September 7, 2014 Overly Devoted Archivist Uncategorized pokemon 0 Comments theamazingindi: the etymology of ‘pikachu’ is taken from two japanese onomatopoeia. ‘pika pika’ means sparkling or sparkly, and ‘chu chu’ is the japanese equivlanent of a mouse’s ‘squeak’. pikachu’s name is literally ‘shinysqueak’ Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Like this:Like Loading...