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Pichu ピチュー Pichu #172 Pichu Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Electric Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Static Cacophony Cacophony Lightning Rod Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 190 (35.2%)
Breeding Egg Group Undiscovered Hatch time 21 cycles
Height 1'00" 0.3 m Pichu 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 4.4 lbs. 2.0 kg Pichu 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield 42 Gen. II-IV Unknown IV 41 V+	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 1 Pichu 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 1 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Yellow	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Pichu (Japanese: ピチュー Pichu) is an Electric-type baby Pokémon.

It evolves into Pikachu when leveled up with high friendship, which evolves into Raichu when exposed to a Thunder Stone.

Biology

Pichu is a small, ground-dwelling rodent Pokémon with pale yellow fur. Its eartips, collar, and tail are black and angular. Pichu's pink cheek pouches can store small amounts of electricity, and its tiny nose looks like a dot. Pichu is classified as a quadruped, but it can walk easily on its hind legs.

Pichu is a social Pokémon known for its playful and mischievous demeanor. It is usually found in groups and often touch tails with other Pichu as a show of courage, creating a shower of sparks that can make them cry. It is inept at storing electricity, and may discharge if amused, startled, or subjected to shock. However, it cannot discharge without being shocked itself. Charging up is more easily done on days of dryness or thunderclouds. The crackling of static electricity generated by Pichu is audible. It can zap an adult human, but will surprise itself if it does. Pichu primarily lives in the forest, though it has also been depicted to thrive in urban areas.

In the anime

Pichu in the anime

Spiky-eared Pichu and Shiny Pichu in the anime

A Pichu Egg in the anime

Major appearances

Pichu Brothers

The Pichu Brothers are a pair of Pichu who have appeared in several places, including Pikachu & Pichu, Camp Pikachu, several episodes of Pokémon Chronicles, and the Pokémon Channel special Pichu Bros. in Party Panic. Their design is similar to that of Ash's Pikachu and Sparky, in that one has a scruff of fur while the other does not.

Spiky-eared Pichu

A Pichu with a spiked ear, known as Spiky-eared Pichu, appeared in Arceus and the Jewel of Life. She helped Pikachu and Piplup find the keys for the jail cell that held Ash, Dawn, Brock, and Damos. She and a Pikachu-colored Pichu star in the fourth ending of the Diamond & Pearl series.

Ukulele Pichu

Ukulele Pichu appeared in the Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs anime special, and was captured by Ben in the concluding part.

Other

Pichu first appeared in The Apple Corp. Many were stealing apples from Charmaine's apple orchard.

A Pichu had a role in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters out of the Gate!. Pichu's big brother, Pikachu, was lost and he was so worried, the Baby Electric Mouse went out to find him. Pichu came across Team Meanies, but they played a horrible trick on Pichu when asked to join them. Pichu found Team Go-Getters, who gladly let him come along with them. Pichu was eventually kidnapped by the Skarmory that had kidnapped Pikachu.

Another Pichu appeared in Pika and Goliath! under the ownership of Sho.

A Pichu appeared in The Brockster Is In! with several other baby Pokémon. It was badly poisoned by a Tentacruel, but was healed by a Softboiled from Brock's Chansey.

A Pichu appeared in A Jolting Switcheroo!, under the ownership of Lena, although it was cared for by Lyn.

Minor appearances

A Pichu appeared on a girl's shoulder briefly in Celebi: Voice of the Forest in a window during Ash's battle at the beginning of the movie.

A Pichu appeared in Lucario and the Mystery of Mew as a transformation of Mew.

A Pichu belonging to a Coordinator was used in the Appeals Round of the Kanto Grand Festival in May, We Harley Drew'd Ya!.

Three Pichu appeared in Hungry For the Good Life!.

Two Pichu appeared in Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!.

A Pichu appeared in To Find a Fairy Flower!.

A Pichu appeared in Pikachu and the Pokémon Music Squad.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

Pichu in Pokémon Gold and Silver: The Golden Boys

In the Magical Pokémon Journey manga

In Magical Pokémon Journey, it is revealed in The Accidental Treasure that Pikachu and Clefairy met as baby Pokémon, Pichu and Cleffa.

Also, in The Miraculous Color of the Sky ~Best Friends~, Sandy and her Raichu are reincarnated as a little girl and a Pichu.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Main article: Pibu

Pichu made a cameo in Teddiursa's Picnic in a fantasy of Professor Elm's explanation about Pokémon eggs to Gold.

Gold, in his desperation, protected an Egg containing the offspring of Red's Pika and Yellow's Chuchu from the Masked Man. Soon thereafter, Gold's own talent as the "hatcher" allowed a powerful Pichu to hatch, with which he was able to defeat the villain and free Celebi from the GS Ball using Raikou's massive electrical power. Its name was unknown, though Yellow said, "It must have come from the day care where we left Pika and Chuchu!" She names it Pichu, deriving from its parents' names. It also returned with its parents to help destroy Guile Hideout's giant Kyogre monster with a Volt Tackle.

In Pangoro Poses a Problem multiple Pichu were among the Electric-type Pokémon that charges the Prism Tower during a blackout.

In the Pokémon Gold and Silver: The Golden Boys manga

In Pokémon Gold and Silver: The Golden Boys, Gold receives an Egg from the Day-Care Couple in A Huge Mysterious Tree!!. It hatches into Pichu in The New Pokémon Is Hatched!!, becoming one of Gold's party members.

In the TCG

Main article: Pichu (TCG)

Other appearances

Super Smash Bros.

Main article: Pichu (Super Smash Bros.)

Game data

NPC appearances

Spiky-eared Pichu at the Ilex Forest shrine

• Pokémon Stadium 2: Pichu stars in the mini-game "Pichu's Powerplant." Similar to Pikachu's and Voltorb's mini-game, "Thundering Dynamo", in Pokémon Stadium. The player has to be the first to charge up the most electrical power in order to win.
• Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire: Pichu will assist Pikachu on Ball-Saver duty for 50 coins or as a prize in the slot machine.
• Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver: The Spiky-eared Pichu will appear at the Ilex Forest shrine if the player approaches it with the Pikachu-colored Pichu first in the party. (The event will still activate if the Pikachu-colored Pichu evolves.) She will be automatically caught, and cannot be traded outside of Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver or evolve.
• Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs: A Pichu is the player's partner. This Pichu plays the ukulele and has a special musical Poké Assist.

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

In events

Games	Event	Language	Location	Level	Distribution period
GSC	Pokémon Center Mystery Egg #1 & 3 Sing Pichu	Japanese	Japan	5	December 15, 2001 to January 14, 2002; April 27 to May 12, 2002
GSC	Pokémon Center Mystery Egg #2 Petal Dance Pichu	Japanese	Japan	5	March 16 to April 7, 2002
GSC	Gotta Catch 'Em All Station! Sing Pichu	English	United States	5	March 22 to April 11, 2002
GSC	Gotta Catch 'Em All Station! Petal Dance Pichu	English	United States	5	April 12 to May 4, 2002
GSC	Gotta Catch 'Em All Station! Dizzy Punch Pichu	English	United States	5	October 4 to 10, 2002
GSC	Gotta Catch 'Em All Station! Scary Face Pichu	English	United States	5	October 25 to 31, 2002
RS	Pokémon Center 5th Anniversary Teeter Dance Pichu	Japanese	Japan	5	April 25 to May 18, 2003
RS	Pokémon Center 5th Anniversary Wish Pichu	Japanese	Japan	5	April 25 to May 18, 2003
RS	Pokémon Stamp Ruby and Sapphire Contest Pichu	Japanese	Japan	5	October 12, 2003
RSEFRLG	PokéPark Egg Pichu	Japanese	Japan	5	March 12 to May 8, 2005
DP	Red and Green Anniversary Pichu	All	Japan	1	February 27, 2008
DPPt	Shokotan Pichu	Japanese	Japan	30	June 19 to August 31, 2009
DPPt	Mikena Pichu	Korean	South Korea	30	December 17, 2009 to January 6, 2010
DPPt	GameStop Pichu	English	United States	30	January 30 to February 14, 2010
DPPt	Spring 2010 Pichu	English	Wi-Fi	30	March 5 to 25, 2010
DPPt	Spring 2010 Pichu	French	Wi-Fi	30	March 5 to 25, 2010
DPPt	Spring 2010 Pichu	German	Wi-Fi	30	March 5 to 25, 2010
DPPt	Spring 2010 Pichu	Italian	Wi-Fi	30	March 5 to 25, 2010
DPPt	Spring 2010 Pichu	Spanish	Wi-Fi	30	March 5 to 25, 2010

In-game events

Held Items

Game		Held Item(s)
Diamond	Pearl	Oran Berry (5%)
Platinum
HeartGold	SoulSilver	Zap Plate (100%)*
Events*		Everstone (100%)

Stats

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM/HM

Generation VI Other generations: II - III - IV - V - VII - VIII - IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Contest   Appeal   Jamming  TM06 TM06 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 090}}90% 10 Clever 3 ♥♥♥ 0   TM10 TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 Clever 3 ♥♥♥ 0   TM16 TM16 Light Screen Psychic Status 0000— —}}—% 30 Beautiful 2 ♥♥ 0   TM17 TM17 Protect Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 Cute 2 ♥♥ 0   TM18 TM18 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— —}}—% 5 Beautiful 1 ♥ 0   TM21 TM21 Frustration Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 Cute 2 ♥♥ 3 ♥♥♥ TM24 TM24 Thunderbolt Electric Special 09090 100}}100% 15 Cool 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   TM25 TM25 Thunder Electric Special 110110 070}}70% 10 Cool 1 ♥ 0   TM27 TM27 Return Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 Cute 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   TM32 TM32 Double Team Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 15 Cool 1 ♥ 0   TM42 TM42 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 Cute 2 ♥♥ 0   TM44 TM44 Rest Psychic Status 0000— —}}—% 10 Cute 1 ♥ 0   TM45 TM45 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 Cute 2 ♥♥ 0   TM48 TM48 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 Beautiful 2 ♥♥ 0   TM49 TM49 Echoed Voice Normal Special 04040 100}}100% 15 Beautiful 3 ♥♥♥ 0   TM56 TM56 Fling Dark Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 Cute 3 ♥♥♥ 0   TM57 TM57 Charge Beam Electric Special 05050 090}}90% 10 Beautiful 1 ♥ 0   TM70 TM70 Flash Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 Beautiful 3 ♥♥♥ 0   TM72 TM72 Volt Switch Electric Special 07070 100}}100% 20 Cool 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   TM73 TM73 Thunder Wave Electric Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 Cool 1 ♥ 3 ♥♥♥ TM86 TM86 Grass Knot Grass Special 0000— 100}}100% 20 Cute 1 ♥ 0   TM87 TM87 Swagger Normal Status 0000— 090}}90% 15 Cute 3 ♥♥♥ 0   TM88 TM88 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 Cute 1 ♥ 0   TM90 TM90 Substitute Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 Cute 2 ♥♥ 0   TM93 TM93 Wild Charge Electric Physical 09090 100}}100% 15 Tough 6 ♥♥♥♥♥♥ 0   TM94 TM94 Secret PowerORAS Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 Clever 1 ♥ 0   XTM100 TM100 Confide Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 20 Cute 3 ♥♥♥ 0

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Pichu Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Pichu Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation VI Other generations: II - III - IV - V - VII - VIII - IX

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Contest   Appeal   Jamming  Bestow Normal Status — 100% 15 Cute 1 ♥ 0   Bide Normal Physical — —% 10 Tough 3 ♥♥♥ 0   Charge Electric Status — —% 20 Clever 1 ♥ 0   Disarming Voice Fairy Special 40 —% 15 Cute 2 ♥♥ 0   Double Slap Normal Physical 15 85% 10 Cute 1 ♥ 0   Encore Normal Status — 100% 5 Cute 2 ♥♥ 0   Endure Normal Status — —% 10 Tough 3 ♥♥♥ 0   Fake Out Normal Physical 40 100% 10 Cute 2 ♥♥ 3 ♥♥♥ Flail Normal Physical — 100% 15 Cute 1 ♥ 0   Lucky Chant Normal Status — —% 30 Cute 1 ♥ 0   Present Normal Physical — 90% 15 Cute 3 ♥♥♥ 0   Reversal Fighting Physical — 100% 15 Cool 1 ♥ 0   Thunder Punch Electric Physical 75 100% 15 Cool 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   Tickle Normal Status — 100% 20 Cute 3 ♥♥♥ 0   * Volt Tackle Electric Physical 120 100% 15 Cool 6 ♥♥♥♥♥♥ 0   Wish Normal Status — —% 10 Cute 3 ♥♥♥ 0

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Pichu in Generation VI Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Pichu in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Pichu Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Pichu Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

TCG-only moves

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball  N/A  Not available		Pokémon Pinball RS     Acquisition: Hatch		Pokémon Trozei!    Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team File:MDP RT 172.png Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 5.1% Friend Area: Energetic Forest Phrases 51%-100% HP I can't store electricity very well yet! 26%-50% HP Oh, no! I only have half my HP! 1%-25% HP I can't keep going! All my electricity is leaking away... Level up I leveled up! Yay, happy! Partner phrases 51%-100% HP <name>, my HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP <name>, my HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP <name>, my HP is between 1% and 25%. Level up I leveled up! Yay, happy!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 5.1% IQ group: D
Pokémon Ranger Group:  Electric  Poké Assist: ( Electric ) Field move: (Recharge ×1) Loops: 1 Min. exp.: 3 Max. exp.: 3 Browser entry   Pichu not only recharges the Styler, its cuteness is uplifting to others.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group:  Electric  Poké Assist: None Field move: (Recharge ×1) Browser entry   It attacks by shooting bolts of electricity.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Poké Assist: Field move:  Electric  ( Electric ) Past ( Normal ) (Electrify ×1) Past (Electrify ×1) Browser entry   It restores the Styler Energy a little.
Pokémon Rumble N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed			Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ● Defense ● Speed ●●● Attack Not Available Defense Speed Attack Not Available Defense Speed Attack Not Available Defense Speed
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: Everybody in the Haunted Zone is a friend of Pichu's! Pichu likes to play the Attraction Tangrowth's Swing-Along.
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond Strong: {{{Park2strong}}} Weak: {{{Park2weak}}} PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.
Pokémon Conquest HP: ★ Move: ThunderShock Attack: ★ Ability 1: Static Defense: ★ Ability 2: Mood Maker Speed: ★★ Ability 3: Sequence Evolves into Pikachu when it has a link of 50% or higher Range: 4 Perfect Links: Akizane and Sōrin

Evolution

Baby form Pichu  Electric

Breed ← Friendship →

First evolution Pikachu  Electric

Thunder Stone →

Second evolution Raichu  Electric

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
Generation II Gold Silver Crystal Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation III Ruby Sapphire Emerald FireRed LeafGreen Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation IV Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation V Black White Black 2 White 2 Front Back Front Back
Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back

For other sprites and images, please see Pichu images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Other sprites

Crystal credits

Japanese sprites

Gold	Silver	Gold/Silver back

Spiky-eared Pichu sprites

Front	Back

Trivia

• According to an NPC in New Bark Town, Professor Elm discovered Pichu.
• Pichu has the lowest base stat total of all Electric-type Pokémon.
  • Pichu also has the lowest HP, Defense, and Special Attack base stats out of all Electric-type Pokémon.
• Pichu is the only Generation II Pokémon to be playable in the Super Smash Bros. series, though many others appear from Poké Balls.
• The Pikachu-colored Pichu (a Shiny Pichu) was the first Pokémon to be given out over Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection outside of Japan.
• Pichu used to be game director Junichi Masuda's favorite Pokémon.^[1] His new favorite is Victini.^[2]

Origin

Pichu draws inspiration from mice, squirrels, and various other rodents.

Name origin

Pichu is a combination of ピカピカ pikapika (onomatopoeia for sparkle) and チューチュー chūchū (the sound of squeaking). It may also be a play on プチ puchi (petit). Pichu is ultimately a diminutive of Pikachu.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese ピチュウ Pichu From ピカピカ pikapika (onomatopoeia for sparkle), チューチュー chūchū (the sound of squeaking), and プチ puchi (petit). French Pichu Same as its Japanese name. Spanish Pichu Same as its Japanese name. German Pichu Same as its Japanese name. Italian Pichu Same as its Japanese name. Korean 피츄 Pichu Transliteration of its Japanese name. Mandarin Chinese 皮丘 Píqiū Transliteration of its Japanese name. Cantonese Chinese 比超 Béichīu Transliteration of its Japanese name. The last character means super.

More languages Hindi पिचू Pichu Transcription of English name Russian Пичу Pichu Transcription of English name

Related articles

• Pichu Brothers
• Spiky-eared Pichu
• Ukulele Pichu
• Pibu
• Pichu (Super Smash Bros.)

Notes

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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