shocked Pikachu

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English[edit]

shocked Pikachu

Etymology[edit]

From an Internet meme based on a screencap of Pikachu with a shocked expression from the 1997 episode "Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village" of the animated series Pokémon: Indigo League.[1][2]

Noun[edit]

shocked Pikachu (plural shocked Pikachus)

  1. (Internet slang) A Pikachu with a specific open-mouthed, erect-ear expression signifying shock and astonishment, especially regarding something that one should have expected.
    • 2020, Anna Meriano, “Just Tell Them You Play Soccer”, in Game On: 15 Stories of Wins, Losses, and Everything in Between‎[1], page 180:
      Olivia's shocked-Pikachu face shifts into a full-on scowl.
    • 2021, Sunehar Aneja, Angela Mathew, editors, And The Dandelions Fell Apart‎[2], page 83:
      I swear to god I had both of my eyes bulging out with my mouth wide open looking like a shocked Pikachu.
    • 2021, Yayoi Ogawa, translated by Rose Padgett, Knight of the Ice 7‎[3], page 56:
      She didn't have to look so friggin' surprised about it. Like a shocked Pikachu.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ David Britton, "Surprised Pikachu is the internet’s new favorite reaction meme", The Daily Dot, 26 October 2018
  2. ^ Preston Smith, "The Origins Of The Surprised Pikachu Meme", The List, 30 August 2021
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