Hanako Tabris said:The "chu" is the Japanese word for the sound a mouse makes, I believe. Can't be sure, don't hold it against me.
Hanako Tabris said:Pikachu was indeed named after the real life critter, the pika. Could also be the mountain viscacha or the kangaroo rat. The "chu" is the Japanese word for the sound a mouse makes, I believe. Can't be sure, don't hold it against me.
Just look up the three critters I named, and you should see some similarities.
Kraka-chan said:I've read the link.
It says that the Pika is related to the rabbit or hare. But Pikachu is a mouse. And I can't find anything there that relates their nature (I certainly can't imagine Pikachu living in a hole in the ground).
Otherwise, they share the body shape.
Mudkipblader said:I heard that Pika's name just meant Electric mouse.
So maybe the "Pika" part is the Electric thing and "chu" the mouse?
Drew said:But the 'Pika' in its name stands for the Japanese sound effect for thunder crashing. I guess, in Japan that sound is 'Pika!' ...Oo