Talk:Pachirisu

A fact from Pachirisu appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on July 18 2006. The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Pachirisu is a fictitious Electric Squirrel Pokémon that can shock opponents?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2006/July.

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Here are new pics of the three new Pokemon!

Hi again, I have new pics of the three new Pokemon:

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d147/GoldMetalSonic/Cherimu.jpg

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d147/GoldMetalSonic/Pachirisu.jpg

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d147/GoldMetalSonic/Dorapion.jpg

Please replace the current pics with these because the owner of the current pics requests their removal please!

These new pics came from www.pokemonelite2000.com, please credit this site please!!!—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.197.220.129 (talk) 11:58, 13 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

What is this? Advertising your favourite site by giving them source for images? Pokebeach.com had the first cleaned-up Sugimori images up, why are we messing around? --ArrEmmDee 18:37, 14 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Whoever-you-are-who-posted-first, are you the owner of those pics? If not, the owner should request deletetion himself/herself. --Libertyernie2 21:17, 14 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Pokémon grammar?

The first sentence of the article is:

The Pachirisu (パチリス) is one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media, created by Satoshi Tajiri.

Is there any reason in the style guide for having "the" before Pachirisu's name? This does not seem right. --Libertyernie2 22:37, 15 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Pachirisu is the name of species. It's like "The sheep is one of the...", you wouldn't burst in saying "Sheep is one of the...". H ig hway ^Batman! 22:40, 15 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

But within the context of Pokémon, a species' name is never preceded by an article in reference to its kind. For instance, "MEGANIUM's breath has the power to revive dead grass and plants..." (Meganium's Fire Red Pokédex entry) --GregE 02:02, 16 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

But that's referring to the breath of a single Pokémon. When we are talking an article we're referring to them 'ALL. H ig hway ^Batman! 10:12, 16 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

In that case, it should say "The Pachirisu are"... or am I wrong?--Libertyernie2 16:19, 16 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The species name isn't preceded by "the" in any of the current 386 articles on Pokémon. So either we remove "the" from this and the other new articles, or add it to the old ones. --Anonymous —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.183.88.33 (talk • contribs) .

It's used in scores of them. H ig hway ^Batman! 12:30, 17 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

(re-indent) Please see [1] and discuss there. "Bulbasaur are" (or whatever other Pokémon) sounds good to me, flows better and is more consistent with the rest of the article. —Cel es tianpower ^háblame 17:53, 17 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It isn't an actual animal. That's why we say "The sheep..." instead of "Sheep...". In the animé's Pokédex, not one Pokémon has ever had the word "the" placed before the species name. Even when one of the characters talks about a species of Pokémon, they never say "The Bellossom are Pokémon that are able to summon the sun during cloudy days." or something along the lines of that. They instead say "Bellossom are Pokémon that are blah-blah...". In all the games, Red/Blue/Yellow to Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald, not once have I ever seen "the" before the species name. The only place it is found in a Pokédex entry is the species a Pokémon is. For example: "Meowth, the Scratch Cat Pokémon." I firmly believe that "the" is not supposed to be where it has been placed. It should be "Pachirisu... ", not "The Pachirisu...". --User:Floramage.

It's at are not the. And the Clefairy Pokédex entry reads:

On every night of a full moon, groups of this Pokémon come out to play. When dawn arrives, THE tired Clefairy return to their quiet mountain retreats and go to sleep nestled up against each other.

So the game does refer to Pokémon as plurals. H ig hway ^{Return to Oz...} 07:02, 24 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

That's just because they used the adjective "tired" before the word "Clefairy".

Snubbul's Emerald Pokédex entry:

By baring its fangs and making a scary face, it sends smaller POKéMON scurrying in terror. THE SNUBBULL does seem a little sad at making its foes flee.

I rest my case. -- PinkDeoxys 00:13, 1 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Well well! It seems even the authorities who create Pokemon aren't fully consistent themselves. I'd say that deepens the issue further... Erik the Appreciator 20:23, 1 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I think it was just an error. One use of "the" vs. a few thousand times it was excluded.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 67.174.66.138 (talk) 21:12, 1 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

There's a very simple rule behind this: when referring to an actual Pokémon or group, use an article. When referring to the species in general, don't. You'll see that this rule is always followed in the game's flavour text, and we should keep to this convention for the sake of consistency.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by GregE (talk • contribs) 06:08, 22 August 2006 (UTC).[reply]

Anyone notice how you just started an argument about one of the most common words in the english language? Just wanted to point that out.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 65.43.227.0 (talk) 02:04, 25 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

#441 infobox help

Since serebii says this guy is #55 in the shinou dex, I basically tried to copy off of the Mukkuru infobox, since it's number 396 national and #10 shinou. This would make pachirisu 441 national, but it's not showing in the infobox. Can someone help me? Toastypk 05:55, 19 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Actually never mind, I fixed it. Toastypk 05:58, 19 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This number is pure speculation and is likely to be wrong because Pokemon from previous generations may be preceding it in the Shinou dex, thus the logic that the number of a new Pokemon in the National dex is its number in the Shinou dex + the sum of Pokemon from previous generations is extremely flawed. I'm removing it as Wikipedia is not the place for speculation. --Lividore 18:53, 19 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Then wouldn't that be the same deal for Mukkuru? Unless it says that it's explicitly number 396 somewhere. Toastypk 21:02, 19 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

That never applies for the few evolution lines after the Starter Pokémon (#1-#9). Double Dash 15:56, 20 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The Sinnoh dex has pre-gen 4 Pokémon before Pachirisu, making its Pokédex number 417 not 441. Pikachu125 (talk) 16:40, 29 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

'nother rumor

i heard that pachirisu is an optional evolution of pikachu obtained by leveling it up to lv.30 and using something called pa's crown gem. is this right?—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 4.184.246.240 (talk) 20:30, 19 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Look up in the sky. That pink thing? It's a pig. Double Dash ^{(Talk to me)} 21:32, 30 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

*titters to self* H ig hway ^{Grammar Enforcer!} 23:18, 30 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

"Squiright"?

Just though I'd mention that the Buoysel article links to this one claiming that its name is Squiright. Is there any reason to treat this as any more likely than the "Chimeglebell" fiasco at Rishan? - NP Chilla 21:36, 6 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I haven't the foggiest where that name came from... it was just done by an anonymous user, but I've changed it back now. - Sarranduin ^(Talk)

Another anon changed the name to "Pachir". I just changed it back. -Jeske ^{(Complaints Dept.)} 21:53, 15 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Only time a main character owned an electric pokemon?

Wouldn't Richie be a main character? He even stars in his own episodes.Mavrickindigo 16:09, 4 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

He doesn't travel with Ash, though. Richie's not a main character, but a rival.- Floramage! 16:15, 4 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Um, what about Ash? >_> Totema1 01:26, 20 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The article (at least a past revion) explicitly states the first time a "main character other than Ash" had an electric-type. -Jeske ^{(v^_^v)} 04:42, 20 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Pachirisu needs a separate article?

For the aforementioned reason (only time a main protagonist other than Ash obtains an electric Pokémon. Similar to Pichu Pikachu125 (talk) 16:40, 29 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]