SPECIES PROFILE

Pichu

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Generation II Baby Pokémon
Pichu artwork

CANONICAL RECORD

Species information

Species ID
172
Generation
Generation II
Legendary
No
Mythical
No

RECORDED FORMS

Forms

1 form records are associated with this species.

Pichu

Default form

Dataset record: pichu

Pichu sprite
Electric

Base stat profile

Scale: 255
Pichu base statistics HP 20 Attack 40 Defense 15 Sp. Atk 35 Sp. Def 35 Speed 60

Total base stats205

Abilities

Static
Slot 1 Gen III Main series
Lightning Rod Hidden ability
Slot 3 Gen III Main series

Weak to

Ground ×2

Resists

Flying ×0.5 Steel ×0.5 Electric ×0.5

Immune to

No type immunities recorded

What the data tells you

Base-stat profile

Highest value (60): Speed.

Lowest value (15): Defense.

These values describe this recorded form's base-stat distribution. They do not, by themselves, establish battle performance or an optimal competitive set.

Type matchup summary
  • 2× weaknesses: Ground
  • ½× resistances: Flying, Steel, Electric

This summary is based on recorded defensive typing and the type chart. It is not a full battle simulation and does not account for ability effects, move effects, battle state, or format-specific rules.

Partner type coverage
  • Ground: Immune types: Flying. Resisting types: Bug, Grass.

Single-type coverage across all weaknesses: Bug, Flying, Grass.

This is a defensive typing relationship calculated from the recorded type chart. It does not recommend specific Pokémon partners or establish competitive viability.

Height 0.3 m

Weight 2.0 kg

GEN 9 SOURCE DATA

Available learnset

45 recorded moves with matching catalog entries.

Learnset entries available in the Gen 9 source; these are not a recommended competitive set.

Browse available moves 45 moves
Body Slam Normal

Physical

Power
85
Accuracy
100%
PP
15
Charge Electric

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
20
Charm Fairy

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
100%
PP
20
Disarming Voice Fairy

Special

Power
40
Accuracy
—
PP
15
Electric Terrain Electric

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
10
Electro Ball Electric

Special

Power
—
Accuracy
100%
PP
10
Electroweb Electric

Special

Power
55
Accuracy
95%
PP
15
Encore Normal

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
100%
PP
5
Endure Normal

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
10
Priority
+4
Facade Normal

Physical

Power
70
Accuracy
100%
PP
20
Fake Out Normal

Physical

Power
40
Accuracy
100%
PP
10
Priority
+3
Flail Normal

Physical

Power
—
Accuracy
100%
PP
15
Fling Dark

Physical

Power
—
Accuracy
100%
PP
10
Grass Knot Grass

Special

Power
—
Accuracy
100%
PP
20
Helping Hand Normal

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
20
Priority
+5
Light Screen Psychic

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
30
Nasty Plot Dark

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
20
Nuzzle Electric

Physical

Power
20
Accuracy
100%
PP
20
Play Nice Normal

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
20
Play Rough Fairy

Physical

Power
90
Accuracy
90%
PP
10
Present Normal

Physical

Power
—
Accuracy
90%
PP
15
Protect Normal

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
10
Priority
+4
Rain Dance Water

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
5
Reflect Psychic

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
20
Rest Psychic

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
5
Reversal Fighting

Physical

Power
—
Accuracy
100%
PP
15
Sleep Talk Normal

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
10
Substitute Normal

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
10
Surf Water

Special

Power
90
Accuracy
100%
PP
15
Sweet Kiss Fairy

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
75%
PP
10
Swift Normal

Special

Power
60
Accuracy
—
PP
20
Tail Whip Normal

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
100%
PP
30
Take Down Normal

Physical

Power
90
Accuracy
85%
PP
20
Tera Blast Normal

Special

Power
80
Accuracy
100%
PP
10
Thunder Electric

Special

Power
110
Accuracy
70%
PP
10
Thunderbolt Electric

Special

Power
90
Accuracy
100%
PP
15
Thunder Punch Electric

Physical

Power
75
Accuracy
100%
PP
15
Thunder Shock Electric

Special

Power
40
Accuracy
100%
PP
30
Thunder Wave Electric

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
90%
PP
20
Tickle Normal

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
100%
PP
20
Trailblaze Grass

Physical

Power
50
Accuracy
100%
PP
20
Volt Switch Electric

Special

Power
70
Accuracy
100%
PP
20
Volt Tackle Electric

Physical

Power
120
Accuracy
100%
PP
15
Wild Charge Electric

Physical

Power
90
Accuracy
100%
PP
15
Wish Normal

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
10