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===Voice=== For the vast majority of appearances [[Ikue Ōtani]] has voiced the character since it was introduced in the [[Pokémon anime|''Pokémon'' anime]]. Ōtani records new lines for many of Pikachu's reappearances, and stated that despite the similar dialogue "If you don't have a clear understanding of what you want to say in the scene and come up with a plan for your performance, you won't convey anything... Because, if there's the same nuance, then it would just be OK to use [previously] recorded material." In the anime series, Pikachu only speaks using its name.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ashcraft |first=Brian |date=2016-02-19 |title=People Used To Tease Pikachu's Voice Actress |url=https://www.kotaku.com.au/2016/02/people-used-to-tease-pikachus-voice-actress/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221114113247/https://www.kotaku.com.au/2016/02/people-used-to-tease-pikachus-voice-actress/ |archive-date=November 14, 2022 |access-date=2024-05-12 |website=Kotaku Australia |language=en-AU}}</ref> Initially, it was planned for Pikachu to slowly become more adept at human speech as the series progressed, but these plans were dropped during production of the series.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Coulson |first=Josh |date=2023-03-14 |title=Pikachu Was Originally Supposed To Speak Like Meowth In Pokemon Anime |url=https://www.thegamer.com/pikachu-originally-supposed-speak-like-meowth-pokemon-anime/ |access-date=2024-07-19 |website=TheGamer |language=en |archive-date=July 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240715154255/https://www.thegamer.com/pikachu-originally-supposed-speak-like-meowth-pokemon-anime/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Norman |first=Jim |date=2023-03-14 |title=Random: Pikachu Was Originally Going To Talk Like Meowth In Pokémon Anime, Says Director |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2023/03/random-pikachu-was-originally-going-to-talk-like-meowth-in-pokemon-anime-says-director |access-date=2024-07-19 |website=Nintendo Life |language=en-GB |archive-date=July 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240720132055/https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2023/03/random-pikachu-was-originally-going-to-talk-like-meowth-in-pokemon-anime-says-director |url-status=live }}</ref> Ōtani voices the role in all languages which is unlike other Pokémon voice actors, where the actor is different in each country's anime dub. Masuda stated Pikachu's voice was kept consistent across languages so its name would be universal across the world.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Carter |first=Chris |date=2016-08-24 |title=Sakurai had a ton of trouble gathering different Pokemon voices for Smash Bros. |url=https://www.destructoid.com/sakurai-had-a-ton-of-trouble-gathering-different-pokemon-voices-for-smash-bros/ |access-date=2024-05-12 |website=Destructoid |language=en-US |archive-date=September 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240926134302/https://www.destructoid.com/sakurai-had-a-ton-of-trouble-gathering-different-pokemon-voices-for-smash-bros/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Ōtani has voiced the character in the main series video games, and also reprised the role for every installment of the [[fighting game]] [[Crossover (fiction)|crossover]] series ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''.<ref name=":3" /> Digitized recreations of her performance in the anime were used for Pikachu's appearance in ''[[Pokémon Yellow]]'', and she later voiced the character from the 2013 games [[Pokémon X and Y|''Pokémon X'' and ''Y'']] until the 2022 game ''[[Pokémon Legends: Arceus]]''. In all other appearances, Pikachu uses an in-game digitized "cry," a sound effect used to represent animal cries in the games. This cry had previously been used to represent Pikachu audibly in the main series games prior to ''X'' and ''Y''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Narita |first=Sayoko |date=2022-01-29 |title=Pokémon Legends: Arceus brought back Pikachu's original cry sound |url=https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20220129-9073/ |access-date=2024-07-22 |website=AUTOMATON WEST |language=en-US |archive-date=July 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240722191708/https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20220129-9073/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Other voice actors have voiced Pikachu in English. [[Kate Bristol]] briefly portrayed the role in ''[[Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!]]'', for a line of dialogue where Pikachu talks to Ash, with Bristol stating she attempted to emulate Ōtani's portrayal for the line.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Zhou |first=Naaman |date=2017-11-14 |title=Pokémon fans in shock as Pikachu speaks English in latest movie |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/nov/14/pokemon-fans-shock-pikachu-speaks-english-movie |access-date=2024-10-12 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Abby Espiritu portrayed the role in the web series ''Pokémon: Path to the Peak.''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/shorts/Pokemon-Path-to-the-Peak/Pikachu/|title=Pikachu|website=Behind The Voice Actors}}</ref> Espiritu stated that she initially assumed she was portraying Pikachu for a scratch tape before she learned she was portraying the role for the series.<ref>{{Cite twitter |number=1699147339347419390 |user=missabbyespirit |title=I am going to be so honest: When our director, Kathy Pilon, said, "Abby, we're gonna have you voice Pikachu," I *genuinely* thought the team just meant I was gonna voice him for the scratch track. Because there's no way, right?! Nope! They meant for the real thing ahhhhh!!! 😭🙏 |first=Abby |last=Espiritu |date=September 5, 2023 |access-date=October 12, 2024}}</ref>
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