Special
Balanced
DTier
60Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Speed and Attack carry most of Pichu's stat budget. Defense's the obvious dump stat. Common in the wild and yields 1 Speed EV. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats
Below
HP20
F
Attack40
D
Defense15
F
Sp. Atk35
F
Sp. Def35
F
Speed60
C
Total205
Details
Catch Rate
Easy190 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Fast1M XP
Height0.3 m
1'00"Tiny
Weight2.0 kg
4.4 lbsFeather
Base XP41
Low Yield
Abilities
Static
Has a 30% chance of paralyzing attacking Pokémon on contact.
Lightning RodHANot in game
Redirects single-target electric moves to this Pokémon where possible. Absorbs Electric moves, raising Special Attack one stage.
Lightning Rod grants Electric immunity
EV Yield
HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1
Speed training source
Pokedex Entries

Despite its small size, it can zap even adult humans. However, if it does so, it also surprises itself.

Pichu Weakness

Pichu is weak to Ground. Few weaknesses and 3 resistances make the typing clean. Lightning Rod grants an additional Electric immunity, reshaping the matchup chart.

Pichu Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Ground
0.5x (Resist)Electric, Flying, Steel
Type ChartGood
1Weak
3Resist
1Immune
Score+1
Gen III Type Chart
  • Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
  • Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
Ground
½xResist
ElectricFlyingSteel
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
Electric
STAB (2)
WaterFlying
How to Beat Pichu in FireRed & LeafGreen (Best Counters)

In FireRed & LeafGreen, Flygon can KO Pichu with Earthquake (425-501%).

Flygon
Flygon
GroundDragon
B
Recommended Build
AbilityLevitate
ItemLeftovers
NatureImpish
Moves
  • EarthquakeSTAB
  • Rock Slide
  • ToxicUtility
  • ProtectPriority
Damage vs Pichu
Earthquake 2x
425-501%KO
Rock Slide
106-125%KO
View Flygon builds →

FireRed & LeafGreen Evolution

This is the baby stage. Pichu grows into Pikachu by leveling up. Want more? Breed the adults. Baby Pokemon sit in the Undiscovered egg group. Evolving adds up to 280 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms
Pichu
#172Pichu
High Friendship
Pikachu
#025Pikachu
Thunder Stone
Thunder Stone
Raichu
#026Raichu
Stat Comparison 3 Stages
Pichu
Electric
Pikachu
Electric
Raichu
Electric
HP
20
35+15
60+25
ATK
40
55+15
90+35
DEF
15
40+25
55+15
SP.ATK
35
50+15
90+40
SP.DEF
35
50+15
80+30
SPE
60
90+30
110+20
BST
205D-Tier
320C-Tier+115
485C-Tier+165
ROLE
Balanced
Balanced
Pivot
TYPE
Utility
Utility
Mixed

Breeding

Unavailable
Undiscovered egg group

FireRed & LeafGreen Pichu Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 3.

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Moves

Egg moves make a real difference. Pichu gets Bide and Charge exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Normal and Steel coverage rounds out the picture alongside Thunder and Thunderbolt.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Charm
——10020Normal
Lv 1
Thunder Shock
—4010030Electric
Lv 6
Tail Whip
——10030Normal
Lv 8
Thunder Wave
C—10020Electric
Lv 11
Sweet Kiss
——7510Normal

TM Moves

TM
TM45
Attract
——10015Normal
TM32
Double Team
———15Normal
TM42
Facade
D7010020Normal
HM05
Flash
——7020Normal
TM21
Frustration
——10020Normal
TM10
Hidden Power
—6010015Normal
TM23
Iron Tail
D1007515Steel
TM16
Light Screen
C——30Psychic
TM17
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM18
Rain Dance
C——5Water
TM44
Rest
C——10Psychic
TM27
Return
D—10020Normal
TM43
Secret Power
—7010020Normal
TM34
Shock Wave
—60—20Electric
TM25
Thunder
D1207010Electric
TM24
Thunderbolt
D9510015Electric
TM06
Toxic
C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
Bide+1
———10Normal
Egg
Charge
———20Electric
Egg
Double Slap
—158510Normal
Egg
Encore
C—1005Normal
Egg
Present
D—9015Normal
Egg
Reversal
D—10015Fighting
Egg
Wish
C——10Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut
Tutor
Body Slam
D8510015Normal
Tutor
Counter-5
D—10020Fighting
Tutor
Double-Edge
D12010015Normal
Tutor
Mega Kick
—120755Normal
Tutor
Mega Punch
—808520Normal
Tutor
Mimic
———10Normal
Tutor
Seismic Toss
D—10020Fighting
Tutor
Substitute
C——10Normal
Tutor
Thunder Wave
C—10020Electric

How to Get Pichu in FireRed & LeafGreen

No wild encounters for Pichu in FireRed & LeafGreen. It's available in Crystal, Diamond, or Scarlet and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.

Pichu is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Also found in:

CrystalDiamondPlatinumHeartGoldSunUltra Sun

Pichu Guide

  • Pichu evolves into Pikachu by leveling up, then the line branches. Pikachu can become Raichu using a Thunder Stone and Alolan Raichu using a Thunder Stone. Two final forms from the same mid-stage.

  • Pichu is catchable in FireRed & LeafGreen. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 19 other games across the series.

  • Pichu is available in FireRed & LeafGreen. Across the full series, it appears in 20 games total.

  • For FireRed & LeafGreen, you can run Pichu through the first few routes without issues. 205 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Pikachu as fast as you can.

Game Availability

Available in 20 titles since its debut in Gold & Silver, Pichu spans 9 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through catching or hatching as a base form in most mainline games.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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