Pika

Pika ピカ Pika

Pika

Debuts in Wanted: Pikachu! Caught at Pewter City Gender Male Ability Static Nature Sassy Current location With Red

This Pokémon has not evolved.

Pika (Japanese: ピカ Pika) was the fourth Pokémon shown to be obtained by Red in the Pokémon Adventures manga and seems to be his closest Pokémon.

History

Red and Pika

Red captured Pika at Pewter City near the beginning of the Red, Green, & Blue arc. Pika had been causing havoc at the market, evading capture with his electric attacks and eating the shops' food. After his capture, Red identified him as coming from Viridian Forest. Pika was initially antagonistic towards Red, but throughout their long journey together, he soon became one of Red's closest companions and one of his most adept battlers. At one point, he was accidentally traded to Blue, who taught him a variety of non-Electric-type moves, including Substitute and Toxic.

Pika using MegaVolt on Lance

In the Yellow arc, he was the only one of Red's Pokémon to escape from the Kanto Elite Four, and later joined Yellow to help search for Red. During this time he learned to manipulate the decoy created by Substitute into a surfboard, which allowed him to use the move Surf. Eventually, under Yellow's command, it was able to deliver a devastating MegaVolt and defeat Lance, the leader of the Elite Four of Kanto. Before this, Red had reunited with his allies and defeated Bruno, and took Pika back under his wing after a long period of separation.

He temporarily joined Yellow's team again in the Gold, Silver, & Crystal arc when Red went to heal himself at the hot springs of Mt. Silver. Mating with Yellow's Chuchu, he produced an Egg at the Goldenrod Daycare Center, which hatched into a Pichu. He was, however, later brought to Mt. Silver when he and Gold went there to train.

Pika wouldn't make many notable appearances the next time he appeared, but served crucial roles in the FRLG arc, particularly against Deoxys.

In the ending to the Emerald arc, it is revealed by Gold that Pika wasn't inside his Poké Ball during the Pokédex owners' petrification, but, instead, able to escape, making this the second time Pika had a near-fatal experience (the first being when he escaped the Elite Four while Red got frozen by Lorelei's ice cuffs). Pika is seen wearing Red's hat and using Surf to get to the Battle Frontier to see Red get recovered, while Chuchu is seen using Fly to get to the same destination (wearing Yellow's straw hat). Gold uses this sighting to attempt to convince Emerald to wish upon Jirachi for the restoration of the Pokédex owners.

Contrary to the mechanics of the games, Pika learned Volt Tackle along with his partner and offspring without breeding. All three showcase this by using Volt Tackle against the fake Kyogre.

Red relies heavily on Pika, and has used him against many major opponents including Giovanni and legendary Pokémon such as Mewtwo and Deoxys.

Moves used

Using Substitute Using Iron Tail	Move First Used In Thunder Shock Wanted: Pikachu! Quick Attack Wanted: Pikachu!* Flash Raging Rhydon Thunder Wave ...But Fearow Itself! Thunder ...But Fearow Itself! Thunderbolt Wartortle Wars Toxic A Tale of Ninetales Substitute Meanwhile...Vileplume! Surf Breath of Dragonair Part 3 Bide The Legend Rage The Legend Iron Tail Activate: The Ultimate Move Volt Tackle † The Final Battle IX
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

• Note: Toxic was called Tail Strike in the Vizkids localisation.

Moves improvised

• MegaVolt is a ten times stronger version of Thunderbolt used in The Legend to defeat Lance.

In the games

Main article: Red's Pikachu (game)

The variation of Red that appears in Generation II has a level 81 male Pikachu, which is his highest-level Pokémon. It was also the highest-leveled Pokémon owned by an NPC in the entire series, but has had that title taken away by three of the rival's Pokémon in Platinum after defeating Sinnoh's Elite Four twenty times. It also appears in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, now at level 88, effectively regaining this title. Red also uses Pikachu during the Pokémon World Tournament, where it has a varying gender, and is set at level 50.

Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal	Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver	Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
Type: Electric Unknown Held item: None Pikachu♂ Lv.81 Charm Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Thunder Electric   --	Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Static Held item: Light Ball Pikachu♂ Lv.88 Volt Tackle Electric Physical   --       Iron Tail Steel Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Thunderbolt Electric Special   --	Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Static Held item: Light Ball Pikachu♂/♀ Lv.50 Fake Out Normal Physical   --       Iron Tail Steel Physical   --       Volt Tackle Electric Physical   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --

Trivia

• Pika was a nickname that Ash suggested to his Pikachu in The Electric Tale of Pikachu.

Related articles

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Pikachu.

• Red's Pikachu (game)
• Ash's Pikachu
• Chuchu

Red's Pokémon
On hand:	Poli	Saur	Pika	Snor	Gyara	Aero
In storage: Nidorino  Diglett  Vee  Sandshrew  Traded away: Scyther  Charizard  Golduck  Machamp  Pidgeot  Porygon  Krabby  Given away: Mewtwo  Status unknown: Bellsprout  Fearow  Nidoqueen  Nidoking (multiple)  Victreebel (multiple)  Weepinbell (multiple)  Bellsprout (multiple)  Exeggcute (multiple)  Parasect (multiple)  Butterfree  Temporary: Blasty  Articuno  Organism No. 2  Chuchu

Blue's Pokémon
In rotation:	Scizor	Charizard	Golduck	Machamp	Porygon2	Rhyperior
	Pumpkaboo
At the Viridian Gym:	Pidgeot	Ninetales	Exeggutor	Alakazam	Arcanine	Unknown
Traded away:	Poli	Saur	Pika	Gyara
Given away:	Lapras
Status unknown:	Venomoth
Temporary:	Golbat	Zapdos

Yellow's Pokémon
On hand:	Ratty	Dody	Gravvy	Omny	Kitty	Chuchu
Released:	Seadra
Borrowed:	Pika	Slowpoke	Mewtwo

This article is part of Project Manga, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each series of Pokémon manga.