Pikachu

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#025    Pikachu

Type(s)

Electric

Generation

  I  

Abilities

Ability 1
Static
Hidden Ability
Lightning Rod

Rarity Tier

  Uncommon  

Catch rate

  190/255 (24.84%)  

Base stats

HP
35

Atk
55

Def
30

Sp.Atk
50

Sp.Def
40

Spd
90

Base-stat total: 300
EV Yield

HP
0

Atk
0

Def
0

Sp.Atk
0

Sp.Def
0

Spd
2

EV-yield total: 2

Base Experience

  82  

Gender Ratio

    50%  
  50%    

Height

  0.4m  

Weight

  6kg  

Pikachu is an Electric-type Pokémon.

Having evolved from its baby-stage pre-evolution in Pichu when leveled up with maximal happiness, it evolves into its final evolutionary stage in Raichu via usage of a Thunder Stone.

Pikachu also augments Kanto’s starter-Pokémon subset as the quaternary starter—a nod to the anime and the Pokémon Yellow Version game wherein the Electric-type Pokémon was the specially anomalous starter Pokémon and considered by many to be the de-facto protagonist. Starting with Pikachu will unlock tuteeship to the Surf technique as well as a litany of Team Rocket Trio encounters throughout Kanto.

Obtainability

Wild

Location Levels Times Held Item Rarity Tier
Angel Hill 20-24 Morning Day Night Uncommon
Dragons Neck 30-35 Morning Day Night Uncommon
Evergreen Island Frozen Path 25-31 Morning Day Night Uncommon
Flake Wood 25-31 Morning Day Night Uncommon
Galeras Island East 27-33 Morning Day Night Uncommon
Hoenn Safari Zone Area 1 28-32 Morning Day Night Uncommon
Matsuki Courtyard 25-31 Morning Day Night Uncommon
Nido Isle 30-35 Morning Day Night Uncommon
Power Plant 21-24 Morning Oran Berry Uncommon
Uncanny Path 20-24 Morning Day Night Uncommon
Unison Mountain East Summit 20-24 Morning Day Night Uncommon
Unison Mountain South Summit 20-24 Morning Day Night Uncommon
Viridian Forest 4-8 Morning Day Night Light Ball Uncommon
Whitmore Residence Frontyard 35-40 Morning Day Night Uncommon
  • Pink-colored areas denote that this area or inhabiting spawn is strictly members-accessible
  • Emboldened levels indicate they are isolatable with the Repel trick

NPCs

Starter Pokémon

Pikachu is another starter-Pokémon selectable in Kanto’s regional subset of them. In order to select Pikachu, you must first interact with all-three starter-Pokémon options on the table and decline on them when prompted; thereafter, Pikachu will be claimable via the lightning-bolt Pokéball on the floor space adjacent to the Pokédex desk.

See to the right for the specially designed starter-Pokémon Pokéball.

Lt. Surge (boss)

Main article: Lt. Surge (boss)

Upon three-consecutive defeats of Lt. Surge’s boss NPC in New Mauville, you will be proffered an additionally selective prize of four Electric-type Pokémon; this includes Pikachu.

As is the case with all Pokémon rewarded from him, it will be initialized at level 15 with a 1/4,096 chance of shininess.

Moves

Level-up

Level Moves Type Category Base Power Accuracy PP
Thunder Shock Electric Special 40 100 30
Tail Whip Normal Status 100 30
5 Growl Normal Status 100 40
7 Play Nice Normal Status 20
10 Quick Attack Normal Physical 40 100 30
13 Electro Ball Electric Special 100 10
18 Thunder Wave Electric Status 100 20
21 Feint Normal Physical 30 100 10
23 Double Team Normal Status 15
26 Spark Electric Physical 65 100 20
29 Nuzzle Electric Physical 20 100 20
34 Discharge Electric Special 80 100 15
37 Slam Normal Physical 80 75 20
42 Thunderbolt Electric Special 90 100 15
45 Agility Psychic Status 100 30
50 Wild Charge Electric Physical 90 100 15
53 Light Screen Psychic Status 30
58 Thunder Electric Special 110 70 10
  • Emboldened moves denote this Pokémon avails from a STAB bonus for it.
  • Italicized moves are broken; see their individual pages for more information.
  • All moves subsumed on this list are relearnable via the Move Relearners if lost.

TMs/HMs

TM Moves Type Category Base Power Accuracy PP
TM1 Mega Punch Normal Physical 80 85 20
TM5 Mega Kick Normal Physical 120 75 5
TM6 Toxic Poison Status 90 10
TM8 Body Slam Normal Physical 80 100 15
TM9 Take Down Normal Physical 90 85 20
TM16 Pay Day Normal Physical 40 100 20
TM17 Submission Fighting Physical 80 80 25
TM19 Seismic Toss Fighting Physical 100 20
TM24 Thunderbolt Electric Special 90 100 15
TM25 Thunder Electric Special 110 70 10
TM28 Dig Ground Physical 80 100 10
TM33 Reflect Psychic Status 20
TM34 Bide Normal Physical 10
TM39 Swift Normal Special 60 20
TM40 Skull Bash Normal Physical 100 100 15
TM44 Rest Psychic Status 10
TM45 Thunder Wave Electric Status 100 20
TM60 Hidden Power Normal Special 60 100 15
TM66 Light Screen Psychic Status 30
TM67 Protect Normal Status 10
TM68 Rain Dance Water Status 5
TM81 Brick Break Fighting Physical 75 100 15
TM92 Facade Normal Physical 70 100 20
TM114 Rock Smash Fighting Physical 40 100 15
TM122 Volt Switch Electric Special 70 100 20
HM05 Flash Normal Status 100 20
  • Emboldened moves denote that this Pokémon avails from a STAB bonus for it.
  • Italicized moves are broken; see their individual pages for more information.
  • Refer to TMs and HMs for information on each move’s obtainability.

TM-tutors

Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy PP
Charge Beam Electric Special 50 90 10
Focus Punch Fighting Physical 150 100 20
Frustration Normal Physical 100 20
Iron Tail Steel Physical 100 75 15
Zap Cannon Electric Special 120 50 5
  • Emboldened moves denote that this Pokémon avails from a STAB bonus for it.
  • Italicized moves are broken; see their individual pages for more information.
  • Read to the move tutors article for tutorship information for all moves hereon.

Move tutors

Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy PP
Aqua Tail Water Physical 90 90 10
Counter Fighting Physical 100 20
Covet Normal Physical 60 100 25
Double-Edge Normal Physical 120 100 15
Dynamic Punch Fighting Physical 100 50 5
Knock Off Dark Physical 65 100 25
Headbutt Normal Physical 70 100 15
Iron Tail Steel Physical 100 75 15
Magnet Rise Electric Status 10
Mega Kick Normal Physical 120 75 5
Mega Punch Normal Physical 80 85 20
Rollout Rock Physical 30 90 20
Seismic Toss Fighting Physical 100 20
Shock Wave Electric Special 60 20
Surf Water Special 90 100 15
Signal Beam Bug Special 75 100 15
Swagger Normal Status 90 15
Swift Normal Special 60 20
Thunder Punch Electric Physical 75 100 15
Thunder Wave Electric Status 100 20
Refresh Normal Status 20
  • Emboldened moves denote that this Pokémon avails from a STAB bonus for it.
  • Italicized moves are broken; see their individual pages for more information.
  • Read to the move tutors article for tutorship information for all moves hereon.

Egg Moves

Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy PP
Bestow Normal Status 15
Bide Normal Physical 10
Charge Electric Status 20
Disarming Voice Fairy Special 40 15
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
Volt Tackle Electric Physical 120 100 15
Wish Normal Status 10
  • Emboldened moves denote that this Pokémon avails from a STAB bonus for it.
  • Italicized moves are broken; see their individual pages for more information.
  • For more information on egg-move-tutors, refer to: Egg Moves.

Type Effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions, this Pokémon is:

 2×  Weak to  1×  Neutral to  ½×  Resistant to  0×  Immune to
Ground
Bug
Dark
Dragon
Fairy
Fighting
Fire
Ghost
Grass
Ice
Normal
Poison
Psychic
Rock
Water
Electric
Flying
Steel
None

Leveling Chart

This is a tabulated leveling chart of the amount of experience Pikachu requires to advance per level, as well as a comparative overview of how much less experience is needed to level up at the same levels than its evolution would require.

Level XP Level-Up Differential Pikachu-Raichu Differential
1 65 6 38
2 72 7 42
3 103 31 82
4 184 81 171
5 339 155 320
6 592 253 542
7 968 376 849
8 1492 524 1252
9 2189 697 1765
10 3082 893 2397
11 4197 1115 3163
12 5559 1362 4074
13 7191 1632 5140
14 9119 1928 6376
15 11366 2247 7792
16 13959 2593 9402
17 16920 2961 11215
18 20276 3356 13247
19 24050 3774 15506
20 28267 4217 18006
21 32952 4685 20760
22 38130 5178 23778
23 43824 5694 27072
24 50061 6237 30657
25 56863 6802 34540
26 64257 7394 38739
27 72266 8009 43261
28 80915 8649 48120
29 90230 9315 53329
30 100233 10003 58898
31 110952 10719 64841
32 122409 11457 71168
33 134629 12220 77893
34 147638 13009 85028
35 161460 13822 92583
36 176119 14659 100571
37 191641 15522 109005
38 208050 16409 117897
39 225370 17320 127257
40 243628 18258 137101
41 262846 19218 147436
42 283051 20205 158279
43 304266 21215 169638
44 326518 22252 181529
45 349830 23312 193961
46 374227 24397 206947
47 399735 25508 220501
48 426378 26643 234633
49 454182 27804 249357
50 483171 28989 264683
51 513371 30200 280625
52 544806 31435 297195
53 577503 32697 314406
54 611486 33983 332269
55 646781 35295 350797
56 683413 36632 370004
57 721408 37995 389902
58 760793 39385 410504
59 801593 40800 431821
60 843834 42241 453868
61 887544 43710 476659
62 932749 45205 500205
63 979477 46728 524521
64 1027755 48278 549622
65 1077612 49857 575521
66 1129077 51465 602234
67 1182180 53103 629776
68 1236952 54772 658163
69 1293425 56473 687413
70 1351634 58209 717543
71 1411613 59979 748571
72 1473401 61788 780521
73 1537040 63639 813415
74 1602574 65534 847277
75 1670052 67478 882138
76 1739531 69479 918031
77 1811075 71544 954995
78 1884757 73682 993077
79 1960667 75910 1032333
80 2038908 78241 1072831
81 2119612 80704 1114662
82 2202941 83329 1157935
83 2289102 86161 1202796
84 2378365 89263 1249441
85 2471086 92721 1298129
86 2567748 96662 1349222
87 2669014 101266 1403225
88 2775819 106805 1460864
89 2889504 113685 1523200
90 3012042 122538 1591827
91 3146405 134363 1669195
92 3297203 150798 1759190
93 3471802 174599 1868162
94 3682398 210596 2006888
95 3950010 267612 2194446
96 4312609 362599 2466311
97 4842738 530129 2892441
98 5688668 845930 3620890
99 7179887 1491219 4993603
100 10130788 2950901 7892749

Special counterparts

Main article: Pokémon Counterparts

Pikachu coalesced with an assortment of other Pokémon to have a Christmas-thematized counterpart as a product of the 2016 Christmas Event.

  • Original counterpart

  • Shiny Pikachu

  • Christmas Pikachu

  • Pink Pikachu

  • Halloween Pikachu

External Links

  • Pikachu’s Bulbapedia
  • Pikachu’s Serebii