Pokédex No.0025
Visual data
No.0025 · Mouse Pokémon
Pikachu
ピカチュウ
Electric
Forms
Height
0.4 m
Weight
6.0 kg
Color
Yellow
Shape
Quadruped
Abilities
Has a 30% chance of paralyzing attacking Pokémon on contact.
Lightning RodHidden
Redirects single-target electric moves to this Pokémon where possible. Absorbs Electric moves, raising Special Attack one stage.
02 //Base stats
StatBase
HP35
180–274
Attack55
103–229
Defense40
76–196
Sp. Atk50
94–218
Sp. Def50
94–218
Speed90
166–306
Total320Higher than 23% of all Pokémon
Ranges assume 0 IV/0 EV with a hindering nature (min) up to 31 IV/252 EV with a boosting nature (max).
- HPtop 97%
- Attacktop 77%
- Defensetop 92%
- Sp. Atktop 74%
- Sp. Deftop 79%
- Speedtop 25%
03 //Type matchups
Defensive multipliers
Takes 2× damage
Ground
Takes ½× damage
ElectricFlyingSteel
Damage taken from every type
Normal1×
Fire1×
Water1×
Electric½×
Grass1×
Ice1×
Fighting1×
Poison1×
Ground2×
Flying½×
Psychic1×
Bug1×
Rock1×
Ghost1×
Dragon1×
Dark1×
Steel½×
Fairy1×
Its own types hit these super-effectively (STAB)
WaterFlying
04 //Evolution
Level up with high friendship
Use Thunder Stone
05 //Easily confused with
Most similar silhouettes
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Ranked by a DINOv2 vision model comparing silhouette shapes — these are the options Who's That Pokémon? hard mode will try to trip you up with. Tap to reveal.
06 //Where to find it
By game
| Games | Location | Method |
|---|---|---|
SV | Apple HillsAtlas The Teal Mask | Static |
SV | Apple HillsAtlas The Teal Mask | Wild |
SV | East Province Area OneAtlas | Wild |
SV | Kitakami RoadAtlas The Teal Mask | Wild |
SV | Kitakami Wilds The Teal Mask | Wild |
SV | Oni MountainAtlas The Teal Mask | Wild |
SV | Paradise BarrensAtlas The Teal Mask | Wild |
SV | South Province Area FourAtlas | Wild |
SV | South Province Area TwoAtlas | Static |
SV | South Province Area TwoAtlas | Wild |
SV | Tera Raid Battles 2★ | Tera Raid |
SV | Tera Raid Battles 3★ | Tera Raid |
SV | Timeless Woods The Teal Mask | Wild |
SV | West Province Area ThreeAtlas | Wild |
SV | Wistful FieldsAtlas The Teal Mask | Wild |
ZA | Hyperspace Lumiose Electric zone · 2★ | Hyperspace |
ZA | Hyperspace Lumiose Electric zone · 4★ | Hyperspace |
ZA | Vert District | Wild |
ZA | Wild Zone 3 | Wild |
ZA | Wild Zone 6 | Wild |
Gens 1–7 from PokéAPI checked against Serebii (places PokéAPI lacks come from Serebii), Let's Go and Gens 8–9 from Serebii. Rates are the chance per encounter in that spot; Gen 8–9 raids and overview-only spots list no levels or rates. Tap a place for its page, or Atlas to find it on the map.
07 //Moves
67 moves
| Lv | Move | Type | Cat. | Pow | Acc | PP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Page → | Fairy | — | 100 | 20 | ||
| 1 | Page → | Normal | — | 100 | 40 | ||
| 1 | Page → | Dark | — | — | 20 | ||
| 1 | Page → | Electric | 20 | 100 | 20 | ||
| 1 | Page → | Normal | — | — | 20 | ||
| 1 | Page → | Normal | 40 | 100 | 30 | ||
| 1 | Page → | Fairy | — | 75 | 10 | ||
| 1 | Page → | Normal | — | 100 | 30 | ||
| 1 | Page → | Electric | 40 | 100 | 30 | ||
| 4 | Page → | Electric | — | 90 | 20 | ||
| 8 | Page → | Normal | — | — | 15 | ||
| 12 | Page → | Electric | — | 100 | 10 | ||
| 16 | Page → | Normal | 30 | 100 | 10 | ||
| 20 | Page → | Electric | 65 | 100 | 20 | ||
| 24 | Page → | Psychic | — | — | 30 | ||
| 28 | Page → | Steel | 100 | 75 | 15 | ||
| 32 | Page → | Electric | 80 | 100 | 15 | ||
| 36 | Page → | Electric | 90 | 100 | 15 | ||
| 40 | Page → | Psychic | — | — | 30 | ||
| 44 | Page → | Electric | 110 | 70 | 10 |
Learnset from Scarlet & Violet. Tap a move for its effect.
08 //Pokédex entries
21 unique entries
Possesses cheek sacs in which it stores electricity. This clever forest-dweller roasts tough berries with an electric shock before consuming them.
When Pikachu meet, they’ll touch their tails together and exchange electricity through them as a form of greeting.
Pikachu that can generate powerful electricity have cheek sacs that are extra soft and super stretchy.
This forest-dwelling Pokémon stores electricity in its cheeks, so you’ll feel a tingly shock if you touch it.
While sleeping, it generates electricity in the sacs in its cheeks. If it’s not getting enough sleep, it will be able to use only weak electricity.
Its nature is to store up electricity. Forests where nests of Pikachu live are dangerous, since the trees are so often struck by lightning.
09 //Names in other languages
9 languages
- Japanese
- ピカチュウ
- Rōmaji
- Pikachu
- Korean
- 피카츄
- Chinese (Simplified)
- 皮卡丘
- Chinese (Traditional)
- 皮卡丘
- French
- Pikachu
- German
- Pikachu
- Spanish
- Pikachu
- Italian
- Pikachu
10 //Training & breeding
Training
EV yield2 Speed
Catch rate190 (35.2% per Poké Ball at full HP, Gen 5+)
Base friendship70
Base experience112
Growth rateMedium
Breeding
Egg groupsGround, Fairy
Egg cycles10
Gender50% ♂ · 50% ♀
Gender differencesYes
Habitatforest
Other names
Japaneseピカチュウ
Korean피카츄
GermanPikachu
FrenchPikachu
SpanishPikachu
ItalianPikachu
Regional Pokédex numbers
Kanto #25Original Johto #22Hoenn #156Original Sinnoh #104Extended Sinnoh #104Updated Johto #22Kalos Central #36Updated Hoenn #163Original Alola #25Original Melemele #25Updated Alola #32Updated Melemele #32Letsgo Kanto #25Galar #194Isle Of Armor #85Hisui #56Paldea #74Kitakami #21
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