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Pichu's Type

ELECTRIC

Pichu's Pokédex #s

National #: 172

Galar #: 193

Armor #: 84

Crown #: --

Sinnoh #: 103

Pichu's Base Stats

HP:: 20

Attack:: 40

Defense:: 15

Sp. Atk:: 35

Sp. Def:: 35

Speed:: 60

Total:: 205

Misc. Info

Height:: 1'0" (0.3m)

Weight:: 4.4 lbs. (2 kg)

Gender Ratio:

Egg Groups:: Undiscovered

EXP At Lv. 100:: 1,000,000

EV Yield:: 1 Speed

Base EXP:: 41

Catch Rate:: 190

Base Happiness:: 70

Pichu's Abilities

Here are what abilities Pichu can possibly have, along with their effects.

Static: 30% chance of paralyzing the attacker when Pichu is damaged by a contact move.

Lightning Rod: Draws in Electric moves to Pichu, which prevents their damage and raises Pichu's Special Attack by one stage.

Weaknesses & Resistances

Below is a list of what Pichu's weakness and resistance is to various types.

2×: GROUND

½: ELECTRIC

FLYING

STEEL

Pichu's Evolution Line

Below you'll find a list of all Pokémon Pichu evolves from or into, along with its evolution method.

Pichu

Pikachu: level up w/ high happiness

Raichu: use Thunder Stone

Alolan Raichu: use Thunder Stone (Alola region only)

Pichu's Moves in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

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Below is a list of all of the moves that Pichu can learn, along with what level it learns the move, the TM or TR number, and what egg moves it can learn, if any. Hover over a move (desktop/laptop) or click the ? button next to the move (mobile/tablet) to find out more about the move.

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Pichu learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
1	Thunder Shock Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.	ELECTRIC	40	100%	30	One Target
1	Tail Whip Lowers all nearby enemies' Defense by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	30	Nearby Enemies
4	Play Nice Lowers the target's Attack by one stage. Ignores Protect/Detect/etc.	NORMAL	--	--	20	One Target
8	Sweet Kiss Confuses the target.	FAIRY	--	75%	10	One Target
12	Nuzzle Has a 100% chance to paralyze the target.	ELECTRIC	20	100%	20	One Target
16	Nasty Plot Raises Pichu's Special Attack by two stages.	DARK	--	--	20	User
20	Charm Lowers the target's Attack by two stages.	FAIRY	--	100%	20	One Target

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Pichu can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught an unlimited number of times once the TM is obtained.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM00	Mega Punch Damages the target.	NORMAL	80	85%	20	One Target
TM01	Mega Kick Damages the target.	NORMAL	120	75%	5	One Target
TM05	Thunder Punch Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.	ELECTRIC	75	100%	15	One Target
TM14	Thunder Wave Paralyzes the target.	ELECTRIC	--	90%	20	One Target
TM17	Light Screen Reduces damage from Special-based moves for 5 turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	30	User's Field
TM18	Reflect Reduces damage from Physical-based moves for 5 turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	20	User's Field
TM21	Rest Pichu restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM24	Snore Can only be used while asleep. 30% chance of making the target flinch.	NORMAL	50	100%	15	One Target
TM25	Protect Protects Pichu from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM29	Charm Lowers the target's Attack by two stages.	FAIRY	--	100%	20	One Target
TM31	Attract Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
TM33	Rain Dance Changes the weather to rainy for 5 turns.	WATER	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM39	Facade Does double damage if Pichu is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM40	Swift Doesn't miss all nearby enemies.	NORMAL	60	--	20	Nearby Enemies
TM41	Helping Hand Increases the power of ally Pokémon's moves for the rest of the turn.	NORMAL	--	--	20	Ally
TM59	Fling Throws Pichu's held item. Type and power depend on the item.	DARK	varies	100%	10	One Target
TM76	Round Deals double damage if Round has already been used and causes any other Pokémon using Round to use it immediately afterward.	NORMAL	60	100%	15	One Target
TM80	Volt Switch Forces Pichu to switch out after dealing damage.	ELECTRIC	70	100%	20	One Target
TM82	Electroweb Lowers all nearby enemies' Speed by one stage.	ELECTRIC	55	95%	15	Nearby Enemies
TM90	Electric Terrain Activates Electric Terrain for 5 turns, which prevents non-airborne Pokémon from falling asleep and powers up Electric-type moves by 50%.	ELECTRIC	--	--	10	Entire Field

TR Moves

Here are all of the moves that Pichu can learn via TR (Technical Record). These moves can be taught only once per TR, but TRs can be obtained in the Wild Area and other locations.

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TR01	Body Slam Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.	NORMAL	85	100%	15	One Target
TR04	Surf Deals extra damage to targets using Dive.	WATER	90	100%	15	All But Self
TR08	Thunderbolt Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.	ELECTRIC	90	100%	15	One Target
TR09	Thunder 30% chance of paralyzing the target. 100% accuracy in the rain and 50% accuracy in sunny weather.	ELECTRIC	110	70%	10	One Target
TR20	Substitute Costs 25% of Pichu's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR21	Reversal Does more damage when Pichu's HP is low.	FIGHTING	varies	100%	15	One Target
TR26	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR27	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Pichu's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR30	Encore Forces the target to use its recent move for a few turns.	NORMAL	--	100%	5	One Target
TR31	Iron Tail 30% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	STEEL	100	75%	15	One Target
TR35	Uproar Lose control for up to 5 turns. While the Uproar is active, no Pokémon can be asleep.	NORMAL	90	100%	10	Random Enemy
TR68	Nasty Plot Raises Pichu's Special Attack by two stages.	DARK	--	--	20	User
TR77	Grass Knot Does more damage depending on how heavy the target is.	GRASS	varies	100%	20	One Target
TR86	Wild Charge Pichu takes 25% of Wild Charge's damage as recoil damage.	ELECTRIC	90	100%	15	One Target
TR90	Play Rough 10% chance of lowering the target's Attack by one stage.	FAIRY	90	90%	10	One Target

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Pichu can learn as Egg Moves. In the case of evolved Pokémon, it shows what Egg Moves it can learn in its lowest evolutionary stage. Click the word EGG to find compatible breeding Pokémon to get that Egg Move onto Pichu.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Present Has 40, 80, or 120 power, or heals the target.	NORMAL	varies	90%	15	One Target
EGG	Wish Heals whichever Pokémon is out by 50% of Pichu's max HP at the end of the next turn.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
EGG	Charge Raises Pichu's Special Defense by one stage and doubles the power of its Electric moves next turn.	ELECTRIC	--	--	20	User
EGG	Fake Out +3 priority. 100% chance of making the target flinch. Fails unless used on the first turn Pichu is sent out.	NORMAL	40	100%	10	One Target
EGG	Tickle Lowers the target's Attack and Defense by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	20	One Target
EGG	Flail Does more damage when Pichu's HP is low.	NORMAL	varies	100%	15	One Target
EGG	Disarming Voice Doesn't miss all nearby enemies.	FAIRY	40	--	15	Nearby Enemies

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Pichu learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
1	Thunder Shock Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.	ELECTRIC	40	100%	30	One Target
1	Tail Whip Lowers all nearby enemies' Defense by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	30	Nearby Enemies
4	Play Nice Lowers the target's Attack by one stage. Ignores Protect/Detect/etc.	NORMAL	--	--	20	One Target
8	Sweet Kiss Confuses the target.	FAIRY	--	75%	10	One Target
12	Nuzzle Has a 100% chance to paralyze the target.	ELECTRIC	20	100%	20	One Target
16	Nasty Plot Raises Pichu's Special Attack by two stages.	DARK	--	--	20	User
20	Charm Lowers the target's Attack by two stages.	FAIRY	--	100%	20	One Target

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Pichu can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught once per use of the TM.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM16	Light Screen Reduces damage from Special-based moves for 5 turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	30	User's Field
TM17	Protect Protects Pichu from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM18	Rain Dance Changes the weather to rainy for 5 turns.	WATER	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM23	Iron Tail 30% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	STEEL	100	75%	15	One Target
TM24	Thunderbolt Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.	ELECTRIC	90	100%	15	One Target
TM25	Thunder 30% chance of paralyzing the target. 100% accuracy in the rain and 50% accuracy in sunny weather.	ELECTRIC	110	70%	10	One Target
TM32	Double Team Raises Pichu's Evasion by one stage.	NORMAL	--	--	15	User
TM33	Reflect Reduces damage from Physical-based moves for 5 turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	20	User's Field
TM34	Shock Wave Doesn't miss the target.	ELECTRIC	60	--	20	One Target
TM42	Facade Does double damage if Pichu is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM43	Volt Switch Forces Pichu to switch out after dealing damage.	ELECTRIC	70	100%	20	One Target
TM44	Rest Pichu restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM45	Attract Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
TM56	Fling Throws Pichu's held item. Type and power depend on the item.	DARK	varies	100%	10	One Target
TM57	Charge Beam Has a 70% chance to raise Pichu's Special Attack by one stage.	ELECTRIC	50	90%	10	One Target
TM58	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM63	Nasty Plot Raises Pichu's Special Attack by two stages.	DARK	--	--	20	User
TM70	Flash Lowers the target's Accuracy by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	20	One Target
TM73	Thunder Wave Paralyzes the target.	ELECTRIC	--	90%	20	One Target
TM82	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Pichu's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM86	Grass Knot Does more damage depending on how heavy the target is.	GRASS	varies	100%	20	One Target
TM87	Swagger Raises the target's Attack by two stages and confuses it.	NORMAL	--	85%	15	One Target
TM90	Substitute Costs 25% of Pichu's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM95	Surf Deals extra damage to targets using Dive.	WATER	90	100%	15	All But Self

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Pichu can learn as Egg Moves. In the case of evolved Pokémon, it shows what Egg Moves it can learn in its lowest evolutionary stage. Click the word EGG to find compatible breeding Pokémon to get that Egg Move onto Pichu.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Present Has 40, 80, or 120 power, or heals the target.	NORMAL	varies	90%	15	One Target
EGG	Wish Heals whichever Pokémon is out by 50% of Pichu's max HP at the end of the next turn.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
EGG	Charge Raises Pichu's Special Defense by one stage and doubles the power of its Electric moves next turn.	ELECTRIC	--	--	20	User
EGG	Fake Out +3 priority. 100% chance of making the target flinch. Fails unless used on the first turn Pichu is sent out.	NORMAL	40	100%	10	One Target
EGG	Tickle Lowers the target's Attack and Defense by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	20	One Target
EGG	Flail Does more damage when Pichu's HP is low.	NORMAL	varies	100%	15	One Target
EGG	Disarming Voice Doesn't miss all nearby enemies.	FAIRY	40	--	15	Nearby Enemies
EGG	Reversal Does more damage when Pichu's HP is low.	FIGHTING	varies	100%	15	One Target
EGG	Encore Forces the target to use its recent move for a few turns.	NORMAL	--	100%	5	One Target
EGG	Thunder Punch Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.	ELECTRIC	75	100%	15	One Target
EGG	Electric Terrain Activates Electric Terrain for 5 turns, which prevents non-airborne Pokémon from falling asleep and powers up Electric-type moves by 50%.	ELECTRIC	--	--	10	Entire Field

Pichu's Detailed Stats

Below you'll find a more detailed table containing Pichu's calculated stats, which are the stats that you actually see displayed in game. These are affected by a variety of things, such as level, Effort Values (EVs), Individual Values (IVs), and Pichu's Nature.

By default, the stats you see in the table below show four different possibilities, all assuming Pichu is level 100: its stats with 0 EVs, 252+ (max) EVs, 0 IVs, and 31 (max) IVs. Nature is not shown by default, so its maximum is 10% higher than shown here, and minium 10% lower.

Stats at level 100	0 EVs		252+ EVs		Base Stat
Stats at level 100	Min	Max	Min	Max	Base Stat
HP	150	181	213	244	20
Attack	85	116	148	179	40
Defense	35	66	98	129	15
Sp. Atk	75	106	138	169	35
Sp. Def	75	106	138	169	35
Speed	125	156	188	219	60
Total					205

Where to Find Pichu in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

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If you're looking for where to find Pichu, you'll find the various methods listed down below, along with any notes or special locations. This should help you figure out how to get Pichu in Pokémon Sword & Shield. (Currently this does not show most "strong" static encounters or Max Raid Battles.)

Special Ways to Get Pichu

Breed a female Pikachu (or male with a Ditto) with a compatible Pokémon and then hatch the resulting egg to obtain a Pichu.

Location information on where to find Pichu in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl will be coming to the Marriland Pokédex in a future update! Thank you for your patience!

Pokédex Entries for Pichu

Generation 8 Pokédex Entries

Sword

Despite its small size, it can zap even adult humans. However, if it does so, it also surprises itself.

Shield

The electric sacs in its cheeks are small. If even a little electricity leaks, it becomes shocked.

Generation 7 Pokédex Entries

Sun

It is not yet skilled at controlling electricity. If you take your eyes off it, it may shock itself.

Moon

Despite this Pokémon's cute appearance, those who want to live with one should prepare to be on the receiving end of its electric jolts.

Ultra Sun

It still can't use electricity well. When it's surprised or excited, it discharges electricity unintentionally.

Ultra Moon

It has electric sacs in its cheeks. When they're fully charged, Pichu plays very energetically.

Generation 6 Pokédex Entries

X

It plays with others by touching tails and setting off sparks. This appears to be a test of courage.

Y

It is not yet skilled at storing electricity. It may send out a jolt if amused or startled.

Omega Ruby

Pichu charges itself with electricity more easily on days with thunderclouds or when the air is very dry. You can hear the crackling of static electricity coming off this Pokémon.

Alpha Sapphire

When Pichu plays with others, it may short out electricity with another Pichu, creating a shower of sparks. In that event, this Pokémon will begin crying, startled by the flash of sparks.

Generation 5 Pokédex Entries

Black White Black 2 White 2

The electric sacs in its cheeks are small. If even a little electricity leaks, it becomes shocked.

Generation 4 Pokédex Entries

Diamond

The electric pouches on its cheeks are still small. They cannot store much electricity yet.

Pearl

It plays with others by touching tails and setting off sparks. This appears to be a test of courage.

Platinum

The electric sacs in its cheeks are small. If even a little electricity leaks, it becomes shocked.

HeartGold

It is not yet skilled at storing electricity. It may send out a jolt if amused or startled.

SoulSilver

Despite its small size, it can zap even adult humans. However, if it does so, it also surprises itself.

Generation 3 Pokédex Entries

Ruby

PICHU charges itself with electricity more easily on days with thunderclouds or when the air is very dry. You can hear the crackling of static electricity coming off this POKéMON.

Sapphire

When PICHU plays with others, it may short out electricity with another PICHU, creating a shower of sparks. In that event, this POKéMON will begin crying, startled by the flash of sparks.

Emerald

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.

FireRed

Despite its small size, it can zap even adult humans. However, if it does so, it also surprises itself.

LeafGreen

It is not yet skilled at storing electricity. It may send out a jolt if amused or startled.

Generation 2 Pokédex Entries

Gold

It is not yet skilled at storing electricity. It may send out a jolt if amused or startled.

Silver

Despite its small size, it can zap even adult humans. However, if it does so, it also surprises itself.

Crystal

It is unskilled at storing electric power. Any kind of shock causes it to discharge energy spontaneously.