History FanFic / APikachuInLove

* {{Irony}}: In the climax where [[spoiler: Pikachu tells Pichi how he could never leave Ash, despite how much they love eachother, the fallen over tree they're sitting on during it is mention to be an ''Ash'' tree.]] [[LampShadeHanging The Author makes nod a to this when it's mentioned.]]

* {{Deconstruction}}: While the fic does pick a part certain character types, and does go into the FridgeHorror that Ash's bond with Pikachu might now be as strong as he thinks, it could at it's core possibly be considered one for OC/Canon parings and shipping in general. [[spoiler: Even though you could be the one the canon character deeply cares for, that doesn't nessicarly mean they'll choose you over their close friend/other loved one, and your attempt to make them choose between you will likely just end in heartache for both you and the one you love.]]

[[http://www.thepokemontower.com/authors/golemgojira/inlove1.html A Pikachu]] [[http://www.thepokemontower.com/authors/golemgojira/inlove2.html in]] [[http://www.thepokemontower.com/authors/golemgojira/inlove3.html Love]] is a fanfiction made by Golem-Gojira, set during the Jotho arc of the Pokemon Anime.

--> ''He stopped and gazed down at his feet, feeling embarrassed as these strange emotions coursed through him. He had never thought such things. What was wrong with him? Was this what made Brock such a weirdo, and were these the emotions that would someday make Ash forget him? Were these feelings of love?''

* {{Irony}}: In the climax where [[spoiler: Pikachu tells Pichi how he could never leave Ash, despite how much they love eachother, the fallen over tree they're sitting on during it is mention to be an ''Ash'' tree.]] [[LampShadeHanging The Author makes nod to this when it's mentioned.]]

* {{Irony}}: In the climax where [[spoiler: Pikachu tells Pichi how he could never leave Ash, despite how much they love eachother, the fallen over tree they're sitting on during it is mention to be an ''Ash'' tree.]] [[LampShadeHanging The Author makes nod to this when it happens.]]

Things have been going pretty well with Ash and co. as of late. While training for his next gym battle, Ash decides to let his team rest in a nearby forest for a few days after all the hard training they've done. Meanwhile, Pikachu begins to feel melancholic about his relationships with with his trainer, and how he'll never have the same bond he has with Misty and Brock due to being a Pokemon and not being able to comunnicate with him as they do because of him being a Pokemon. Feeling similar towards the other Pokemon who view him as somewhat of a 'teachers pet' due to being Ash's favorite, Pikachu's life takes a turn for the better one night when he catches a familar scent in the air. Little does Pikachu know though that in the next following days, just how strong of a bond he has with Ash will be put to it's ultimate test...

* GenkiGirl: Pichi, and very much so.

* {{Deconstruction}}: Could possibly be considered one for OC/Canon parings and shipping in general. [[spoiler: Even though you could be the one the canon character deeply cares for, that doesn't nessicarly mean they'll choose you over their close friend/other loved one, and your attempt to make them choose between you will likely just end in heartache for both you and the one you love.]]

A Pikachu in Love is a rarity amoung Pokemon anime fanfics and canon/OC shipping fics in general, as instead of focusing on Ash and his current travelling companions, most of the focus is on Pikachu and just how strong of a bond his relationship with Ash is, as well focusing on the FridgeHorror aspect about how one cannot be a trainer forever, and that eventually Ash might leave Pikachu and his Pokemon trainer life style behind once he grows up, and although the OC ''does'' possess some CommonMarySueTraits, this is negated by the fact that [[spoiler: in the end, Pikachu [[DidNotGetTheGirl doesn't get the girl]], instead deciding his bond with Ash was too strong and important to just break like that, even if Ash might leave him one day.]] The result is a fanfic that stands out amoung the usual grain of shipping fics, and a rather refeashing read if read with an open mind.

* [[spoiler: BearsAreBadNews: An Ursuring shows up in the latter chapters and nearly beats both Pikachu and Pichi to death. (Pikachu was too exhusted at the time from staying up all night to put up a good fight) Though, granted, they ''did'' crash into his den unannounced by accident...]]

* ThePowerOfLove: Both played straight and {{Subverted}}. [[spoiler: Though it gave Pichi the streagth to save Pikachu from nearly being mawled to death by an Ursaring, in the end it wasn't strong enough for Pikachu to choose her over Ash.]]

* ThePowerOfLove: Both played straight and {{Deconstructed}}. [[spoiler: Though it gave Pichi the streagth to save Pikachu from nearly being mawled to death by an Ursaring, in the end it wasn't strong enough for Pikachu to choose her over Ash.]]

* ArmorPiercingQuestion / AndThenWhat: Pichi asks Pikachu this when Pikachu is telling her about Ash and how he'll always be a trainer. In response, she asks Pikachu if he wants to be a sports Pokemon all his life. Though it stuns Pikachu for a few seconds while he tries to think of an answer, he eventaully decides to leave it up to the future. Though, later on, he eventually starts asking this question to himself when he realizes Ash won't be young and a trainer forever...

* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Pichi is a {{Deconstruction}} of this trope. Though she does help Pikachu lighten up a bit during his depression and worry that Ash might leave him one day, her antics [[spoiler: nearly get Pikachu ''killed'' later on. See ItsAllMyFault below. Ontop of that, her attempts to make Pikachu lighten eventually leads to heartache for both of them when Pichi realizes she's in love Pikachu, and though Pikachu loves her too, it was because of her that he realized his bond with Ash was too strong for him to ever leave him, and decides to stick with Ash until the end.]]

* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Pichi is a {{Downplayed}} version of this trope, with elements of {{Deconstruction}}. Though she is bit hyper active, she's definitely no [[HaruhiSuzumiya Haruhi]], and though she does help Pikachu lighten up a bit during his depression over how strong his bond with Ash is, argueable in the end [[spoiler: when Pikachu had to make his choice, she only made things harder for ''both'' of them...]]

--> [[spoiler: ''The small group of friends journied on uner the bluest of skies, the most golden of sunshine, and Pikachu took pleasure in smelling the clean air that gently blew into their faces. It felt like the world was beautiful all over again, and that there was something special waiting for him at the end of the road…'']]

* BadLiar: Misty [[spoiler: when she's trying to cover for Pikachu's midnight meetings with Pichi. Ash and Brock were quickly able to tell it wasn't telling the truth, but quickly dropped the subject when Misty decided to switch to being assertive when she realized it wasn't working.]]

* [[spoiler: BitterSweetEnding: In the end, though Pikachu decided to stay with Ash, it's clear that he was deeply scarred by being forced to leave Pichi for what is likely forever. Misty quickly conforts him though, saying that though he is a Pokemon, she, Ash, and Brock still love him like family, and that if he's ever down, she wants him to remember just how much they all love him.]]

* ObliviousToLove: Being the ChasteHero he is, Ash naturally falls under this Trope. [[spoiler: Even after he finds out about Pikachu sneaking off at night to meet Pichi, he's ''still'' not entirely sure what's going on.]]

--> [[spoiler: ''"<Just promise me that you won’t forget me.>"'']]

* ThePromise: Pikachu makes two of these over the course of the fic. One is to meet Pichi again the next night, and the other [[spoiler: is to Misty, to never leave her or his friends behind, and to always come back to them no matter what.]]

* JerkassRealization: Pikachu has several of these in regards to how coldly he's been acting to Ash, but what really hits home is when [[spoiler: Misty is carrying him back to the camp site after he had been attacked by the Ursaring, and she starts to talk about how much they all love him and how devisated if something had happened to them, ''especially'' Ash. It's at this point Pikachu realizes just how loved he is, and decides with a heavy heart that despite his feelings for her, that tonight was going to be the last night he would spend with Pichi...]]