SPECIES PROFILE

Pikachu

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Generation I
Pikachu artwork

CANONICAL RECORD

Species information

Species ID
25
Generation
Generation I
Legendary
No
Mythical
No

RECORDED FORMS

Forms

17 form records are associated with this species.

Pikachu

Default form

Dataset record: pikachu

Pikachu sprite
Electric

Base stat profile

Scale: 255
Pikachu base statistics HP 35 Attack 55 Defense 40 Sp. Atk 50 Sp. Def 50 Speed 90

Total base stats320

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 (90): Speed.

Lowest value (35): HP.

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 0.4 m

Weight 6.0 kg

Other forms with the same recorded profile (14)

These records share the same recorded types, base stats, abilities, height, and weight. Each form retains its own name, sprite, and dataset record identifier.

  • Pikachu Rock Star sprite
    Pikachu Rock Star Dataset record: pikachu-rock-star
  • Pikachu Belle sprite
    Pikachu Belle Dataset record: pikachu-belle
  • Pikachu Pop Star sprite
    Pikachu Pop Star Dataset record: pikachu-pop-star
  • Pikachu Phd sprite
    Pikachu Phd Dataset record: pikachu-phd
  • Pikachu Libre sprite
    Pikachu Libre Dataset record: pikachu-libre
  • Pikachu Cosplay sprite
    Pikachu Cosplay Dataset record: pikachu-cosplay
  • Pikachu Original Cap sprite
    Pikachu Original Cap Dataset record: pikachu-original-cap
  • Pikachu Hoenn Cap sprite
    Pikachu Hoenn Cap Dataset record: pikachu-hoenn-cap
  • Pikachu Sinnoh Cap sprite
    Pikachu Sinnoh Cap Dataset record: pikachu-sinnoh-cap
  • Pikachu Unova Cap sprite
    Pikachu Unova Cap Dataset record: pikachu-unova-cap
  • Pikachu Kalos Cap sprite
    Pikachu Kalos Cap Dataset record: pikachu-kalos-cap
  • Pikachu Alola Cap sprite
    Pikachu Alola Cap Dataset record: pikachu-alola-cap
  • Pikachu Partner Cap sprite
    Pikachu Partner Cap Dataset record: pikachu-partner-cap
  • Pikachu World Cap sprite
    Pikachu World Cap Dataset record: pikachu-world-cap

Pikachu Starter

Dataset record: pikachu-starter

Pikachu Starter sprite
Electric

Base stat profile

Scale: 255
Pikachu Starter base statistics HP 45 Attack 80 Defense 50 Sp. Atk 75 Sp. Def 60 Speed 120

Total base stats430

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 (120): Speed.

Lowest value (45): HP.

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 0.4 m

Weight 6.0 kg

Pikachu Gmax

Dataset record: pikachu-gmax

Pikachu Gmax sprite
Electric

Base stat profile

Scale: 255
Pikachu Gmax base statistics HP 35 Attack 55 Defense 40 Sp. Atk 50 Sp. Def 50 Speed 90

Total base stats320

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 (90): Speed.

Lowest value (35): HP.

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 21.0 m

Weight 1,000.0 kg

GEN 9 SOURCE DATA

Available learnset

62 recorded moves with matching catalog entries.

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

Browse available moves 62 moves
Agility Psychic

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
30
Alluring Voice Fairy

Special

Power
80
Accuracy
100%
PP
10
Body Slam Normal

Physical

Power
85
Accuracy
100%
PP
15
Brick Break Fighting

Physical

Power
75
Accuracy
100%
PP
15
Celebrate Normal

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
40
Charge Electric

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
20
Charge Beam Electric

Special

Power
50
Accuracy
90%
PP
10
Charm Fairy

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
100%
PP
20
Dig Ground

Physical

Power
80
Accuracy
100%
PP
10
Disarming Voice Fairy

Special

Power
40
Accuracy
—
PP
15
Discharge Electric

Special

Power
80
Accuracy
100%
PP
15
Double Team Normal

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
15
Draining Kiss Fairy

Special

Power
50
Accuracy
100%
PP
10
Eerie Impulse Electric

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
100%
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
Endeavor Normal

Physical

Power
—
Accuracy
100%
PP
5
Endure Normal

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
10
Priority
+4
Facade Normal

Physical

Power
70
Accuracy
100%
PP
20
Fake Tears Dark

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
100%
PP
20
Feint Normal

Physical

Power
30
Accuracy
100%
PP
10
Priority
+2
Fling Dark

Physical

Power
—
Accuracy
100%
PP
10
Fly Flying

Physical

Power
90
Accuracy
95%
PP
15
Focus Punch Fighting

Physical

Power
150
Accuracy
100%
PP
20
Priority
-3
Grass Knot Grass

Special

Power
—
Accuracy
100%
PP
20
Growl Normal

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
100%
PP
40
Helping Hand Normal

Status

Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
20
Priority
+5
Iron Tail Steel

Physical

Power
100
Accuracy
75%
PP
15
Knock Off Dark

Physical

Power
65
Accuracy
100%
PP
20
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
Quick Attack Normal

Physical

Power
40
Accuracy
100%
PP
30
Priority
+1
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
Spark Electric

Physical

Power
65
Accuracy
100%
PP
20
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
Thief Dark

Physical

Power
60
Accuracy
100%
PP
25
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
Trailblaze Grass

Physical

Power
50
Accuracy
100%
PP
20
Upper Hand Fighting

Physical

Power
65
Accuracy
100%
PP
15
Priority
+3
Volt Switch Electric

Special

Power
70
Accuracy
100%
PP
20
Wild Charge Electric

Physical

Power
90
Accuracy
100%
PP
15