S-Chu Ball
An S-Chu Ball is a special type of Poké Ball used for the capture and storage of Electric- or Hedgehog-type Pokémon. They receive very little mention in canon, as few of the Sonichus and Rosechus are ever stored in Balls.
In the Comic
An S-Chu Ball appears in Sonichu #0 and Chris claimed that Sonichu and Rosechu can be stored in them in the plot for his Family Guy episode: "Then I break out my two S-Chu Balls, toss them and release Sonichu and Rosechu; more greetings."[1] He also mentioned them in a phone call with Alec Benson Leary.[2] The S-Chu Balls are often confused with the Sonichu Balls, which hold some relevance to the plot, have a completely different function and are colored differently (S-Chu Balls are yellow and light blue, Sonichu Balls have a solid color). As the Electric Hedgehog Pokémon act more like humans than Pokémon, it's not surprising that S-Chu Balls don't feature in Sonichu. Oddly, Blazebob Sonichu and Chloe Rosechu were kept in ordinary Poké Balls.
In Real Life
Chris slapped together a replica of a S-Chu ball using a Pokéball from Burger King topped with Model Magic, although he later lost a piece from it. He fashioned a new one in November 2017[3]. He also claims to have drawn an S-Chu Ball on the back of the Sonichu Medallion - this is probably what the blue blob to the right of his signature is.[4]
In 2018, Chris claimed to have retrieved an actual physical S-Chu Ball from CWCville and showed it to Count Dankula.
In 2019, Chris bought a Poké Ball Plus ($47) and painted it to resemble an S-Chu Ball.[5] Chris then tweeted pictures that showed he bought five more Poke Ball Pluses so he could have a full team of six pokemon on his belt and reap more in game rewards. Chris then justified his purchase by saying he bought them pre-owned and a fan gave him money.
Gallery
Chris holding an S-Chu Ball while dressed as his comic counterpart.
On the medallion
On Comic Chris's DS
Comic Chris holding an S-Chu Ball
Pokémon TCG card
Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG card
On his GameCube skin
On the PSP
GBA
GBA
S-Chu ball with his signature.
Posing with it.
S-Chu Ball Plus.
S-Chu Ball Plus.
Chris gifted this to a gal pal at BronyCon 2019
References
- ↑ http://archive.sonichu.com/cwcipedia/index.php?title=Family_Guy#Story_of_the_CWC_Episode_for_.22Family_Guy.22
- ↑ Alec Benson Leary Phone Call 1
- ↑ November 2017 Facebook posts#New S-Chu ball
- ↑ http://archive.sonichu.com/cwcipedia/index.php?title=Sonichu#Conception_and_Creation
- ↑ A Wild Chris-Chan Attempts Human Interaction
See also