emerald says: "It stores electricity in the electric bags on its cheeks." - Face 08:13, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

text: FireRed's and Stadium's are both translations of the same Japanese. Stadium's Pokédex contains half of the entries from Japanese Red&Green and half of the entries from Japanese Blue. Pikachu's happens to be taken from Japanese Red&Green. But English Red&Blue both use the Pokédex (as well as other features) from Japanese Blue. When FireRed and LeafGreen were released, LeafGreen was found to have entries from Japanese Blue (and so, English Red&Blue), and FireRed was found to have entries from Japanese Red&Green (which were previously untranslated fully), but this time with a new translation. In that way I'd think FireRed's sort of over-rides Stadium's entry for Pikachu; it's found in a main game of the series, and is a newer translation compared to the entry of English Stadium. Akata (talk) 00:45, 8 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Mammal?!

message: This page is enormous. For the sake of everyone's sanity, I was considering archiving the talk page. Per WP:AATP, a consensus should be established first. The reason to do this archiving seems obvious: This pages is full of lengthy, dead discussions. It would be better for promoting future discussions to have one of the bots archive this page every few months, or at least make the first archive by hand now. So, let's leave the discussion open for a few days: Is there any good reason, based on Wikipedia guidelines and precedents, not to do this? (I'm only proposing to archive very old ones, say those above "GA removal") TheBilly (talk) 23:54, 24 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I support an archive, but archive everything up to the end of October 2007 to leave only the most recent comments on the page. MelicansMatkin (talk) 00:30, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

text: I agree. There's no reason not to, and if nothing else, there's a snowball's chance that there'd be a reason not to archive the page here. --Cheeser1 (talk) 01:08, 25 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Definite Archive. And quickly, too. This page is enormous. --haha169 (talk) 05:59, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Archived. MelicansMatkin (talk) 15:39, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Talk archiving

message: Here's a question I have that should be addressed: was Pikachu selected from the beginning as the flagship Pokemon, or did it evolve that way after the anime gained popularity? I seem to remember Pikachu being heavily featured in merchandise early on, but the first video games don't particularly highlight it. Brutannica (talk) 22:12, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Actually I seem to remember reading somewhere that some other Pokémon (I think it was Clefairy) was initially the mascot in the very beginning, until Pikachu continued to gain popularity and was picked to star in the anime. Unfortunately, I forgot exactly what I was reading. Artichoker[talk] 23:09, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Perhaps you mean the Pocket Monsters manga where Clefairy is a main character?—Ｌｏｖｅはドコ？ (talk • contribs) 23:13, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Nope, it had nothing to do with the Manga. I just remember reading somewhere about the origin of Pikachu, and it mentioned that initially a different Pokémon was the franchise's mascot. Artichoker[talk] 23:33, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I once heard that the other mascot from the beginning was actually Jigglypuff. I guess Pikachu was chosen (no pun intended) over Jigglypuff in the end. Useight (talk) 05:48, 19 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: It could have been Jigglypuff. I get the two pink fluffballs mixed up from time to time. Artichoker[talk] 14:06, 19 July 2008 (UTC)

text: Speaking of that, apparently the Diamond/Pearl director was talking about Pikachu's name being chosen for appeal... surely he wasn't involved in it back then.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.73.70.113 (talk) 23:09, 15 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Concept/creation

message: Could a knowledgeable editor add to the article why Ash's Pikachu never evolves?  Comet Tuttle (talk) 17:21, 22 December 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: From what I remember, it never wanted to, It went so far as to knock a thunder stone out of Ash's hand after a difficult battle. I can't remember the name of the episode, but I know it was one of the early ones... DarkNightWolf (T|C|M) 14:44, 25 December 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Working on the basics, will need references, as I haven't seen the episode for years. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:NightwolfAA2k5/Pikachu DarkNightWolf (T|C|M) 09:03, 26 January 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: It was the one with Lt. Surge and his Raichu. dude1818 (talk) 23:43, 25 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Just reference the episode. Blake (Talk·Edits) 04:28, 28 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why doesn't Pikachu evolve? 

message: How come "the presence of a strong magnetic field, causes an illness with flu-like symptoms" but also "Pikachu tend to gather in areas with high amounts of thunderstorm activity"? I'm not arguing that this is not accurate infromation from the francise, but I am arguing from basic physics. Electricity and magnetism are strogly bonded - you cannot have one without the other. Thunderstorms have a megnetic field and magnetic fields affect electrical ones. Either Pikachi should be equally attacted by both or made ill by both, this is GCSE level physics!
Kennifred (talk) 15:00, 6 September 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: It is saying that if electricity is built up, a Pikachu can get sick. Magnetism might suppress Pikachu's ability to let it's electricity flow. Blake (Talk·Edits) 16:07, 6 September 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Some real animals have an effect like this. (Not using electricity, of course!) They are attracted to it up to a point, then become ill or repulsed if there is too much. Like dogs and chocolate, or people for that matter. Dude1818 (talk) 20:07, 22 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Magnetism Silliness 

message: I am not a Pokèmon master but it seems odd to see Pikachu being referred to as both is and are. Any ideas? Kushal (talk) 11:20, 28 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I believe "is" is used when it refers to a single, specific Pikachu and "are" is used when it refers to the species. Useight (talk) 14:40, 28 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: One Pikachu, two Pikachu, red Pikachu, blue Pikachu. Same applies to any other Pokémon species. -Jeremy (v^_^v Cardmaker) 23:16, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

text: To clarify; Ash's Pikachu is one of his first Pokémon. Pikachu are found in multiple places. Its like saying "My cat is a wonderful pet" and "Cats are a wonderful pet". "Is" refers to a single thing. "Are" refers to the whole species. --Blake (talk) 02:52, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: As someone that came here knowing only a little bit about "Pokémon", I REALLY think this article would be greatly improved by an edit making clear distinction between the character called "Pikachu" and the fictional Pokémon 'species'[?] also called "Pikachu". Separate articles might be overkill though (esp. given the overlap/fictional nature)  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.242.17.174 (talk) 12:22, 2 November 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  is vs are  

message: Is it safe to assume Pikachu is level 99?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Utils (talk • contribs) 03:41, 30 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: No, not really. There has to be proof that it is level 99 in the TV shows. Try finding a reference for what the actual level it is first. Thanks, RyRy (talk) 03:47, 30 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: In the TV shows, levels are not mentioned. If his Pikachu was level 99, then Ash would be a pretty incompetent trainer, considering Pikachu still loses fights. Although, in Crystal, Red's Pikachu was level 81. bibliomaniac15 04:22, 30 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Wouldn't Pikachu's level increase as you played the game instead of having a set level? Useight (talk) 04:34, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

text: Actually, in Pokemon, they do mention "levels" as when saying "look, this pokemon leveled up!". This was really only mentioned in the later seasons. -- RyRy (talk) 04:38, 30 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Oh, and what bibliomaniac was saying is that a character had a pikachu. Since it is the computer playing that character, Red (funny name), it is  a set level. -- RyRy (talk) 04:39, 30 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Ah, it was owned by a non-playable character. I always thought Red was a playable character (I believe the Pokémon Trainer in Super Smash Bros Brawl was designed after Red). I'm really not familiar with Pokémon after the original 151, in my mind it's still Ash, Misty, and Brock being chased by Team Rocket. Useight (talk) 05:04, 30 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Actually, no. The Pokemon character in Super Smash Bros Brawl was not based on Red in the Crystal, Silver, and Gold versions of pokemon video games. It was based on the male playable character of the Pokemon Fire Red and Pokemon Leaf Green versions of Pokemon video games. Oh, and it's actually Ash, Brock, and Dawn being chased by Team Rocket now. :D Hehe, I can't believe how much I still know about Pokemon even if I'm not much of a fan anymore, I'm a bit too old for Pokemon. ^_^ -- RyRy (talk) 05:17, 30 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Hmm, yeah, the male character in Pokémon Fire Red does look like Brawl's Pokémon Trainer. But, according to the article, the character's name is Red. "A bit too old for Pokémon"? Just because you grow old, doesn't mean you have to grow up. Or said differently, you don't stop having fun when you get old, you get old when you stop having fun. Useight (talk) 05:37, 30 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Okay, I guess. Then consider me a Pokemon fan again! :) And I didn't see it said that in the article. -- RyRy (talk) 06:09, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

text: You know, I find it kind of funny that all of you guys are having a forum discussion over a topic brought up by someone who had to rely on a bot to leave a sig! --haha169 (talk) 04:48, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: You can't be older than nine. NO WAY should the fact that I forgot to sign my own comment have any baring on this clearly thought provoking topic. You're pulling at straws, man. You take Wikipedia WAY too seriously.Utils (talk) 10:38, 26 March 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I think his level is over 9000.  Jabberwockgee (talk) 19:40, 11 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Level 99 

message: The video games section that mentions that Pikachu is found naturally in the wild in every game needs to be modified with that bit of info.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.217.201.98 (talk) 17:25, 12 November 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: How about after you beat the Champion and gain the National Pokedex? Cobalion. Setting Justice everywhere. (talk) 18:48, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Nope, even then you can't catch it.--90.203.211.188 (talk) 11:23, 8 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pikachu cannot be found in the wild in Black/White and Black/White 2 

message: The article is semi-protected so I cannot edit it as a hobby Wikipedia user and not as an editor, but the intro paragraph lists Pikachu and...Charizard? as the official mascots of Pokemon. While Charizard was the mascot of Red Version, it is not the franchise representative by any stretch and should be removed from that part of the description.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.69.223.128 (talk) 13:28, 20 September 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks, I removed it. You should consider creating an account! Blake (Talk·Edits) 14:45, 20 September 2013 (UTC)

text: Yes, I recently just changed it to "major character" as he is more renowned than most Pokemon, but I don't think "mascot" is suitable unless for a certain version of Pokemon game. ShawntheGod (talk) 07:04, 12 March 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mascot? 

message: I'm not sure if this is worthy of inclusion, but I've found that Pikachu is being chosen for the Mascot of Japan's team for the 2014 Fifa World Cup as seen here.
http://soccerly.com/article/salvadorborboa/pikachu-named-japans-official-mascot-in-brazil-2014-world-cup
2.223.97.5 (talk) 03:04, 15 March 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: , thanks! Supernerd11 :D Firemind ^_^ Pokedex 19:32, 17 March 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  2014 mascot 

message: I would suggest removing citation 56 because there aren't any reasons written on why they hate Pikachu. It's just Pikachu "sucks" for no reason and that "Hello Kitty would kick his butt." Not very explanatory, is it?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.14.222.121 (talk) 14:33, 12 January 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, the source doesn't state very many reasons for its disdain of Pikachu. Does anybody know if AskMen is a reliable source? Bananasoldier (talk) 18:00, 2 February 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: No. The AskMen reference also has false information in their article and Wikipedia contradicts it. I suggest we should remove it.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.140.217.169 (talk) 20:42, 17 April 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Citation Removal 

message: Why was Pikachu removed from the fictional monsters category? Pikachu is clearly a monster.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.175.50.102 (talk) 05:22, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Only if you take the name of the franchise as gospel.  A category of fictional rodents is a better fit. -Jéské  (v^_^v E pluribus unum) 05:28, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: But officaly they are, "monsters" in thje defitnition of one that kills by cuteness and annoying sounds; and being god in pokemon form...--Jakezing (talk) 13:16, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Pikachu has never killed anything. Pokémon never die, only faint. Artichoker[talk] 15:37, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: wHICH MAKES LITTLE SENCE ANYWAYS, BUT SO DOES THE IDEA OF A CREATURE THAT YOU NEARLY KILL, AND THEN TRAP IN A SMALL BALL WOULD WANT TO NOT KILL YOU AFTER THAT, AND PIKACHU IS A GOD, HE NEVER LOSES, AND WHEN HE DOES, HE TAKES 5 MINUTES, AND THNE COMES BACK AND KICKS THE OPPONETS ASS,wtf, why was caps on. srry.--Jakezing (talk) 16:25, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: This is not a forum to discuss the merits of Pokémon or how Pikachu is undefeated in the anime. This talk page should only be used to discuss improvements to the article. Thanks. Useight (talk) 17:34, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Maybe it should be in both rodents and monsters? Obviously it's a monster (Pokémon is Pocket Monsters) but yeah, it is also a mouse. If it can't be put in multiple categories, I would say that it should be put in fictional monsters. Just think it would make it more organized for every Pokémon to be there. Also, Pokémon do die in the manga and obviously at least die by humans or old age or something (Pokémon Tower). Awesomeyveltal (talk) 19:57, 2 June 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Category:Fictional monsters 

message: I love Pikachu!  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.145.27.99 (talk) 04:43, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't mean to be bitey but Talk Pages aren't for general chat. Cobalion. Setting Justice everywhere. (talk) 19:10, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pikachu 

message: Append the following to Pikachu's appearances in video games:
"Pikachu appears as a playable fighter in Pokkén Tournament, along with "Pikachu Libre", a female Pikachu dressed as a luchador.http://www.destructoid.com/pikachu-suicune-and-gardevoir-announced-for-pokk-n-tournament-286573.phtmlhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/olliebarder/2015/08/21/pokken-tournament-to-be-released-on-wii-u-next-year/"
136.181.195.25 (talk) 16:32, 24 August 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Done Stickee (talk) 01:49, 25 August 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 24 August 2015 

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message: Shouldn't the article mention that it appears on the 3DS home menu icons of all of these games, and that it is the starter of Pokemon Rumble World (first Toy Pokemon used by the player, played as until the player obtains a Torchick in the King's Training Field), and this one is usable until released (or rather, returned to the King, as it stands next to his throne after being released). An anonymous editor, 12:07, 19 October 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Super Pokemon Rumble, Pokemon Shuffle and Pokemon Rumble World 

message: is i new to Wikipedai, i speaks english both spanish too, am want vandilize know who pika article? is not he going get done himself by? Me thinks too before he is vandal again! Plaese!  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.237.71.208 (talk) 20:26, 6 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: For stuff link this, see WP:RFPP. -Jéské  (v^_^v Kacheek!) 18:19, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  eksuese me? 

message: I'm taking this article to WP:GA/R because 1. No notice was given on the talk page when it was speedied and 2. Because this article does have a "cultural impact" section, detailing the relevance of the subject to real life. Homestarmy (talk) 15:33, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I have relisted it. Geometry guy 19:28, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: WP:GA/R

message: Category:Fictional pikas
The creator(atsuko nishida) insists that a hamster is an origin of inspiration. 220.96.0.190 (talk) 15:33, 12 July 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: I've read through the "Concept and design" section and saw no reference to the Pika. As such, I removed :Category:Fictional pikas under WP:V since there is no reliable source establishing a connection between the two. Because this was the only article in the category, I've nominated the category for deletion now that it is empty. —Farix (t | c) 16:10, 12 July 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  pikachu is not base on pika. 

message: I invite editors to help with the expansion of the Pikachu (sculpture) article. ---Another Believer (Talk) 17:26, 6 August 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pikachu (sculpture) 

message: Since I realized the page is locked, I would like to say that Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld voiced Pikachu in the anime Gates to Infinity. You might want to add it there?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.255.104.131 (talk) 23:07, 13 November 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Another voice actor for Pikachu 

message: Pikachu
Pikachu can be found in Kanto and Kalos. It is an electric type. It is the mouse Pokemon. It's pre-evolved form is Pichu and its evolved form is Raichu.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hey You, Get the Hell Out of Here (talk • contribs) 19:07, 30 April 2017 (UTC)
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message: I was just passing by and happened to have come across some false info. Under "Concept and Design," it says, "According to series producer Satoshi Tajiri, the idea of the name came from a the mouse like animal called pika..." This is unsupported by the source associated with the rest of this sentecnce, which says "And Pikachu. 'Pika' is the sound Japanese say an electric spark makes. And 'chu' is the sound a mouse makes. So Pikachu is like an electric mouse." It would be best to change the sentence to "According to series producer Satoshi Tajiri, the idea of the name is derived from a combination of two Japanese sounds: pika, a sound an electric spark makes, and chu, a sound a mouse makes."  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:8805:1100:EC:5121:A3B7:DE9:B7A (talk) 21:01, 10 June 2017 (UTC)
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message: Pikachu is number 37 in the kanto pokedex Bradensulli4 (talk) 21:33, 28 November 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: . These edit requests are supposed to answer three questions. What text is wrong? What should it say? What sourcing will we need to include for the change? You didn't answer any of those. CityOfSilver 21:53, 28 November 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 28 November 2017 

message: Pikawong (talk) 20:58, 13 December 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. Sakura CarteletTalk 21:39, 13 December 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  How to play Pokémon Go 

message: I would like to make some grammar and punctuation JBflamin (talk) 03:54, 27 January 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Cannolis (talk) 08:10, 27 January 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 27 January 2019 

message: There is only one Detective Pikachu.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 49.104.2.247 (talk) 01:31, 18 March 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  “The” Detective Pikachu 

message: This line "the idea of the name came from a mouselike animal called pika" should be removed. It's completely unsourced (there is a source linked, but it does not mention the animal pika at all). There is no official confirmation of this information. Haneden (talk) 16:34, 25 December 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: –Deacon Vorbis (carbon • videos) 18:35, 25 December 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 25 December 2019