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Gengar’s Pokédex · Johto · Generation II
#172 Pichu
Electric
- SpeciesTiny Mouse Pokémon
- Japanese namePichu
- PronunciationPEE-CHEW
- Height1′ 0″ 0.30 m
- Weight4.0 lb 1.80 kg
- Gender♂ 50% · ♀ 50%
PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats
Name meaning
Comes from PIKACHU, into which it evolves. Loss of the “ka” syllable denotes pre-evolved state.
Evolution
Pokédex entries
| GoldStadium 2 | It is not yet skilled at storing electricity. It may send out a jolt if amused or startled. |
|---|---|
| Silver | Despite its small size, it can zap even adult humans. However, if it does so, it also surprises itself. |
| Crystal | It is unskilled at storing electric power. Any kind of shock causes it to discharge energy spontaneously. |
Where to find Pichu
| Game | Where to find it | Time | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Breed from Pikachu or Raichu | Any | None in Wild |
| Silver | Any | None in Wild | |
| Crystal | Any | None in Wild |
How to catch
| Ground | Surf | Fishing | Forest Tree | Mountain Tree | Rock Smash | Breed | Evolve | Event | BugCatch | Game Corner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G/S | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Crystal | ✓ |
✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.
Type matchups
Defence: damage taken from each attack type
- Normal×1
- Fire×1
- Water×1
- Electric×0.5
- Grass×1
- Ice×1
- Fighting×1
- Poison×1
- Ground×2
- ×0.5
- Psychic×1
- Bug×1
- Rock×1
- Ghost×1
- Dragon×1
- Dark×1
- Steel×0.5
- 1 weakness and 3 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 1 : 3 (33%).
Offence: same-type attacks against each type
- NormalNormal
- FireNormal
- WaterGood
- ElectricBad
- GrassBad
- IceNormal
- FightingNormal
- PoisonNormal
- GroundNo Effect
- Good
- PsychicNormal
- BugNormal
- RockNormal
- GhostNormal
- DragonBad
- DarkNormal
- SteelNormal
- 2 advantages and 4 disadvantages out of 17 types. Offensive ratio 1:2 (50%).
Moves learned by levelling up
| G/S/C | Move | Type | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Thundershock | Electric | Special |
| Start | Charm | Normal | Status |
| 6 | Tail Whip | Normal | Status |
| 8 | Thunder Wave | Electric | Status |
| 11 | Sweet Kiss | Normal | Status |
“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.
Move Tutor Crystal
- Thunderbolt
TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal
- TM02Headbutt
- TM03Curse
- TM04Rollout
- TM06Toxic
- TM07Zap Cannon
- TM10Hidden Power
- TM13Snore
- TM17Protect
- TM18Rain Dance
- TM20Endure
- TM21Frustration
- TM23Iron Tail
- TM25Thunder
- TM27Return
- TM31Mud-Slap
- TM32Double Team
- TM34Swagger
- TM35Sleep Talk
- TM39Swift
- TM40Defense Curl
- TM43Detect
- TM44Rest
- TM45Attract
- HM05Flash
Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal
| Egg groups | Ground Pokémon group 7 Fairy Pokémon group 12 |
|---|
Compatible Pokémon
- Aipom
- Cyndaquil Family
- Delibird
- Diglett Family
- Dunsparce
- Eevee Family
- Ekans Family
- Farfetch’d
- Girafarig
- Growlithe Family
- Houndour Family
- Mankey Family
- Mareep Family
- Meowth Family
- Miltank
- Nidoran♂ Family
- Nidoran♀
- Phanpy Family
- Pikachu Family
- Ponyta Family
- Psyduck Family
- Rattata Family
- Rhyhorn Family
- Sandshrew Family
- Seel Family
- Sentret Family
- Smeargle
- Sneasel
- Snubbull Family
- Stantler
- Swinub Family
- Tauros
- Teddiursa Family
- Vulpix Family
- Wooper Family
- Chansey Family
- Clefairy Family
- Hoppip Family
- Jigglypuff Family
- Marill Family
- Togetic
Egg moves
| Move | How to pass it down |
|---|---|
| Bide | Teach a wild male Smeargle the move Bide using its Sketch attack, then mate it with a female Pikachu/Raichu. |
| Doubleslap | Mate with a male from Clefairy or Jigglypuff Family. |
| Encore | Mate with a male Clefairy/Clefable or Togetic (all via their pre-evolved forms). |
| Present | Mate with a male Delibird. |
| Reversal | Teach a wild male Smeargle the move Reversal using its Sketch attack, then mate it with a female Pikachu/Raichu. |
Stats
| Stat | Base | Range at Lv. 100 | G/S/C rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 20 | 213-243 | 44/455.48% |
| Attack | 40 | 148-178 | 41/4912.54% |
| Defense | 15 | 98-128 | 53/553.59% |
| Speed | 60 | 188-218 | 29/4740.14% |
| Special Attack | 35 | 138-168 | 39/4612.54% |
| Special Defense | 35 | 138-168 | 37/4110.60% |
| Total | 205 | 923-1103 | 84/872.28% |
Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.
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