Pokémon Farm

Chapter 157 Electric Mouse Pikachu

Looking at the books, the projection screen, and Pikachu on the podium, the whole class squinted.

This Pichu is just too cute, almost as cute as Xiao Qingmei's Pichu. Unfortunately, for Xuan Mingtian, it's not as adorable as Xiao Qingmei.

"Teacher, this Pichu is so cute! Where did you catch it? Tell me quickly, I want to catch one too."

It's been a long time since we've heard Baiwu speak, but today he actually spoke to Pichu. It's clear he has a girlish heart too.

"These Pokémon were all caught in Pikachu Forest near Macha City, but they were all caught with permission. So if you want to have a Pichu, you'd better think carefully before catching one."

"Teacher, don't worry, I will definitely catch a Pichu."

Facing the teacher's words, Bai Wu replied with a firm gaze. After all, not everyone has a girlish heart. Just like Xuan Mingtian, he also has a girlish heart, but only for cute little ones and newly hatched elves.

"Class, let's continue introducing Pichu's evolutionary form, Pikachu."

Pikachu is an electric mouse with yellow fur all over its body, two brown stripes on its back, and a tail that looks like a jagged lightning bolt, with a patch of brown fur where it connects to its body.

It has a small mouth, black eyes, red electric sacs on its cheeks, and long ears with black tips.

Its front paws are short and thick with five toes, while its hind paws have only three toes.

The stronger the electric current a Pikachu can generate, the softer and more elastic its cheek pouches become. Because these pouches store electrical energy, they feel tingly when touched.

Therefore, never touch their cheeks unless absolutely necessary. Otherwise, you'll definitely experience the taste of an afro, just like Xuan Mingtian and the others did back then.

It runs quickly on all four legs, but more often it stands and walks on its two hind legs.

Female Pikachu have a heart-shaped tail tip, while males do not. There are subtle differences in the sheen of the fur of Pikachu from different regions. Kanto Pikachu have tiny, shimmering spots of light in the sunlight, while Alola Pikachu have a glossy, lustrous fur.

Therefore, the Pikachu from the two regions are easily distinguishable.

After pondering for a while, he realized that Ash would only be truly Ash if he owned Pikachu. However, there were still almost ten years to go, and Pikachu wouldn't even exist yet.

Speaking of Pikachu, the book also mentions many people who own it. They all dress it up, just like the dress-up Pikachu in the anime from my previous life.

But in the real world, anyone can dress up a character. There's absolutely no need to restrict it to a specific gender.

Pikachu is a Pokémon that lives in forests, where it lives with its companions. Therefore, in the Kanto region, there is a well-known Pikachu Forest.

They press their tails together to exchange electricity; it's actually a way of greeting each other.

Sometimes they will inflict electric currents and shocks on their weaker companions, diverting their energy to them. In short, they are recharging them.

It is intelligent and will use electricity to shock anything it sees for the first time, softening hard fruit before eating it. If charred fruit falls, it's proof that it misjudged the intensity of the shock.

Pikachu stores electricity in the sacs in its cheeks and discharges it when it is in danger. When it gets angry, it releases all the stored electricity at once.

When it crackles with electricity from the sacs on its cheeks, it means it's on alert for an opponent. Or maybe it just doesn't like you and simply wants to shock you.

Just like Xiao Gang and Yang Bin back then, they both turned into hedgehogs because they were unhappy with Pichu.

When it arrives in an unfamiliar place, it raises its tail to survey its surroundings and sense whether it is safe. At this time, you can faintly see electric sparks on its tail, most likely because it is using an electrical magnetic field to detect its surroundings.

The electricity in its cheek pouches seems to be stored while it sleeps at night. If it doesn't get enough sleep, it can only release a small amount of electricity, and sometimes it will even run out of electricity while it's half asleep.

However, the electricity stored using this method is limited, because it cannot be recharged like a Pikachu with a trainer.

This also means that Pikachu in the wild won't use powerful Electric-type moves unless in a critical situation.

If it discharges electricity in one go, it can release enough power to attract lightning.

Pikachu has the ability to store electricity, and it gets stressed if it doesn't release it regularly. Even with its unique constitution, it's still essentially a battery with a limited lifespan.

It is said that when several Pikachu gather together, a strong electrical current will accumulate there, and lightning may even strike. Therefore, the forests where Pikachu live are often struck by lightning, making them very dangerous.

Using a Thunder Stone on Pikachu will evolve it into Raichu, but it seems that some Pikachu don't want to evolve into Raichu.

Pikachu Forest is one such place, hence its name. A large part of the reason is that the number of Raichu there is extremely limited.

Pikachu and its family are the only Pokémon that can learn Volt Tackle. Some Pikachu can also learn to control water and use surfboards to surf. Others can learn to fly using balloons.

Pikachu has its own special item, the Electric Ball. This item can boost Pikachu's Attack and Special Attack. Furthermore, if a Pikachu carrying this item is placed in the Nursery, the resulting egg will hatch into a Pichu that will also learn Volt Tackle.

That's why the electric ball is one of the cheaper props on the market.

As a pet, it can be fed a wide variety of processed foods. Furthermore, like most Pokémon, Pikachu can tolerate most artificial foods, and sometimes, if these artificial foods are specifically designed to suit its taste, it will even prefer them to natural foods.

"Class, you all know Pikachu now, right? Isn't it cute?"

"Yes, teacher."

That's right.

"Pikachu~ Pikachu"

Seeing the loving looks in the students' eyes, Pikachu on the podium cooperated perfectly by touching his cheeks with both hands and shouting.

"Classmates, although Pikachu is very cute right now, it also has some dangers."

Then, I saw Teacher Shi reach out his hands and rub Pikachu's cheeks back and forth. In less than a second, his hair stood on end without any wind. Each strand stood up, and faint yellow sparks could be seen between the strands.

"Classmates, now you've seen it, haven't you? As long as I rub them casually, I can enjoy a free hair styling."