Yeach superheroes were much cooler before i knew spiderman literally meant spider-man. Sounded way more cool and american before i knew english properly.
I think it is supposed to be a mouse (Meowth of Team Rocket being a cat chasing a mouse btw), but I'm pretty sure its name is still a reference to pikas.
Then let me blow your mind by telling you that "chu" is an old-timey Chinese word for "tail", which is a fact I completely made up just now but wouldn't that be cool!
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kruhmaster@sh.itjust.works · 50 pts · 1y
LadyButterfly@reddthat.com · 13 pts · 1y
Best use of that meme I've ever seen
Eq0@literature.cafe · 32 pts · 1y
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
otacon239@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 1y
Yeah, why did I always hear him referred to as an “electric mouse”?
Soulg@ani.social · 18 pts · 1y
Pika is also the Japanese onomatopoeia for spark
ghen@sh.itjust.works · 10 pts · 1y
Man video games seem way more creative when I don't understand the language
szczuroarturo@programming.dev · 5 pts · 1y
Yeach superheroes were much cooler before i knew spiderman literally meant spider-man. Sounded way more cool and american before i knew english properly.
ghen@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 1y
LMAO oh no. I forgot it worked in reverse.
schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de · 5 pts · 1y
I think it is supposed to be a mouse (Meowth of Team Rocket being a cat chasing a mouse btw), but I'm pretty sure its name is still a reference to pikas.
troybot@midwest.social · 3 pts · 1y
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.
rustydrd@sh.itjust.works · 10 pts · 1y
Then let me blow your mind by telling you that "chu" is an old-timey Chinese word for "tail", which is a fact I completely made up just now but wouldn't that be cool!
TachyonTele@piefed.social · 4 pts · 1y
The tail just shows what element it is. That probably just added it cuz it's cute
grrgyle@slrpnk.net · 6 pts · 1y
Those things are real??!
skittle07crusher@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 1y
Yes and when they sneeze that’s called a…
grrgyle@slrpnk.net · 6 pts · 1y
...choo!
01189998819991197253@infosec.pub · 5 pts · 1y
Wait till it sneezes. It's a pika achoo
I'll see myself out.
D_C@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 1y
It's obviously concentrating intently.
Source: 😋
VinesNFluff@pawb.social · 1 pts · 1y
[immature sounds of Brazilian]