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Pikachu shocks Spearow, and in the process alerts a whole flock. The angered Spearow flock gives chase and attacks Pikachu. Ash quickly grabs Pikachu and dives to a waterfall in order to escape from the flock, and the two are fished out down river by a young girl, who tells Ash to take the injured Pikachu to the Pokémon Center in Viridian City.
After losing to Ash in the Johto League, Gary decides to pursue a career in Pokémon Research, ending his rivalry with Ash. After Ash defeats the Battle Frontier and comes back to Pallet Town, Gary and Ash have a battle between Gary's Electivire and Ash's Pikachu. Electivire easily beats Pikachu, which inspires Ash to travel to Sinnoh.
Ash and Pikachu bond after Pikachu saves Ash from an angry Spearow flock, and the pair become close friends. Ash acts as the main character of every series of the anime up until Pokémon Horizons: The Series. [19] Ash travels with many traveling companions throughout the series, starting with the characters Brock and Misty in the original series.
The series originally follows the Pokémon trainer and aspiring Pokémon master Ash Ketchum [a] and his adventures with his electric mouse-like partner Pikachu (voiced by Ikue Ōtani), and a varying group of friends. However, by the 26th season, a new cast is featured, with new protagonists Liko and Roy.
Ash finds and saves Pikachu in the middle of a battle with Team Rocket and their mecha. After introducing themselves, Ash and Dawn become friends and inform Professor Rowan about Pikachu being found. Meanwhile, Ash finds himself a new rival in Paul after the two butt heads with each other over their respective training methods, and the two have ...
Mimikyu (/ ˈ m iː m iː k j uː / ⓘ; Japanese: ミミッキュ, Hepburn: Mimikkyu) is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise. Designed by Megumi Mizutani for the 2016 video games Pokémon Sun and Moon, it is referred to as the "disguise Pokémon" in the series due to its appearance, which resembles a ragdoll form of Pikachu, the series mascot.
Other manga series, such as Electric Tale of Pikachu, [78] and Ash & Pikachu, feature Ash Ketchum's Pikachu from the anime series. [79] In Electric Tale of Pikachu, Ash gives him the name "Jean Luc Pikachu", a reference to Jean-Luc Picard from the Star Trek franchise. [80] On February 27, 2024, La Poste issued a stamp commemorating Pikachu. [81]
Airing out of order caused confusion to viewers because Ash still had a Charmander instead of Charizard, and Misty did not have Togepi yet, but Starmie and Horsea. All 37 episodes of Pokémon: Indigo League were rerun on Kids Station in Tokyo leading up to the show's return on April 16, 1998, with airing of "Pikachu's Goodbye" and "The Battling ...