"Pikachu usually only shocks people if he's upset for some reason. He doesn't like his cheeks or tail being pulled on so as long as you don't do that, he probably won't shock you." Ash explained. "We like to to conserve our energy for Pokemon Battles." Pikachu lets out a noise of agreement, seeming to have forgotten all about being irritated.

"Other than that, you can sometimes see his cheeks spark in a kinda warning, I guess. He doesn't give me much warning though."