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[–] Speiser0@feddit.de 23 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Can someone explain the title to me? Is it short for pikachu API?

[–] Stamets@startrek.website 32 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No, just one of the handful of things that Pikachu can say.

[–] Piemanding@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Pretty sure Pikachu's pikapi is him calling Ash's name. Closest thing Pikachu can say to Ash's Japanese name, Satoshi.

[–] shikogo@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

I didn't know about this until now, that's so cool! Apparently there's a whole list of words he uses somewhat consistently: Bulbapedia

[–] KHTangent@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

Probably just that Pikachu often says "pika pika", and sometimes variations like "pika pi"

[–] complacent_jerboa@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Yeah. In the image, Ash is just RESTing.

[–] Perfide@reddthat.com 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

It's Pikachu-speak for Satoshi, the Japanese name for Ash.

Pi(Sa)ka(to)-pi(shi)

[–] Maultasche@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

That's what Pikachu usually calls Ash.