Ashachu

The subject of this article has no official name. The name currently in use is a fan designator; see below for more information.

Ashachu サトチュウ Satochu

Ashachu

Debuts in Hocus Pokémon Caught at Not caught Gender Male Ability Unknown Current location Returned to human form

This Pokémon has not evolved.

Voice actor Japanese English As Pikachu Rica Matsumoto Veronica Taylor

Ashachu (Japanese: サトチュウ Satochu) is a fanon term used to describe Ash Ketchum as a Pikachu.

In the episode Hocus Pokémon, Ash and friends encounter a witch named Lily who claims to be able to make a spell that allows the user to think like a Pokémon. Ash, Brock, and Misty all try to help her complete the spell. At the end of the episode, the spell is put onto Ash, but instead of literally being able to read a Pokémon's mind (as predicted), the spell turned him into a Pikachu because of an accident on Lily's behalf. The spell was not permanent, and Brock noted that it did what Lily intended; Ash was thinking exactly like a Pikachu, as he had the mind of one. While transformed, Ash's hat, eyes, voice, and hair style remained the same.

While the term 'Ashachu' is mainly used in relation to his transformation in Hocus Pokémon, it is often brought up in hopes for future possibilities, as Ash changed back into his normal appearance at the beginning of the following episode.

Trivia

• Ash was the first Trainer in the anime to be transformed into his Pokémon. Later, Baron Alberto would transform into a Lickilicky during the events of The Rise of Darkrai.
• Although he does not appear in the games or reappear in the anime, a similar Pikachu variant set will be distributed for M20, which are ordinary Pikachu wearing the various hats that belonged to Ash in each anime series.

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