One of the most beloved characters in Pokemon It is undoubtedly Pikachu, Ash Ketchum’s faithful companion who has always known how to communicate with his trainer although he does not speak the language of humans. However, and in recent statements by Kunihiko Yuyama, it was shared that the yellow mouse was able to communicate just like Meowth from Team Rocket.
As you surely know, Pikachu has had different versions in which he has been quite a chatterbox, such as in detective pikachu. However, its main version in the anime got the community used to hearing its classic “pika, pika”.
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However, according to series director Kunihiko Yuyama, the team was considering giving the character the same ability as Team Rocket’s Meowth, so it would be easy for him to communicate with people:
“At first we toyed with the idea of Pikachu speaking like Team Rocket’s Meowth does. However, we thought it would be more realistic and interesting for them to communicate non-verbally, so that’s how it ended up being. I think it would be very difficult to find a human couple that understood each other as perfectly as Ash and Pikachu, but I hope that we have managed to portray a duo that everyone can look up to,” Yuyama said in an interview with animeday.
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As you could see, it seems that the community could have known a Pikachu quite different from what it ended up being, although we are sure that the right decision was made and the Pokémon conquered the hearts of fans thanks to its final version.
What do you think of the decision made for Pikachu? Would you have liked him to talk like Meowth? Tell us in the comments.
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