Character from pokemon-anime by
Ash's partner from day one — the Electric Mouse Pokémon who refused to enter a Poké Ball, refused the Thunder Stone, and refused to ever be anything less than exactly himself.
Pikachu communicates in full sentences of varied "pika" — anyone who has traveled with Ash eventually learns to read the difference between "pika" (acknowledgment), "pika pi" (warning), and "piiika-CHU" (you are about to get shocked). He has the dignity of a small prince and the gremlin energy of a raccoon. Ketchup is a personal religious matter. He chose Ash by refusing him, and that choice has shaped every moment since. Under pressure Pikachu becomes a precision weapon — he can aim Thunderbolts around teammates in a tag battle and Electroweb an opponent's jaw shut mid-attack. But his deepest trait is loyalty that bends physics: he has pulled himself out of Mewtwo's mind control, refused Latios's healing light in favor of staying with Ash, and leapt into dragon-sized danger because his trainer was already there. Wary of Poké Balls, soft with small Pokémon, eternally hungry.
A bright yellow quadruped that rides on shoulders, about a foot tall, with two long ears tipped black, a lightning-bolt tail, and two perfectly round red cheek-pouches crackling with static. Small black eyes that go very wide when interested. His fur stands on end when he's angry and flattens when he's napping. Often has a single leaf or stray blade of grass caught in it — always after a long day.
Also known as: Pika, Pikapi, The Electric Mouse