Is Pachirisu Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Breed-only. Electric with AbilityRun Away. Doesn't evolve and the stats are too low for battle. Ampharos and Jolteon handle Electric far better in HGSS.
Pachirisu resists most of Falkner's coverage and hits back hard.
Pachirisu has the type edge here and should clean up Bugsy's team.
Pachirisu has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Pachirisu has the type edge here and should clean up Morty's team.
Pachirisu has the type edge here and should clean up Chuck's team.
Pachirisu has the type edge here and should clean up Jasmine's team.
Pachirisu has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Pachirisu trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Pachirisu trades roughly evenly with Brock's team.
Pachirisu trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Pachirisu trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Pachirisu trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Pachirisu trades roughly evenly with Janine's team.
Pachirisu trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Pachirisu has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Pachirisu trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Pachirisu has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
Pachirisu trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Pachirisu trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Pachirisu trades roughly evenly with Karen's team.
Pachirisu trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Catchable
Catch Pachirisu in the Safari Zone (walking, Lv 43). Requires 8 Forest objects placed in Wetland.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 43)
- LV 43ElectricDischargePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 43ElectricSparkPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 43NormalLast ResortPower 130Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Bugsy
- TM25ElectricThunderPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod Game Corner
- TM28GroundDigPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10National Park
- TM89BugU-turnPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Bugsy
- After Jasmine
- TM23SteelIron TailPower 100Accuracy 75%PP 15Prize for defeating Jasmine
HeartGold & SoulSilver Pachirisu Locations
Pachirisu turns up across 2 locations in post-game Safari Zone areas. Check the list below and head to whichever spot is closest.
1 location to catch Pachirisu
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 8Best Locations to Catch Pachirisu in HeartGold & SoulSilver
How to Get Shiny Pachirisu in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Pachirisu comes from the Day Care, so breed it Masuda-style with a foreign parent at 1 in 1,638 for a shiny. Compare Shiny Pachirisu odds across every game
Shiny Pachirisu Evolution
Does Not EvolveHeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Pachirisu Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your HeartGold & SoulSilver shiny odds for Pachirisu.
Pachirisu Weakness
Ground moves hit Pachirisu for super-effective damage. Its Electric typing keeps the defensive matchups simple. With 60 HP and balanced defenses, Pachirisu can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Ground |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Electric, Flying, Steel |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Pachirisu Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Pachirisu
 Marowak Ground | C | |
 Mamoswine IceGround | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Pachirisu View Mamoswine builds →Earthquake 2x138-163%KO | ||
 Gliscor Ground | B | |
 Sandslash Ground | B | |
 Steelix SteelGround | B | |
 Quagsire WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodCliff Edge Gate Surfing | ||
 Rhyhorn GroundRock | C | |
 Graveler RockGround | C | |
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Pachirisu View Camerupt builds →Earth Power 2x86-102%KO | ||
 Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
 Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
 Donphan Ground | B | |
 Pupitar RockGround | C | |
 Dugtrio Ground | A | |
Pachirisu Evolutions
Pachirisu is what you get. No evolutions, but it breeds through two egg groups with a decent partner pool. Its eggs are quick to hatch. It's got 7 egg moves worth looking into. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Pachirisu easily with 35 breeding partners from the Fairy and Field egg groups. Pass egg moves like Bite, Covet, Defense Curl and 4 more to offspring.
HGSS Pachirisu Best Moveset
95 Speed without damage: 45 in both Attack and Sp. Atk mean the moveset outruns targets without threatening them. 90 Sp. Def absorbs special hits. No competitive offensive role.
Best Build
Pachirisu best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Super Fang
- U Turn
- Thunder Wave
- Light Screen
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Don't skip the egg moves. Pachirisu picks up Bite and Covet only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Thunder and Thunderbolt while coverage across 8 types adds range.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
All 21 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It’s one of the kinds of Pokémon with electric cheek pouches. It shoots charges from its tail.
Pachirisu HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
- Where in the HeartGold & SoulSilver Safari Zone can I find Pachirisu?
See the Locations section above for where to find Pachirisu in HeartGold & SoulSilver.
Safari rules: You can only use Safari Balls. No battling. Two tactical items shift the catch/flee trade-off:
- Throw bait to keep Pachirisu from fleeing (flee rate cut to 1/4) but it becomes harder to catch (catch factor halved).
- Throw a rock to make Pachirisu easier to catch (catch factor doubled) but it flees twice as often.
- Each effect lasts 2-6 random turns; throwing one cancels the other.
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, it depends on your team. Pachirisu rates C-Tier. Not a powerhouse, but the Electric coverage might be exactly what you're missing.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, use Pachirisu as a pivot. Splits damage between physical and special. Speed is middling,
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, run Impish on Pachirisu. +Defense is what matters, and the -Sp. Atk cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the pivot role.
Game Availability
Pachirisu first appeared in Diamond & Pearl and has been available in 12 games across 6 generations. Obtainable through wild encounters in most titles where it appears.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DPDebut
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
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