Cosplay Pikachu

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Cosplay Pikachu without a costume

Cosplay Pikachu (Japanese: おきがえピカチュウ Clothes-changing Pikachu) is a variant female Pikachu that is able to be dressed up into five different costumes corresponding to each of the five Contest conditions (Coolness, Beauty, Cuteness, Cleverness, and Toughness), and learn exclusive moves which are linked to these costumes.

Without a costume, Cosplay Pikachu has the appearance of a female Pikachu with a black heart on the tip of its tail (fitting the heart-shaped notch all female Pikachu have on their tail).

Cool	Beautiful	Cute	Clever	Tough
Pikachu Rock Star  Electric  Meteor Mash	Pikachu Belle  Electric  Icicle Crash	Pikachu Pop Star  Electric  Draining Kiss	Pikachu, Ph. D  Electric  Electric Terrain	Pikachu Libre  Electric  Flying Press

In the games

In the core series

In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, after the first time the player takes part in a Pokémon Contest Spectacular, an NPC will give the player Cosplay Pikachu because according to her it matches the player's costume; the Cosplay Pikachu she gives the player will be in the Pikachu Rock Star costume for male players or the Pikachu Pop Star costume for female players. When obtained, Cosplay Pikachu will have its Hidden Ability and its Contest condition in each category is equally elevated. Cosplay Pikachu cannot be Shiny.

Cosplay Pikachu can switch between costumes at any time by going to any Contest Hall in the Hoenn region and talking to the Pokémon Breeder in the green room. This Pokémon Breeder can also remove the costume.

Upon removing a costume, Cosplay Pikachu will forget the special move associated with the previous costume. Upon putting on a new costume, Cosplay Pikachu will learn the special move associated with the new costume. When changing costume, if Cosplay Pikachu knows four moves but not the special move of its previous costume, the player will be prompted to replace a move with the new exclusive move (Cosplay Pikachu cannot put on the new costume unless it does). If Cosplay Pikachu's only known move is the special move and the costume is removed, then it will learn Thunder Shock. Cosplay Pikachu can remain in a costume even if it forgets the associated special move.

Unlike other Pikachu, Cosplay Pikachu is in the Undiscovered Egg Group, meaning it cannot breed. It also cannot evolve into Raichu and is unaffected by the Eviolite. Like any Pikachu, though, Cosplay Pikachu is affected by the Light Ball.

Cosplay Pikachu cannot be deposited in Pokémon Bank, nor can it be traded via Wonder Trade or Global Trade System.

Gift Pokémon

Contest properties

Male player character Type: Electric Unknown Held item: None Pikachu♀ Quick Attack Cool Appeal 3 ♥♥♥   Jam 0       --       Electro Ball Cool Appeal 3 ♥♥♥   Jam 0       --       Thunder Wave Cool Appeal 1 ♥   Jam 3 ♥♥♥     --       Meteor Mash Cool Appeal 3 ♥♥♥   Jam 0       --

Female player character Type: Electric Unknown Held item: None Pikachu♀ Quick Attack Cool Appeal 3 ♥♥♥   Jam 0       --       Electro Ball Cool Appeal 3 ♥♥♥   Jam 0       --       Thunder Wave Cool Appeal 1 ♥   Jam 3 ♥♥♥     --       Draining Kiss Cute Appeal 1 ♥   Jam 0       --

Battle properties

Male player character Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Lightning Rod Held item: None Pikachu♀ Lv.20 Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Electro Ball Electric Special   --       Thunder Wave Electric Status   --       Meteor Mash Steel Physical   --

Female player character Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Lightning Rod Held item: None Pikachu♀ Lv.20 Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Electro Ball Electric Special   --       Thunder Wave Electric Status   --       Draining Kiss Fairy Special   --

In spin-off games

Pikachu Libre in Pokkén Tournament

Pokkén Tournament

Pikachu Libre was first announced alongside the Wii U port of the game (standard Pikachu is also a character). Pikachu Libre was later released as an additional fighter on the original arcade version.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Pikachu Libre is one of Pikachu's alternate skins in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

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  Pikachu Libre in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

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  Alernate Fighter Spirit artwork of Pikachu Libre

In the anime

Frank's Pikachu wearing the costumes

Five Pikachu wearing the Cosplay Pikachu outfits appeared in Lights! Camera! Pika!, under the ownership of Frank. Out of these, Pikachu Rock Star and Pikachu Libre were shown to be regular male Pikachu, while the others were female Pikachu with a black heart marking on their tails like in the games.

Frank was filming a Pikachu movie, with Pikachu Libre acting as the villain and the others as residents of Pikachu Land. Seeing Ash's Pikachu, he decided to give it the role of the movie's hero, "Super Pikachu". With Ash and his friends helping out, the movie was successfully filmed and completed.

One of each Cosplay Pikachu variant appeared in Hoopa and the Clash of Ages, amongst the multiple Pikachu summoned by Hoopa as part of a prank against Ash and Pikachu. After initially panicking due to their new surroundings, the entire Pikachu horde, including the Cosplay Pikachu, was calmed down by Ash's Pikachu and sent back to their original homes in an orderly fashion with the help of Hoopa's portals.

Multiple Cosplay Pikachu also appeared in the extra scenes of the Poké TV program for XY101, called Performer News, in which they were seen performing in Pokémon Showcases.

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  Pikachu Rock Star

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  Pikachu Belle

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  Pikachu Pop Star

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  Pikachu, Ph. D

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  Pikachu Libre

In the manga

A group of Cosplay Pikachu in Pokémon Adventures

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

In Omega Alpha Adventure 3, Cosplay Pikachu were introduced to Chaz by Lisia. Lisia revealed that Ruby created the concept of Pokémon wearing costumes for Contests, and even made matching costumes for their Trainers to wear. There are several Cosplay Pikachu, all but one of which are male; the only exception was Pikachu Pop Star. They reappeared in a flashback in Omega Alpha Adventure 7.

In the TCG

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Cosplay Pikachu in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Cosplay Pikachu Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Cosplay Pikachu					XY-P Promotional cards		099/XY-P
Pikachu Libre		XY Trainer Kit: Pikachu Libre & Suicune		14/30	XY-P Promotional cards		247/XY-P
		XY Trainer Kit: Pikachu Libre & Suicune		30/30

Trivia

• Cosplay Pikachu shares several similarities with HeartGold and SoulSilver's Spiky-eared Pichu. Both are female-only variants of the Pikachu evolution line who were introduced in remakes. They are both incapable of evolving, breeding, being traded, or being transferred to later games. They also both cannot be obtained Shiny, though Shiny models exist in the game code for them.
• Despite no longer being present in the game data of the Generation VII games, a poster featuring Pikachu Pop Star can be seen on the wall in Totem Mimikyu's room in the Thrifty Megamart.
• In most official books, these costumes are stated to have come from Kanto.
• Cosplay Pikachu's costumes are often not considered distinct forms of Pikachu:
  • In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Cosplay Pikachu is registered as a single form, in its uncostumed appearance.
  • In Pokémon Bank, Cosplay Pikachu is not registered as a form at all.

In other languages

Cosplay Pikachu

Language Title Japanese おきがえピカチュウ Okigae Pikachu French Pikachu Cosplayeur German Cosplay-Pikachu Italian Pikachu Cosplay Korean 옷갈아입기 피카츄 Otgalaipgi Pikachu Russian Косплей Пикачу Kosplei Pikachu Spanish Pikachu Coqueta

Pikachu Rock Star

Language Title Japanese ハードロック・ピカチュウ Hard Rock Pikachu Chinese Cantonese 重搖滾比卡超 Chúhngyìuhgwán Pikachu Mandarin 重搖滾皮卡丘 Zhòng-yáogǔn Píkǎqiū Finnish Rocktähti-Pikachu French Pikachu Rockeur German Rocker-Pikachu Italian Pikachu Rockstar Korean 하드록 피카츄 Hadeurok Pikachu Polish Pikachu Rock Star Brazilian Portuguese Pikachu Rock Star Russian Пикачу Рок-звезда Pikachu Rok-zvezda Spanish Pikachu Roquera Vietnamese Pikachu Ngôi Sao Nhạc Rock

Pikachu Belle

Language Title Japanese マダム・ピカチュウ Madame Pikachu Chinese Cantonese 貴婦比卡超 Gwaifúh Pikachu Mandarin 貴婦皮卡丘 Guìfù Píkǎqiū Finnish Kauno-Pikachu French Pikachu Lady German Damen-Pikachu Italian Pikachu Damigella Korean 마담 피카츄 Madam Pikachu Polish Pikachu Belle Brazilian Portuguese Pikachu Belle Russian Красавица Пикачу Krasavitsa Pikachu Spanish Pikachu Aristócrata Vietnamese Pikachu Quý Phái

Pikachu Pop Star

Language Title Japanese アイドル・ピカチュウ Idol Pikachu Chinese Cantonese 偶像比卡超 Ngáuhjeuhng Pikachu Mandarin 偶像皮卡丘 Ǒuxiàng Píkǎqiū Finnish Poptähti-Pikachu French Pikachu Star German Star-Pikachu Italian Pikachu Confetto Korean 아이돌 피카츄 Aidol Pikachu Polish Pikachu Pop Star Brazilian Portuguese Pikachu Pop Star Russian Поп-звезда Пикачу Pop-zvezda Pikachu Spanish Pikachu Superstar Vietnamese Pikachu Ngôi Sao Nhạc Pop

Pikachu, Ph. D

Language Title Japanese ドクター・ピカチュウ Doctor Pikachu Chinese Cantonese 博士比卡超 Boksih Pikachu Mandarin 博士皮卡丘 Bóshì Píkǎqiū Finnish Tohtori Pikachu French Pikachu Docteur German Professoren-Pikachu Italian Pikachu Scienziata Korean 닥터 피카츄 Dakteo Pikachu Polish Pikachu, Ph. D Brazilian Portuguese Pikachu, Ph. D Russian Пикачу-доктор Pikachu Choni Spanish Pikachu Erudita Vietnamese Pikachu Tiến Sĩ

Pikachu Libre

Language Title Japanese マスクド・ピカチュウ Masked Pikachu Chinese Cantonese 幪面比卡超 Mùhngmihn Pikachu Mandarin 蒙面皮卡丘 Méngmiàn Píkǎqiū Finnish Paini-Pikachu French Pikachu Catcheur German Wrestler-Pikachu Italian Pikachu Wrestler Korean 마스크드 피카츄 Maseukeudeu Pikachu Polish Pikachu Libre Brazilian Portuguese Pikachu Libre * Pikachu Mascarada * Russian Пикачу Боец Pikachu Boets * Пикачу-Боец Pikachu-Boets * Борец-вольник Пикачу Borets-vol'nik Pikachu * Spanish Pikachu Enmascarada Vietnamese Pikachu Siêu Quậy

See also

• For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Pikachu.
• Pokémon cosplay

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