PICHU

Normal

Shiny

Electric

It is unskilled at storing electric power. Any kind of shock causes it to discharge energy spontaneously.

Pokédex #

172

Species

TINY MOUSE

Height

1'00"

Weight

4.0 lbs

Base Exp

Catch Rate

190

Gender

50% male / 50% female

Egg Hatch

About 2,560 steps (10 cycles)

Egg Groups

No Eggs Discovered

Growth Rate

Medium Fast (1,000,000 total XP)

Base Stats

Total

205

HP 20

Attack 40

Defense 15

Sp. Atk 35

Sp. Def 35

Speed 60

Stats at a Glance

Pick a level to compare a wild catch, a trainer's version, and a fully raised one.

Level

Lv 1 Lv 50 Lv 100

Situation	HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Wild catch A newly encountered one at this level.	80-95	45-60	20-35	40-55	40-55	65-80
Trainer team What enemy teams usually bring.	88	54	28	48	48	73
Fully raised A strong end-of-journey version.	127	92	67	87	87	112

How To Get It

0 wild locations

1 special source

Wild

Not found in the wild in Pokemon Crystal Version.

Held by wild Pokémon

Wild encounters can sometimes carry these items.

1 item

Berry

Rare wild held item.

Fishing

Odds shown per cast.

This Pokémon is not found by fishing in Pokemon Crystal Version.

Special Sources

Trades, gifts, starters, prizes, and one-off encounters.

Odd Egg

Lv 5

Day Care

Odd Egg chance: 9% total (8% regular, 1% shiny). It hatches at Lv 5 with Thundershock, Charm and Dizzy Punch. DVs are Attack / Defense / Speed / Special: regular 0/0/0/0, shiny 2/10/10/10.

Type Matchups

Weaknesses

Ground x2

Resistances

Flying x0.5

Electric x0.5

Steel x0.5

Immunities

No immunities in Pokemon Crystal Version.

Evolution Chain

3 stages ending at RAICHU.

3 stages

1

PICHU

#172
2

PIKACHU

#025

High friendship

Raise friendship, then level up.
3

RAICHU

#026

Use Thunderstone

Use Thunderstone on this Pokémon.

PICHU

#172

→

High friendship

Raise friendship, then level up.

PIKACHU

#025

→

Use Thunderstone

Use Thunderstone on this Pokémon.

RAICHU

#026

Learnset

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	Slot
THUNDERSHOCK	Electric	Special	40	100%	30	Slot 1
CHARM	Normal	Status	0	100%	20	Slot 2

Move	Type	Category	Accuracy	PP	Level
TAIL WHIP	Normal	Status	100%	30	Lv 6
THUNDER WAVE	Electric	Status	100%	20	Lv 8
SWEET KISS	Normal	Status	75%	10	Lv 11

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	How to get it
REVERSAL	Fighting	Physical	1	100%	15	Breed from a parent that knows it
BIDE	Normal	Status	0	100%	10	Breed from a parent that knows it
PRESENT	Normal	Physical	1	90%	15	Breed from a parent that knows it
ENCORE	Normal	Status	0	100%	5	Breed from a parent that knows it
DOUBLESLAP	Normal	Physical	15	85%	10	Breed from a parent that knows it

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	Machine
HEADBUTT	Normal	Physical	70	100%	15	TM02 (Headbutt)
CURSE	???	Status	0	100%	10	TM03 (Curse)
ROLLOUT	Rock	Physical	30	90%	20	TM04 (Rollout)
TOXIC	Poison	Status	0	85%	10	TM06 (Toxic)
ZAP CANNON	Electric	Special	100	50%	5	TM07 (Zap Cannon)
HIDDEN POWER	Normal	Physical	1	100%	15	TM10 (Hidden Power)
SNORE	Normal	Physical	40	100%	15	TM13 (Snore)
PROTECT	Normal	Status	0	100%	10	TM17 (Protect)
RAIN DANCE	Water	Status	0	90%	5	TM18 (Rain Dance)
ENDURE	Normal	Status	0	100%	10	TM20 (Endure)
FRUSTRATION	Normal	Physical	1	100%	20	TM21 (Frustration)
IRON TAIL	Steel	Physical	100	75%	15	TM23 (Iron Tail)
THUNDER	Electric	Special	120	70%	10	TM25 (Thunder)
RETURN	Normal	Physical	1	100%	20	TM27 (Return)
MUD-SLAP	Ground	Physical	20	100%	10	TM31 (Mud Slap)
DOUBLE TEAM	Normal	Status	0	100%	15	TM32 (Double Team)
SWAGGER	Normal	Status	0	90%	15	TM34 (Swagger)
SLEEP TALK	Normal	Status	0	100%	10	TM35 (Sleep Talk)
SWIFT	Normal	Physical	60	100%	20	TM39 (Swift)
DEFENSE CURL	Normal	Status	0	100%	40	TM40 (Defense Curl)
DETECT	Fighting	Status	0	100%	5	TM43 (Detect)
REST	Psychic	Status	0	100%	10	TM44 (Rest)
ATTRACT	Normal	Status	0	100%	15	TM45 (Attract)
FLASH	Normal	Status	0	70%	20	HM05 (Flash)

Trainer Uses

0 uses

Trainer	Level	Slot	Location
No trainer teams are listed for this Pokémon.