Pachirisu

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Pachirisu
National Pokédex Beequeen - Pachirisu (#417) - Buizel Sinnoh Pokédex Beequeen - Pachirisu (#055) - Buizel
Japanese name	Pachirisu
Evolves from	None
Evolves into	None
Generation	Fourth
Species	Electric Squirrel Pokémon
Type	Electric
Height	1 ft 0 in (0.4 m)
Weight	8.6 lb (3.9 kg)
Ability	Run Away / Pickup

Pachirisu (パチリス, Pachirisu^?) are one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar^[1] Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media, created by Satoshi Tajiri. Pachirisu is famous for being one of the Pokémon revealed before the Japanese release of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, alongside Cherrim and Drapion. The purpose of Pachirisu in the games, anime and manga, as with all other Pokémon, is to battle both wild Pokémon, untamed creatures encountered while the player passes through various environments, and tamed Pokémon owned by Pokémon trainers.^[2]

The name Pachirisu is a portmanteau of the Japanese words "pachipachi", an onomatopoeia for electric crackling, and "risu", meaning squirrel.

The English name Pachirisu was first reported at the 2007 American International Toy Fair in New York City,^[3] then officially confirmed in the May 2007 (Volume 215) issue of Nintendo Power.^[4]

1 Biological characteristics
2 In the video games
3 In the Pokémon anime
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Biological characteristics

Pachirisu appear to be small squirrels. These Pokémon have what one could call a "cute" appearance, due to their small size and overall appealing look. Pachirisu's main body color is a white tinged with a very light pastel blue. Their heads are quite large and the bodies are small, giving Pachirisu a comic appearance. Down their forehead runs a short blue line that ends a bit before reaching the nose. They have two yellow circles on their cheeks, possibly from where they unleash electrical attacks. Their ears are blue and pointy, with a small protrusion pointing down into its face from the base of the ear. Their paws are short and bear three fingers. Their tails are curly and are very large in proportion to their bodies and are capable of storing static electricity for use in battle or other tasks a Pachirisu may perform. Their tails also bear three spikes on the part where it begins to curl. A blue stripe runs down the middle of the tail and past the three tail spikes. These Pokémon may be viewed as the "standard" Electric Pokémon in the games, following such Pokémon as Pikachu, Raichu, Pichu, Plusle, and Minun, due to the fact that they all share what appear to be shock pads on their cheeks.^[5]

The male Pachirisu's blue stripe extends slightly farther down its forehead than that of a female Pachirisu.

[edit] In the video games

Pachirisu can have either of two pre-existing abilities: Run Away, an ability that increases the chances of the player to run from battle; or Pick Up, an ability that allows the Pokémon to randomly find items after each battle. It is known that Pachirisu will be able to use the new attack Discharge, an electrical attack that hits both of the user's opponents and its partner.^[6] It can also learn Super Fang by leveling up, which, prior to the 4th generation, was unique to Rattata and Raticate.

[edit] In the Pokémon anime

Dawn catches a Pachirisu in the episode "I Get Pachirisu!? Is that OK?". Dawn's capture of Pachirisu marks the first time a main character has ever owned an Electric-type Pokémon besides Ash's Pikachu.