Pikachu the Fighter

 (Pikachu Fighters in other countries) is the first game by X-Scissor, and the first installment of the Pikachu Fighters series. It features a Pikachu as the main character, with seven partners he finds on his way. It is for the Nintendo 64 in Japan, and the GameCube in America, Europe, and Australia. The gameplay is like Paper Mario.

Plot
A Pikachu named Kaichu is trying to save the city from seven monsters whom have been attacking. The monsters turn into spirits when he beats them, and he locks them all in bottles. This takes place in Float City as it is being built (but it is finished in its sequels), and Kaichu is trying to keep it from falling to the ground.

Partners
There are seven partners in this game, and they all follow Kaichu like they do Mario in Paper Mario. They don't have HP, but if they're hurt, they can't attack for a turn.


 * Friga (Animal Forest) - Chapter 1 - Ability is Cut
 * Smeargle (Pokémon) - Chapter 2 - Ability is Sketch
 * Tails (Sonic the Hedgehog) - Chapter 3 - Ability is Flight
 * Porygon (Pokémon) - Chapter 4 - Ability is Bash
 * Seadra (Pokémon) - Chapter 5 - Ability is Swimming
 * Boose (Super Mario) - Chapter 6 - Ability is Fade

Chapters

 * Chapter 1: Born to be a Hero! Spirit of Ballune!
 * Chapter 2: The Arena, started up! Spirit of Baby Mole!
 * Chapter 3: A mountain to start it! Spirit of Ursaring!
 * Chapter 4: The ground near bottom! Spirit of Ho-oh!
 * Chapter 5: Three hundred fish! Spirit of Lugia!
 * Chapter 6: Spooky sights, eek! Spirit of Bootler!
 * Chapter 7: Float City will be the name! Spirit of Flydragon!
 * Chapter 8: Portal to the end of the world! Tyrannitar the terrible!

Manga
Main Article: Pikachu Fighters Manga

Battle
Battling in this game is very similar to battling in Paper Mario. Kaichu has Jump, Hammer, and Items. There are no Special Moves in this, though, which is a difference from Paper Mario's battling style. You can equip badges, which affect your battle style in this.

Pikachu the Fighter 3D
As (late) celebration to the tenth anniversary of the Pikachu Fighters series, a remake of this will be coming out some time in January 2012. Its graphics will be changed up to be more like Electrically in Trouble. Its gameplay will not be changed much, but they will add things to the touch screen, making the game overall better.

Pikachu the Fighter Deluxe
Pikachu the Fighter Deluxe (Pikachu Fighters+ in countries other than America) is an upcoming version of Pikachu the Fighter for the Wii U. It has only been leaked, and is rumored to have a hard mode, extended story, and even possibly new partners.

Trivia

 * Since it was for the N64 in Japan, its graphics are not as good as most GameCube games in other countries.