Pikachu

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Pikachu Mouse Pokémon #120
Type Electric Unknown Unknown
Ability Static		Hidden Ability Lightning Rod
Mega Ability
Gender ratio 50% male, 50% female		Catch rate 190 (24.8%)
Breeding Egg groups Field and Fairy Hatch time 2805 steps*
Height 0.4 m 1'04" m m m		Weight 6.0 kg 13.2 lbs {{{weight2-kg}}} kg {{{weight2-lbs}}} lbs {{{weight3-kg}}} kg {{{weight3-lbs}}} lbs {{{weight4-kg}}} kg {{{weight4-lbs}}} lbs
Base experience yield 112		Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 2 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 2 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Body style		Footprint
Pokédex color   Yellow		Base friendship 70
Cry

Pikachu is a Electric-type Pokémon.

It evolves from Pichu with high friendship, and into Raichu when exposed to a Thunder Stone.

Pokédex entry

Pokédex entry It stores electricity in the electric sacs on its cheeks. When it releases pent-up energy in a burst, the electric power is equal to a lightning bolt.

Biology

(From Bulbapedia) Pikachu is a short, chubby rodent Pokémon. It is covered in yellow fur with two horizontal brown stripes on its back. It has a small mouth, long, pointed ears with black tips, brown eyes, and two red circles on its cheeks. There are pouches inside its cheeks where it stores electricity. It has short forearms with five fingers on each paw, and its feet each have three toes. At the base of its lightning bolt-shaped tail is patch of brown fur at the base. A female will have a V-shaped notch at the end of its tail, which looks like the top of a heart. It is classified as a quadruped, but it has been known to stand and walk on its hind legs.
The anime has shown that Pikachu sometimes travel in groups. It raises its tail to check its surroundings, and is occasionally struck by lightning in this position. When groups build, they can inadvertently cause lightning storms. Living in forested areas, Pikachu is found foraging for berries it roasts with electricity to make them tender enough to eat. A sure sign that Pikachu inhabits a location is patches of burnt grass. It has been observed eating and sometimes destroying telephone poles, wires, and other electronic equipment.
Pikachu is able to release electric discharges of varying intensity. Pikachu has been known to build up energy in its glands, and will need to discharge to avoid complications. It is also able to release energy through its tail, which acts as a grounding rod, as well as recharging fellow Pikachu with electric shocks. Pikachu can also electrify itself to use its signature move Volt Tackle.
Pikachu is the only known Pokémon capable of using the exclusive Z-Moves Catastropika and 10,000,000 Volt Thunderbolt.

Game locations

Availability None evolve Pichu Common Uncommon Fossil Rare Arietta Forest One

Held items

Held item(s) None This Pokémon cannot be found holding an item. Common Uncommon Oran Berry Rare Light Ball Always

Base stats

Stat	Range
	At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 35	95 - 142	180 - 274
Attack: 55	54 - 117	103 - 229
Defense: 30	31 - 90	58 - 174
Sp.Atk: 50	49 - 112	94 - 218
Sp.Def: 40	40 - 101	76 - 196
Speed: 90	85 - 156	166 - 306
Total: 300   Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and a hindering nature, if applicable. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and a helpful nature, if applicable.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions, this Pokémon is:

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying ½× Poison 1× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric ½× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Doubly resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying ½× Poison 1× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric ½× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying ½× Poison 1× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric ½× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying ½× Poison 1× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric ½× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying ½× Poison 1× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric ½× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Doubly weak to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying ½× Poison 1× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric ½× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Notes: If this Pokémon has Lightningrod, the effectiveness of  Electric-type  moves is 0×.

Moves

By leveling up

By leveling up

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  1 Thunder Shock Electric Special 40 100% 30 1 Growl Normal Status — 100% 40 5 Tail Whip Normal Status — 100% 30 10 Thunder Wave Electric Status — 100% 20 13 Quick Attack Normal Physical 40 100% 30 18 Electro Ball Electric Special Varies 100% 10 21 Double Team Normal Status — —% 15 26 Slam Normal Physical 80 75% 20 29 Thunderbolt Electric Special 90 100% 15 34 Feint Normal Physical 30 100% 10 37 Agility Psychic Status — —% 30 42 Discharge Electric Special 80 100% 15 45 Light Screen Psychic Status — —% 30 50 Thunder Electric Special 110 70% 10

A level of "Start" indicates a move that will be known by a Pikachu obtained at level 1 Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Pikachu Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Pikachu

By TM/HM

By TM/HM

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM45 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM31 Brick Break Fighting Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM57 Charge Beam Electric Special 05050 090}}90% 10 TM100 Confide Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 Covet Normal Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM32 Double Team Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15 TM49 Echoed Voice Normal Special 04040 100}}100% 15 Electroweb Electric Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM42 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 Flash Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM56 Fling Dark Physical 0000Varies 100}}100% 10 Focus Punch Fighting Physical 150150 100}}100% 20 TM21 Frustration Normal Physical 0000Varies 100}}100% 20 TM86 Grass Knot Grass Special 0000Varies 100}}100% 20 Helping Hand Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 Iron Tail Steel Physical 100100 075}}75% 15 Knock Off Dark Physical 06565 100}}100% 25 TM16 Light Screen Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 Magnet Rise Electric Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM17 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM18 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM44 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM27 Return Normal Physical 0000Varies 100}}100% 20 Rock Smash Fighting Physical 04040 100}}100% 15 TM48 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 Secret Power Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 Shock Wave Electric Special 06060 00—}}—% 20 Signal Beam Bug Special 07575 100}}100% 15 TM88 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 Snore Normal Special 05050 100}}100% 15 Strength Normal Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM90 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM87 Swagger Normal Status 0000— 090}}90% 15 TM25 Thunder Electric Special 110110 070}}70% 10 TM73 Thunder Wave Electric Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM24 Thunderbolt Electric Special 09090 100}}100% 15 Thunder Punch Electric Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM06 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 090}}90% 10 Uproar Normal Special 09090 100}}100% 10 Volt Switch Electric Special 07070 100}}100% 20 TM93 Wild Charge Electric Physical 09090 100}}100% 15

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Pikachu Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Pikachu

By breeding

By breeding

Father   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  This Pokémon learns no moves by breeding.

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Pikachu Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Pikachu Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Pikachu

Evolution

Unevolved Pichu  Electric

Friendship →

First evolution Pikachu  Electric

Thunder Stone →

Second evolution Raichu  Electric

Sprites

Front		Back
Front shiny		Back shiny

Egg Sprite

Egg Sprite

Trivia

Design Origin

(from Bulbapedia) Pikachu is based on a mouse after its name. Its cheek pouches were also inspired by squirrels, which store food in their cheeks. The stripes on its back and its lightning bolt-shaped tail were given for aesthetic reasons. Pikachu's designer, Atsuko Nishida, revealed in an interview that Pikachu was originally a daifuku-like creature with ears. Pikachu's black ear tips are remnants from this original concept.

Name origin

(from Bulbapedia) Pikachu is a combination of ピカピカ pikapika (onomatopoeia for sparkle) and チューチュー chūchū (the sound of a mouse squeaking).

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