- For an overview of the character Pokémon, see Ash's Pikachu.
This Pikachu is an Electric-type Pokémon owned by Ash Ketchum. He is Ash's first Pokémon. Also, Pikachu always stays outside his Poké Ball, and can be seen riding on either Ash's head or shoulder.
Personality[]
Despite his small size, Pikachu is one of Ash's most dependable and strongest partners. Whenever Ash isn't around, Pikachu takes a leadership position for the team. He is curious, smart, friendly, and shares Ash's fondness for battling. Pikachu is a very determined Pokémon and unwilling to give up in tough situations. He is responsible and often looks after younger Pokémon, particularly Misty's Togepi, who he is often forced to shepherd out of danger. Although stubborn at times, he obeys Ash's commands in battle and rarely leaves his side. Pikachu is also a constant target for Team Rocket. They try to capture him, but on the few occasions that they do, their plans are always thwarted by Ash and his friends. Pikachu will often use his Electric-type attacks to escape danger or traps, with Thunderbolt being one of his most common moves. He is very swift in battles as well. He can also imitate some Pokémon by making their face shapes.
Biography[]
Pikachu and his Trainer Ash about to travel to Unova.
Pikachu came with Ash on a trip to Unova, but when they got there, they were ambushed by Team Rocket once again. However, during the confrontation, Zekrom appeared in a storm cloud, accidentally canceling out Pikachu's Electric attacks. This caused Pikachu to perform poorly in Ash's first battle against Trip.[1]
Pikachu regained his Electric attacks after Zekrom appeared again and he stayed with Ash when the trainer decided to travel around Unova. While walking and seeing the different Pokémon, Pikachu meets Iris, after Ash mistook her for a Pokémon.[2] Pikachu became close friends with Iris, Cilan, Iris's Axew, and Cilan's Pansage. Through their journey, Pikachu found new teammates in a Pidove, who later evolves into Tranquill and later into Unfezant, Oshawott, Tepig, who later evolves into Pignite, Snivy, Scraggy, Sewaddle, who quickly evolves into Swadloon then later evolves into Leavanny, Palpitoad, Roggenrola, who later evolves into Boldore, and Krokorok, who was following them since it was a Sandile as it wanted to battle him then later evolves into Krookodile. Pikachu was a big help in five out of eight of Ash's Unova gym battles.
After Ash won all his badges, Pikachu and Ash got to see Cynthia again then they both befriended the Mythical Pokémon Meloetta, a Pokémon Ash helped while they were in Virbank City and who is also pursued by Team Rocket. Pikachu got to see his friends Dawn and Piplup again while preparing for a tournament they were all going to enter. After the tournament was over and Dawn left to go to Johto, they got involved in Team Rocket's Operation Tempest. Pikachu and Ash ended up getting captured by Team Rocket as hostages so Meloetta would cooperate with them. However, Pikachu and Ash were able to free themselves from the cage they were trapped in and Pikachu helped free Meloetta using a powerful Electro Ball attack, thus putting an end to Team Rocket's plans with a lot of help from his trainer, Cilan, Cynthia, Iris, and Ridley, Meloetta's friend. When the crisis ended, they went to the Unova League where Pikachu put a good show but lost during the quarterfinals against Cameron, thus putting Ash in the top eight.
After the league was over, Pikachu along with his Trainer and friends went to see the White Ruins of Reshiram. While going there, they met N and then met up with Looker again before meeting Team Plasma, who were working on the Pokémon control device. During their first encounter with Team Plasma, Pikachu fell victim to their unperfected Pokémon control device, which was made during one of their experiments, but he was able to hear his Ash's voice thus setting him free from it. Pikachu along with his friends meet up with N again, who decided to travel with him for a while. While in Virbank City, they came across a fair for his and Ash's home region, Kanto. During the festival, Pikachu and Ash remembered one of their longtime friend Charizard. Pikachu got to see Charizard again when Ash asked Professor Oak to send it to them. After witnessing a battle between Ash and Iris, Pikachu was happy when Ash decided to let Charizard be in his party full-time again.
When N left the group, after finding out about his past with Team Plasma, they made their way to the white ruins where they met back up with N again. However, Pikachu, Ash, and N fell into a hole when his trainer tried to reason with him when he grabbed the light stone containing a sleeping Reshiram from Cedric Juniper. Pikachu, Ash with his other Pokémon and N were able to get out of their predicament to help fight off Team Plasma, after Cedric, Cilan, Iris, and Looker got captured by them. Due to not liking to go into his Poké Ball, Pikachu was put under Team Plasma control again, after Ash got his other Pokémon to safety when he called them back into their Poké Ball, despite his best friend trying to get him away before the device hit him. Despite Ash's efforts to get through to his best friend, Pikachu was completely under Team Plasma's control and knocked his own trainer and best friend unconscious. However, Pikachu was set free when N made a deal with them to undo their control over him in exchange for the light stone which Team Plasma agreed to. After being set free, Pikachu looked at his unconscious trainer then realized what happen but he passed out from exhaustion. Regaining consciousness, Pikachu and Ash saw N's foster sisters show up as they both came to rescue N. Pikachu with his friends witness Reshiram awaken from the light stone right before being placed under Team Plasma control, during which Looker, Iris, Cilan and Cedric were able to get free from the bands they were in.
When Team Plasma noticed them still trying to get in their way, Pikachu was about to be under their control again but Ash stepped in to protect him with Meowth helping him out as well. When Ash decided to destroy the device on his own with Jessie and James coming with him to draw their attention away from him, Pikachu was told by his best friend to stay with Looker, Meowth, N, and his foster sisters so he wouldn't be controlled again. However, not caring if he gets controlled again, Pikachu came out of hiding to help Ash when he saw him in trouble with Cilan, Iris and Meowth helping out as well. Pikachu fired an Electro Ball to destroy the device but was hit by it again. However, Pikachu used his own electricity from the attack to help him fight off the device's control. Through Iris, Cilan, Axew, and Ash's encouragement, Pikachu was able to keep resisting much to the surprise of Team Plasma. Pikachu used his Thunderbolt on Reshiram, who was in the way of the device, to wake it up but he got hit by the device again. However, Pikachu kept going with Ash and Iris encouraging him not to give up while saying he's got to stay strong. Pikachu was able to destroy the device with Reshiram's help, which set all the Pokémon free then put an end to Team Plasma once and for all.
With their adventures in Unova done, they decided to take a detour to the Decolore Islands with Iris and Cilan coming along with them back to Kanto. They met up with Professor Oak, who was looking to catch a Pokémon. Although he did offer the plane ride back, they all declined to keep exploring. They met Alexa, a journalist from Kalos, there. Once they got to Kanto, he had to say goodbye to Axew, Cilan, and Iris before heading back to Pallet Town with Ash and Alexa. Pikachu got to see his friends again in the lab then decided to head to Kalos with Ash and Alexa the next day.
Known moves[]
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Gallery[]
Improvised moves[]
Notes[]
- ^ "Where No Togepi Has Gone Before!", when Togepi used Attract on the gang and Team Rocket's Pokémon, Pikachu became infatuated because of it.
- ^ "Balance of Power", when battling against Norman's Vigoroth, Pikachu's Static Ability activated, causing Vigoroth to become paralyzed.
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