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  • noun trademark (video games, anime, manga) A member of a small yellow mouse-like Pokémon species that has red cheeks and a tail shaped like a lightning bolt, and is able to control electricity.
  • noun trademark Plural form of Pikachu.

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Examples

  • Pikachu is among the most recognizable Pokémon, due to the fact that a Pikachu is a central character in the Pokemon anime series-wiki

    Pikachu Papercraft | Papercraft Paradise | PaperCrafts | Paper Models | Card Models Michael James 2008

  • These could be some of the brightest system colors ever (excluding special Nintendo systems with the word Pikachu in the name, of course).

    IGN PSP 2009

  • Je n'ai pas l'intention de recuperer la mienne, je leur ai laissé mon "Pikachu" puisque je suis a deux minutes d'une grande surface mais certaine fois a pied des choses ne sont pas transportables ou alors j'ai des horaires a la con et je ne peux pas faire mes courses pendant un moment et apres j'ai trop de trucs a acheter pour pouvoir y aller seul a pied avec seulement deux cabas.

    pinku-tk Diary Entry pinku-tk 2009

  • I know the name "Pikachu" only because the few times in my life that I actually get a tinge of horniness while my wife's in the shower, I open the shower door and say "Pikachu!" like "Peek at you!" and we both get a chuckle out of it, similar to my brother-in-law's rampant overuse of the "Same old ... shtuff" phrase.

    unclebob Diary Entry unclebob 2002

  • This is a woman who delicately refers to the female anatomy as a "Pikachu" and defecation as "shadoobie," so excuse me if I'm not seeing the transgressiveness.

    Politics Mary Elizabeth Williams 2010

  • According to CNN, most of the children developed the symptoms about 20 minutes into the cartoon after an exploding bomb was followed by five seconds of flashing red light in the eyes of "Pikachu," a rat-like creature that is the show's most popular character.

    timesOnline: Home RSS feed 2010

  • I recommend a Pokemon such as Pikachu to Paralyz it.

    unknown title 2009

  • I recommend a Pokemon such as Pikachu to Paralyz it.

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  • I recommend a Pokemon such as Pikachu to Paralyz it.

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  • And with their tame nature and their startling resemblance to the Japanese craze of collectible Pokémon toys, there's probably going to be more than a few children asking their parents for their own 'Pikachu'.

    Home | Mail Online 2009

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