Is Pichu Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Baby Electric from breeding or Trophy Garden. Pichu evolves into Pikachu through friendship, then Raichu via Thunder Stone. Three stages of evolution for a result that Luxray still outperforms. AbilityStatic paralyzes on contact.
Roark's typing presses Pichu's defenses.
Gardenia's typing presses Pichu's defenses.
Maylene's team hits Pichu's weaknesses hard.
Raichu has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Raichu has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Raichu has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Raichu has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Raichu has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Raichu has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Bertha's team hits Raichu's weaknesses hard.
Raichu has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Raichu has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Raichu resists most of Mars's coverage and hits back hard.
Raichu resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Raichu has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Raichu trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Pichu in Trophy Garden (walking, Lv 16, common).
Recommended Moves
- From Start
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- After Gardenia
- TM25ElectricThunderPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 10Lake Valor
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- TM34ElectricShock WavePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 215
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Amity Square
- After Fantina
- TM23SteelIron TailPower 100Accuracy 75%PP 15Iron Island
- After Volkner
- TM57ElectricCharge BeamPower 75Accuracy 90%PP 10Prize for defeating Volkner
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Pichu to Raichu
Pikachu evolves into Raichu with a Thunder Stone. You can usually obtain this item before you reach Crasher Wake.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 30)
- LV 30ElectricThunderboltPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Gardenia
- TM25ElectricThunderPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 10Lake Valor
- TM34ElectricShock WavePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 215
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM52FightingFocus BlastPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM28GroundDigPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10Maniac Tunnel
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Pichu in Diamond & Pearl
Pichu walks the Trophy Garden at level 16, common in the morning and rarer through the rest of the day. That single garden is its whole home, with the time of day swinging how often it appears.
Wild Pichu may be holding when caught:
Oran Berry (5% chance) Held: Consumed at 1/2 max HP to recover 10 HP.1 location to catch Pichu
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 3Where To Catch Pichu in DP
Pichu is the chain's first catch. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 16-18 across 6 total spots in the chain.
- Step 3Evolve into RaichuBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Pichu egg.
To plan your throws, open the Diamond & Pearl catch rate calculator with Pichu preloaded.
How to Get Shiny Pichu in Diamond & Pearl
Pichu appears in the Trophy Garden rotation each morning, so a PokeRadar chain there secures its shiny. Compare Shiny Pichu odds across every game
DAS PIKACHU-FARBENE PICHU!; PICHU COLOR PIKACHU!; PIKACHU-COLORED PICHU!
Shiny Pichu Evolution
3 Forms
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Pichu Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
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 | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
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.
For time estimates and charm math, open the Diamond & Pearl shiny odds calculator with Pichu already selected.
Pichu Weakness
Pichu is weak to Ground. Few weaknesses and 3 resistances make the typing clean. Just 1 weak spot to worry about, which keeps teambuilding straightforward.
| 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 Pichu Weak Against
Good
Pichu Evolutions
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
Breeding
DP Pichu Best Moveset
Baby Pokemon with stats in the 15-60 range. The moveset has no competitive value at all. Evolve to Pikachu.
Best Build
Pichu best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Volt Tackle
- Fake Out
- Return
- Hidden Power Ice
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
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 Dark coverage and more rounds out the picture alongside Volt Tackle and Thunder.
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
25 of 27 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Event Moves
Base Stats
The electric pouches on its cheeks are still small. They cannot store much electricity yet.
It plays with others by touching tails and setting off sparks. This appears to be a test of courage.
Pichu Event Distributions
In Diamond & Pearl, Pichu has seen a few separate Mystery Gift events rather than a steady stream of them.
PIKACHU-COLORED PICHU!DiamondPearlPlatinumAlways shiny
Pikachu-Colored Pichu GiftDiamondPearlPlatinumAlways shiny
Pikachu-Colored Pichu GiftDiamondPearlPlatinumAlways shiny
Pichu Diamond & Pearl Guide
Yes. Wild Pichu in Diamond & Pearl can hold Oran Berry (5%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Oran Berry.
For Diamond & Pearl, 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 19 titles since its debut in Gold & Silver, Pichu spans 8 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
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
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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