The Pikachu in Pokémon Pokopia is nicknamed Peakychu.
Peakychu is one of the game’s specially characterized Pokémon, giving a familiar species a distinct personal identity within the restored community. The character has lost the ability to generate electricity, an unusual problem for Pikachu and a detail that helps distinguish this version from the many ordinary Pikachu seen throughout the franchise.
Pokopia uses these individualized characters to make its world feel like a community rather than a collection of interchangeable species. Residents can have unusual histories, occupations, adaptations, or talents, and their stories become part of the player’s restoration work.
The name can be mistaken for a species name or a general alternate form, but Peakychu is a nickname used for this particular Pikachu character in Pokopia. It is also easy to confuse the name with similarly playful Pokémon word combinations, so the spelling matters: it begins with “Peak” rather than simply repeating “Pika.”