Pokemon Fans Have Decoded Pikachu’s “Pika-Speak” Language

Like almost all Pokémon, Ash’s Pikachu usually only says variations of its own name. Originally, the creators planned for Pikachu to speak human languages in the anime, but this idea was only fully realized once in the movie Pokémon: I Choose You!—and even then, it was meant to be part of Ash’s imagination. Throughout the Pokémon series, very few Pokémon can actually have normal conversations with humans, and those that can often use methods like telepathy instead of speaking.






