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Personality & Development: Ash's Pikachu (view source)
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Everyone loves {{Bp|Ash’s Pikachu|Pikachu}}, whether you’re watching the show or a character in it. The electric mouse Pokémon that stars alongside his trainer in the anime has become an icon in worldly culture. Pikachu has definitely made us {{Bp|PK01|laugh}} and even made us {{Bp|EP039|cry}}; the huge amount of screen time he gets gives him a huge advantage as a character, showing a more diverse personality, more development and more characteristics than any other Pokémon in the show. | Everyone loves {{Bp|Ash’s Pikachu|Pikachu}}, whether you’re watching the show or a character in it. The electric mouse Pokémon that stars alongside his trainer in the anime has become an icon in worldly culture. Pikachu has definitely made us {{Bp|PK01|laugh}} and even made us {{Bp|EP039|cry}}; the huge amount of screen time he gets gives him a huge advantage as a character, showing a more diverse personality, more development and more characteristics than any other Pokémon in the show. | ||
[[File:EP001.png|thumb|Pikachu doesn't like Ash]] | [[File:EP001.png|thumb|Pikachu doesn't like Ash]] | ||
When {{Bp|Ash Ketchum|Ash}} {{Bp|EP001|first}} received Pikachu, he wouldn't do anything he was told to do, nor did he want to go back to his Poké Ball. When shown affection, Pikachu would return a shock, when told do anything he would resist, not because he didn't want to or it would have caused him any discomfit, but he seemingly wanted to resist orders and be awkward for Ash, and some people remember {{Bp|Ash's Charizard|Charizard}} as the first to disobey Ash. Pikachu showed pleasure at Ash's attempts to catch the weakest of Pokémon, which may suggest Pikachu knew enough about Pidgey and Rattata to recognize them as generally weak Pokémon. Of course, he may have just taken pleasure in watching Ash's misfortune but his tune changed when it came to Spearow. Pikachu appeared terribly afraid when he was attacked by Spearow and was very quick to flee, of course not caring what happened to Ash. It took a great act of bravery and selflessness to win Pikachu over suggesting he suffered some betrayals or let downs in the past leading him to be so closed-minded and unwelcoming of others. By the end of the {{Bp|EP002|second episode}} he had opened up to his trainer completely and was performing his own selfless acts. Pikachu's electricity combined with the explosive make-up of Koffing led him to be pursued by {{Bp|Jessie}}, {{Bp|James}} and {{Bp|Meowth (Team Rocket)|Meowth}} | When {{Bp|Ash Ketchum|Ash}} {{Bp|EP001|first}} received Pikachu, he wouldn't do anything he was told to do, nor did he want to go back to his Poké Ball. When shown affection, Pikachu would return a shock, when told do anything he would resist, not because he didn't want to or it would have caused him any discomfit, but he seemingly wanted to resist orders and be awkward for Ash, and some people remember {{Bp|Ash's Charizard|Charizard}} as the first to disobey Ash. Pikachu showed pleasure at Ash's attempts to catch the weakest of Pokémon, which may suggest Pikachu knew enough about Pidgey and Rattata to recognize them as generally weak Pokémon. Of course, he may have just taken pleasure in watching Ash's misfortune but his tune changed when it came to Spearow. Pikachu appeared terribly afraid when he was attacked by Spearow and was very quick to flee, of course not caring what happened to Ash. It took a great act of bravery and selflessness to win Pikachu over suggesting he suffered some betrayals or let downs in the past leading him to be so closed-minded and unwelcoming of others. By the end of the {{Bp|EP002|second episode}} he had opened up to his trainer completely and was performing his own selfless acts. Pikachu's electricity combined with the explosive make-up of Koffing led him to be pursued by {{Bp|Jessie}}, {{Bp|James}} and {{Bp|Meowth (Team Rocket)|Meowth}} for the next 13 seasons, characters he'd later form much greater relationships with. | ||
[[File:EP006.png|thumb|left|Chatting with Clefairy]] | [[File:EP006.png|thumb|left|Chatting with Clefairy]] | ||
Pikachu did stay quite lazy while he was inexperienced as a battler, afraid to take on powerful opponents like Pinsir and Onix but had no problem when around smaller friendlier looking Pokémon like Caterpie and Clefairy, returning the friendliness. On many occasions {{Bp|Professor Oak}} has said Pokémon take on the traits and feelings of their trainers, in Pikachu's case, while Ash trained him, Ash, {{an|Misty}} and {{an|Brock}} all cared for him and rubbed off their personalities on him. | Pikachu did stay quite lazy while he was inexperienced as a battler, afraid to take on powerful opponents like Pinsir and Onix but had no problem when around smaller friendlier looking Pokémon like Caterpie and Clefairy, returning the friendliness. On many occasions {{Bp|Professor Oak}} has said Pokémon take on the traits and feelings of their trainers, in Pikachu's case, while Ash trained him, Ash, {{an|Misty}} and {{an|Brock}} all cared for him and rubbed off their personalities on him. | ||
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When Pikachu met a smaller, younger Pikachu and more so when {{Bp|Misty's Togepi|Togepi}} was {{Bp|EP051|born}}, he displayed responsible, caring, big brotherly traits and took it upon himself to look after them. This gives me the impression Pikachu is quite young as it is a vital stage in a child's social development when they become keen to show off compassion and responsibility for those younger than themselves. Being with Togepi for so long seemed to imprint the trait into Pikachu's character as he would later act the same way towards Phanpy, Torchic, Pachirisu, Happiny, {{Bp|Iris's Axew|Axew}} and even {{Bp|Max}}. | When Pikachu met a smaller, younger Pikachu and more so when {{Bp|Misty's Togepi|Togepi}} was {{Bp|EP051|born}}, he displayed responsible, caring, big brotherly traits and took it upon himself to look after them. This gives me the impression Pikachu is quite young as it is a vital stage in a child's social development when they become keen to show off compassion and responsibility for those younger than themselves. Being with Togepi for so long seemed to imprint the trait into Pikachu's character as he would later act the same way towards Phanpy, Torchic, Pachirisu, Happiny, {{Bp|Iris's Axew|Axew}} and even {{Bp|Max}}. | ||
[[File:DP149.png|thumb|left|A bromance?]] | [[File:DP149.png|thumb|left|A bromance?]] | ||
[[File:PikachuBuneary.png|thumb| | [[File:PikachuBuneary.png|thumb|Let's play Mummies and Daddies]] | ||
The weight of constantly caring for another Pokémon was lifted in the Diamond & Pearl series when Pikachu was given a best mate, besides the obvious human Ash. As well as his best friend {{Bp|Dawn's Piplup|Piplup}}, he also gained a rival in {{Bp|Paul}}'s Elekid, after always having distinct relationships with members of the Electabuzz evolution family, whenever they appeared. Pikachu's social placement developed further when he caught the eye of a Buneary that joined {{an|Dawn}}'s team. When faced with a {{Bp|LagomorphShipping|possible romance}} Pikachu usually seemed oblivious, much like Ash is with the attention he receives from the ladies. However, it was not always shown to be one-sided as Pikachu has comforted Buneary similarly to how he would the younger Pokémon and been bashful around her. Whether Pikachu's feelings for Buneary are neutral is uncertain but it is obvious he welcomes the friendship. Within his own subculture Pikachu picked up traits from his friends, most notably Piplup, another reason to suggest he is quite young. More discreetly than Piplup, Pikachu began to overreact slightly over small problems and showed even more comic traits. In the {{Bp|DP191|last episode}} of the DP series Pikachu burst into tears seeing Piplup doing the same over the gang parting ways. It is obvious Pikachu developed a strong relationship with Dawn and {{Bp|Tracey Sketchit|every}} {{an|May|other}} {{an|Cilan|friend}} that traveled with Ash and him for a long while before leaving them. | The weight of constantly caring for another Pokémon was lifted in the Diamond & Pearl series when Pikachu was given a best mate, besides the obvious human Ash. As well as his best friend {{Bp|Dawn's Piplup|Piplup}}, he also gained a rival in {{Bp|Paul}}'s Elekid, after always having distinct relationships with members of the Electabuzz evolution family, whenever they appeared. Pikachu's social placement developed further when he caught the eye of a Buneary that joined {{an|Dawn}}'s team. When faced with a {{Bp|LagomorphShipping|possible romance}} Pikachu usually seemed oblivious, much like Ash is with the attention he receives from the ladies. However, it was not always shown to be one-sided as Pikachu has comforted Buneary similarly to how he would the younger Pokémon and been bashful around her. Whether Pikachu's feelings for Buneary are neutral is uncertain but it is obvious he welcomes the friendship. Within his own subculture Pikachu picked up traits from his friends, most notably Piplup, another reason to suggest he is quite young. More discreetly than Piplup, Pikachu began to overreact slightly over small problems and showed even more comic traits. In the {{Bp|DP191|last episode}} of the DP series Pikachu burst into tears seeing Piplup doing the same over the gang parting ways. It is obvious Pikachu developed a strong relationship with Dawn and {{Bp|Tracey Sketchit|every}} {{an|May|other}} {{an|Cilan|friend}} that traveled with Ash and him for a long while before leaving them. | ||
[[File:AG089.png|thumb|Working with Team Rocket?]] | [[File:AG089.png|thumb|Working with Team Rocket?]] | ||