It evolves from Pichu when leveled up with high friendship and evolves into Raichu when exposed to a Thunder

Stone. However, thestarter Pikachu in Pokmon Yellow will refuse to evolve into Raichu unless it is traded and
evolved on another save file.
Pikachu is popularly known as the mascot of the Pokmon franchise and a major representative of Nintendo's
collective mascots.
It is also the game mascot of Pokmon Yellow, where it is the only starter Pokmon in that game. It has made
numerous appearances on the boxes of spin-off titles.
Pikachu is also the starter Pokmon in Pokmon Rumble Blast and Pokmon Rumble World.
Contents
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1Biology

2In the anime

2.1Major appearances

2.1.1Ash's Pikachu

2.1.2Pikachutwo

2.1.3Puka

2.1.4Sparky

2.1.5Ashachu

2.1.6Cosplay Pikachu

2.1.7Other

2.2Minor appearances

2.3Pokdex entries

2.4In Pokmon Origins

2.4.1Red's Pikachu

3In the manga

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3.1In the Ash & Pikachu manga

3.2In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga

3.3In the How I Became a Pokmon Card manga

3.4In the Magical Pokmon Journey and Pokmon Chamo-Chamo Pretty manga

3.5In the Pokmon Adventures manga

3.6In the Pokmon Battle Frontier manga

3.7In the Pokmon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga

3.8In the Pokmon Gold and Silver: The Golden Boys manga

3.9In the Pocket Monsters HeartGold & SoulSilver Go! Go! Pokathlon manga

3.10In the Pocket Monsters HGSS J's Big Adventure manga

3.11In the Pokmon Pocket Monsters manga

3.12In Pokmon Newspaper Strip

3.13In the Pokmon Zensho manga

3.14Pokdex entries

4In the TCG

5In the TFG

6Other appearances
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6.1Pokkn Tournament

6.2Super Smash Bros.

7Game data
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7.1As the player

7.2NPC appearances

7.3Pokdex entries

7.4Game locations

7.4.1In side games

7.4.2In events
7.4.2.1In-game events

7.4.3Pokmon Global Link promotions

7.5Held items

7.6Stats
7.6.1Base stats

7.6.1.1Generation I-V

7.6.1.2Generation VI
7.6.2Pokathlon stats

7.7Type effectiveness

7.8Learnset

7.8.1By leveling up

7.8.2By TM/HM

7.8.3By breeding

7.8.4By tutoring

7.8.5By a prior evolution

7.8.6Form change

7.8.7By events

7.8.8TCG-only moves

7.8.9Anime-only moves

7.9Side game data

7.10Evolution

7.11Sprites
7.11.1Other sprites

8Trivia
8.1Origin

8.1.1Name origin

9In other languages

10Related articles

11References

12External links

Biology
Pikachu is a short, chubby rodent Pokmon. It is covered in yellow fur and its ears are long and pointed with
black tips. It has a small mouth, brown eyes, and two red circles on its cheeks. There are pouches inside its
cheeks where it stores electricity. It has short forearms with five fingers on each paw, and its feet each have
three toes. It has two brown stripes on its back and its tail is in the shape of a lightning bolt with a patch of
brown fur at the base. A female will have a V-shaped notch at the end of its tail, which looks like the top of a
heart. It is classified as a quadruped, but it has been known to stand and walk on its hind legs.
The anime has shown that Pikachu sometimes travel in groups. It raises its tail to check its surroundings, and is
occasionally struck by lightning in this position. Living in forested areas, Pikachu is found foraging for berries it
roasts with electricity to make them tender enough to eat. It has been observed eating and sometimes
destroying telephone poles, wires, and other electronic equipment.
Pikachu is able to release electric discharges of varying intensity. Pikachu has been known to build up energy
in its glands, and will need to discharge to avoid complications. It is also able to release energy through its tail,
which acts as a grounding rod, as well as recharging fellow Pikachu with electric shocks. Pikachu can also
electrify itself to use its signature move Volt Tackle. When threatened, it looses electric charges from its sacs,
and a group can build and cause lightning storms. It is found mostly in forests, where a sure sign that Pikachu
inhabits a location is patches of burnt grass.

In the anime

Pikachu in the anime

Major appearances
Ash's Pikachu
Ash Ketchum has a Pikachu that he obtained from Professor Oak in Pokmon - I Choose You!, the first episode
of the Pokmon anime. He is the signature Pokmon of the anime series and has appeared in every nonspecial episode and every Pokmon movie since. Ash's Pikachu remains outside of his Pok Ball.

Pikachutwo
In Mewtwo Strikes Back, Mewtwo clones Ash's Pikachu. This Pikachu can be told apart from Ash's due to
spikes on the black marks at the tips of its ears. It is also comparatively more aggressive than Ash's Pikachu
and slurs its speech, defects possibly caused by Ash tampering with Mewtwo's cloning machine during the
cloning process.

Puka
Another Pikachu nicknamed Puka was owned by a man named Victor on Seafoam Island in The Pi-Kahuna.
This blue-eyed Pikachu saved Ash from drowning by having the ability to sense tidal waves approaching.

Sparky
Ritchie also has a Pikachu nicknamed Sparky, who debuted in A Friend In Deed. Sparky, unlike most Pikachu,
has a tuft of fur on the top of its head, and, unlike Ash's Pikachu, has no problem with living inside a Pok Ball.

Ashachu
Ash gets turned into a Pikachu in Hocus Pokmon by a Pokmon magician named Lily. He reverts to his
human form at the beginning of the next episode.

Cosplay Pikachu
Multiple Pikachu, including all of the Cosplay Pikachu appeared in Lights! Camera! Pika!, under the ownership
of Frank.

Other

A female Pikachu in the anime

James used a Pikachu in the Pokmon League Entrance Exam in The Ultimate Test, but it was defeated by
the instructor's Graveler. James, after interfering with a battle Ash was having with the instructor, later tried to
steal this Pikachu, only for that Pikachu to zap James instead, as instructed by its instructor.
A Pikachu also had a part in Pokmon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters out of the Gate!. He was kidnapped
by a Skarmory and Team Go-Getters set out to rescue him as their first mission. Pikachu provided them with
some items in the battle.
A female Pikachu appeared in SS027 under the ownership of Ayumi.
A Pikachu appeared in Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction, under the ownership of Uschi.
A Mirror World Pikachu appeared in The Cave of Mirrors!, under the ownership of Mirror Ash.
Multiple Pikachu appeared in Hoopa and the Clash of Ages, including the cameos of the Cosplay ones.
A Pikachu, named Spike, appeared in Battling at Full Volume!, under the ownership of Jimmy.

Minor appearances

Shiny Pikachu in the anime

A set of costumed Cosplay Pikachu in the anime

Numerous other Pikachu appeared in Pokmon Emergency! belonging to Nurse Joy to help Ash's Pikachu
defeat Team Rocket's Jessie, James, and Meowth to send them blasting off for the first time. They reappeared
in a flashback in Pikachu's Goodbye.
Wild Pikachu were also prominent in Pikachu's Goodbye, where Ash considered releasing his own Pikachu so
he could be with his own kind.
Multiple Pikachu appeared in Battle Aboard the St. Anne.
A Pikachu has also been owned by Luana's son, Travis. Luana mistook Ash for Travis when she saw Pikachu
on Ash's shoulder.
In Lights, Camerupt, Action!, a Pikachu appeared in two of Elijah's movies. Red's Pikachu was featured in a
film that Ash and Gary were watching when they were younger. In a different movie that Ash and his
friends were watching at the time the episode was taking place, another Pikachu helped Plusle and Minun on
their mission to rescue Princess Kirlia from the evil Exploud.
A Pikachu appeared in Lucario and the Mystery of Mew as a transformation of Mew.
A Pikachu named Sugar belonging to the owners of a restaurant went missing prior to Cooking up a Sweet
Story!, and Ash's Pikachu had to fill in for it so that its owner would have the confidence to win a cooking
competition. At the end of the episode, Sugar returns, however, it has evolved into a Raichu.
A Pikachu that belonged to an unnamed Aura Guardian appeared in a flashback in The Keystone Pops!.
A Pikachu appeared as a mask for the festival in Capacia Island UFO!.
A Pikachu appeared in Alexa's magazine in The Journalist from Another Region!.
A Pikachu appeared in a fantasy in To Catch a Pokmon Smuggler!, evolving into a Raichu using a Thunder
Stone.