You had me stumped with this one. I'm much too old to know more than four things about pokemon. So for the third time tonight I have consulted the great Wikiguru and learned:
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The name Pikachu is a portmanteau of the Japanese words pikapika, an onomatopoeia for electric sparkling, and chū, which is the Japanese onomatopoeia for a mouse's squeak. It may also be based on the pika. The name Pikachu refers to both the overall species, and to individual Pikachu within the games, anime, and manga series.
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So, roughly it means "Bzzzzt-eeek".
Do you feel richer for knowing this?