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Pikachu
Mouse Pokémon
Possesses cheek sacs in which it stores electricity. This clever forest-dweller roasts tough berries with an electric shock before consuming them.
Details
Height0.4 m
Weight6.0 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate190
Base friendship70
Growth ratemedium
Appears in these games
Red · Blue · Yellow#025Gold · Silver · Crystal#022Ruby · Sapphire · Emerald#156Diamond · Pearl#104Platinum · BDSP#104HeartGold · SoulSilver#022X · Y — Central Kalos#036Omega Ruby · Alpha Sapphire#163Sun · Moon#025Ultra Sun · Ultra Moon#032Let's Go Pikachu · Eevee#025Sword · Shield#194SwSh — Isle of Armor#085Legends: Arceus#056Scarlet · Violet#074SV — The Teal Mask#021Legends: Z-A#053
Base stats
HP
35
Attack
55
Defense
40
Sp. Atk
50
Sp. Def
50
Speed
90
Total
320
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
Smogon · Gen 9Recommended battle-ready sets by competitive tier. A “/” means either option works in that slot.
Special Attacker
- Item
- Light Ball
- Ability
- Lightning Rod
- Nature
- Timid
- EVs
- 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Pikachu can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Sprites & renders
25 sprites & renders for Pikachu.
Across the games
Moves
| Lv. | Move | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charm | Fairy | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Nasty Plot | Dark | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Nuzzle | Electric | Physical | 20 | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Play Nice | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Sweet Kiss | Fairy | Status | — | 75 | 10 |
| 1 | Tail Whip | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Thunder Shock | Electric | Special | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 8 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 9 | Double Kick | Fighting | Physical | 30 | 100 | 30 |
| 9 | Thunder Wave | Electric | Status | — | 90 | 20 |
| 12 | Electro Ball | Electric | Special | — | 100 | 10 |
| 16 | Feint | Normal | Physical | 30 | 100 | 10 |
| 16 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 20 | Spark | Electric | Physical | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 26 | Swift | Normal | Special | 60 | — | 20 |
| 28 | Iron Tail | Steel | Physical | 100 | 75 | 15 |
| 28 | Slam | Normal | Physical | 80 | 75 | 20 |
| 32 | Discharge | Electric | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 33 | Agility | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 36 | Thunderbolt | Electric | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| 40 | Light Screen | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 43 | Thunder | Electric | Special | 110 | 70 | 10 |
| 50 | Wild Charge | Electric | Physical | 90 | 100 | 15 |