What does Pichu evolve into?

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.

Where can you catch Pichu?

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

What games is Pichu in?

Pichu is available in Scarlet & Violet. Across the full series, it appears in 20 games total.

For Scarlet & Violet, 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.

Pichu - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

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

Attack40

Defense15

Sp. Atk35

Sp. Def35

Speed60

Total205

Details

Catch Rate

Easy190 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.3 m

Weight2.0 kg

Base XP41

Abilities

StaticPopular

Has a 30% chance of paralyzing attacking Pokémon on contact.

Lightning RodHAPopular

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

It is unskilled at storing electric power. Any kind of shock causes it to discharge energy spontaneously.

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
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Ground
0.5x (Resist)	Electric, Flying, Steel

Type ChartGood

1Weak

3Resist

1Immune

Score+1

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Ground

½xResist

Electric Flying Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Electric

STAB (2)

Water Flying

How to Beat Pichu in Scarlet & Violet (Best Counters)

Garchomp DragonGround	S
Available Moves Moves DigLv. 52 BulldozeLv. 18 Sand TombLv. 1 Damage vs Pichu Dig 2x 407-480%KO Bulldoze 2x 308-363%KO Sand Tomb 2x 182-215%KO View Garchomp builds →
Toedscruel GroundGrass	B
Available Moves Moves Earth PowerLv. 54 Mud ShotLv. 24 Mud-SlapLv. 1 Damage vs Pichu Earth Power 2x 198-234%KO Mud Shot 2x 123-145%KO Mud-Slap 2x 47-57% View Toedscruel builds →
Quagsire WaterGround	B
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeLv. 52 Mud ShotLv. 1 Damage vs Pichu Earthquake 2x 359-423%KO Mud Shot 2x 104-123%KO View Quagsire builds →
Dugtrio Ground	B
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeLv. 48 Earth PowerLv. 42 DigLv. 36 BulldozeLv. 16 Damage vs Pichu Earthquake 2x 407-480%KO Earth Power 2x 139-164%KO Dig 2x 327-385%KO Bulldoze 2x 246-291%KO View Dugtrio builds →
Whiscash WaterGround	C
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeLv. 40 Mud-SlapLv. 1 Damage vs Pichu Earthquake 2x 335-395%KO Mud-Slap 2x 45-54% View Whiscash builds →

Scarlet & Violet 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

4 Forms

#172Pichu

High Friendship

#025Pikachu

#026RaichuThunder Stone

Alola

#026Alola RaichuThunder Stone

Stat Comparison 4 Stages

Pichu

Electric

Pikachu

Electric

Raichu

Electric

Alola Raichu

Electric

35+15

60+25

ATK

55+15

90+35

DEF

40+25

55+15

SP.ATK

50+15

90+40

SP.DEF

50+15

80+30

SPE

90+30

110+20

BST

205D-Tier

320C-Tier+115

485C-Tier+165

ROLE

Balanced

Pivot

TYPE

Utility

Mixed

Breeding

Unavailable

Undiscovered egg group

Scarlet & Violet Pichu Best Moveset

Lightningrod and Eviolite give Pichu staying power beyond its evolution stage. Modest nature boosts Sp. Atk, spread EVs set the spread, and the pre-evolution bulk actually works here.

Best Build

Experimental

Ability

Lightning Rod

Item

EvioliteBULK

Best Nature for Pichu

Modest+SPA

Pichu best EVs are Sp. Atk and Sp. Def

EVs

SpA

SpD

Special Tank Moveset

NuzzleSTAB
Fake Out
ThunderboltSTAB
ThunderSTAB

Recommended Teammates

MienfooGood

AzurillDecent

CottoneeDecent

Moves

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

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Tail Whip

D—10030Normal

Lv 1

Thunder Shock

—4010030Electric

Lv 4

Play Nice

———20Normal

Lv 8

Sweet Kiss

D—7510Fairy

Lv 12

Nuzzle

S2010020Electric

Lv 16

Nasty Plot

A——20Dark

Lv 20

Charm

C—10020Fairy

TM Moves

TM66

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

TM173

Charge

A——20Electric

TM02

Charm

C—10020Fairy

TM19

Disarming Voice

D40—15Fairy

TM136

Electric Terrain

C——10Electric

TM72

Electro Ball

D—10010Electric

TM211

Electroweb

D559515Electric

TM122

Encore

A—1005Normal

TM47

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM25

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM43

Fling

D—10010Dark

TM81

Grass Knot

A—10020Grass

TM130

Helping Hand+5

C——20Normal

TM75

Light Screen

A——30Psychic

TM140

Nasty Plot

A——20Dark

TM127

Play Rough

D909010Fairy

TM07

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM50

Rain Dance

A——5Water

TM74

Reflect

C——20Psychic

TM85

Rest

C——5Psychic

TM134

Reversal

D—10015Fighting

TM70

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM103

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM123

Surf

A9010015Water

TM32

Swift

D60—20Normal

TM01

Take Down

D908520Normal

TM171

Tera Blast

D8010010Normal

TM166

Thunder

A1107010Electric

TM68

Thunder Punch

D7510015Electric

TM82

Thunder Wave

C—9020Electric

TM126

Thunderbolt

A9010015Electric

TM20

Trailblaze

B5010020Grass

TM48

Volt Switch

B7010020Electric

TM147

Wild Charge

D9010015Electric

Egg Moves

Egg

Charge

A——20Electric

Egg

Disarming Voice

D40—15Fairy

Egg

Fake Out+3

A4010010Normal

Egg

Flail

D—10015Normal

Egg

Present

D—9015Normal

Egg

Tickle

D—10020Normal

Egg

Wish

C——10Normal

Tutor Moves

Pichu can't learn any Tutor moves

Scarlet & Violet Pichu Locations

Finding Pichu at low spawn rates takes patience. 20 spots are available in early-game routes, but the rate difference between them matters. Lock in the top one from the sorted list below.

Best Locations to Catch Pichu in Scarlet & Violet

Pichu's encounter pool splits between Scarlet and Violet. You've got 20 walking spots at Lv. 5-10 total, but your version determines which ones actually show up.

Casseroya Lake - Forest

ScarletOverworld Lv.5-10 Water

1%Early

Casseroya Lake - Forest

VioletOverworld Lv.5-10 Water

1%Early

East Province (Area One) - Forest

ScarletOverworld Lv.5-10 Route

1%Early

East Province (Area One) - Forest

VioletOverworld Lv.5-10 Route

1%Early

East Province (Area Two) - Forest

ScarletOverworld Lv.5-10 Route

1%Early

East Province (Area Two) - Forest

VioletOverworld Lv.5-10 Route

1%Early

North Province (Area One) - Forest

ScarletOverworld Lv.5-10 Route

1%Early

North Province (Area One) - Forest

VioletOverworld Lv.5-10 Route

1%Early

North Province (Area Two) - Forest

ScarletOverworld Lv.5-10 Route

1%Early

North Province (Area Two) - Forest

VioletOverworld Lv.5-10 Route

1%Early

South Province (Area Four) - Forest

ScarletOverworld Lv.5-10 Route

1%Early

South Province (Area Four) - Forest

VioletOverworld Lv.5-10 Route

1%Early

South Province (Area One) - Forest

ScarletOverworld Lv.5-10 Route

1%Early

South Province (Area One) - Forest

VioletOverworld Lv.5-10 Route

1%Early

South Province (Area Two) - Forest

ScarletOverworld Lv.5-10 Route

1%Early

South Province (Area Two) - Forest

VioletOverworld Lv.5-10 Route

1%Early

Tagtree Thicket - Forest

ScarletOverworld Lv.5-10 Forest

1%Early

Tagtree Thicket - Forest

VioletOverworld Lv.5-10 Forest

1%Early

West Province (Area Three) - Forest

ScarletOverworld Lv.5-10 Route

1%Early

West Province (Area Three) - Forest

VioletOverworld Lv.5-10 Route

1%Early

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 Scarlet & Violet. 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 Scarlet & Violet. Across the full series, it appears in 20 games total.
For Scarlet & Violet, 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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