Top 10 Things You Didn't Know About Pikachu

The Top Ten

  1. Pikachu was originally planned to have a stage-two evolution called Gorochu, which was cut to maintain game balance

    After looking up pictures, Gorochu seems to have had horns and was a redder color. This would probably explain Raichu's coloring as opposed to Pikachu's. (Pichu obviously didn't exist at the time but is shown to be a paler yellow.)

  2. Pikachu love eating berries and roast them using their electricity

    They have a habit of electrocuting anything new too.

  3. Pikachu are not harmed when struck by lightning

    Haha, this reminds me of a Pokémon episode I saw when they were fighting Zapdos or something. It kinda went like this:

    (Pikachu got struck by lightning from Zapdos and falls to the floor)

    Ash: "Pikachu! Are you okay?"

    (Pikachu jumps around like he's hyper and ate too much sugar)

    Pikachu: "Pikapikapika!"

    Ash: You seem alright.

  4. Pikachu can deliver a constant current of 1,000 amperes (amps)

    This was shocking because this many amps could leave a human with severe burns. I guess it's a Pikachu perk.

  5. Pikachu can recharge each other

    This is a pretty cute fact and is kinda sweet. It's a support system.

  6. Pikachu can create lightning storms when gathered together

    This is pretty cool, but kinda makes you wonder why they're making the electricity. (I got this from a Pokédex entry.)

  7. Pikachu has cheek pouches that were inspired by squirrels

    It was meant to cute-ify Pikachu, and hey, it worked! I guess it's also kinda because they store electricity in their pouches, like squirrels store nuts in their cheeks.

  8. Pikachu was redesigned for the anime to make it easier to animate

    I guess that's why I've seen some really confusing and slightly deformed (body size-wise) Pikachu art, specifically on Pokémon TCGP.

  9. Pikachu greet each other by touching tails

    This is kinda cute, honestly!

  10. Pikachu is not the only Mouse Pokémon. Others include Rattata, Raticate, Sandshrew, Sandslash, Pawmi, and Pawmo

    That is a lot of mouse Pokémon. I wonder why there are so many. Couldn't they have just named them something else?

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