• troybot [he/him]@midwest.social
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    8 days ago

    Pikas don’t have tails so that doesn’t really fit for an origin of Pikachu’s design. I think the name is a coincidence.

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      8 days ago

      Then let me blow your mind by telling you that “chu” is an old-timey Chinese word for “tail”, which is a fact I completely made up just now but wouldn’t that be cool!