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[-'''Series-wide:''' [[Characters.PokemonTheSeriesOriginalTrio Original Trio]] ([[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesAshKetchum Ash Ketchum]], [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesPikachu Pikachu]]) | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesTeamRocketOrganization Team Rocket Organization]] ([[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesTeamRocketTrio Team Rocket Trio]]) | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesSupportingCast Supporting Cast]]\\

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[-'''Series-wide:''' [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesAshKetchum Ash Ketchum]] | '''Pikachu''' | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesSupportingCast Supporting Cast]] |[[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesTeamRocketTrio Team Rocket Trio]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesTeamRocketOrganization Team Rocket Organization]]\\
[[Characters/PokemonTheOriginalSeries The Original Series]] ([[Characters.PokemonTheOriginalSeriesMistyAndBrock Misty and Brock]], [[Characters/PokemonTheOriginalSeriesMainCast Main Cast]]) | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesRubyAndSapphire Ruby and Sapphire]] ([[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesRubyAndSapphireMainCast Main Cast]]) | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesDiamondAndPearl Diamond and Pearl]] ([[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesDiamondAndPearlMainCast Main Cast]], [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesPaul Paul]]) | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesBlackAndWhite Black & White]] ([[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesBlackAndWhiteMainCast Main Cast]]) | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesXY XY]] ([[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesXYMainCast Main Cast]]) | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesSunAndMoon Sun & Moon]] ([[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesSunAndMoonMainCast Main Cast]]) | [[Characters/PokemonJourneysTheSeries Journeys]] ([[Characters/PokemonJourneysTheSeriesMainCast Main Cast]]) \\
'''Others:''' [[Characters/PokemonMovies Movie characters]]-]]]]]

[-'''Series-wide:''' [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesAshKetchum Ash Ketchum]] | '''Pikachu''' | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesTeamRocketTrio Team Rocket Trio]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesTeamRocketOrganization Team Rocket Organization]]\\

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[-'''Series-wide:''' [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesAshKetchum Ash Ketchum]] | '''Pikachu''' | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesTeamRocketTrio Team Rocket Trio]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesTeamRocketTriosPokemon Team Rocket Trio's Pokemon]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesTeamRocketOrganization Team Rocket Organization]]\\
'''Major Characters:''' [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesMisty Misty]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesBrock Brock]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesMay May]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesDawn Dawn]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesPaul Paul]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesIris Iris]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesSerena Serena]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesLillie Lillie]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesGoh Goh]] \\
'''Original Series:''' [[Characters/PokemonTheOriginalSeriesAshsPokemon Ash's Pokémon (Kanto, Orange Islands, Johto)]]\\
[[Characters/PokemonTheOriginalSeriesCast Supporting Cast]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheOriginalSeriesGymLeaders Gym Leaders]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheOriginalSeriesOneShotCharacters One-shot Characters]]\\
'''Advanced Generation:''' [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesRubyAndSapphireAshsPokemon Ash's Pokémon (Hoenn)]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesRubyAndSapphireCast Supporting Cast]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesRubyAndSapphireGymLeadersAndFrontierBrains Gym Leaders and Frontier Brains]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesRubyAndSapphireVillains Villains]]\\
'''Diamond and Pearl:''' [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesDiamondAndPearlAshsPokemon Ash's Pokémon (Sinnoh)]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesDiamondAndPearlCast Supporting Cast]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesDiamondAndPearlGymLeaders Gym Leaders]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesDiamondAndPearlVillains Villains]]\\
'''Black and White:''' [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesBlackAndWhiteAshsPokemon Ash's Pokémon (Unova)]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesBlackAndWhiteCast Supporting Cast]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesBlackAndWhiteRivals Rivals]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesBlackAndWhiteGymLeaders Gym Leaders]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesBlackAndWhiteVillains Villains]]\\
'''XY:''' [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesXYAshsPokemon Ash's Pokémon (Kalos)]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesXYCast Supporting Cast]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesXYRivals Rivals]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesXYGymLeaders Gym Leaders]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesXYMegaEvolutionSpecials Mega Evolution Special]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesXYVillains Villains]]\\
'''Sun and Moon:''' [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesSunAndMoonAshsPokemon Ash's Pokémon (Alola)]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesSunAndMoonCast Supporting Cast]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesSunAndMoonKahunasAndGuardianDeities Kahunas and Guardian Deities]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesSunAndMoonAetherFoundation Aether Foundation]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesSunAndMoonVillains Villains]]\\
'''Journeys:''' [[Characters/PokemonJourneysTheSeriesAshsPokemon Ash's Pokémon (Journeys)]] | [[Characters/PokemonJourneysTheSeriesCast Supporting Cast]] | [[Characters/PokemonJourneysTheSeriesGalar Galar]] | [[Characters/PokemonJourneysTheSeriesOneShotCharacters One-shot Characters]]\\
'''Horizons:''' [[Characters/PokemonHorizonsTheSeriesLeadCharacters Lead Characters]] | [[Characters/PokemonHorizonsTheSeriesPokemon Pokémon]] | [[Characters/PokemonHorizonsTheSeriesAntagonists Antagonists]] | [[Characters/PokemonHorizonsTheSeriesSupportingCast Supporting Cast]]\\
'''Movies:''' [[Characters/PokemonMovies Movies 1 to 19]] | [[Characters/PokemonIChooseYou I Choose You!]] | [[Characters/PokemonThePowerOfUs The Power of Us]] | [[Characters/PokemonSecretsOfTheJungle Secrets of the Jungle]]-]]]]]

'''Movies:''' [[Characters/PokemonMovies Movies 1 to 19]] | [[Characters/PokemonIChooseYou I Choose You!]] ([[Characters/PokemonIChooseYouAshKetchum Ash Ketchum]]) | [[Characters/PokemonThePowerOfUs The Power of Us]] | [[Characters/PokemonSecretsOfTheJungle Secrets of the Jungle]]-]]]]]

* RiddleForTheAges: There are two questions about Pikachu have never been answered -- why he hates being inside a Poké Ball, and why he's so abnormally powerful for his species.

* RiddleForTheAges: There are two questions about Pikachu have never been answered -- why he hates being inside a Poké Ball, and why he's so abnormally strong.

[[caption-width-right:275:[[PokemonSpeak Pikachu!]]]]

* BrainwashedAndCrazy: This happens at least once per series, where Pikachu gets brainwashed by some villainous source and make him attack his friends. His behaviour differs depending on the brainwashing, e.g. he can be rather quite monotone (Malamar's brainwashing), very aggressive (several brainwashings done by Team Rocket or Team Plasma) or even utterly AxCrazy (Blue Orb). Most of the time, his bond with Ash will help him breaking out of the mind control, but there are a few times where it doesn't work.

* BullyingADragon: In one episode, Pikachu (with Piplup, no less) make fun of Dawn’s Mamoswine. Bare in mind that Mamoswine is not only bigger than Pikachu, but it’s also a ground type (Pikachu is weak to ground types and his Electric moves can't hurt it).

* CharacterDevelopment: At the start of the series, Pikachu is a very disobedient and lazy Pokémon, until he witnesses Ash risking his own life to protect him from the Spearow flock. Even after gaining respect for his trainer, Pikachu is easily terrified going into tough battles and would try to avoid them as much as he can. As the series continue however, Pikachu gradually musters up enough courage to help Ash at his DarkestHour, even when facing against the likes of [[TheDreaded Lt. Surge's Raichu and Sabrina's Kadabra]]. Now, Pikachu is an eager battler by his own right and is one of Ash's best fighters on the team, able to face off Legendaries on his own.

** He's normally Badass, winning major battles quite often. He won Ash's battles against Lt. Surge, the Team Rocket trio (substituting for Giovanni as the Viridian Gym Leaders while borrowing his Pokémon), Luana, Drake, Whitney (against THAT Miltank, though only in a rematch), Pryce (via a forfeit), Roxanne, Wattson (that was a CurbStompBattle), Tate and Liza, Juan, Lucy, Anabel, Brandon, Burgh, Elesa, Roxie, Trip, Viola, Grant, Korrina, Totem Gumshoos, Hala, Mimikyu (as part of the Thrifty Megamart trial), Hapu, Guzma, Visquez, Volkner in the World Coronation Series, Wallace, [[spoiler:Steven]], and [[spoiler: Leon]], let alone the fact he contributed to the wins against many other Gym Leaders, Totem matches, League Matches, and World Coronation Series battles with knock-outs. [[spoiler:He notably took down two of the three Pokémon in Ash's league victory in Alola and two knockouts in Ash's battle with Cynthia, along with finishing off the exhibition battle against Professor Kukui and Tapu Koko.]].

%%* BalloonBelly: [=EP171=], [=DP055=] and [=DP098=]

* DidntThinkThisThrough: In addition to the NiceJobBreakingItHero moment mentioned below, he once tried to eat an entire apple whole, resulting in him choking and requiring Ash and co. to take him to a hospital.[[note]]There wasn't a Pokémon Center around for miles[[/note]]

* LimitBreak: In the ''Sun & Moon'' series, Pikachu can use Gigavolt Havoc. When he first does, the result is extreme, even compared to Kiawe and his Turtonator's Z-move from the previous episode. The crystal breaks after the first use, but Ash is able to earn another through the island challenges. Before long, he's also able to use Breakneck Blitz as well, although Gigavolt Havoc is still preferred.

->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/IkueOtani[[note]]Creator/RachaelLillis and Sabine Bohlmann also inconsistently dubbed over some lines in the first few episodes of the English and German dub respectively. Also, in the [=LatAm=] Spanish dub of episode 17, Claudia Motta did the voice-over of Pikachu's dialogue.

* BadassAdorable: Much more powerful than the average Pikachu, with power to rival legendaries, but has the same level of cuteness. He was the first to defeat a pseudo-legendary Pokémon (a Dragonite) and the second one to defeat a Legendary Pokémon (a Regice)[[note]]In case you're wondering, [[Characters/PokemonTheOriginalSeriesAshsPokemon Charizard]] was the first, defeating an Articuno[[/note]].

'''Major Characters:''' [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesMisty Misty]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesBrock Brock]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesMay May]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesDawn Dawn]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesPaul Paul]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesIris Iris]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesSerena Serena]] | [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesGoh Goh]] \\