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Throughout the series, there's a running gag involving Pikachu zapping the bike of the female protagonist. It first destroyed Misty's bike, which she used as an excuse to travel with Ash, then when Ash went to Hoenn, Pikachu destroyed May's bike. Most recently Pikachu destroyed Hikari's bike while defending itself from her Pochama. While the first actually had worked as part of the plot in order to add Misty to the main group, the laters were more of a reference to the original and served exclusively for comedy purposes, having no real influence in the story, other than forcing the female protagonist to walk instead of ride her bike.
Throughout the series, there's a running gag involving Pikachu zapping the bike of the female protagonist. It first destroyed Misty's bike, which she used as an excuse to travel with Ash, then when Ash went to Hoenn, Pikachu destroyed May's bike. Most recently Pikachu destroyed Hikari's bike while defending itself from her Pochama. While the first actually had worked as part of the plot in order to add Misty to the main group, the laters were more of a reference to the original and served exclusively for comedy purposes, having no real influence in the story, other than forcing the female protagonist to walk instead of ride her bike.

It is inetestint to note that despite being conisedered as stronger than the avereage pikachu he is relativly weak for his experience. In one of the the first several episodes of the entire series Giselle says Pikachu is probably level 25 so by now in the shinou saga pkachus is atleast level 100 depending on if this level can be exceeded in the anime, despite this pikachu was recently broungt a battle to a draw with Shinji's Elekid a still very young pokemon Shinji couldn't have had much time to train. In other words pikachu should be able to kick the but of any opponent he comes up against which he used to do beating ground types with elecrtic attacks yet this power seems to have diminshed since.


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Pikachu
File:Pikachu.png
National Pokédex
Arbok - Pikachu (#25) - Raichu
Johto Pokédex
Pichu - Pikachu (#22) - Raichu
Hoenn Pokédex
Pichu - Pikachu (#156) - Raichu
Sinnoh Pokédex
Pichu - Pikachu (#104) - Raichu
Japanese namePikachu
Evolves fromPichu (from Pokémon Gold and Silver onwards)
Evolves intoRaichu
GenerationFirst
SpeciesElectric Mouse Pokémon
TypeElectric
Height1 ft 4 in (0.4 m)
Weight13.0 pounds (5.9 kg)
AbilityStatic

Pikachu (ピカチュウ, Pikachuu) is one of the fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar[1] Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. Pikachu is among the most recognizable of Pokémon, considering a Pikachu is one of the main characters in the Pokémon anime series. In 2002, Pikachu placed at number 15 on the list of the Top 50 Greatest Cartoon Characters of all Time by TV Guide for its role in the anime.[2] Its main purpose in the games, as with all other Pokémon, is to battle both "wild" Pokémon, untamed creatures that are encountered while players pass through various natural environments in the game, and to fight against "tamed" Pokémon owned by Pokémon trainers.[3]

Pikachu is the most well-known Pokémon, and is generally regarded as the mascot of the Pokémon franchise, in the same way Link is the mascot of the Legend of Zelda series, or Mario[4] is the mascot for the Super Mario franchise and Nintendo.[5] It is obtainable in all of the Pokémon RPGs on Game Boy[4] systems to date, with a prominent role in Pokémon Yellow.[4] The protagonists of the Pokémon anime, Pokémon Adventures,[6] Electric Tale of Pikachu,[7] Magical Pokémon Journey and the Ash & Pikachu[8] manga all own a Pikachu.

"Pikachu" is a portmanteau of the words, pikapika,[9] an onomatopoeia in the Japanese language for a spark or a sparkle of lightning, and "chū," a Japanese onomatopoeia for the squeak made by a mouse. The "Advanced Generation" drawing and sprite design of Pikachu was created by Ken Sugimori's team for its 2003 release on the Nintendo Game Boy Advance.[10]

In the Pokémon universe Pikachu are mammals that have short, yellow fur with brown stripes on their backs, black-tipped ears, and an unusually shaped tail, resembling a lightning bolt. They are often found in forests, plains, and occasionally near electrical sources (such as power plants), on most continents throughout the world.[11] Pikachu often travel in packs, and are rarely territorial, however, when threatened, a group can generate an intense electrical offensive, and the electro-magnetic forces exerted by the resulting field can even produce a short lived, localized thunderstorm.[12]

Characteristics

Pikachu are often found foraging for berries.[13] Instead of climbing trees, they use small electrical jolts to release the berries from the tree, roasting them at the same time. It can also roast berries on the tail with electricity to tenderise them. Pikachu have the ability to release electric discharges of varying intensity, at will, through glandular pouches residing in its cheeks. These glands allow it to store and release bolts of lightning or ball lightning to defend itself from attackers, to be used in battle, at the command from its trainer, or in self-defense in the wild. An inability to discharge electricity in this last way, which is caused by a strong magnetic field, leads to a flu-like illness.

Pikachu is yellow with brown stripes on its back, black-tipped ears, red cheeks, and has a lightning bolt-shaped tail. It lacks a typical 'natural' evolution but can be evolved via Thunderstone into Raichu. Pikachu is so popular, however, that in the television anime series and various Pokémon-related manga publications, most trainers choose to keep it from evolving. For example, in Pokémon Yellow, Pikachu refuses to evolve as attempting to use a Thunderstone on it makes it cry and refuse. It is numbered as #25 in the National Pokédex. Also, in the second and third generations of the Pokémon games, Pikachu has an evolutionary predecessor, Pichu. Pichu, which is a baby Pikachu, evolves into Pikachu after establishing a friendship with its trainer.

In the Pokémon video games

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In Pokémon Yellow,[14] a variation of Pokémon Red[15] and Pokémon Blue[16] incorporating many qualities of the anime, players are given a Pikachu as their first Pokémon, opposed to Bulbasaur, Charmander or Squirtle in prior versions.

In the video games, Pikachu is a typical low-level Pokémon, usually found around levels 3-6 in Viridian Forest, and around 25 in the Power Plant or Ruby and Sapphire's Safari Zone. Players playing Pokémon Yellow[14] will have Pikachu as their first Pokémon, and in the other games those who find one (typically it's a rather rare find) often use it as an early-to-mid-level Electric Pokémon.

Few players use Pikachu in competitive head-to-head play, however, because of its relatively low defense stats. It does see occasional play after Pokémon Gold[17] and Silver,[18] which added an item called the Light Ball.[19] This item, when given to Pikachu to hold, doubles the special attack stat that determines the power of its Electric attacks, making it useful in competitive play.

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Pikachu and various other characters in a Super Smash Bros. Brawl screenshot.

Pikachu is featured in Hey You, Pikachu!,[20] Pokémon Yellow,[14] Pokémon Channel,[21] and the Pokémon Pikachu digital pet. It also makes several appearances in Pokémon Snap,[22] famously portraying the Surfing Pikachu sidequest in Pokémon Yellow.[14]

Pikachu has also appeared in Super Smash Bros.[23] and Super Smash Bros. Melee[24] as a very agile and mobile playable character, equipped with Quick Attack, Thundershock, and Thunder. In Super Smash Bros. Melee,[24] Pikachu's Skull Bash move was introduced, and its Quick Attack ability was upgraded so that it did a small amount of damage to opponents. Pikachu is also set to appear in the upcoming Super Smash Bros. Brawl.[25]

There has also been a special edition Game Boy Color handheld specifically created for Pokémon Yellow, sporting a yellow color with Pikachu featured on the handheld. In addition, a special-edition Nintendo 64[5] game console was released, featuring Pikachu as well as saying "Pikachu!" when Pokémon video games were started. This was released along with the game Hey You, Pikachu!, in which you use a microphone to converse with the Pokémon. However, this didn't see release outside of North America and Japan because of lingual accent and localization problems.

Pikachu has also made cameo appearances in Pokémon Pinball,[26] Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire, Pokémon Trozei, Pokémon Colosseum, Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, Pokémon Dash and Pokémon Ranger. It has also played a role in various games for the Pokémon mini handheld games console. Pikachu is also one of the sixteen starters in the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon games. Pikachu has also appeared in a video of Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl.[citation needed] It has also been shown in a pre-release image that Pikachu will appear in Pokémon Battle Revolution for Nintendo's upcoming Wii console.[27]

In the anime

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Ash Ketchum and Pikachu together in the pilot episode, Pokémon, I Choose You!

Belonging to Ash Ketchum

In the Pokémon anime, beginning trainers from the Kanto region traditionally choose from Charmander, Bulbasaur or Squirtle as a 'starter' Pokémon. However, the series protagonist Ash Ketchum, an inhabitant of Pallet Town, arrived late at Professor Oak's lab (having slept in from a late night of Pokémon trainer fantasizing). The traditional three starting Pokémon had already been taken by other new trainers, and Ash was given a Pikachu instead. At first, Pikachu largely ignored Ash's requests, shocking him frequently, and refusing to be confined to the conventional method of Pokémon transportation, a Poké ball. However, in the first episode,[28] Ash put himself in danger to defend Pikachu from a flock of wild Spearow, then rushed the electric mouse to a Pokémon Centre (notably stealing Misty's bike to do so). Through this demonstration of a deeply-rooted, unconditional commitment to Pokémon, Pikachu warmed up to Ash, and their friendship was formed.

The bond between Ash and Pikachu is a prominent theme in the series and inviolable in terms of the series ethos. Pikachu is the only Pokémon in Ash's party that has been with him in every episode, movie, and TV special. It is implied that Ash's Pikachu is male, but it is rarely addressed with a gendered pronoun. Also, many times Ash and Pikachu have been separated by cave-ins and explosions. Most of these times, Meowth is also separated from Team Rocket, and they usually end up working together to find their trainers.

It is explicitly shown that there is something 'unique' about Ash's Pikachu, setting it apart from others of its kind; Team Rocket's Meowth quips early on in the first series that Ash's Pikachu's powers greatly exceed that of even its evolution (which was shown in the battle with Lt. Surge's Raichu). For this reason, Team Rocket's attempts to capture Pikachu become a significant theme throughout much of the first series. It is shown in some episodes that they intend to present it to their boss, Giovanni, in order to win favour.

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An early art concept for Pikachu in the anime series. It was also used on the "Who's That Pokémon" bumper in the first season.

Early in the series, Pikachu was given an operation to increase the strength of the electric sacs in his cheeks in order to beat the first gym leader, Brock. In another first season episode (in Vermilion City), Pikachu, who is often rather independently minded, believed that it was strong enough without evolving and refused to evolve into a Raichu. In fact, in Ash's third gym battle in Vermillion City, Pikachu was successful in defeating a Raichu, and to this day, Ash's Pikachu has participated in more gym battles than any of his other Pokémon.[29]

When Pikachu cannot release its electricity, it develops flu-like symptoms and can sometimes lose control of itself. Most notably, exposure to a magnetic field will cause Pikachu to get this illness. This has happened to Pikachu twice in the series, both times by Team Rocket: the first time, Pikachu was cured when the extra electricity was used in attacks against a group of Grimer and Muk, and in the second time, Pikachu was inadvertently cured by one of Team Rocket's battery robots (that uses Pikachu's power to charge itself), which subsequently overloaded and exploded. During the Hoenn arc, Ash trained Pikachu to use Iron Tail, which greatly improved its ability to fight Pokémon with resistance to Electric attacks.

In Pokémon: The First Movie, Pikachu is the only "original" Pokémon, besides Meowth, that refused to fight its clone. Pikachu also attempts to revive a downed Ash (who had been turned to stone, and thus, killed) with repeated thundershocks, to no avail; a grief-stricken Pikachu bursts into tears, which (along with the tears of all other Pokémon present) return Ash to life.[30]

Many of the Pokémon animated shorts with all-Pokémon dialogue have featured Pikachu as the main character.[31] As such, Pikachu is often a leader, helping to break up conflicts among other Pokémon. In the second Pikachu Movie, it is revealed Pikachu lived in a large tree with many friends including an Elekid, a Snorlax and a trio of dancing Bellossom.

Pikachu typically eats a specially formulated pellet made by Brock. It also likes fresh fruit, especially apples. Sometimes it is shown eating the same meal that his human companions are eating, in smaller portions. Pikachu's favorite "food" is ketchup. In one case Ash's Pikachu kept the bottle and became slightly obsessed with it. This caused problems because a Scyther and an Electabuzz that were enraged at the color red were nearby.[citation needed]

Like most other Pokémon, Pikachu communicates only by saying syllables that are in its own name. Its most common sentence is "Pika-pika". When it wants to talk to Ash it says "Pika-pi," which sounds similar to "Satoshi" (the name of his trainer in the Japanese version). It also calls Misty "Pi-ka-chu-pi" similar to her Japanese name of "Kasumi",and calls Takashi Pika pi pi. Pikachu is voiced by Ikue Otani in all versions of the anime, except in the English language editions of the first few episodes, in which Rachael Lillis, the regular voice of Misty and Jessie of Team Rocket, provided the voice in cases where another character's voice overlaps Pikachu's.[citation needed]

Throughout the series, there's a running gag involving Pikachu zapping the bike of the female protagonist. It first destroyed Misty's bike, which she used as an excuse to travel with Ash, then when Ash went to Hoenn, Pikachu destroyed May's bike. Most recently Pikachu destroyed Hikari's bike while defending itself from her Pochama. While the first actually had worked as part of the plot in order to add Misty to the main group, the laters were more of a reference to the original and served exclusively for comedy purposes, having no real influence in the story, other than forcing the female protagonist to walk instead of ride her bike.

Others

In the Pokémon anime, many other Pikachu have also appeared. The most notable among these is Richie's Pikachu,[32] with mussed hair on its forehead. This one is nicknamed Sparky (Leon in the Japanese original). Sparky,[32] unlike Ash's Pikachu, is indifferent to being inside its Poké ball, but save for the first season, it is always shown outside, similar to Ash's Pikachu. In fact, every captured Pikachu in the anime has been shown spending most or all of its time outside of a Poké ball, even though this is not noted by any characters to be typical of the species.

Another notable Pikachu is Pooka[33] (Michael in the Japanese version), a surfing Pikachu owned by a surfer named Victor. Pooka has blue eyes instead of the usual black and also seems to have a harmony with the sea - it glows a bright blue when it feels a powerful wave. It is claimed that Pooka is over 20 years old (it is unknown whether such longevity is unusual for a Pikachu), and is noticeably larger than Ash's Pikachu (though still smaller than a Raichu). It also has somewhat frazzled hair on around the tips of its ears.

Many episodes of the anime have also featured other unnamed Pikachu. Among them is "Pikachu's Goodbye",[34] in which a large group of wild Pikachu appeared, and in "Pokémon Emergency", a group of Pikachu are always hidden in the Viridian City Pokémon Center as their backup generator, which was used when Team Rocket cut the power to the center. The footage of these Pikachu is later reused for a group of Pikachu aboard the SS Anne.[citation needed]

There is also an episode in which Ash is himself magically transformed into a Pikachu for the last few minutes. Pikachu tickles Ash, and the episode ends. In the following episode, Ash is still a Pikachu, but reverts to human form before the episode's actual plot starts.

There is a special episode of Pokémon in which one Pikachu (not Ash's Pikachu) got captured by Skarmory leaving his little brother Pichu alone. After Skarmory captures Pichu, Pikachu apologized to Pichu for getting Pichu in the middle of getting captured. When the Go-Getters arrived, Pikachu told Pichu to open the treasure bag and the seed fell out. Pikachu kicked the seed to Squirtle. When Squirtle swallowed the seed, he got super speed. After defeating Skarmory, the Go-Getters saved Pikachu and Pichu.

In the Pokémon manga

A Pikachu has appeared in every Pokémon manga series as of 2005. In Pokémon Adventures, Red, the "first protagonist" of the Pokémon Adventures series, captures a mischievous Pikachu causing trouble for the people of Pewter City which became one of his main Pokémon from there on. After Red goes missing two years later, his Pikachu teams up with Yellow, the "fourth protagonist" of the series, to find him. Yellow is accompanied by Pikachu throughout the Johto saga, as well as her own Pikachu, Chu Chu.

In the Magical Pokémon Journey manga, Hazel, the main character of the series, obtained a Pikachu as her first Pokémon. Although Hazel's task is to capture Pokémon for a scientist, her and Pikachu often fall into trouble because of their joint scatterbrained personalities. This Pikachu, along with Hazel's other main Pokémon, Clefairy, re-appears in the spin-off series, Pokémon Chamo-Chamo Pretty.

In the Electric Tale of Pikachu series, often referred to as the series (known in Japan as "Dengeki! Pikachu"), Ash's Pikachu was originally a feral Pokémon he caught chewing on wires in his walls. This manga follows the storyline of the Pokémon anime, featuring Ash, Misty and Brock alongside Pikachu battling Team Rocket. This series was released in four volumes called The Electric Tale of Pikachu, Pikachu Shocks Back, Electric Pikachu Boogaloo and Surf's Up Pikachu.

In the Getto Da Ze manga, the main character Shuu owns a Pikachu, whom he communicates with because of a device called an In-Com. This Pikachu is very feisty and a little sarcastic.

Pikachu also stars in the Ash & Pikachu manga series, another to closely follow the Pokémon anime. Unlike in the Electric Tale of Pikachu, Professor Oak gave Pikachu to Ash as his first Pokémon, rather than Ash finding him in the former. Another difference between the two is that Ash and Pikachu continued to follow the anime storyline, leading Ash and Pikachu to Hoenn, being accompanied by Haruka and Masato, May and Max in the English version.

In the Pokémon Trading Card Game

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Pikachu in the Pokémon Trading Card Game (Base set).

The Pokémon Trading Card Game is a collectable card game first published by Wizards of the Coast in North America, in 1999. The concept is similar to that of a Pokémon battle in the video games in that each player takes turns to hit the opponent’s Pokémon. Most Pikachu cards are typical, Basic Pokémon cards, primarily used to play stronger cards, such as Stage-1 Pokémon, Poliwhirl, and Stage-2 Pokémon, Charizard. Some Pikachu cards are similar in attack and defense (see picture) to other Basic Electric-types, such as Mareep and Electrike, but often have an advantage because of their popularity.

Pikachu has been seen in at least eleven incarnations in Pokémon Trading Card Game sets released in North America, and that number increases to nineteen when including both mainstream releases and limited edition promotional cards. The expansion sets Pikachu cards are found in are the Base Set (as well as Base Set 2), Jungle, Gym Heroes (As Lt.Surge's Pikachu), Gym Challenge (As Lt. Surge's Pikachu), Neo Genesis, Expedition, Skyridge, EX Sandstorm, EX Team Magma VS. Team Aqua, EX Firered & LeafGreen, EX Emerald, EX Legend Maker (as a secret card), and EX Holon Phantoms.[35] In a Gameboy game based on the TCG, there were also Surfing Pikachu and Flying Pikachu cards. Each knew the move that their alternate name came from, "Surfing Pikachu" knew Surf, and "Flying Pikachu" knew Fly.

Pikachu cards are often sought after because of their wide appeal and often unavailability. Although most Pikachu cards are Common variety (see picture), meaning that they can be found very often in booster packs of cards, promo cards were only available by purchasing tickets for the Pokémon movies. An often overlooked error in the original Base Set Pikachu design (see picture) was known as the "Red-Cheeked Pikachu." The name came from the mouse's mis-coloured cheeks that were supposed to glow yellow from the protruding electric sparks. This error was later fixed in the Base Set 2 version.

Cultural impact

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The original Pikachu balloon from the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, used 2001-2005, making its' final flight over Pokémon's "Party of the Decade" August 8, 2006 in New York City's Bryant Park.

Pikachu, being the mascot of Pokémon, has often been shown in popular culture. Pikachu appeared in a "got milk?" ad in 1999. Additionally, since 2001, a Pikachu character balloon has been featured in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.[36] Its appearance on May 22, 2006 during the morning rush hour was as part of a test examining parade float procedures.[37] The original balloon (shown in the picture) was retired following an appearance at the Pokémon Tenth Anniversary "Party of the Decade" on August 8th in Bryant Park in New York City, and according to parade executive director Robin Hall, a new Pikachu Balloon will debut at the 2006 Parade, scheduled for November 23.

The phrase "Pika-pika" is often considered funny: the Japanese expression "pika-pika hikaru" means stroke of lightning; it is also used to denote a small bald spot on the very top of the head still surrounded by hair. "Pika-pika" can also mean "shining" or "shimmering" and denotes the electric element of Pikachu.

The Simpsons has made references to Pikachu as well. In the episode Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade, after watching too much TV, Bart Simpson has strange visions of television characters surrounding him, one being Pikachu. Maggie Simpson was also dressed as a Pikachu in the openings of episodes 320 and 335 that were parodying anime.

A picture of Pikachu has also been featured on the ANA Boeing 747-400 (JA8962), landing at London Heathrow Airport. (see image)

Parodies

Pikachu, as one of most popular Pokémon, is often parodied. In the comic Hsu and Chan by Jeremy "Norm" Scott that appears in the magazine Electronic Gaming Monthly features a character named Chernobyl, a radioactive chipmunk that is a parody of Pikachu. Pikachu is also parodied in the Topps trading card series, Garbage Pail Kids.[citation needed]

The character The Cheat from Homestar Runner is also sometimes considered to be a Pikachu parody, although he was created before Pokémon was imported to America. The Brothers Chaps modified his design to give him more resemblance to a Pikachu after the Pokémon anime made its debut.[citation needed] Also, in The Cheat's Theme Song video, when the singer says "who's the guy that looks like The Cheat", a Pikachu flys by onscreen.[38]

In the American clay animated series Robot Chicken, which spoofs on many TV shows and celebrities, made a spoof of what really happens in Pikachu's Pokéball and what he is really saying to Ash. Not only that, but another episode of Robot Chicken showed a Pikachu and a Squirtle conversing, with the Squirtle getting fed up of saying his own name.

In the American animated series Drawn Together the character Ling-Ling is a direct parody of Pikachu. In the series Ling-Ling's job is "Battle Master" which is a mock of the way trainers use Pokémon to battle each other.

The character Guano from the animated show Kappa Mikey also resembles Pikachu, and he can only say his own name on the set.

Back when GMTV had a kids lineup of shows on called Up On the Roof on Sunday mornings, in between commercial breaks, On The Roof would poke fun at the show the audience were in the middle of watching. Pokémon's joke was a lollipop who owned a sweet shop called "Pick-a-Chew" (an obvious pun on Pikachu) who would cry out "Pick a chew! Any chew!"

References

Notes
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  6. ^ Pokémon Adventures ISBN 1-56931-507-8
  7. ^ Electric Tale of Pikachu ISBN 1-56931-378-4
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  29. ^ Episode 14, Electric Shock Showdown Serebii.net URL Accessed July 17, 2006
  30. ^ Cite error: The named reference movie was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  31. ^ All-Pokémon dialogue
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Books
  • Barbo, Maria. The Official Pokémon Handbook. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-439-15404-9.
  • Loe, Casey, ed. Pokémon Special Pikachu Edition Official Perfect Guide. Sunnydale, CA: Empire 21 Publishing, 1999. ISBN 1-930206-15-1.
  • Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon FireRed Version & Pokémon LeafGreen Version Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., August 2004. ISBN 1-930206-50-X
  • Mylonas, Eric. Pokémon Pokédex Collector’s Edition: Prima’s Official Pokémon Guide. Prima Games, September 21 2004. ISBN 0-7615-4761-4
  • Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon Emerald Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., April 2005. ISBN 1-930206-58-5
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