Electric rodents

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Electric rodents is a fan term referring to a group of based on s. 
This group is also referred to by fans as the family, Pikachu clones, or Pikaclones, though these terms are sometimes used to include other Pokémon such as or , which are not types, but otherwise resemble Pikachu in design. An equivalent term used within the Japanese Pokémon fandom is Electric Pouch Group, referencing the electric pouches on these Pokémon's cheeks.
The terms "electric mice" and "electric mouse Pokémon" are used informally to describe this group in a post on the official Pokémon Singapore Facebook page, promoting the "HOPPE DAISHŪGO" collection of merchandise. HOPPE DAISHŪGO can be translated as Cheek Great Gathering, referencing the common trait these Pokémon have.
Pokémon art director and character designer Ken Sugimori acknowledged the concept of the recurring "electric rodents" theme in an interview published in Volume 201 of the Nintendo Dream magazine.Nintendo Dream Vol. 201, January 2011 (Translation by Dr. Lava) Atsuko Nishida was responsible for designing six of the electric rodents, namely , ,Creator Profile: The Creators of Pikachu - Pokemon.com (archived)Interview with Atsuko Nishida on Game Freak's website Raichu,"What It Takes to Create a Pokémon." Interview with Ken Sugimori in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Pokémon Ultra Moon Edition: The Official National Pokédex, p. xxi , , and .Instagram post by Atsuko Nishida (@coloatsu) on the Paldean Pokémon designed by her. Posted on December 1, 2024.
==List of electric rodents==
There are 13 Pokémon considered to be electric rodents, with every generation introducing at least one.
Design-wise, all of these Pokémon are designed to resemble , with big round heads, black or brown button-like eyes (except for , whose eyes are blue), and electric pouches on their cheeks. All are in the or Egg Groups, except for certain special forms and , which are in the Egg Group. Additionally, all of these Pokémon have English names very close to being pure transliterations of their Japanese names. Prior to Generation VIII, this group included the only Pokémon capable of learning ; is the only member that cannot learn Nuzzle. Most of the electric rodents have an Ability that gives them an immunity to moves out of , and except for , and , although Pawmi's evolved forms and gain as a possible Ability. Every electric rodent has a gender ratio of one male to one female, excluding special forms that are exclusively a single gender.
 is the only member of this group revealed to actually be biologically related to Pikachu's evolutionary line.Pokédex entry: A species related to the Pikachu line. [...] () is the only one (aside from itself) to have an evolutionary line, having three stages, mirroring Pikachu's — although Pikachu's evolutionary line includes a baby Pokémon, while Pawmi's evolutionary line lacks one.
The Pawmi family, being introduced in Generation IX, have yet to be directly grouped with the electric rodents officially, though they share the same design theme and other overall similarities. Alolan Raichu and other forms of the Pikachu family are also not typically depicted with this group.
Listed below are the 13 species included in this group, as well as Alolan Raichu.
==Similar Pokémon==
 and are often viewed as "Pikachu clones" by fans, although neither of them are types.
Marill has similar design traits to , being a cute, round Pokémon with black button-like eyes. Marill and Pikachu are also both in the Fairy Egg Group, and were both initially the first stage in a two-stage evolutionary line before gaining a pre-Evolution in the next generation which is a baby Pokémon that evolves via friendship Evolution. Prior to the release of , Marill was often referred to as "Pikablu" by fans, and it was erroneously referred to as such on the Topps trading cards for the first movie. However, Marill has never officially been acknowledged as related to the electric rodents.
's design is directly inspired by Pikachu, and it is sometimes featured in official artwork showcasing these Pokémon. The Japanese web page for the "HOPPE DAISHŪGO" merchandise states: "よく見ると、でんきタイプではないポケモンが1匹、こっそり仲間入りしているね" ("If you look closely, you'll see that one Pokemon that is not an Electric type has secretly joined the group.") This references Mimikyu's behavior of pretending to be a Pikachu.
==In the games==
's Pokédex entry in , and Scarlet states "It's one of the kinds of Pokémon with electric cheek pouches", which likely refers to this group. 
In , the "Stickers" battle menu background features all the members of the group that existed at the time. 
==In animation==
In Pokémon the Series, and own a number of these Pokémon: Ash owns a , owns a , owns an , cares for her brother 's , owns a , and Goh owns a female that evolved from a Pikachu. Additionally, James of owns a , and while it is not considered part of this group, Jessie owns a . Ash's friend also owns a , though Marill has never been officially connected to this group.
In Pokémon Horizons: The Series, Friede owns a Pikachu named Captain Pikachu, who mans the flying ship Brave Olivine with him; a wild also resides on the vessel. Additionally, owns a that evolved from a .
, , and are the only members of this group that aren't owned or cared for by any of the major characters of the animated series, though it is confirmed in Enter Pikachu! that Ash's Pikachu used to be a Pichu before they met.
Ash Pikachu.png|Ash's Pikachu
Dawn Pachirisu.png|Dawn's Pachirisu
Iris Emolga.png|Iris's Emolga
Clemont Dedenne.png|Clemont's Dedenne
Sophocles Togedemaru.png|Sophocles's Togedemaru
Goh Raichu.png|Goh's Raichu
James Morpeko Full Belly Mode.png|James's Morpeko
Friede Captain Pikachu.png|Captain Pikachu
RVT Pawmi.png|Rising Volt Tacklers' Pawmi
Nemona Pawmot.png|Nemona's Pawmot
==Trivia==
* was the first electric rodent to be dual-type. After its introduction in Generation V, all subsequent generations have introduced dual-type electric rodents.
** Every unevolved dual-type electric rodent has a type immunity.
*** Of these, is the only one with an immunity to another electric rodent's type, being immune to 's type.
** and are the only electric rodents to share a type combination (/), and subsequently, to have a type disadvantage against multiple electric rodents instead of one, those being , , and Alolan Raichu. Due to being part Fighting-type, they are also the only electric rodents without a resistance to moves.
** is the first single-type electric rodent since , being introduced five generations later.
* Emolga is the only electric rodent without a weakness to moves or a resistance to Electric-type attacks, due to being part Flying-type.
* Raichu is the only electric rodent with a regional form.
* Alolan Raichu and Pikachu are the only electric rodents with unique Z-Moves.
* and Morpeko are the only electric rodents with transformations (Gigantamax and , respectively).
** Pikachu is the only electric rodent to be a first partner Pokémon and to have a Gigantamax form.
** Morpeko is the first electric rodent since Pikachu's evolutionary line to have a signature move ().
* Pichu is the only electric rodent to be a baby Pokémon.
* is the only electric rodent with double resistances.
* Pawmi and Pawmo are the first electric rodents introduced since Pichu to be capable of evolving.
* is exclusive to The Teal Mask expansion in , while instead features Morpeko. This choice may be due to Cramorant's unique form that involves holding a Pikachu in its mouth, linking both Pokémon to Pikachu in different ways.
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