“What's more important is that the monsters are controllable by the players.Pikachu is like the name of the species. But each player can name their own Pikachu. So kids can relate to it more. They get more attached to them that way.” WayImportantKidsNamesPlayerSpeciesMonstersRelatePikachu Author:Satoshi Tajiri
“Pikachu. 'Pika' is the sound Japanese say an electric spark makes. And 'chu' is the sound a mouse makes. So Pikachu is like an electric mouse.” SoundSparksElectricMicePikachu Author:Satoshi Tajiri
