Who doesn't love Pikachu? He's been the mascot for the Pokémon franchise since it's inception and has stuck around in the TV series for more than 20 years. He's always been by Ash's side, through thick and thin, and there's no sign of that friendship coming to an end.

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However, there have been a few weird things that the little guy seems to do that no one talks about. Be it moves he's used or something that's been off about him, these are just ten of the weirdest things we've noticed about Ash's Pikachu that doesn't get talked about.

10 His convenient learning of new moves

Does anyone ever notice that Pikachu learns new abilities out of the blue? We're not talking about moves that he shouldn't learn, like Tackle and Leer. Sure, Pikachu learned Iron Tail through training, but how in the world did he learn Electro Web without doing anything or through the use of a TM?

Speaking of which, how does Pikachu just learn Electro Ball out of nowhere? The Pokémon TV series may not have traditional leveling up like in the games, but they at least learn new moves when evolved and battling. Pikachu must have the power of "Plot Convenience."

9 Always saying "Pika-Pi"

Whenever Pikachu is talking to his trainer Ash, Pikachu is continuously referring to Ash as "Pika-Pi." While nothing about this isn't odd, if you watch an episode or two, it something you pick up when you watch a few episodes of the numerous seasons of Pokémon.

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There's a good reason why Pikachu does this. You see, in Japanese, Ash is called Satoshi. Seeing how the name has three syllables to it, it's easy to see why the Japanese would have him refer to his trainer with that. Then again, since millions watch the TV show outside of Japan, maybe the team would have Pikachu's actress say just "Pika" for the US?

8 His Height

A lot of fans love to poke fun at how Pikachu went from chubby to skinny within a few years. One thing that fans rarely talk about is his constant size-shifting. Officially, Pikachu is only 1'4. However, Pikachu shifted size like there's no tomorrow back in the early days.

One minute, he's like 5 inches, another he's almost 2 ft. Maybe we can chop this up to the animators still figuring certain things out, but it's still a little weird to see Pikachu changing size like he's Ant-Man or something.

7 His old obsession with Ketchup Ending

In one episode of the TV series, Pikachu became obsessed with ketchup, almost like he was a kid trying to get some candy. He always had a bottle with him, up until it was cut in half by a Scyther. Okay, A lot of fans do love to bring this up, but why did Pikachu all a sudden stop this unhealthy obsession?

Did Ash send him to Pokémon Rehab cause it was affecting Pikachu's performance in battle? Did the sight of seeing his beloved ketchup killed scar him for life and he swore off the stuff?

6 That time he hung out with a baby Pikachu

So, in the episode "Pikachu's Goodbye"(A.K.A, the second episode of Pokémon that made children cry), Pikachu meets a tribe of his own. One of the little guys was so small that you swear that it was a baby Pikachu. However, it's been revealed that Pikachu's baby form is Pichu.

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So, does that mean the little Pikachu he hung out with has dwarfism or something like that? Yeah, it was an earlier episode, and no one knew that Pikachu would get a Baby Evolution in Gold and Silver, but it makes you think what would make that little Pikachu now.

5 His unreasonable Strenght/Weakness

Pikachu on Dragonite's head

Pikachu is that one Pokémon you can't predict whenever he fights against an opponent. One minute, he's able to take on a Dragonite and Regice. Another Minute, Pikachu will have a tough time taking on something as simple as a Bunnelby and Tailow.

The little guy has fought against so many powerful Pokémon that you would think that he'd be unstoppable, but no. It makes things unpredictable, but we'd like a little consistency from the mouse that shoots Electricity from his body.

4 His voice is different from other Pikachu

Anime Other Pikachu Cropped

Save for a few occasions in the dub, Ash's Pikachu has been always voiced by Ikue Ōtani. However, has anyone else noticed that every other Pikachu has had a different voice actor?

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Maybe it's a fact people in the US are used to hearing voice actors play more than one role in a TV series, but every other Pikachu Ash meets had a different voice actor. Wouldn't it save on money if all of the Pikachu were voiced by Mrs. Otani?

3 He's Ash's only Electric Type

Ash has had a plethora of Pokémon types. From Grass, Flying, Water, and Fire Type Pokémon, Ash has captured just about every type of Pokémon imaginable. Yet, Electric is the only Pokémon type that he restricts himself to one of.

We get keeping a team of well-rounded Pokémon, but couldn't he use at least one other Electric Pokémon? Maybe have a Rotom that also fights when Team Rocket kidnaps Pikachu for the 15,000th time? Just throwing some ideas around.

2 He always has something to say

Pokémon may only say their name all the time, but some Pokémon can be quite the chatterbox. Pikachu, since he's still out of his Pokéball, loves to say what's on his mind while greeting people. The hardest thing to believe is that Pikachu's dialog is NOT re-used, despite a lot of his animation being so.

Pikachu's voice actor, Ikue Otani, has been recording new lines for the last 20 years. She's also helped in how Pikachu should sound and act if he's ever out of character. Talk about dedication to your work.

1 That time He gave kids Seizures

So, we all know the time the Pokémon series was responsible for giving kids in Japan seizures, right? We have just one question to ask: Why was Porygon banned from all episodes and not Pikachu? Porygon wasn't the one who gave dozens of Kids Seizures. It was Pikachu when he used Thunderbolt to destroy Team Rockets Missles.

Heck, thinking about it, Team Rocket should have been banned since they used the missiles. We should be following Cassidy and Butch now since they didn't cause children to have Seizures.

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