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Pokemon Gold Version

251 Pokémon, 251 moves, 368 locations, 495 trainers.

Pokemon Gold Version

PIKACHU

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PIKACHU artwork

Normal

PIKACHU sprite

Shiny

Shiny PIKACHU sprite
Electric

This intelligent Pokémon roasts hard BERRIES with electricity to make them tender enough to eat.

Pokédex #

025

Species

MOUSE

Height

1'04"

Weight

13.0 lbs

Base Exp

82

Catch Rate

190

Gender

50% male / 50% female

Egg Hatch

About 2,560 steps (10 cycles)

Egg Groups

Field / Fairy

Growth Rate

Medium Fast (1,000,000 total XP)

Base Stats

Total

300

HP 35
Attack 55
Defense 30
Sp. Atk 50
Sp. Def 40
Speed 90

Stats at a Glance

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

Lv 1 Lv 50 Lv 100
Situation
HP
Attack
Defense
Sp. Atk
Sp. Def
Speed
Wild catch

A newly encountered one at this level.

 95-110 60-75 35-50 55-70 45-60 95-110
Trainer team

What enemy teams usually bring.

 103 69 43 63 53 103
Fully raised

A strong end-of-journey version.

 142 107 82 102 92 142

How To Get It

1 wild location
0 special ways

Wild

1 place
Wild encounters up to Lv 4
Location
Method
Levels
Slot Odds
Route 2 Grass · Morning Lv 4 5%
Route 2 Grass · Day Lv 4 5%
Route 2 Grass · Night Lv 4 5%

Held by wild Pokémon

Wild encounters can sometimes carry these items.

1 item
Berry

Rare wild held item.

2%

Fishing

Odds shown per cast.

This Pokémon is not found by fishing in Pokemon Gold 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

1

Ground x2

Resistances

3

Flying x0.5
Electric x0.5
Steel x0.5

Immunities

0

No immunities in Pokemon Gold Version.

Evolution Chain

3 stages ending at RAICHU.

3 stages
  1. 1
    PICHU sprite
    PICHU
    #172
  2. 2
    PIKACHU sprite
    PIKACHU
    #025
    High friendship

    Raise friendship, then level up.

  3. 3
    RAICHU sprite
    RAICHU
    #026
    Use Thunderstone

    Use Thunderstone on this Pokémon.

Learnset

Move
Type
Category
Power
Accuracy
PP
Slot
THUNDERSHOCK
Electric
Special 40 100% 30 Slot 1
GROWL
Normal
Status 0 100% 40 Slot 2
Level
Move
Type
Category
Power
Accuracy
PP
Lv 6 TAIL WHIP
Normal
Status 0 100% 30
Lv 8 THUNDER WAVE
Electric
Status 0 100% 20
Lv 11 QUICK ATTACK
Normal
Physical 40 100% 30
Lv 15 DOUBLE TEAM
Normal
Status 0 100% 15
Lv 20 SLAM
Normal
Physical 80 75% 20
Lv 26 THUNDERBOLT
Electric
Special 95 100% 15
Lv 33 AGILITY
Psychic
Status 0 100% 30
Lv 41 THUNDER
Electric
Special 120 70% 10
Lv 50 LIGHT SCREEN
Psychic
Status 0 100% 30
Move
Type
Category
Power
Accuracy
PP
How to get it
No egg moves are listed for this Pokémon in Pokemon Gold Version.
Move
Type
Category
Power
Accuracy
PP
Machine
DYNAMICPUNCH
Fighting
Physical 100 50% 5 TM01 (Dynamicpunch)
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)
THUNDERPUNCH
Electric
Special 75 100% 15 TM41 (Thunderpunch)
DETECT
Fighting
Status 0 100% 5 TM43 (Detect)
REST
Psychic
Status 0 100% 10 TM44 (Rest)
ATTRACT
Normal
Status 0 100% 15 TM45 (Attract)
STRENGTH
Normal
Physical 80 100% 15 HM04 (Strength)
FLASH
Normal
Status 0 70% 20 HM05 (Flash)

Breeding Partners

PIKACHU can pair with Pokémon in the Field and Fairy egg groups. Ditto works too. Use a listed Pokémon with a compatible gender at the Day Care.

Field
Fairy
79 partners
DITTO sprite DITTO Ditto partner Ditto can pair with this Pokémon regardless of gender. RATTATA sprite RATTATA Field Shares the Field egg group. RATICATE sprite RATICATE Field Shares the Field egg group. EKANS sprite EKANS Field Shares the Field egg group. ARBOK sprite ARBOK Field Shares the Field egg group. PIKACHU sprite PIKACHU Field and Fairy Another PIKACHU works if the pair has opposite genders. RAICHU sprite RAICHU Field and Fairy Shares the Field and Fairy egg groups. SANDSHREW sprite SANDSHREW Field Shares the Field egg group. SANDSLASH sprite SANDSLASH Field Shares the Field egg group. NIDORAN♀ sprite NIDORAN♀ Field Shares the Field egg group. NIDORAN♂ sprite NIDORAN♂ Field Shares the Field egg group. NIDORINO sprite NIDORINO Field Shares the Field egg group. NIDOKING sprite NIDOKING Field Shares the Field egg group. CLEFAIRY sprite CLEFAIRY Fairy Shares the Fairy egg group. CLEFABLE sprite CLEFABLE Fairy Shares the Fairy egg group. VULPIX sprite VULPIX Field Shares the Field egg group. NINETALES sprite NINETALES Field Shares the Field egg group. JIGGLYPUFF sprite JIGGLYPUFF Fairy Shares the Fairy egg group. WIGGLYTUFF sprite WIGGLYTUFF Fairy Shares the Fairy egg group. DIGLETT sprite DIGLETT Field Shares the Field egg group. DUGTRIO sprite DUGTRIO Field Shares the Field egg group. MEOWTH sprite MEOWTH Field Shares the Field egg group. PERSIAN sprite PERSIAN Field Shares the Field egg group. PSYDUCK sprite PSYDUCK Field Shares the Field egg group. GOLDUCK sprite GOLDUCK Field Shares the Field egg group. MANKEY sprite MANKEY Field Shares the Field egg group. PRIMEAPE sprite PRIMEAPE Field Shares the Field egg group. GROWLITHE sprite GROWLITHE Field Shares the Field egg group. ARCANINE sprite ARCANINE Field Shares the Field egg group. PONYTA sprite PONYTA Field Shares the Field egg group. RAPIDASH sprite RAPIDASH Field Shares the Field egg group. FARFETCH'D sprite FARFETCH'D Field Shares the Field egg group. SEEL sprite SEEL Field Shares the Field egg group. DEWGONG sprite DEWGONG Field Shares the Field egg group. RHYHORN sprite RHYHORN Field Shares the Field egg group. RHYDON sprite RHYDON Field Shares the Field egg group. CHANSEY sprite CHANSEY Fairy Shares the Fairy egg group. TAUROS sprite TAUROS Field Shares the Field egg group. EEVEE sprite EEVEE Field Shares the Field egg group. VAPOREON sprite VAPOREON Field Shares the Field egg group. JOLTEON sprite JOLTEON Field Shares the Field egg group. FLAREON sprite FLAREON Field Shares the Field egg group. CYNDAQUIL sprite CYNDAQUIL Field Shares the Field egg group. QUILAVA sprite QUILAVA Field Shares the Field egg group. TYPHLOSION sprite TYPHLOSION Field Shares the Field egg group. SENTRET sprite SENTRET Field Shares the Field egg group. FURRET sprite FURRET Field Shares the Field egg group. TOGETIC sprite TOGETIC Fairy Shares the Fairy egg group. MAREEP sprite MAREEP Field Shares the Field egg group. FLAAFFY sprite FLAAFFY Field Shares the Field egg group. AMPHAROS sprite AMPHAROS Field Shares the Field egg group. MARILL sprite MARILL Fairy Shares the Fairy egg group. AZUMARILL sprite AZUMARILL Fairy Shares the Fairy egg group. HOPPIP sprite HOPPIP Fairy Shares the Fairy egg group. SKIPLOOM sprite SKIPLOOM Fairy Shares the Fairy egg group. JUMPLUFF sprite JUMPLUFF Fairy Shares the Fairy egg group. AIPOM sprite AIPOM Field Shares the Field egg group. WOOPER sprite WOOPER Field Shares the Field egg group. QUAGSIRE sprite QUAGSIRE Field Shares the Field egg group. ESPEON sprite ESPEON Field Shares the Field egg group. UMBREON sprite UMBREON Field Shares the Field egg group. GIRAFARIG sprite GIRAFARIG Field Shares the Field egg group. DUNSPARCE sprite DUNSPARCE Field Shares the Field egg group. SNUBBULL sprite SNUBBULL Field and Fairy Shares the Field and Fairy egg groups. GRANBULL sprite GRANBULL Field and Fairy Shares the Field and Fairy egg groups. SNEASEL sprite SNEASEL Field Shares the Field egg group. TEDDIURSA sprite TEDDIURSA Field Shares the Field egg group. URSARING sprite URSARING Field Shares the Field egg group. SWINUB sprite SWINUB Field Shares the Field egg group. PILOSWINE sprite PILOSWINE Field Shares the Field egg group. DELIBIRD sprite DELIBIRD Field Shares the Field egg group. HOUNDOUR sprite HOUNDOUR Field Shares the Field egg group. HOUNDOOM sprite HOUNDOOM Field Shares the Field egg group. PHANPY sprite PHANPY Field Shares the Field egg group. DONPHAN sprite DONPHAN Field Shares the Field egg group. STANTLER sprite STANTLER Field Shares the Field egg group. SMEARGLE sprite SMEARGLE Field Shares the Field egg group. MILTANK sprite MILTANK Field Shares the Field egg group. BLISSEY sprite BLISSEY Fairy Shares the Fairy egg group.

Trainer Uses

14 uses
Trainer
Level
Slot
Location
PokéFAN JOSHUA sprite PokéFAN JOSHUA
Lv 23 1 Route 13
PokéFAN JOSHUA sprite PokéFAN JOSHUA
Lv 23 2 Route 13
PokéFAN JOSHUA sprite PokéFAN JOSHUA
Lv 23 3 Route 13
PokéFAN JOSHUA sprite PokéFAN JOSHUA
Lv 23 4 Route 13
PokéFAN JOSHUA sprite PokéFAN JOSHUA
Lv 23 5 Route 13
PokéFAN JOSHUA sprite PokéFAN JOSHUA
Lv 23 6 Route 13
COOLTRAINER JOYCE sprite COOLTRAINER JOYCE
Lv 36 1 Route 26
PICNICKER BROOKE sprite PICNICKER BROOKE
Lv 16 1 Route 35
PokéFAN DEREK sprite PokéFAN DEREK
Lv 17 1 Route 39
PokéFAN DEREK sprite PokéFAN DEREK
Lv 19 1 Route 39
PokéFAN DEREK sprite PokéFAN DEREK
Lv 36 1 Route 39
PokéFAN RUTH sprite PokéFAN RUTH
Lv 17 1 Route 39
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