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Pikachu is an Electric-type Pokémon from the Kanto region. It evolves from Pichu after being fed 25 candies and evolves into Raichu when fed 50 candies. Pikachu is also one of the Starter Pokémon available.
Contents
Pokédex description
Mouse Pokémon
Whenever Pikachu comes across something new, it blasts it with a jolt of electricity. If you come across a blackened berry, it's evidence that this Pokémon mistook the intensity of its charge.
- Pikachu's cry
Possible attacks
Fast attacks
Charged attacks
Attack availability
- Wild Charge: added on February 16th, 2017
- Thunder: removed on February 16th, 2017
- Present: available during events: Holiday 2017 and Pokémon Day 2018
- Surf: available during events: Jan, Dec 2018, Dec 2019 Community Day, Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto and Kanto Celebration Event
Fast attacks
Charged attacks
Evolution family
Pikachu is part of a three-member family.
Forms
These Pikachu forms cannot evolve.
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These costumed Pikachu can evolve retaining their costumes.
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Availability
- Pikachu was released with the game launch on July 6th, 2016.
Shiny form of Pikachu was released on Pokémon GO Park on August 9th, 2017.
| Method | Maximum CP | Details |
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 Wild |
804 871 (weather boosted) |
In wild since 2016 Jul 6
Increased spawns in: |
 Eggs |
536 |
Increased chance/Previously in: |
 Raid Battles |
536 670 (weather boosted) |
Tier 1 CP 3,277
Visit List of Raid Bosses changes for complete appearance |
 Research tasks |
402 | Field Research: Catch 5 Pokémon: New Year's (costume) Take a snapshot of your buddy: Throwback Challenge 2020: Kanto Send 10 Gifts to friends: 2020 Feb Catch 5 Delibird or Snover: Holiday 2019 (winter hat) Catch 5 Pidgey or Rattata: Pokémon Day 2019 (flower crowns) Catch 3 Grass-, Fire- or Water-type Pokémon: 2018 Jul Catch 3 Electric-type Pokémon: 2018 Apr - Jun Special Research/Timed Research: Animation Week Research - Completing 1st and 11th part (world cap) GO Fest Weekly Challenge: Skill - Completing 3rd part (Flying) |
 GO Snapshot |
804 | Obtainable during: 4th Anniversary: 2020 Jul 3 - 8 (Flying, 5 per day) Pokémon Day 2020: Feb 25 - Mar 2 (Clone, 1 per day) 3rd Anniversary: 2019 Jun 28 - Jul 6 (Party, 1 per day) Detective Pikachu Celebration: 2019 May 7 - 17 (Detective, 1 per day) April Fools' Day: 2019 Apr 1 - 2 (Ash, 5 per day) |
 GO Battle League |
536 | Obtainable starting from rank: 24 (since Season 6, Libre) 10 (Season 1 - Season 5, Libre) |
Gallery
Pikachu Pokédex entry
Pikachu seen in the game trailer
Pikachu in early concept of encounter screen
Trivia
- Normally, evolved stages of Pokémon cannot be shiny in encounter screen, but Pikachu can.
- Pikachu is one of the four Starter Pokémon, the others being Bulbasaur, Charmander and Squirtle.
- Unlike other three Starter Pokémon, Pikachu is not the first stage form of its evolution line.
- Pikachu is the most favored and iconic Pokémon in game and there are few easter eggs related with this Pokémon.
- Its silhouette is in Pokémon Collection button in Main Menu .
- Its image is on PokéCoin icon .
- It has a lineup of various costumes for certain events in game.
- Along with extra-small Rattata, extra-large Magikarp and extremely-rare in general Unown, for catching Pikachu there is special medal that Trainer can achieve.
- Pikachu can be caught as a Starter Pokémon, if the player walk away from three already spawned Starter Pokémon to make them disappear and re-spawn again next to the trainer at his current location. Players have to repeat this action few times until Pikachu show up along with the previous three Starter Pokémon.
- Unlike the other Pokémon in the game, if Pikachu is tapped while looking at its summary page, it says its name just as it does in the anime series.
- Its silhouette is in Pokémon Collection button
- During the Pokémon GO Park event in Yokohama, Pikachu was a 4th tier level Raid Boss, its CP was 11,845. Pikachu's maximum capture CP in Bonus Challenge was 450. [1]
- Unlike regular Pikachu, Pikachu wearing event hat cannot be transferred to Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!.
- So far, Flying Pikachu always knows Fly when caught. It can only learn other charged attacks the normal form can learn by unlocking a second charged attack or Charged TM.
- Pikachu is the only Pokémon with two attacks than cannot be learned by any other Pokémon, Fly and Flying Press, albeit across different forms.
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.References
- ↑ Golem raid in Yokohama. /r/TheSilphRoad. Retrieved on 2017-10-11.
External links
- Pikachu page, on the official Pokédex website
- Pikachu article, on the Bulbapedia
- Pikachu article, on the Pokémon Wiki
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| Zweilous |
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| Hydreigon |
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| Larvesta |
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| Volcarona |
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| Cobalion |
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| Terrakion |
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| Virizion |
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| Tornadus |
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| Thundurus |
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| Reshiram |
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| Zekrom |
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| Landorus |
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| Kyurem |
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| Keldeo |
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| Meloetta |
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| Genesect |
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| Chespin |
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| Quilladin |
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| Chesnaught |
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| Fennekin |
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| Braixen |
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| Delphox |
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| Froakie |
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| Frogadier |
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| Greninja |
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| Bunnelby |
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| Diggersby |
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| Fletchling |
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| Fletchinder |
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| Talonflame |
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| Scatterbug |
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| Litleo |
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| Pyroar |
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| Espurr |
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| Meowstic |
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| Klefki |
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| Noibat |
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| Noivern |
Legendary Pokémon • Mythical Pokémon • Shiny Pokémon • Lucky Pokémon • Shadow Pokémon • Region-exclusive Pokémon • Starter Pokémon • Baby Pokémon • Fossil Pokémon
List of Pokémon (by release date • by Pokédex data • by statistics • by evolution family • by gender ratio) • Pokémon with different forms • Pokémon with gender differences • List of Shiny Pokémon (Comparison)
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