A Very Hungry Pikachu

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A Very Hungry Pikachu is a video game created by Team Friction that was released in October 20, 2016, where the players had to survive and ultimately defeat a giant humanoid Pikachu named Pika as it destroyed a small city and tried to eat the players. Coins spawned around the map, which could be collected by players to purchase more powerful weapons.

In July 2020, Bloxtendo sued Team Friction for copyright, and as a result, the game was pulled from stores. A non-copyrighted version called Very Hungry Aliens was released on 29th September 2020. On July 28th, 2023, the Team Friction accidentally released a slightly modified version of the game, before being pulled from stores on August 16, 2023.

Systen requirements

Original (2016)

Modified version (2023)

  • Rodows 7 64 bit or newer
  • Rotel Core i3 2nd gen
  • 4gb RAM
  • 12GB Free space

Gameplay

The game took place entirely in a small city, with several landmarks such as an office, a mall, and a construction site. The objective of the game was to defeat Pika, a giant humanoid Pikachu who wandered the map chasing nearby players. Pika destroyed any blocks it came into contact with, and grabbed and devoured any players it caught.

Players initially started empty-handed, but could buy gear by spending money gained by collecting coins scattered throughout the city. These included Coils, that allowed the player to move faster and jump higher, as well as weapons to fight Pika with.

After Pika's health was dropped to 20% of its starting value, Pika's outer skin broke off to reveal its true form; a robot named Mechanichu. In this state it moved faster, and regularly fired lasers from its eyes at players. When its health is drained completely, Pika exploded, respawning at the center of the map after a few seconds with increased health.

Enemies

  • Pika/Mechanichu

Items

Weapons

  • Pistol
  • Revolver
  • Uzi
  • AK47
  • Assault Rifle
  • Grenade Launcher
  • Sniper Rifle
  • Flamethrower
  • Minigun

Navigation

  • Gravity Coil
  • Speed Coil
  • Dark Coil

Fun

  • Taco
  • Spray Paint

DLC

  • Regular Boombox
  • Cloud
  • Zeus Gun
  • Walk Faster!
  • xX Illuminati Coil Xx
  • Rocket Launcher

Dialogue

The game contained a single line of dialogue, from an unnamed shopkeeper promoting one of the game's DLC.

  • Shopkeeper: "Hey be sure to buy the Zeus Gun DLC for only 12"

Promo Codes

Promo codes for the game were distributed through the company Team Fiction and the Blox-Twitter account TheDominical, that could be entered once each for free money and gear. They stopped working around June 2020.

  • money - Gave the player 200 money. Sometimes if the button was pressed rapidly before leaving the promo code screen, it would continue giving the player money.
  • pewpew - Gave the player a Laser Gun.
  • summerishere - Gave the player 100 money and a Beach Ball gear.

Badges

  • Pikachu Slayer - Be in the game when the Pikachu dies.
  • Promo! - Redeem a promo code.
  • You met the developer! - Be in a game with Dominical.
  • Mysterious Badge - "Hint: stock the shelves."

Versional Differences

The unofficial reupload of the game had minor differences from the original version.

  • Pika's face was removed, except while it was eating a player.
  • Pika's maximum HP did not increase when he was killed.
  • The UI was altered and positioned in the center of the screen rather than the left.
  • The shopkeeper's dialogue was shortened to "Hey be sure to buy the Zeus Gun DLC for."
  • The codes were fixed.

Trivia

  • Lanky Kong could be found playing a video game inside the Meme House, and Donkey Kong could be seen on the television screen.
  • The game contained three references to Shrek: Shrek could be found sleeping inside the Meme House, a Shrek plush could be found on the crane at the playground that caught fire and disappeared if touched by Pika, and a toy of Donkey could be found inside the store.
  • In "RO-BOXING" there is a glove called "Very Hungry Pikachu!" with the description "Check out the game 'Very Hungry Pikachu' on stores, by Dominical to see this pikachu in action!"
  • The theme for A Very Hungry Pikachu was posted on BloxyCloud by Dominical.

Fourth Wall Breaking Trivia

This game got trending on Explore Robloxiapedia on November 13, 2025 for purely unknown reasons, placing squarely on #8. Some speculate that it could be possible that the game could be back from copyright infringement and rendered playable again by Dominical, or a sequel to the original game could be on the works, or both, or it was orchestrated by Robloxiapedia enemies or bots to get undue attention to this article. ChikoritaTheRobloxian theorizes that it could have been a second anniversary on when he made the edit to this page. This occurred even when there are no more news on the game itself. It is mostly likely as implied by the comment section that users are taking time to pay respect to games in Roblox that could not be played on the platform for various reasons.