Sho


 * For the character of the day from A Bout With Sprout whose Japanese name is Shō, see Zackie.

Sho (Japanese: ショウ Shō) is a character of the day who appeared in Pika and Goliath!. He specializes in the evolution line.

Sho initially came off as incredibly arrogant, a trait seemingly shared by his and. When his Pichu came across Ash's Pikachu, it called its Trainer over. Sho assumed it was a Pikachu, and was going to attempt to catch it before  explained it was his. Sho offered to trade his, , and for Pikachu in order to complete his evolution collection. Of course, Ash refused on all offers. Sho then started to accuse Ash of being a weak, and not being able to handle Pikachu's power.

From there on, he challenged Ash to a battle with his Raichu. Ash in turn uses Pikachu. Sho's Raichu knows two moves that Pikachu knows:  and. However, since it's fully evolved, it also knows the move. One of Sho's battle strategies is to have Raichu pin down opponents with its tail and then fire a Hyper Beam at them for a finishing blow at point blank range, proving to be brutal, if not merciless. He enacted this technique on Ash's Pikachu which injured it so much that it needed to be sent to the Pokémon Center in critical condition.

Later on, Ash challenged him to a rematch. This time, Pikachu went on to defeat Raichu. Sho seemed to have a change of heart, accepting Ash and Pikachu's battling abilities and admitting defeat.

Mentioned
Sho offered these Pokémon for a trade with Ash's Pikachu to complete his collection, but Ash rejected all the offers, not wanting to give up his best friend.

Trivia

 * Sho has a similar personality as Lt. Surge as well as Pokémon choice. Both can be arrogant but will admit defeat and gain respect for the one who defeated them.
 * In the English dub, Sho speaks using contemporary street slang, using terms like "homeboy", and "noob".
 * In both English and Japanese, his name can be extracted from the word shock, which makes sense considering his team is made up of Pokémon.
 * He is the second character named Shō in Japanese who wanted Ash's Pikachu for himself, the first being Zackie. Also like him, he first mistook Pikachu for a wild Pokémon.