Pikachu (OFFICIAL POKEMON MASCOT)

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Pikachu Mouse Pokémon #025 Pikachu
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		Weight 6.0 kg 13.2 lbs {{{weight2-kg}}} kg
Base exp. yield 105		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 an Electric-type Pokémon. It evolves from Pichu when levelled up with high friendship, and into Raichu when exposed to a Thunder Stone, or into Gorochu when exposed to a Fire 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.

Game locations

Availability None Common Uncommon Fossil Rare Searidge Town, Merchant's Ridge Poké Radar One

Held items

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

Base stats

Stat	Range
	At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100	At Lv. 150
HP: 35	95 - 142	180 - 274	265 - 406
Attack: 55	54 - 117	103 - 229	153 - 342
Defense: 30	31 - 90	58 - 174	85 - 259
Sp.Atk: 50	49 - 112	94 - 218	139 - 325
Sp.Def: 40	40 - 101	76 - 196	112 - 292
Speed: 90	85 - 156	166 - 306	247 - 457
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× 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 Growl Normal Status — 100% 40 1 Thunder Shock Electric Special 40 100% 30 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 — 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

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

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 TM28 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM31 Brick Break Fighting Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 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 TM94 Rock Smash Fighting Physical 06565 100}}100% 15 TM102 Strength Normal 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 tutoring

By Move Tutor

Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Cost  Covet Normal Physical 60 100% 25 Headbutt Normal Physical 70 100% 15 Helping Hand Normal Status — —% 20 Iron Tail Steel Physical 100 75% 15 Knock Off Dark Physical 65 100% 20 Magnet Rise Electric Status — —% 10 Mega Kick Normal Physical 120 75% 5 Mega Punch Normal Physical 80 85% 20 Mud-Slap Ground Special 20 100% 10 Rollout Rock Physical 30 90% 20 Signal Beam Bug Special 75 100% 15 Sleep Talk Normal Status — —% 10 Snore Normal Special 50 100% 15 Swift Normal Special 60 —% 20 Thunder Punch Electric Physical 75 100% 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  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 Tickle Normal Status — 100% 20 Wish Normal Status — —% 10

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
				Fire Stone →	Second evolution Gorochu  Electric  Fire

Sprites

Front		Back
Front shiny		Back shiny
Egg sprite

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