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Reirel Erneth July 8th, 2009 10:11 PM

Dawn's Buneary loves Pikachu, isn't she? I mean, Buneary is a female, right? Then Pikachu sould be male. Unless Buneary is a male. But I don't think so.

Gary, the Magic Fairy July 8th, 2009 10:47 PM

I didn't think people still seriously had any doubts.

Ash calls him "buddy" all the time, and it's pretty much been implied to be male since the beginning. It's voice has been generally masculine, and.. it's just obviously male.

Kazukii July 8th, 2009 10:51 PM

Isn't it obvious that Pikachu's male... xD

*Charizard* July 9th, 2009 2:48 AM

In the Pokemon diamond and pearl series, Dawns Buneary likes ash's Pikachu so most likely Pikachu has to be male unless Buneary swings the other way. lol.

xxxLatiasxxx July 9th, 2009 2:56 AM

I'm pretty sure that Ash's Pikachu is a male.

Neko July 9th, 2009 3:32 AM

Even before Buneary came in, I always looked at Pikachu as being a male Pokemon. I don't know why... his personality just matches a guy's a guess. XD Plus whenever they went in those hot bath things, wouldn't Pikachu go with Misty/May/Dawn/whoever instead of going to the guy's side with Ash?

Dominus Temporis July 9th, 2009 5:41 AM

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Originally Posted by POL!TO3D (Post 4834385)
who the h3ll remebers that episode wsnt it like 6 yrs ago or something (no offense)

i knw pikachus male, everybody shud, its like a no brainer

No offense taken, and it was ten-eleven years ago, actually. I think the only reason I remembered that is 'cause it's one of my favorite episodes and I stopped watching mid-Johto, so I don't have the recent stuff in my memory...

Come to think of it, I think the same thing was in the Electric Tale of Pikachu comic.

~*!*~Tatsujin Gosuto~*!*~ July 9th, 2009 8:07 AM

i really don't care what that fat rat is, but I think its a male, I've been thinking like that for years


:t354:TG

Vernikova July 9th, 2009 9:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Kenji~ (Post 4835415)
It's voice has been generally masculine,

That's funny since Pikachu is voiced by a female in Japanese and when an English voice actor dubbed him.

Johnny590 July 9th, 2009 3:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Warped Reflection (Post 4837263)
That's funny since Pikachu is voiced by a female in Japanese and when an English voice actor dubbed him.

I was about to say the same thing....lol

But, I think Pikachu has always been voiced by the same Japanese actress, both in English and Japanese. :X

Vernikova July 9th, 2009 4:41 PM

No. Pikachu was dubbed by an English voice actress durng certain episodes by Rachael Lillis, voice actress of Maylene, pre-PUSA Misty and Jessie, etc, when Ikue Ohtani's, Japanese voice actress of Pikachu, voice was overlapped. She voiced him in EP001: Pokémon- I Choose You! and in other episodes.

derozio July 10th, 2009 7:05 AM

Ash's pikachu is male in my opinion.

FreakyLocz14 July 10th, 2009 7:21 AM

I don't know I thought male but was just a mere assumption

Saltare. July 10th, 2009 8:20 AM

I think it's male.

Since Buneary has a crush on it and Buneary sounds more girly and Dawn dresses Buneary in dresses and such.

Corvus of the Black Night July 10th, 2009 8:26 AM

According to D/P's gendered sprites, Female Pikachus have a small dent in their tails... which Ash's Pikachu (and all of the other Pikachus) do not have.

I smell a sausage fest...

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Originally Posted by Warped Reflection (Post 4837263)
That's funny since Pikachu is voiced by a female in Japanese and when an English voice actor dubbed him.

Well, for the majority of the English Dub, Pikachu had his Japanese voice. Also, Edward Elric was dubbed by a female in Japanese, and there are myriads of other shows in which male characters are voiced by females and vice versa. It isn't all over, but it's a notable amount.

Neko July 10th, 2009 8:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Dominus Temporis (Post 4834332)
Way back when in "Pikachu's Goodbye," wasn't Pikachu flirting with a blatantly female Pikachu with a flower on its head? Yet more evidence toward it being male if I remember correctly...

But yeah, Pikachu's obviously male.

Actually, this isn't true. If it's the anime you're talking about, then that Pikachu he was flirting with didn't have a flower on it's head. Instead, it was just smaller than all the other Pikachu. Like a baby Pikachu. :3 I think you're talking about the manga, Electric Tale of Pikachu, which isn't really connected to the anime in the first place. ^^u

Vernikova July 10th, 2009 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Charon the Ferryman (Post 4841107)
Well, for the majority of the English Dub, Pikachu had his Japanese voice. Also, Edward Elric was dubbed by a female in Japanese, and there are myriads of other shows in which male characters are voiced by females and vice versa. It isn't all over, but it's a notable amount.

I know. Women generally voice young boys since they don't sound a gruff as older men.

TkBento PT July 11th, 2009 3:10 AM

i think Pikachu its male because on first temp he have a crush for a Clefairy on Mt.Moon :P because of this i have voted on male :cool:

Xashlei July 11th, 2009 10:41 PM

I think Pikachu is a male. My sis used to tell me it was a girl because we had stickers of Pikachu wearing ribbons or dresses, but I'm pretty sure those weren't official. Also I don't think they'd made Buneary lesbian...

TheHolyPeep July 12th, 2009 8:43 PM

I've always considered Pikachu male.

Funny thing is, I'm not actually sure why.

Gligar09 July 12th, 2009 8:47 PM

I think Ash's Pikachu is a male. It never occoured to me why.

Zeroess July 13th, 2009 1:09 AM

It is a male! LOL! XD Plus bunarys a girl and I think bunary fancies Pikachu! ^_~

Niprop July 14th, 2009 6:33 PM

Neither, Pikachu is asexual, and reproduces through spores.

XxDawnfanxX July 14th, 2009 6:59 PM

Ash's Pikachu is a male, this has been known for way long back. There have been cases where Pikachu seems to like hanging around female trainers, as well as Buneary's crush on Pikachu. I also recall in the show Pikachu being referred to as "he" quite a few times as well.

Pikachu the Speaker July 15th, 2009 9:27 AM

It's a male. My friend said "Pikachu is female? No, He is male! I think He is voiced by a male in English!". I think he is right.


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