Ananpi

Ananpi is Ingrid Anderson's Shiny Galvantula, and the fifth Pokemon she caught on her journey.

Personality

Compared to other Galvantula such as Ringo, 9-Volt, and Issun, Ananpi is... odd, to say the least. He's very upbeat and very silly, often doing or saying things that might not make sense to other people who aren't his Trainer. He sometimes is prone to going off on nonsensical tangents and doing funny things, but those are just the tip of the iceberg of Ananpi's odd quirks. By far the quirkiest thing about him- at least, at first glance- is the fact that he enjoys dressing up and acting like a Pikachu. He not only refuses to use any Bug-type moves or go inside of his Poke Ball, but he will also shock berries in order to tenderize them, ride on Ingrid's shoulder, and sometimes try and zap other Pokemon awake. This tendency of his is so ingrained in him that he also often will add "chuu~" sounds to the ends of his sentences, particularly if he is excited about something.

Details

• Met: Just outside of Snowpoint City
• Ability: Compound Eyes
• Favorite Move: Bounce
• Nature: Quirky
• Characteristic: Somewhat of a clown
• Ball: Poké
• Associated trope: Loon With a Heart of Gold
• Hasslemon typing quirk: (^o encases every text in pikachu ears and pikachu cheeks! also speaks in all lowercase letters, uses a lot of exclamation points, and will sometimes put the word "chu" at the ends of his sentences, chuu~ he also adds a pikachu tail after the closing parenthesis o^)ϟ

A prospective fullbody Ananpi gijinka, as done by Goldenheart388.

Known Moves

• : Electroweb, Electro Ball, Thunder, Thunderbolt, Thunder Wave, Discharge
• : Agility
• : Bounce

Trivia

• Ananpi's name is derived from a combination of "Anansi" (a trickster spider god from Carribean folklore) and "Pikachu".
• According to Goldenheart388, Ananpi's Hasslemon handle is pikaPika (PP), which serves as a clear reference to Ananpi's love of Pikachu. It is also the Japanese onomotapoeia for the sound of sparkling. Ananpi is the only member of the original A*Team to not have his Hasslemon handle reference any songs by ABBA.
• According to Goldenheart388, Ananpi's character theme is "Electric" by Katy Perry, the song made to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Pokemon franchise. Ananpi is the only member of the original A*Team to not have his character theme be an ABBA song, and according to Goldenheart388, will also be the only Pokemon that Ingrid catches to have this distinction unless an ABBA song does not work for the respective Pokemon.
• All of Ananpi's moves, barring Bounce, are shared with Pikachu.
• Ananpi is the second Shiny member of the Joltik family that Goldenheart388 has written for, after Ringo.