Pikachu is the electric mouse mascot of Pokemon, the Nintendo and Game Freak franchise that began with video games in 1996 and an anime series in 1997, where the character communicates only by repeating variations of its name. Short pika cries have been shared online for years as ringtones, notifications and soundboard clips, often relabelled for specific uses like this alert version. The two second length and clear single cry make it easy to reuse across edits, streams and chats without needing any context from an episode.