Pichu

Normal

Shiny

Electric

PICHU charges itself with electricity more easily on days with thunderclouds or when the air is very dry. You can hear the crackling of static electricity coming off this Pokemon.

Pokédex #

172

Species

Tiny Mouse

Height

1'00"

Weight

4.4 lbs

Base Exp

Catch Rate

190

Gender

50% male / 50% female

Egg Hatch

About 2,560 steps (10 cycles)

Egg Groups

Undiscovered / Undiscovered

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

0 special ways

Wild

Not found in the wild in Pokemon Ruby Version.

Held by wild Pokémon

Wild encounters can sometimes carry these items.

1 item

Oran Berry

Rare wild held item.

Fishing

Odds shown per cast.

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

Special Ways

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

No special way to get this Pokémon is listed in this game.

Type Matchups

Weaknesses

Ground x2

Resistances

Flying x0.5

Electric x0.5

Steel x0.5

Immunities

No immunities in Pokemon Ruby 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

Level	Move	Type	Category	Accuracy	PP
Lv 6	Tail Whip	Normal	Status	100%	30
Lv 8	Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	100%	20
Lv 11	Sweet Kiss	Normal	Status	75%	10

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	Physical	1	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
Wish	Normal	Status	0	100%	10	Breed from a parent that knows it
Charge	Electric	Status	0	100%	20	Breed from a parent that knows it

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	Machine
Toxic	Poison	Status	0	85%	10	TM06 (Toxic)
Hidden Power	Normal	Physical	1	100%	15	TM10 (Hidden Power)
Light Screen	Psychic	Status	0	—	30	TM16 (Light Screen)
Protect	Normal	Status	0	—	10	TM17 (Protect)
Rain Dance	Water	Status	0	—	5	TM18 (Rain Dance)
Frustration	Normal	Physical	1	100%	20	TM21 (Frustration)
Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100	75%	15	TM23 (Iron Tail)
Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	95	100%	15	TM24 (Thunderbolt)
Thunder	Electric	Special	120	70%	10	TM25 (Thunder)
Return	Normal	Physical	1	100%	20	TM27 (Return)
Double Team	Normal	Status	0	—	15	TM32 (Double Team)
Shock Wave	Electric	Special	60	—	20	TM34 (Shock Wave)
Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20	TM42 (Facade)
Secret Power	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20	TM43 (Secret Power)
Rest	Psychic	Status	0	—	10	TM44 (Rest)
Attract	Normal	Status	0	100%	15	TM45 (Attract)
Flash	Normal	Status	0	70%	20	HM05 (Flash)