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About

Ashachu is a fan made name for the instance in a episode of the Pokemon Anime episode in which Ash gets transformed into a Pikachu. Ever since then, the variation of the character has been subject to various works of fan material.

Origin

In the 31st episode of the 5th Season of the Pokemon Anime, Ash and his friends come across a Pokemon magician. They help her with finding the ingredients for a spell that will help with reading a Pokemon's mind. At the end of the episode, Ash volunteers to try out the spell, but it doesn't end up working as planned as Ash gets transformed into a Pikachu. Despite this, Brock notes that Ash has actually entered the mind of a Pokemon so he says the spell actually worked. Ash changed back in the following episode, and brought hopes to fans that something like this might happen again.

Impact

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Fans have seen this event as a precursor to the Pokemon Mystery Dungeon games, and soon after those games have been released, Ashachu managed to gain a following in the Pokemon fandom. This has been seen in various works of fan material including various artwork, videos and fanfictions. The Ashachu Fan Club was also formed on DeviantArt because of this.

Examples

Coshi-Dragonite's Ashachu comic

Ashacu fanfiction