Pikachu

Pikachu
General Information
Species	Mouse Pokemon
Type	Electric-type
Ability	Static Lightning Rod (Hidden Ability)
Gender Ratio	50% male, 50% female
Height	1'04"
Weight	13.2 lbs
Related Pokémon	Alolan Raichu (evolved form) Pichu (pre-evolved form) Raichu (evolved form)
Evolution
Evolves from	Pichu (Friendship)
Evolves into	Raichu (Thunder Stone) Alolan Raichu (Thunder Stone)
Breeding Information
Egg Group	Field Fairy
Pokédex / Browser Numbers
National	#025
Kanto	#025
Johto	#022
Hoenn	#156 (Generation III) #163 (Generation VI)
Sinnoh	#104
Kalos	#036
Fiore	R-023
Almia	R-002
Oblivia	R-005 (present) N-154 (past)

Pikachu is an Electric-type Pokémon that evolves from Pichu via happiness and evolves into Raichu or Alolan Raichu via a Thunder Stone.

Biology

Pikachu is a rodent-like Pokémon, covered in yellow fur with its ears being 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. Its forearms are short, with five fingers on each hand, and its feet 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. Most Pikachu have black eyes, while some have blue eyes.

Lifespan

As shown with Puka, Pikachu can live for at least twenty years.

Gender Differences

A female Pikachu

Female Pikachu have a V-shaped notch at the end of its tail, which looks like the top of a heart while male Pikachu have a flat end to their tail.

Female Cosplay Pikachu have a black heart shape on the end of their tail.

Behaviour

The anime has shown that Pikachu sometimes travel in groups.

Pikachu is known to raise its tail to check its surroundings, and is occasionally struck by lightning in this position.

Habitat

Pikachu live in grasslands, forests and near power plants. A sign that Pikachu inhabits a location is patches of burnt grass.

Diet​

Pikachu can be found foraging for berries, which it roasts with electricity to make them tender enough to eat.

Pikachu have been observed eating and sometimes destroying telephone poles, wires, and other electronic equipment.

Capabilities

Pikachu is able to release electric discharges of varying intensity. Pikachu is also able to release electricity through its tail, which acts as a grounding rod, as well as recharging fellow Pichu, Pikachu or Raichu with electric shocks.

Pikachu have been known to build up energy in its glands, and will need to discharge to avoid complications.

When threatened, Pikachu looses electric charges from its cheeks, and a group can build and cause lightning storms.

For an unknown reason, Puka can sense big waves coming to the Seafoam Islands beach, causing his eyes to glow.

Notable Pikachu

Name	Canon	Trainer(s)		Group		Note(s)
Pikachu	Anime	Aura Guardian		-
Pikachu	Anime	Ayumi		-
Pikachu	Anime	Frank		-		Multiple.
Pikachu	Anime	Mirror Ash Ketchum		-
Pikachu	Anime	Nurse Joy		-
Pikachu	Anime	Pokémon League entrance exam instructor		-
Pikachu	Anime	Professor Oak (formerly) Ash Ketchum		-
Pikachu	Anime	Travis		-
Pikachu	Anime	Uschi		-
Pikachu	Anime	None		-		Seen in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters out of the Gate!.
Pikachu	Anime	None		-		Multiple, seen in Pikachu's Goodbye.
Pikachu Belle	Anime	Frank		-
Pikachu Libre	Anime	Frank		-
Pikachu, Ph. D	Anime	Frank		-
Pikachu Pop Star	Anime	Frank		-
Pikachu Rock Star	Anime	Frank		-
Pikachutwo	Anime	None		-
Puka	Anime	Victor		-
Sparky	Anime	Ritchie		-
Spike	Anime	Jimmy		-
The Partner	Games	None		Team Poképals
The Player	Games	None		Team Poképals

Former Pikachu

Name	Canon	Trainer		Note(s)
Ash Ketchum	Anime	None		Via magic.
Ditto	Anime	Drake		Via Transform.
Ditto	Anime	Duplica		Via Transform.
Ditto 1	Anime	Narissa		Via Transform.
Ditto 2	Anime	Narissa		Via Transform.
Mew	Anime	None		Via Transform.
Mini-Dit	Anime	Duplica		Via Transform.
Raichu	Anime	Lt. Surge		Evolved into a Raichu.
Raichu	Anime	Volkner		Evolved into a Raichu.
Sugar	Anime	Abigail		Evolved into a Raichu.