Pika Papow (move)

Pika Papow ピカピカサンダー Pikapika Thunder

Battles Type  Electric Category  Special PP  20 (max. 32) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation VII Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Pika Papow (Japanese: ピカピカサンダー Pikapika Thunder) is a damage-dealing Electric-type move introduced in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!. It is one of the signature moves and the partner power of the partner Pikachu. It acts as a fifth move that can only be used by shaking the game controller when prompted by an animated icon of Pikachu waving a Joy-Con.

Effect

Artwork of Pikachu using Pika Papow

Generation VII

Pika Papow deals damage and bypasses accuracy checks to always hit. The base power of Pika Papow is dependent on the friendship of the user. The greater the user's friendship, the greater the base power.

$Power=\left\lfloor {\dfrac {Friendship}{2.5}}\right\rfloor$

The base power of Pika Papow varies between 1 (at the minimum friendship value of 0) and 102 (at the maximum friendship value of 255).

Generation VIII onwards

Pika Papow cannot be selected in a battle.

Description

Games Description PE The more Pikachu loves its Trainer, the greater the move's power. It never misses. SwShBDSPLA SV This move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered.

Learnset

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Game
						SM	USUM	PE
0025		Pikachu Partner		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 閃閃雷光 Símsím Lèuihgwōng Mandarin 閃閃雷光 / 闪闪雷光 Shǎnshǎn Léiguāng French Pika-Fracas German Pika-Flash Italian Pikasaetta Korean 피카피카썬더 Pikapikasseondeo Russian Пика-Шлепок Pika-Shlepok Spanish Pikatormenta

Variations of the move Pika Papow
Veevee Volley Pika Papow

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