Debate - Should Pikachu have a capital P or not?

[AdamHays]

I think it should be,cause it's a proper noun.o.0 You know those things they teach you in school XD.

 

[Dragonfree]

The thing is that technically it isn't a proper noun - it is when Ash is referring to his own Pikachu, but not when you refer to Pikachu in general. However, since the official sources capitalize Pok?mon names even when referring to the species in general, that is the correct way to spell it.

 

[AdamHays]

It is a person/place or thing right?And it is a name right?

 

[Dragonfree]

If "Pikachu" referring to the species in general was a proper noun, we'd capitalize Cat, Dog, Human, Bird, etc., so no.

 

[AdamHays]

Doesn't want to start fight,but would vote if poll,yes

 

[Whitey]

Since Pokemon is such a big business, every pokemon's name is either trademarked (tm) or restricted use (R) , thus, every one should be capitalized.

 

[Alex_]

depends if ur meaning a specific pikachu then yes otherwise no

 

[^^NICK^^ v.3.0]

...Positive. It's the specific name of a Pok?mon. Well, most of the time it is.

 

[SBaby]

I always capitalize Pokemon names in singular form. That just makes it easier to tell when someone is talking about one... I believe that singular names should be capitalized while plural names shouldn't, since there is no 's' following any plural Pokemon names.

 

[Tentachu]

Well, Pikachu is a naming word, so I'd go with the capital P...

 

[Brittany]

What kind of debate is this?

'Should we use proper English or not?'

If it's the name of it, capitalize it, if not, keep it lowercase. How hard was that?

 

[SBaby]

I think that the singular version of it should be capitalized and the plural, lowercased. The reason for this is because there's no 's' at the end of the plural version of their names; they're spelled exactly the same.