Pikachu

Pikachu

See also: Pikachū

English

A Boeing 747-400 painted with a Pikachu among various other Pokémon.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ピカチュウ (Pikachū).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpiːkət͡ʃuː/

Noun

Pikachu (plural Pikachu or Pikachus)

1. (ACG, video games, anime, manga) A small yellow rodent-like Pokémon species that has red cheeks and a tail shaped like a lightning bolt, and has electricity-related powers.

Usage notes

The official Pokémon products and video games use the plural Pikachu, although Pikachus is commonly used elsewhere.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Pikachu.

Derived terms

• pikachurin
• Pikaclone
• shocked Pikachu
• surprised Pikachu

Translations

Pokémon

Arabic: بيكاتشو‎ (bīkātšū) Chinese: Cantonese: 比卡超 (bei2 kaa1 ciu1) Mandarin: 皮卡丘 (zh) (Píkǎqiū) French: Pikachu Georgian: პიკაჩუ (ṗiḳaču) German: Pikachu (de) Hebrew: פִּיקָאצ'וּ‎ m (Píqatshu) Hindi: पीकाछू (pīkāchū) Indonesian: Pikacu Italian: Pikachu Japanese: ピカチュウ (Pikachū) Korean: 피카츄 (Pikachu) Macedonian: Пикачу (Pikaču) Persian: پیکاچو‎ Portuguese: Pikachu Russian: Пи́качу (Píkaču) Spanish: Pikachu Tagalog: Pikachu Thai: พิกะจู Vietnamese: Pikachu

References

• Pikachu on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Pikachu on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons