POKEMON OF THE DAY 47; PIKACHU (JAPANESE: ピカチュウ PIKACHU) IS AN ELECTRIC-TYPE POKÉMON INTRODUCED IN GENERATION I.
IT EVOLVES FROM PICHU WHEN LEVELED UP WITH HIGH FRIENDSHIP AND EVOLVES INTO RAICHU WHEN EXPOSED TO A THUNDER STONE.
IN ALOLA, PIKACHU WILL EVOLVE INTO ALOLAN RAICHU WHEN EXPOSED TO A THUNDER STONE.
PIKACHU HAS A GIGANTAMAX FORM. PIKACHU WITH THE GIGANTAMAX FACTOR CANNOT EVOLVE.
IN POKÉMON YELLOW, THE STARTER PIKACHU WILL REFUSE TO EVOLVE INTO RAICHU UNLESS IT IS TRADED AND EVOLVED ON ANOTHER SAVE FILE.
PIKACHU IS POPULARLY KNOWN AS THE MASCOT OF THE POKÉMON FRANCHISE AND ONE OF NINTENDO'S MAJOR MASCOTS.
IT IS ALSO THE GAME MASCOT AND STARTER POKÉMON OF POKÉMON YELLOW AND POKÉMON: LET'S GO, PIKACHU!. IT HAS MADE NUMEROUS APPEARANCES ON THE BOXES OF SPIN-OFF TITLES.
PIKACHU IS ALSO THE STARTER POKÉMON IN POKÉMON RUMBLE BLAST AND POKÉMON RUMBLE WORLD. PIKACHU! THE MOUSE POKEMON; ABILITIES
STATIC
PIKACHU LIGHTNING ROD
COSPLAY PIKACHU
LIGHTNING ROD
HIDDEN ABILITY
GENDER RATIO
50% MALE, 50% FEMALE
CATCH RATE
190 (35.2%)
BREEDING
EGG GROUPS
FIELD AND FAIRY
HATCH TIME
2570 - 2826 STEPS
HEIGHT
1'04" 0.4 M
WEIGHT
13.2 LBS. 6.0 KG
BASE EXPERIENCE YIELD
82
GEN. I-IV 112
V+
LEVELING RATE
MEDIUM FAST
EV YIELD
TOTAL: 2
0
HP 0
ATK 0
DEF 0
SP.ATK 0
SP.DEF 2
SPEED 2
SHAPE
POKÉDEX COLOR
YELLOW
BASE FRIENDSHIP
70; WHEN SEVERAL OF THESE POKÉMON GATHER, THEIR ELECTRICITY COULD BUILD AND CAUSE LIGHTNING STORMS.
IT KEEPS ITS TAIL RAISED TO MONITOR ITS SURROUNDINGS. IF YOU YANK ITS TAIL, IT WILL TRY TO BITE YOU.
LIVES IN FORESTS AWAY FROM PEOPLE. IT STORES ELECTRICITY IN ITS CHEEKS FOR ZAPPING AN ENEMY IF IT IS ATTACKED.
THIS INTELLIGENT POKÉMON ROASTS HARD BERRIES WITH ELECTRICITY TO MAKE THEM TENDER ENOUGH TO EAT.
IT RAISES ITS TAIL TO CHECK ITS SURROUNDINGS. THE TAIL IS SOMETIMES STRUCK BY LIGHTNING IN THIS POSE.
WHEN IT IS ANGERED, IT IMMEDIATELY DISCHARGES THE ENERGY STORED IN THE POUCHES IN ITS CHEEKS.
THIS INTELLIGENT POKÉMON ROASTS HARD BERRIES WITH ELECTRICITY TO MAKE THEM TENDER ENOUGH TO EAT; STAT RANGE
AT LV. 50 AT LV. 100
HP:35
95 - 142 180 - 274
ATTACK:55
54 - 117 103 - 229
DEFENSE:30
31 - 90 58 - 174
SP. ATK:50
49 - 112 94 - 218
SP. DEF:40
40 - 101 76 - 196
SPEED:90
85 - 156 166 - 306
TOTAL:300 OTHER POKÉMON WITH THIS TOTAL
MINIMUM STATS ARE CALCULATED WITH 0 EVS, IVS OF 0, AND (IF APPLICABLE) A HINDERING NATURE.
MAXIMUM STATS ARE CALCULATED WITH 252 EVS, IVS OF 31, AND (IF APPLICABLE) A HELPFUL NATURE.
THIS POKÉMON'S SPECIAL BASE STAT IN GENERATION I WAS 50.
