Pikachu
About Pikachu
Pikachu is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon media franchise, and the franchise's mascot. First introduced in the video games Pokémon Red and Blue, it was created by Atsuko Nishida at the request of lead designer Ken Sugimori, with the design finalized by Sugimori. Since Pikachu's debut, it has appeared in multiple games including Pokémon Go and the Pokémon Trading Card Game, as well as various merchandise. While Pikachu has been primarily voiced in media by Ikue Ōtani, other actors have also voiced the character including Kate Bristol, Ryan Reynolds, Kaiji Tang, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Tōru Ōkawa, and Koichi Yamadera.
On the show — 10 mentions total
She is a Chilean schoolteacher. They've had a load of protests in Chile against the government. She decided to go dressed as a giant Pikachu. The reason being that her seven-year-old son had maxed out her husband's credit card buying Detective Pikachu merchandise — they managed to send loads of it back, but some of it they couldn't send back, and this giant sort of inflatable Pikachu they couldn't send back.
from 488: No Such Thing As A Furby in Space, 2023-07-20 at 00:38:45 · read transcript
Other times Pikachu came up
Oh, Jackie Chan, I mean, Jackie Chan. No, Jackie Chan doesn't appear on the list either. Is it someone who played? A pacifist Jackie Chan, likes to keep people alive. Yeah. Okay. Is it Pikachu from Detective Pikachu? There was a blood bath. that movie. I really regret taking my three-year-old to that. Is it River Everett? How surprising are we going? Let me give the answer.
No Such Thing As Crossing the Futility Boundary, 2021-08-06 · listen
Did you start with the pun and find the fact? No. I went through the Guinness World Records website. and looks for all the collectors, which I think is about 120 pages, and look for any funny names. The largest collection of ions is 30,071 by a guy called Aion Chirescu from Romania. The largest collection of Pikachu memorabilia is by someone called Lisa Courtney, as in Courtney, Courtney Pokemon. Courtney Pokemon. Oh, nice.
No Such Thing As Workshopping The Alphabet, 2025-07-03 · listen
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