Ash's Pikachu

**Pikachu** is one of the main characters from the *Pokemon* series.

## **Charactah Account**

Ash's first and ever-faithful Pokémon partner. Despite their first meeting being anything but friendly, Pikachu would go on to be Ash's longest-standing companion who has been with him every step of his journey. Unlike most of its species, Ash's Pikachu refuses to stay cooped up inside its Poké Ball for any period of time.

After Ash gained Pikachu's loyalty in Pokémon - I Choose You!, Pikachu became extremely loyal to Ash and has maintained this loyalty, and while he is not always immediately trusting of strangers, he is generally friendly to humans and Pokémon alike. He acted as a guardian and big brother to Misty's Togepi, and has been seen mediating and even breaking up fights among other Pokémon, such as in Pikachu's Vacation. In Mewtwo Strikes Back, Pikachu, Meowth, and Meowth's clone were the only Pokémon not to participate in the giant battle; Pikachu stood motionless as his clone repeatedly slapped his face. Contrary to his distrusting nature, Pikachu took a liking to Misty very early in the series, and he has retained this liking of Misty throughout the series, such as when he was very happy to see her in The Scheme Team and Alola, Kanto!.

## **Appearance**

### **Anime**

* A Ripple in Time
* Pokemon
* Pokemon (2019)
* Pokemon (2019): Arceus Who is Called a God
* Pokemon 3D Adventure: Find Mew!
* Pokemon 4D: Pikachu's Ocean Adventure
* Pokemon Advanced Generation
* Pokemon Best Wishes!
* Pokemon Best Wishes! Season 2
* Pokemon Best Wishes! Season 2: Decolora Adventure
* Pokemon Best Wishes! Season 2: Episode N
* Pokemon Chronicles
* Pokemon Diamond & Pearl
* Pokemon Generations
* Pokemon Gotta Dance
* Pokemon Introductory Recap
* Pokemon Masters: Trainers Great Gathering Special Animation
* Pokemon Movie 01: Mewtwo Strikes Back
* Pokemon Movie 02: Revelation Lugia
* Pokemon Movie 03: Spell Of The Unown
* Pokemon Movie 04: Celebi - Voice of the Forest
* Pokemon Movie 05: Latias to Latios
* Pokemon Movie 06: Jirachi Wishmaker
* Pokemon Movie 07: Destiny Deoxys
* Pokemon Movie 08: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew
* Pokemon Movie 09: Pokemon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea
* Pokemon Movie 10: The Rise Of Darkrai
* Pokemon Movie 11: Giratina and the Sky Warrior
* Pokemon Movie 12: Arceus and the Jewel of Life
* Pokemon Movie 13: Master of Illusions
* Pokemon Movie 14: Black - Victini and Reshiram
* Pokemon Movie 14: White - Victini and Zekrom
* Pokemon Movie 15: Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice
* Pokemon Movie 16: Genesect and the Legend Awakened
* Pokemon Movie 17: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction
* Pokemon Movie 18: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages
* Pokemon Movie 19: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel
* Pokémon Movie 20: I Choose You!
* Pokémon Movie 21: The Power of Us
* Pokémon Movie 22: Mewtwo Strikes Back - Evolution
* Pokémon Movie 23: Secrets of the Jungle
* Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity
* Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out of the Gate!
* Pokemon Sun & Moon
* Pokemon XY
* Pokemon XY&Z
* Pokemon XY: New Year Special
* Pokemon XY Special: Road to Kalos
* Pokemon: Camp Pikachu
* Pokemon: Eevee and Friends
* Pokemon: Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade
* Pokemon: Mewtwo Returns
* Pokemon: Mewtwo - Prologue to Awakening
* Pokemon: Pikachu and Pichu
* Pokemon: Pikachu and the Pokemon Music Squad
* Pokemon: Pikachu, What's This Key?
* Pokemon: Pikachu's Big Mysterious Adventure
* Pokemon: Pikachu's Exploration Club
* Pokemon: Pikachu's Ghost Festival!
* Pokemon: Pikachu's Great Ice Adventure
* Pokemon: Pikachu's Great Sparking Search!
* Pokemon: Pikachu's Island Adventure
* Pokemon: Pikachu's Pikaboo
* Pokemon: Pikachu's Rescue Adventure
* Pokemon: Pikachu's Summer Bridge Story
* Pokemon: Pikachu's Summer Festival!
* Pokemon: Pikachu's Summer Vacation
* Pokemon: Pikachu's Winter Vacation
* Pokemon: Pikachu's Winter Vacation (2000)
* Pokemon: Pikachu's Winter Vacation (2001)
* Pokemon: The Origin
* Pokemon: The Mastermind of Mirage Pokemon
* Toho Cinemas x Pokemon Go

### **Manga**

* Ash & Pikachu
* Pocket Monsters BW-hen
* Pocket Monsters DP
* Pocket Monsters XY-hen
* Pokemon (2019)
* Pokemon Advanced Generation: Jirachi Wish Maker
* Pokemon Adventures
* Pokemon Adventures Ruby and Sapphire
* Pokemon Adventures: The Mt. Silver Training Chapter
* Pokemon Pocket Monsters
* Pokemon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea
* Pokemon the Movie White: Victini and Zekrom
* Pokemon the Movie XY&Z: Volcanion and the Mechanical Magearna
* Pokemon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened
* Pokemon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages
* Pokemon: Celebi A Timeless Encounter
* Pokemon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life
* Pokemon: Emperor of the Crystal Tower: Entei
* Pokemon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior
* Pokemon: Guardian Gods of the City of Water - Latias and Latios
* Pokemon: Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice
* Pokemon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew
* Pokemon: The Electric Tale of Pikachu
* Pokemon: The Rise of Darkrai
* Pokemon: Zoroark - Master of Illusions

### **Video Games**

* Intellectual Training Drill Pokemon Diamond & Pearl: Letter and Number Intelligence Game
* Pokemon Advanced Generation: I've Begun Hiragana and Katakana!
* Pokemon Advanced Generation: Pico for Everyone Pokemon Loud Battle!
* Pokemon Advanced Generation: Pokemon Number Battle!
* Pokemon Best Wishes: Intelligence Training Pokemon Big Sports Meet!
* Pokemon Diamond & Pearl: Search for Pokemon! Adventure in the Maze!
* Pokemon Ga-Ole
* Pokemon GO
* Pokemon Masters Arena
* Pokemon Medal World
* Pokemon Mezastar
* Pokemon Puzzle League
* Pokemon Tretta
* Pokemon Tug of War Tournament: Absolutely Get Medal!
* Pokemon Zany Cards
* Pokemon: Battle Nine
* Pokemon: Catch the Numbers!
* Pokemon: Crayon Kids
* Pokemon: Wobbuffet Fell Down!

## **Trivia**

* Ash's Pikachu is currently Ash's only Electric-type Pokémon he owns.
* Pikachu is the first evolved Pokémon Ash obtained as his Starter Pokémon.
* Pikachu was Ash's first Pokémon to activate their Ability.
	+ Pikachu was also Ash's first Pokémon to have been Gigantamaxed.
* Pikachu is Ash's only Pokémon to use a Z-Move that is tied to each of his four regular moves. Being Electric: Gigavolt Havoc, Normal: Breakneck Blitz, Electric: 10,000,000 Volt Thunderbolt, and Steel: Corkscrew Crash.
* When Ash received Pikachu from Professor Oak, his Poké Ball had a lightning bolt on the top part.
	+ Because Pikachu doesn't like being inside his Poké Ball, it has only been seen a few times since the first episode. The first was against Brock when Pikachu was being attacked brutally by Onix and the second was in the episode Snow Way Out when Ash becomes worried about the safety of his Pokémon in the cave's freezing conditions. Both times Ash's attempted return of Pikachu was blocked, by Onix the first time and by Pikachu the second.
* Pikachu had a chubby appearance in the beginning of the series but lost the weight for a more slender appearance from Generation II onward.
* Ash gave Pikachu a choice to evolve with the Thunder Stone after Pikachu lost to Lt. Surge's Raichu, but Pikachu chose not to evolve because he wanted to prove that he could defeat stronger Pokémon without evolving. This makes him the first of Ash's Pokémon to choose not to evolve.
* In the season one episode "Showdown at Dark City," Pikachu displayed a strong fondness for ketchup. In fact, when the ketchup bottle he was carrying was smashed, Pikachu was seen crying over the smashed ketchup bottle. A possible reason for this is because the word ketchup sounds phonetically similar to Ash's last name, Ketchum.
* There was a special event for Pikachu in Generation IV. The event Pikachu knew the moves that Ash's Pikachu had in Sinnoh League Victors.
* Pikachu is the first of Ash's Pokémon to defeat a Mega-Evolved Pokémon.
* Pikachu seems to have his own language when referring to certain people or things. He often refers to Ash as "Pika-pi" because it sounds almost identical to his Japanese name, Satoshi. This also applies to Misty's Togepi who often calls Togepi as "Pipi-pi" and Misty who calls her as "Pikachu-pi" almost referring to her Japanese name as Kasumi. He also refers to Dawn as "Pikaka", partially referring to her Japanese name of Hikari.
* On the UK quiz show "Think Tank", it was incorrectly stated by a member of the Think Tank that Pikachu was the first Pokémon that Ash caught when in reality, Ash was given Pikachu as his starter Pokémon and the first one he caught was Caterpie.
* Pikachu has been captured and used as a hostage for almost every villainous organization in each region he's been to. Also, Pikachu is the first of Ash's Pokémon to be used for multiple villainous organization's plans.
* Pikachu is Ash's only Pokémon to travel through every single Region with his Trainer, due to him being his Starter Pokémon.