A lazy afternoon at the Ketchum residence in Pallet Town...


Ash walked into the living room, where Pikachu sat on the sofa,
watching television. A juicy red apple was clutched between the
Pokemon's paws. 

As Ash ambled into the room, Pikachu suddenly did something odd. 

"Chu, chu, chu, chu, chu, chu, chu, chu, chu, chu, chu, chu, chu,
chu, chu, chu, chu, chu, chu, chu," Pikachu chanted, before popping
the apple into its mouth and swallowing it whole.

Ash blinked. "Pikachu?" he asked.

"Pikachu," Pikachu replied, rubbing its stomach. 

"Nevermind," Ash said. He continued onward to the kitchen, where he
encountered his mother.

"Oh, hello Ash," the Ketchum matriarch greeted. "I'm baking some
cookies for later."

"Sounds great, Mom," Ash said. He paused.

"What's wrong, Ash?" Ash's mother asked.

Ash blinked, then shrugged. "I just saw Pikachu do something weird,"
he said. He proceeded to describe Pikachu's behavior to his mother.

When Ash finished, his mother blinked. "Well," she mused
thoughtfully, "I *did* tell Pikachu it should chew 20 times before
swallowing...Ash? Ash, are you alright?"

"'mm fmm, Mmm," Ash mumbled from where he had just facefaulted into
the floor.

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What kind of Pokemon are you?
How do you do the things you do?
Share with me your secrets deep inside...
What kind of Pokemon are you?
Are you loyal through and through?
And do you have a heart that's true?
What kind of Pokemon are you?

-The Eternal Lost Lurker
(the 666th Pokemon)

"Pokemon, getto daze!"
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