Pikachu variants

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There are many Pikachu variants found in the games, anime, manga, and TCG. The following are the main variants besides Shiny and gender differences.

Surfing Pikachu

Surfing Pikachu is a Pikachu with a surfboard. With this, they are able to wield the move Surf.

In the games

Main series

Pikachu using Surf in Pokémon Battle Revolution

• Surfing on a Pikachu in Yellow, Gold, Silver, and Crystal Versions will result in a different overworld sprite being used.
• If a Pikachu uses Surf in Pokémon Stadium (Japanese), Pokémon Stadium (English), Pokémon Stadium 2, Pokémon Colosseum, Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, or Pokémon Battle Revolution, it will wield a pink surfboard. All of these games have certain requirements to get Surfing Pikachu or at least get a player's Pikachu to learn Surf (with the exception of Colosseum and XD)
  • In Pokémon Stadium (Japanese), if the player clears the Master Ball division of the L1-30 Division with a Pikachu in his or her party, the Pikachu can learn Surf.
  • In the non-Japanese versions of Pokémon Stadium (English), if the player clears the Master Ball division of the Round 2 Prime Cup with all Pokémon selected directly from a Game Pak, not saving the game during the challenge (continues are permitted), and ensures Pikachu participates in the final battle (the Pikachu can come from any Generation I game), they will be able to teach that Pikachu Surf.
  • In Pokémon Battle Revolution, after defeating Pokétopia Master Mysterial the player can download a Surfing Pikachu onto a Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver game from the shop for free. It can be downloaded by multiple games, but no two Pikachu can be downloaded by a single card.
• The surfing Pikachu was featured in a minigame exclusive to Pokémon Yellow, called Pikachu's Beach. This can only be activated by transferring a surfing Pikachu from other games. The non-player character who the player talks to apparently also has a surfing Pikachu.
• In the Generation II games, players may receive a surfing Pikachu doll via Mystery Gift; however, this item is very rare.
• All of Lt. Surge's Pikachu and Raichu in Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Stadium 2 know Surf.
• In Pokémon Box Ruby & Sapphire, after 1499 Pokémon are stored the player will receive an Egg with a Pichu that knows ThunderShock, Charm and Surf. This Pichu, of course, can evolve into a Pikachu that knows Surf.
• A surfing Pikachu can be found in Yellow Forest.
• Surfing Pikachu have been given out through Nintendo events.

Taking a snapshot of surfing Pikachu in Snap

Spin-off games

• This Pikachu variant was later seen in Pokémon Snap, appearing at the Beach.
• The surfing Pikachu was also featured in Pokémon Dash in special courses.
• The surfing Pikachu appeared in PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure. By typing in a certain code, a green surfboard is unlocked, which can then be used by Pikachu so he can play Gyarados's Aqua Dash.

Region	Code
NTSC	02970626
PAL	84925064
JPN	78872252

• A Surfing Pikachu doll can be bought from Shop 'N Squirtle in Pokémon Channel

In the anime

Surfing Pikachu in the anime

Puka in the anime

Puka is a Pikachu that seems to be based on this, making its only appearance in The Pi-Kahuna.

Ash's Pikachu later on appeared wielding a pink surfboard. Pikachu was also seen surfing in Expedition to Onix Island!.

In the manga

Yellow's surfing Pikachu in Pokémon Pocket Monsters

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

In the Yellow arc of Pokémon Adventures, Yellow was able to teach Pika the move Surf through the use of Substitute to create a surfboard.

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

In Pokémon Pocket Monsters, one of Red's rivals, Yellow, has a Pikachu with surfing skills. In The Fake Pikachu!!, he uses it in battle against Red's Pikachu.

In the TCG

Surfing Pikachu has been featured in the Pokémon Trading Card Game. The following are cards named Surfing Pikachu.

Surfing Pikachu Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Surfing Pikachu		Wizards Black Star Promos		28	Unnumbered Promotional cards
					Unnumbered Promotional cards
					Pokémon Web		025/048
		Rising Rivals		114/111	Bonds to the End of Time		089/090

Flying Pikachu

Flying Pikachu as depicted in the TCG

Flying Pikachu is a Pikachu with balloons. With them, he is able to wield the move Fly.

In the games

Main series

• The flying Pikachu can be seen in the opening of Pokémon Yellow.
• The flying Pikachu can be found in the Pokéwalker's Yellow Forest.
• The flying Pikachu was given out through Nintendo events.

Spin-off games

• The flying Pikachu can be found in Pokémon Snap taking the name "Balloon Pikachu".
• This Pikachu variant was featured in Pokémon Dash in special courses.
• The flying Pikachu appeared in PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure. By typing in a certain code, a set of balloons are unlocked, which can then be used by Pikachu so he can play Pelipper's Circle Circuit and Salamence's Air Ace.

Region	Code
NTSC	99930457
PAL	57429445
JPN	80373821

• A flying Pikachu can be seen in the opening of Pokémon Puzzle Challenge, along with a Pichu.

Appearance

Sprite from Yellow	Sprite from Pokémon Puzzle Challenge	Sprite from Pokémon Dash	Artwork of Yellow Forest featuring a flying Pikachu

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

In The Last Battle VII, Chuchu flew with Pika and their Egg, lifting them in the air by using balloons wrapped to her body.

In the TCG

Flying Pikachu has been featured in the Pokémon Trading Card Game. The following are cards named Flying Pikachu.

Flying Pikachu Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Flying Pikachu		Wizards Black Star Promos		25	Unnumbered Promotional cards
					Unnumbered Promotional cards
		Rising Rivals		113/111	Bonds to the End of Time		090/090
Flying Pikachu					Unnumbered Promotional cards

Other

Games

Main series games

Singing Pikachu

Singing Pikachu

A Pikachu that knows Sing was distributed to promote the new Japanese Pokémon anime ending theme which involved Pikachu singing. Artwork was released as well.

Pokémon World Championships 2011 Pikachu

Pokémon World Championships 2011 Pikachu

A special skating Pikachu wearing a hat is featured on official artwork for the Pokémon 2011 World Championships, including the promotional C-Gear skin.

Cosplay Pikachu

See also: Form differences

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In the upcoming Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the player will be able to receive a unique female Cosplay Pikachu, which has a black, heart-shaped mark near the end of its tail. This event occurs after the player takes part in their first Pokémon Contest. This unique Pikachu is able to be dressed up into five different costumes corresponding to each kind of contest stat (Coolness, Beauty, Cuteness, Cleverness, and Toughness) and learn exclusive moves which are linked to these stats. Cosplay Pikachu can switch costumes anytime, though it is currently unknown if it retains the learnt move whenever it switches costumes.

Pikachu  Electric

Cosplay Pikachu File:Spr 6x 025 C.png  Electric

Pikachu Rock Star  Electric  Meteor Mash

Pikachu Belle  Electric  Icicle Crash

Pikachu Pop Star  Electric  Draining Kiss

Pikachu, Ph. D  Electric  Electric Terrain

Pikachu Libre  Electric  Flying Press

Spin-off games

Pikachu on a stump

Pikachu on a stump is a special Pikachu found on the Beach in Pokémon Snap. The player can encounter two Pikachu playing on a set of stumps after forcing a wild Scyther out of tall grass.

Pikachu on a ball

Pikachu on a ball is another special Pikachu found in Pokémon Snap. In the Tunnel Pikachu will jump on top of a rolling Electrode if startled by the player, and playfully keep it rolling until the Electrode stops in a ditch and explodes, shocking the Pikachu.

Speed Pikachu

Speed Pikachu is a special Pikachu found along the River in Pokémon Snap. Taking a picture of this Pikachu will cause it to use Quick Attack to dash across a small field, making it one of the hardest Pokémon to get a picture of.

Pikachu on a snowboard

In PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure, Pikachu uses a snowboard to play Empoleon's Snow Slide by using a code.

Anime

Pikachutwo

Pikachutwo

Main article: Pikachutwo

Pikachutwo was cloned from Ash's Pikachu, and battled against it in Mewtwo Strikes Back. Pikachutwo was also central to the plot of Mewtwo Returns. The fur on Pikachutwo's ears are colored similar to a Pichu's.

Puka

Main article: Puka

As mentioned above, Puka is a Surfing Pikachu that appeared in The Pi-Kahuna. Puka is at least twenty years old, having been first found on a beach on the Seafoam Islands by surfing enthusiast Victor shortly after he failed to conquer a large wave, "Humunga-Dunga". Puka is noticeably older than any other Pikachu seen in the anime, and has blue eyes rather than the regular dark brown eye color.

Sparky

Sparky

Main article: Sparky

Ritchie owns a Pikachu, nicknamed Sparky. It is distinguished from other Pikachu by a scruff of fur on the top of its head.

Blue Orb-possessed Pikachu

Blue Orb-possessed Pikachu

Ash's Pikachu was possessed by the Blue Orb in the anime in Gaining Groudon and The Scuffle of Legends. This caused his eyes to glow red and he became covered in markings similar to Kyogre's.

TCG

Captain Pikachu

Captain Pikachu

Captain Pikachu depicts a Pikachu wearing a pirate hat. The following are cards named Captain Pikachu.

Captain Pikachu Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Captain Pikachu					Unnumbered Promotional cards

Shopping Pikachu

Shopping Pikachu

Shopping Pikachu depicts a Pikachu with a shopping basket. The following are cards named Shopping Pikachu.

Shopping Pikachu Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Shopping Pikachu					L-P Promotional cards		079/L-P

Other

Snow Pikachu

As an April Fools' Day joke in 2008, Game Freak announced that it would move to the Arctic to help save snow Pikachu from polar bears. Game Freak's website was also changed to incorporate an image of a snow Pikachu, which was a snow sculpture.

Ash's Pikachu made a snowman in the shape of itself on the cover of Pikachu's Winter Vacation Soundtrack, which also appears in Pokémon Channel. In the Pokémon Dream World, a Snow Pikachu is featured as a piece of Décor in the Winter Catalogue 2011.

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  A picture of a snow Pikachu from Game Freak's website

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  Pikachu's Winter Vacation Soundtrack cover

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  Snow Pikachu in Pokémon Channel

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  Snow Pikachu Décor item

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