Pikachu variants: Difference between revisions

There are many Pikachu variants found in the games, anime, manga, and TCG. The following are the main variants.

Surfing Pikachu

Surfing Pikachu is a Pikachu with a surfboard. With this, they are able to wield the move Surf.

In the anime

Puka is a Pikachu that seems to be based off of this, making its only appearance in The Pi-Kahuna.

Ash's Pikachu later on appeared wielding a pink surfboard.

In the games

Main series

Taking a snapshot of Surfing Pikachu in Snap

The Surfing Pikachu was featured in a minigame exclusive to Pokémon Yellow, called Pikachu's Beach. This can only be activated by transferring a Surfing Pikachu from other games. The non-player character who the player talks to apparently also has a Surfing Pikachu.

In the Generation II games, players may receive a Surfing Pikachu doll via Mystery Gift; however, this item is very rare.

Side games

The Surfing Pikachu was later given out through Nintendo events as well as in Pokéwalker's Yellow Forest. Other places where non-Nintendo events unlock this are in Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Battle Revolution. The Pikachu who use Surf in any of the 3-D games will wield a pink surfboard.

Other

This Pikachu variant was later seen in Pokémon Snap, appearing at the Beach.

The Surfing Pikachu was also featured in Pokémon Dash in special courses.

The Surfing Pikachu's most recent appearance was at PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Great Adventure. By typing in a certain code, a green surfboard is unlocked, which can then be used by Pikachu for certain events.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

In the Yellow arc, Yellow was able to teach Pika the move Surf through the use of Substitute to create a surfboard.

In the TCG

Surfing Pikachu has been featured in the TCG. The following are cards named Surfing Pikachu:

Name	Type	Level	Rarity	Set	Set no.
Surfing Pikachu		13	-	Wizards Black Star Promos	28

Trivia

• A Pikachu knowing Surf and Volt Tackle can be obtained from Pokémon Battle Revolution by defeating Stargazer Colosseum for the first time.
• A Surfing Pikachu can also be won in Pokémon Stadium. Players must beat Prime Cup Master Ball R-2 using a team containing a Pikachu from the player's Game Pak. The Pikachu must be used in every battle, and no continues may be used. After successfully winning, the Pikachu will optionally be allowed to learn Surf.
• All of Lt. Surge's Pikachu and Raichu in Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Stadium 2 know Surf.

Flying Pikachu

Flying Pikachu is a Pikachu with balloons. With this, they are able to wield the move Fly.

In the games

The Flying Pikachu can be seen in Pokémon Snap, appearing at the Cave.

This Pikachu variant was also featured in Pokémon Dash in special courses.

The Flying Pikachu was later given out through Nintendo events as well as in Pokéwalker's Yellow Forest.

The Surfing Pikachu's most recent appearance was at PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Great Adventure. By typing in a certain code, a set of balloons are unlocked, which can then be used by Pikachu for certain events.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Yellow has a Pikachu that can use Fly.

In the TCG

Flying Pikachu has been featured in the TCG. The following are cards named Flying Pikachu:

Name	Type	Level	Rarity	Set	Set no.
Flying Pikachu		12	-	Wizards Black Star Promos	25
				Rising Rivals	113/111
Flying Pikachu		11	-	Unnumbered Promotional cards (no English release)	-

Trivia

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For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Pikachu.