Buddy, Ashley's Pikachu

Nicknamed "Buddy." He is a Pikachu owned by Ashley "Alexa" Maselan ngunit Determinado. He is one of Ashley's Starter Pokémon.

## Story

### As its egg

When Ashley's grandfather was still alive, he found Buddy's egg and took care of it before the egg hatched into a Pichu.

### As Pichu

He then passed him on to his friend Professor Narra of the Bayan region, asking him to reserve it for someone special. Buddy then never saw Ashley's grandfather again after that, presuming that Ashley's grandfather had passed away prior to evolving into Pikachu.

### As Pikachu

Ashley came to pick her starter to begin her journey on her 11th birthday. When she tried to pick from the common Bayan starters, Professor Narra remembered in time about Pikachu and gave him to her. The two immediately saw eye-to-eye and Ashley quickly picked him, naming him Buddy.

Although their first meeting went off without a hitch, it was obvious that Buddy was not gonna be so easy to train. He had forgotten all of his moves after no battle time since his evolution.

## Personality and Characteristics

Buddy is kind, caring, and loyal, but can also be reckless at times, often failing to cooperate with Ashley's methods of battle.

## Relationships

### Ashley "Alexa" Maselan ngunit Determinado

He and Ashley both share a sibling-like bond and are very close. Sometimes Buddy affectionately refers to Ashley as "Sissy".

After an encounter with a wild Arbok that bit Ashley, Buddy felt responsible for getting his trainer involved as she risked herself to protect him.

## Trivia

* He has an Impish nature and his characteristic is "Sturdy body".
* His ability is Static.
* As of the Alola Arc, Buddy (after becoming a Pikachu prior to flashback) later reveals that he cannot evolve any further due to unstable conditions from the Thunder Stone, and as such, he is incapable of evolving into Raichu since he refuses to evolve into one which is not entirely true, the reason he is unable to evolve is because as of the Alola Arc, he began to wear a Trainer Hat, and in the Galar Arc, he is revealed to be a Gigantamax Pokémon, meaning he cannot evolve at all.
	+ Coincidentally, Buddy's inability to evolve is likely a reference to Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu!'s starter Pokémon, a titular Pikachu who would not evolve.
* He is similar to Ash's Pikachu in a number of ways:
	+ Both share a sibling-like bond with their trainer.
	+ Both refuse to be in their Pokeballs.
	+ Both cannot evolve.
* His favorite snack is suman, a traditional Filipino snack made from rice and coconut milk (similar to Thailand's kew nio bien).
* His musical theme also varies. Here is a list of his musical themes:
	+ Walk in Your World (with me) (heard when he and Ashley are relaxed)
	+ Fighter (heard when he is battling)
	+ Danger Is (heard if he takes a confidence boost)
	+ All is Well (heard when ???)
	+ Coming Home (heard in TBA)
	+ Are You With Me?
	+ Soaring (heard in TBA)
	+ Spare a Little Love (heard in "Buddy's Confession"*, "*Poor Butterfree"*,* and "In Buddy's Eyes")
	+ While You Were Away
	+ Action!
	+ Thinking of Home
	+ New Best Friend
	+ Trouble Prone
* Most of the songs of his musical themes are fan songs written by the YouTuber Oh Geeez, just like with his trainer Ashley "Alexa" Maselan ngunit Determinado.
* He is voiced by Alexa Garcia 13.

## Gallery

With Miki's PichuWith Miki's PichuIn a race against Kanehekili (evolved)Hanging out with Dedenne and VanilishBuddy refuses to be left behind
## References

1. ↑ Confirmed by gender differences.
2. ↑ Confirmed in *Liam VS Ashley! Battle of the Top 16!*, Aquablade got paralyzed after he was hit by Liquidation.