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Pikachu
ピカチュウ Pikachu

#025

Artwork from FR/LG

Type

Electric

Category

Mouse Pokémon

Ability

Static

Exp. at Lv. 100

1,000,000

Regional Pokédex numbers

Kanto
#025

Johto
#022

Hoenn
#156

Height

0'0"
Imperial

0.0 m
Metric

Weight

0.0 lbs.
Imperial

0.0 kg
Metric

Dex color

Unknown

Catch rate

190 (24.8%)

Body style

Blue-Striped

Footprint

Blue-Striped

Gender ratio

Gender unknown	Unknown
Gender unknown

Breeding

Ground and
Fairy groups

1 cycles
(255 minimum steps)

EV yield

HP 0	Atk 0	Def 0	Sp.Atk 0	Sp.Def 0	Speed 0
Base Exp.: 82			Battle Exp.: 821*

External links

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Pikachu (Japanese: ピカチュウ Pikachū, German: Pikachu, French: Pikachu, Korean: 피카츄 Pikachyu) is an Electric-type Pokémon. It is the starter Pokémon you receive at the beginning of Pokémon Yellow, and is popularly known as the mascot of the Pokémon franchise.

Pikachu comes with the Ability Static, which paralyzes the foe 30% of the time it uses a direct attack on Pikachu.

Pikachu evolves with exposure to a Thunder Stone into Raichu. It evolves from Pichu when it grows a level and its Tameness is 220 or above.

Name origin

Pikachu is a combination of ぴかぴか pikapika, which is Japanese onomatopoeia for sparkle, and ちゅうちゅう chūchū, which is the sound of squeaking.

Pikachu has physical aspects resembling several species of rodents, such as mice and squirrels. However, Pikachu most remembles the rodent known as the pika.

Base stats

Stat		Range
Stat		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.

Game Locations

Game	Locaton
Red/Blue/Fire Red/Leaf Green	Viridian Forest, Power Plant
Yellow	Starter Pokémon
Gold/Silver	Route 2
Crystal	Route 2, Celadon game corner (2,222 coins)
Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald	Safari zone (Southern areas)
Colosseum	Japanese bonus disc only
Pinball^*	Viridian Forest (Both tables)
Pinball RS^*	Safari Zone (Ruby Table)
Snap^*	Beach
Channel^*	Collect all other nice cards