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[–] 30 points 1 year ago (9 children)

I didn’t know that Pikachu was a pika… I thought it was the only starter whose name was really random! My life has been a lie

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  • [–] 16 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    Yeah, why did I always hear him referred to as an “electric mouse”?

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  • [–] 19 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Pika is also the Japanese onomatopoeia for spark

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Man video games seem way more creative when I don't understand the language

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Pikas don't have tails so that doesn't really fit for an origin of Pikachu's design. I think the name is a coincidence.

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