Sparky

Sparky is Ritchie's main Pokémon, a Pikachu distinguishable from others of its species by a tuft of fur on top of its head. In Japanese, it is known as Leon.

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Games	Cosplay Pikachu - Partner Cap Pikachu - Pokémon Yellow - Hey You, Pikachu! - Pokkén Tournament - Smash Bros.
Anime	Sparky
Origin
Origin	A Friend In Deed
Creator	Satoshi Tajiri (Overall Franchise), The Pokémon Company (Anime)
First Appearance	Pokémon the Series "A Friend In Deed"
Actor	Satomi Kōrogi
Characteristics
Species	Pokémon
Gender	Male
Pronouns	He/Him
Sexuality	Heterosexual
Age	Unknown
Birthday	Unknown
Height	1'04"
Weight	13.2 lbs
Ethnicity	Pikachu Line
Status	Alive
Alignment	Lawful Neutral
Archetype	Elemental Animal
Occupation	N/A
Time Period	Modern Time
Language	Pokémon Language
Combat Style	Elemental Combat
Homeworld	Earth
Relationships
Affiliations	Ritchie, Ash's Pikachu, Zippo, Happy, Rose
Enemies	Team Rocket

Background

This dropdown contains the synopsis of Sparky’s story. Read at your own risk as you may be spoiled otherwise!

Pokémon the Series Sparky made its debut in "A Friend In Deed," where it teamed up with Ash's Pikachu to fight Team Rocket after Pikachu was unable to battle on his own. Together, they defeated Jessie's Arbok using Agility and Thunderbolt. In "Friend and Foe Alike," Sparky was the final Pokémon Ritchie sent out during his match against Ash at the Indigo Plateau Conference. Sparky won automatically when Ash's Charizard became disobedient and refused to fight. In "Friends to the End," Sparky was again the last Pokémon Ritchie used when he battled Assunta, with both sides down to their final Pokémon. Sparky struggled to keep pace with Assunta's Ivysaur, as Thunder Shock was rendered useless when blocked by Vine Whip. During the battle, Sparky was defeated by Ivysaur's Solar Beam, eliminating Ritchie from the competition. Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver Sparky is now outside of Ritchie's Pokéball most of the time. Sparky reappeared near the end of "Hi Ho Silver... Away!" while Ash and his friends were on their way to see a mysterious Pokémon. In "The Mystery is History" Sparky is playing with Ash's Pikachu and Togepi while Ash and Ritchie talk. In "A Parent Trapped!", Team Rocket set up a trap to capture the parent Lugia using Silver as bait. The group learned of the plan, and Ritchie had Sparky try to stop the parent Lugia from reaching the child so it would not be captured. Butch and Cassidy intervened, using a device that powered up their Pokémon. Sparky was unable to stop the parent, and the parent Lugia was captured by Team Rocket. In the following episode, Dr. Namba selected Sparky and Ash's Pikachu as test subjects for the device Butch and Cassidy had used earlier. Before Dr. Namba could test it, Oliver arrived and rescued Ash, Ritchie, and the others. However, Dr. Namba triggered an alarm, summoning Butch and Cassidy. The duo had a rematch against Sparky and Pikachu using their Hitmontop and Houndour, respectively. Both Pikachu aimed their Thunderbolts at the machine powering up the Pokémon, destroying it. With the machine gone, Hitmontop and Houndour were left powerless and were defeated by Sparky and Pikachu. After Team Rocket was defeated, Sparky faced Dr. Namba's Electabuzz and struggled against it. However, Sparky destroyed the machine Dr. Namba was using, and Ash's Pikachu defeated Electabuzz. Pokémon Chronicles In "Oaknapped!", Sparky tried to stop Butch and Cassidy from escaping with Professor Oak after Ritchie and the others located where he was being held. Cassidy's Sableye fought Sparky to stall the group from preventing Butch from fleeing with Professor Oak. Later, Sparky struck Sableye with Thunderbolt, sending it crashing into Butch's Mightyena. In "Celebi and Joy!", it brought down a demolition crew that Ritchie believed were going to demolish a Pokémon Center. In "The Search for the Legend," Sparky traveled with Ritchie aboard the S.S. Anne to a volcanic island. They arrived at Mt. Ember and learned that Moltres lived there. Butch and Cassidy showed up to capture Moltres, but Sparky stopped them with Thunderbolt while Silver tried to save Moltres using Salamence. Pokémon the Series: Black & White Sparky appeared in a flashback in "The Fires of a Red-Hot Reunion!", where it was shown battling Ash's Charizard. Pokémon Journeys: The Series In "Pride of a Champion!", Sparky and Ritchie appeared watching the Masters Eight Tournament match between Lance and Diantha on television.

Name Meaning

Sparky is a nickname for Pikachu given by his trainer Ritchie, there's likely no deeper meaning to the nickname other then Pikachu being an electric type.

Appearance

General Description: Sparky is a Pikachu, a short, chubby rodent Pokémon. He is covered in yellow fur and is often depicted with a cheerful expression or a determined look. He is a male Pikachu, indicated by the flat, squared-off end of his tail rather than the heart-shaped notch seen on females.

Facial Features: A small mouth. Long, pointed ears with black tips. Brown eyes. Each cheek is a red circle that contains a pouch for electricity storage. He has a distinctive tuft of spiky fur on his forehead.

Physical Features: Two horizontal brown stripes on his back. Short forearms with five fingers on each paw. Feet with three toes each. A lightning bolt-shaped tail with a patch of brown fur at the base. His tail is flat at the end, lacking the heart seen on female Pikachus.

Special Features: His cheek pouches store electric energy.

Goals

• Travel with its trainer Ritchie (Ongoing).

Relationships

Ritchie

Ritchie initially kept Sparky in his Pokéball, though later on kept Sparky out of his Pokéball traveling with him.

Ritchie showcases with Ash's Pikachu to know the right spots to pet to make them feel comfortable which likely applies to Sparky too.

Ash's Pikachu

Ritchie is friends with Ash's Pikachu, they are always playing together when they meet.

General Information

Name: Leon

Other Names: Sparky (In Localization)

Origin: A Friend In Deed

Overall Series: Pokémon the Series

Greater Franchise: Pokémon

First Appearance: Pokémon the Series "A Friend In Deed"

Latest Appearance: Pokémon Journeys: The Series "Pride of a Champion!"

Company

• Overall Franchise: Gamefreak, Pokémon Company
• Anime: The Pokémon Company

Creator

• Overall Franchise: Satoshi Tajiri
• Anime: The Pokémon Company

Actor: Satomi Kōrogi

Gender: Male

Sexuality: Heterosexual (Attract only works on Pokémon of the opposite gender)

Pronouns: He/Him

Handedness: Right-Handed

Age: Unknown

Birthday: Unknown

Time Period: Modern Time

Timeline: Pokémon the Series Timeline (The anime is a parallel world to the games)

Homeworld: Earth

Residence: With Ritchie

Story Role: Supporting Protagonists

Legacy: Global Legacy (Pokémon are a famous topic worldwide with even regions where there's barely any trainers or wild Pokémon the topic is much loved, with Pikachu being one of the more popular Pokémon)

Influence: Unknown Influence

Language: Pokémon Language (Pokémon are able to communicate with each other and understand each other even if they're completely different species)

Ethnicity: Pikachu Line

Religion: N/A

Classification: Ritchie's Ace Pokémon

Species: Pokémon

State of Being: Regular

Physiology: Pokémon Physiology

In-Universe Creator: Arceus

Occupation: N/A

Combat Style: Elemental Combat

Affiliations: Ritchie, Ash's Pikachu, Zippo (Ritchie's Chameleon), Happy (Ritchie's Butterfree), Rose (Ritchie's Tailow),

Enemies: Team Rocket (Jessie, James, Meowth, Butch, & Cassidy)

Height: 1'04"

Weight: 13.2 lbs

Status: Alive

Alignment: Lawful Neutral (Pokémon only listen to what their trainers say they themselves are not evil)

Protection Level: Street Protector

Potential

• Type(s) of Potential: Growth Potential
• Level of Potential: Fixed
• Description: Pokémon can level up and learn new techniques and potentially even evolve getting stronger in the process. Through having much battle experience Pokémon can even easily beat those they have a disadvantage against.
• Limitations: Nothing notable.

Archetype: Elemental Animal

Codex Statistics

Key:

Key Information

Grade:

Tier: At least 8-C, Far Higher with Bonds

Cardinality: Finite

Dimensionality: 3-D

Power Source: Electric Type

Attack Potency: At least Building level (Potency) (Sparky is under the command of Ritchie, a Pokémon League level trainer, along with being able to fight alongside Ash's Pikachu during the Indigo League. Where around this level Pokémon should be comparable to above Episode 2 anime Pikachu being charged up destroying the entire Pokémon Center with its attack, along with being comparable to Pokémon like Rhyhorn who share similar research statements to the Game Continuties Pokédex statements, which should also mean it can collapse and topple buildings through tackling), Far Higher with Bonds (Bonds can greatly increase the strength of Pokémon and what they're capable of doing, where even baby Pokémon like Happiny are able to lift entire ice structures hundreds of time their size)

Durability: At least Building level, Far Higher with Bonds

Striking Strength: At least Building Class (Potency), Far Higher with Bonds

Lifting Strength: Likely Superhuman Class (Pokémon are naturally portrayed as superior to humans, where they can aid in lifting a giant Snorlax), Far Higher with Bonds

Travel Speed: Superhuman Speed, Far Higher with Bonds

Attack Speed: At least Supersonic, Far Higher with Bonds

Reaction Speed: At least Supersonic (Pokémon are capable of dodging attacks shooting out sound waves), Far Higher with Bonds

Stamina: Superhuman (Pokémon are naturally hardwired for combat, being able to still battle at full capacity while badly poisoned)

Range: Below Standard Melee, Tens of Meters with Thunderbolt

Intelligence: Average Intelligence (Pikachu is seen as a naturally intelligent species. Pokémon are intelligent creatures capable of communicating with other member of their species, even being able to run TV Programs on their own. Pokémon are capable of holding various kinds of jobs such as working at a café, construction work, customer service, cloth making, power line setting and various others)

Knowledge: Journeyman level (Pokémon are naturally hardwired for combat, whether for sport or survival, in which they are capable of using a wide range of moves)

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Powers and Techniques

Standard Pokémon AbilitiesStandard Pikachu AbilityUnique Abilities

• Superhuman Physical Characteristics
  • Superhuman Strength
• Statistics Boost (Pokémon can deal critical hits allowing them to one-shot opponents)
• Multilingualism (Pokémon can all speak to each other regardless of being different species or speaking different languages)
• Fusionism (Pokémon can fuse together attacks to increase the strength of them multiple Pokémon fusing their attacks together can even take down Legendary Pokémon)
• Emotional Empowerment (Pokémon's emotions can greatly increase the power of their attacks makingn ti where they lower evolutions can even harm multiple higher evolutions)
• Impact Resistance (Pokémon can survive getting crushed and even return their body to normal after being flattened)
• Resurrection
  • Resurrection of Others: Pokémon's tears can restore life and vitality to one who has been killed or petrified.
• Aura (All humans and Pokémon have an aura
• Evolution (Under the correct conditions Pokémon can evolve gaining new abilities that their previous form did not have)
• Accelerated Development
  • Leveling
    • Physical Stats & Abilities: Pokémon can level up and learn new techniques and potentially even evolve getting stronger in the process. Through having much battle experience Pokémon can even easily beat those they have a disadvantage against.

• Limited Resistance to
  • Paralysis Inducement (Pokémon can sometimes fight through paralysis)

• Resistance to
  • Extreme Heats (Pokémon can keep fighting even after having their entire body set on fire)
  • Sealing (While Pokémon can be caught in Pokéballs, they need to normally be weakened to ensure the success rate and even in these cases they can still break out)

• Superhuman Physical Characteristics
  • Superhuman Strength
  • Superhuman Durability
  • Superhuman Lifting
  • Superhuman Reaction
  • Superhuman Energy Efficiency
• Small Size
  • Small Animal Sized Pikachus are around 0.4 meters tall/1'04".
• Enhanced Senses (Pikachu raises their tails to check their surroundings)
• Electricity Manipulation (Pikachu has electricity-storing pouches on its cheeks, when it releases pent-up energy in a burst, the electric power is equal to a lightning bolt)
  • Absorption (Pikachu can absorb electricity to recharge from a weakned state)
  • Temperature Manipulation (The heat from their electricity is hot enough to roast hot berries)
  • Weather Manipulation (When several Pikachu gather, their electricity can build and cause lightning storms).

• Immunity to
  • Status Effect Inducement
    • Paralysis Inducement (As an Electric Type, Pikachu is immune to Paralysis)

• Resistance to
  • Elemental Manipulation
    • Electric: Electric Types are naturally resistant to electric type moves, flying type moves, and steel type moves
      • Electric Type Attacks (On top of the natural resistance, hitting Pikachu with electricity instead helps it recover energy, and it naturally gets hit by lightning with no repercussions)
      • Flying Type Attacks
      • Steel Type Attacks

• Statistics Boost (Sparky can increase its speed greatly with agility)
  • Afterimage Creation (Agility allows them to make afterimages)
• Electricity Manipulation (Can shoot out a thunderbolt strong enough to blow up half of a truck. With Thunder shoots out a powerful electricity attack)

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Equipment

Nothing notable.

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Notable Techniques

Using Thunder

Move First Used In Explanation Copied Agility A Friend In Deed Sparky uses Agility to confuse Arbok due to its fast movements creating afterimages. Thunderbolt A Friend In Deed Sparky uses Thunderbolt together with Ash's Pikachu to defeat Jessie's Arbok. Thunder Shock Friends to the End Sparky attempted to use Thunder Shock against Assunta's Ivysaur though it was rendered ineffective due to its vine whip. Thunder A Promise is a Promise Sparky uses this alongside Ash's Pikachu to knock out Dr. Namba's Electabuzz.

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Other

Standard Tactics: Sparky will generally listen to what Ritchie tells him to use, which is normally Agility, Thunder, Thunderbolt, or Thunder Shock.

Weaknesses

• Type Weakness: Electric Type moves are not very effective against other electric types, grass types, and dragon types and have no effect on ground types. As an electric type, Pichu is weak to ground type attacks.

Trivia

• When taking part in a Pokémon Super Contest in Pokémon Diamond, Pearl & Platinum, one of the NPC Coordinators Dawn/Lucas may encounter is a boy named Luis, who has a Pikachu nicknamed Sparky.
• Sparky is one of the first of the Pikachu line to have a unique style to differientiate itself from others of the same species, it's pre-evolution later has this with Spiky-eared Pichu and Pikachu-colored Pichu.

Codex Statistics Questions

Q: Shouldn't at least late series Pokémon get Faster Than Light due to being able to dodge solar beam?

A: Solar beam is absorbing light and then shooting out a blast, it is not a light speed attack but an energy blast that absorbs light energy. On top of this, Pokémon cannot dodge this move without lowering the opponents accuracy or raising their own speed. Dazzling Gleam is a flash of light that is also 100% accuracy. Flash which is a literal flash of light is 100% accuracy. So it's clear light speed attacks are generally unmissable unless their accuracy drop or a character ups their speed to make it harder to tag them. Further examples of them not being this speed, Dragonite is pretty consistently stated in its pokedex as an impressive speed feat for it to circle the globe in 16 hours, and Garchomp is treated as impressive for being able to keep up with planes and fly at sonic speeds. Pidgeot is hyped for being able to fly at Mach 2.

Battle Records

5 - 2 - 0

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• Jessie's Arbok - Fight
  • Conditions: Sparky had help from Ash's Pikachu, with James causing the truck to turn to mess with Ash and Ricthie's Pokémon.
  • Location: Team Rocket Truck

• Ash's Charizard - Fight
  • Conditions: It was a league championship matchup.
  • Location: Indigo Plateau Conference
  • Note: The reasoning for winning was due to Charizard refusing to battle.

• Cassidy's Houndour & Butch's Hitmontop - Fight
  • Conditions: It was a standard Pokémon Battle. Sparky had help from Ash's Pikachu.
  • Location: Team Rocket's Submarine

• Dr. Namba's Electabuzz - Fight
  • Conditions: It was a standard Pokémon Battle. Sparky had help from Ash's Pikachu.
  • Location: Team Rocket's Submarine

• Cassidy's Sableye & Butch's Mightyena - Fight
  • Conditions: It was a standard Pokémon Battle. Match was a rematch.
  • Location: Unnamed Warehouse

• Assunta's Ivysaur - Fight
  • Conditions: It was a league championship matchup.
  • Location: Indigo Plateau Conference

• Cassidy's Sableye - Fight
  • Conditions: It was a standard Pokémon Battle.
  • Location: Unnamed Warehouse

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