Post by Prof. Cinders on Nov 14, 2004 15:44:53 GMT
Pikachus Electricus, more commonly known as Pikachu, is one of the more popular pokemon in the pokemon world. Its name has become commonly used in day to day speech among small children, with its fame originating around the television series of Pokemon, about a boy named Ash and his Pikachu.
But the science surrounding Pikachu is much more interesting than its use in battle. Its body is a highly-charged lightning rod, unusually insulated by a thin rubber film coating all parts of its physique apart from the tail, which it uses to earth itself and send out the charge. The shape of its tail enables this part of the body to be held up during electric storms to act as a lightning rod to take in needed electricity. The rubber film keeps the charge from escaping, and small pouches inside its cheeks stores the energy taken in from the storm.
The necessity for Pikachu to take in electricity originates from the forgotten age, when people had not yet evolved, and unevolved versions of pokemon lived on the land. The ancestor of the modern pikachu evolved small patches on its cheeks to warn predators away, but they had a tendency to stay outside during electric storms. Because of this, they evolved to survive the lightning strikes by developing pockets of empty space inside the mouth. Over thousands of years, the pockets moved from beneath the tongue to just inside the cheeks, giving them a red glow. Since then, Pikachu expel the electricity through the tail to prevent a dangerous overstore, resulting in a huge electrical shock.
The use of electricity in attacks was first recorded in the stone age by primitive drawings of Pikachu fending off hungry groups of Growlithe; pictures to be included in the report. This is the first recorded electrical attack, and a landmark in pokemon history.
This report submitted by
Prof. Cinders
