Pichu

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Pichu Tiny Mouse Pokémon #172 Pichu
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 group Undiscovered Hatch time 2805 steps
Height 0.3 m m		Weight 2.0 kg lbs {{{weight2-kg}}} kg
Base exp. yield 41		Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 1 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 1 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

Pichu is an Electric-type Pokémon. It evolves into Pikachu when levelled up with high friendship, which evolves into Raichu when exposed to a Thunder Stone, or into Gorochu when exposed to a Fire Stone.

Pokédex entry

Pokédex entry It is still inept at retaining electricity. When it is startled, it discharges power accidentally. It gets better at holding power as it grows older.

Game locations

Availability None Common Uncommon Haydust Town Fossil Rare Merchant's Ridge Poké Radar One Echorock Town (egg), Hazeport City (egg, repeatable)

Held items

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

Base stats

Stat	Range
	At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100	At Lv. 150
HP: 20	80 - 127	150 - 244	220 - 361
Attack: 40	40 - 101	76 - 196	112 - 292
Defense: 15	18 - 73	31 - 141	45 - 210
Sp.Atk: 35	36 - 95	67 - 185	99 - 276
Sp.Def: 35	36 - 95	67 - 185	99 - 276
Speed: 60	58 - 123	112 - 240	166 - 358
Total: 205   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× Cosmic 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× Cosmic 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× Cosmic 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× Cosmic 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× Cosmic 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× Cosmic 1× None

Notes: If this Pokémon has Lightning Rod, 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 Charm Fairy Status — 100% 20 5 Tail Whip Normal Status — 100% 30 10 Thunder Wave Electric Status — 100% 20 13 Sweet Kiss Fairy Status — 75% 10 18 Nasty Plot Dark Status — —% 20

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

By TM

By TM

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM06 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 090}}90% 10 TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM16 Light Screen Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TM17 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM18 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM21 Frustration Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM24 Thunderbolt Electric Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM25 Thunder Electric Special 110110 070}}70% 10 TM27 Return Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM32 Double Team Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15 TM42 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM44 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM45 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM48 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM49 Echoed Voice Normal Special 04040 100}}100% 15 TM56 Fling Dark Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM57 Charge Beam Electric Special 05050 090}}90% 10 TM70 Flash Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM72 Volt Switch Electric Special 07070 100}}100% 20 TM73 Thunder Wave Electric Status 0000— 090}}90% 20 TM86 Grass Knot Grass Special 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM87 Swagger Normal Status 0000— 085}}85% 15 TM90 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM93 Wild Charge Electric Physical 09090 100}}100% 15

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

By tutoring

By Move Tutor

Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Cost  Helping Hand Normal Status — —% 20 Iron Tail Steel Physical 100 75% 15 Mega Kick Normal Physical 120 75% 5 Mega Punch Normal Physical 80 85% 20 Rollout Rock Physical 30 90% 20 Signal Beam Bug Special 75 100% 15

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

By breeding

By breeding

Father   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Bestow Normal Status — —% 15 Bide Normal Physical — —% 10 Charge Electric Status — —% 20 Double Slap Normal Physical 15 85% 10 Encore Normal Status — 100% 5 Endure Normal Status — —% 10 Fake Out Normal Physical 40 100% 10 Flail Normal Physical — 100% 15 Lucky Chant Normal Status — —% 30 Present Normal Physical — 90% 15 Reversal Fighting Physical — 100% 15 Thunder Punch Electric Physical 75 100% 15 Tickle Normal Status — 100% 20 Wish Normal Status — —% 10

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

Evolution

Unevolved Pichu  Electric	Friendship →		First evolution Pikachu  Electric	Thunder Stone →	Second evolution Raichu  Electric
				Fire Stone →	Second evolution Gorochu  Electric  Fire

Sprites

Front	Back
Front shiny	Back shiny
Egg sprite

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