Pikachu is the electric mouse Pokemon introduced in the Pokemon games in 1996 and popularised worldwide by the anime series that followed. In the anime, Pikachu does not speak human language and communicates almost entirely by repeating variations of its own name, voiced by Ikue Otani. Clips of that pika pika speech have circulated for years in fan edits, ringtones and soundboards. The short repetition in this recording became a shareable standalone sound because it sums up the character's voice in seconds, without needing any scene or context to understand it.