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Pikachu

76 appearances (Regulation M-A)
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Unranked
Pikachu
Electric
HP 35
Atk 55
Def 40
Sp.Atk 50
Sp.Def 50
Speed 90
Total 320
Weight 13.2 lbs.
Static
When the Pokémon is hit by a contact move, the attacker has a 30% chance of being paralyzed.
Lightning Rod
The Pokémon draws in all Electric-type moves. These moves do not work on the Pokémon. Instead, they boost its Sp. Atk stat by 1 stage.

Type effectiveness

Weakness · 2×
Ground
Resistance · ½×
Electric Flying Steel

Meta Builds

Meta Popular

Builds ranked by competitive performance — higher placement at larger events scores more.

#1
Lightning Rod Focus Sash
100.0 68.8% WR · 3 teams
Fake Out Helping Hand Nuzzle Volt Switch
Team
Pikachu
Pikachu
Lightning Rod · Focus Sash
100%
Charizard
Charizard
Solar Power · Charizardite Y
100%
Venusaur
Venusaur
Chlorophyll · Miracle Seed
100%
Blastoise
Blastoise
Rain Dish · Sitrus Berry
100%
Snorlax
Snorlax
Thick Fat · Leftovers
100%
Espeon
Espeon
Magic Bounce · Fairy Feather
100%
Pokepal Smackdown #143 (Champions) (Reg M-A) · rRedl (#7) · 4–1
Charizard
Charizard
Solar Power Charizardite Y
Heat Wave Solar Beam Weather Ball Protect
Venusaur
Venusaur
Chlorophyll Miracle Seed
Giga Drain Sludge Bomb Sleep Powder Protect
Blastoise
Blastoise
Rain Dish Sitrus Berry
Muddy Water Icy Wind Flip Turn Fake Out
Snorlax
Snorlax
Thick Fat Leftovers
Body Slam Earthquake Curse Protect
Pikachu
Pikachu
Lightning Rod Focus Sash
Volt Switch Nuzzle Helping Hand Fake Out
Espeon
Espeon
Magic Bounce Fairy Feather
Psychic Dazzling Gleam Substitute Protect
#2
Lightning Rod Light Ball
81.3 52.9% WR · 11 teams
Alluring Voice Fake Out Protect Thunder
Team
Pikachu
Pikachu
Lightning Rod · Light Ball
100%
Pelipper
Pelipper
Drizzle · Focus Sash
100%
Basculegion
Basculegion
Adaptability · Mystic Water
91%
Talonflame
Talonflame
Gale Wings · Sharp Beak
91%
Archaludon
Archaludon
Stamina · Sitrus Berry
73%
Blastoise
Blastoise
Rain Dish · Blastoisinite
55%
Intimidators Champions Challenge #14 REG M-A · maxdeesevgc (#1) · 7–1
Pikachu
Pikachu
Lightning Rod Light Ball
Fake Out Thunder Alluring Voice Protect
Pelipper
Pelipper
Drizzle Focus Sash
Hurricane Weather Ball Wide Guard Tailwind
Basculegion
Basculegion
Adaptability Mystic Water
Wave Crash Last Respects Aqua Jet Protect
Talonflame
Talonflame
Gale Wings Sharp Beak
Dual Wingbeat Tailwind Rain Dance Quick Guard
Archaludon
Archaludon
Stamina Sitrus Berry
Electro Shot Dragon Pulse Flash Cannon Protect
Blastoise
Blastoise
Rain Dish Blastoisinite
Water Spout Aura Sphere Dark Pulse Protect
#3
Lightning Rod Light Ball
79.8 53.6% WR · 8 teams
Alluring Voice Fake Out Feint Thunder
Team
Pikachu
Pikachu
Lightning Rod · Light Ball
100%
Pelipper
Pelipper
Drizzle · Focus Sash
100%
Basculegion
Basculegion
Adaptability · Choice Scarf
100%
Blastoise
Blastoise
Rain Dish · Blastoisinite
88%
Talonflame
Talonflame
Gale Wings · Sharp Beak
75%
Archaludon
Archaludon
Stamina · Sitrus Berry
75%
VGCA Battle Hall: Academy Ace Edition #2 · maxdeesevgc (#2) · 5–3
Basculegion
Basculegion
Adaptability Mystic Water
Wave Crash Aqua Jet Last Respects Protect
Pelipper
Pelipper
Drizzle Focus Sash
Hurricane Weather Ball Tailwind Wide Guard
Archaludon
Archaludon
Stamina Sitrus Berry
Electro Shot Dragon Pulse Flash Cannon Protect
Talonflame
Talonflame
Gale Wings Sharp Beak
Dual Wingbeat Tailwind Rain Dance Quick Guard
Blastoise
Blastoise
Rain Dish Blastoisinite
Water Spout Aura Sphere Dark Pulse Protect
Pikachu
Pikachu
Lightning Rod Light Ball
Fake Out Thunder Alluring Voice Feint
#4
Lightning Rod Light Ball
77.0 50.0% WR · 7 teams
Fake Out Protect Thunder Volt Switch
Team
Pikachu
Pikachu
Lightning Rod · Light Ball
100%
Pelipper
Pelipper
Drizzle · Focus Sash
71%
Blastoise
Blastoise
Rain Dish · Blastoisinite
57%
Archaludon
Archaludon
Stamina · Chople Berry
57%
Basculegion
Basculegion
Adaptability · Choice Scarf
57%
Palafin
Palafin
Zero to Hero · Mystic Water
43%
The Grand Champions Festival · maxdeesevgc (#267) · 8–3
Pikachu
Pikachu
Lightning Rod Light Ball
Fake Out Thunder Volt Switch Protect
Pelipper
Pelipper
Drizzle Focus Sash
Hurricane Weather Ball Wide Guard Tailwind
Palafin
Palafin
Zero to Hero Mystic Water
Jet Punch Wave Crash Close Combat Protect
Blastoise
Blastoise
Rain Dish Blastoisinite
Water Spout Dark Pulse Aura Sphere Protect
Basculegion
Basculegion
Adaptability Choice Scarf
Wave Crash Last Respects Aqua Jet Flip Turn
Archaludon
Archaludon
Stamina Sitrus Berry
Electro Shot Flash Cannon Dragon Pulse Protect
#5
Lightning Rod Light Ball
67.4 53.8% WR · 2 teams
Fake Out Knock Off Protect Volt Tackle
Team
Pikachu
Pikachu
Lightning Rod · Light Ball
100%
Floette
Floette
Fairy Aura · Floettite
100%
Sinistcha
Sinistcha
Hospitality · Sitrus Berry
100%
Aerodactyl
Aerodactyl
Unnerve · Aerodactylite
100%
Garchomp
Garchomp
Rough Skin · Roseli Berry
100%
Sneasler
Sneasler
Poison Touch · Focus Sash
50%
The Champion's Cup ($1k PRIZE POOL) · GielBakker (#85) · 4–3
Aerodactyl
Aerodactyl
Unnerve Focus Sash
Rock Slide Dual Wingbeat Tailwind Protect
Pikachu
Pikachu
Lightning Rod Light Ball
Volt Tackle Fake Out Knock Off Protect
Gyarados
Gyarados
Intimidate Gyaradosite
Waterfall Crunch Dragon Dance Protect
Sinistcha
Sinistcha
Hospitality Sitrus Berry
Matcha Gotcha Life Dew Rage Powder Protect
Floette
Floette
Fairy Aura Floettite
Draining Kiss Light of Ruin Calm Mind Protect
Garchomp
Garchomp
Rough Skin Soft Sand
Earthquake Stomping Tantrum Dragon Claw Protect

Tournament Stats

Submissions that don't match in-game data (typos, renamed moves or abilities) are discarded during import, so the counts here can differ from the total appearance count above.

Most Common Teammates

Blastoise
Blastoise
Water
47.4% usage · WR 51.5%
Pelipper
Pelipper
Water Flying
44.7% usage · WR 50.0%
Basculegion
Basculegion
Water Ghost
39.5% usage · WR 53.8%
Talonflame
Talonflame
Fire Flying
36.8% usage · WR 53.4%
Archaludon
Archaludon
Steel Dragon
26.3% usage · WR 57.0%
Garchomp
Garchomp
Dragon Ground
26.3% usage · WR 42.1%
Incineroar
Incineroar
Fire Dark
21.1% usage · WR 40.0%
Charizard
Charizard
Fire Flying
18.4% usage · WR 47.1%

Most Common Moves

Fake Out
74 (97.4%)
Protect
46 (60.5%)
Thunder
32 (42.1%)
Volt Switch
20 (26.3%)
Volt Tackle
19 (25.0%)
Alluring Voice
19 (25.0%)
Thunderbolt
16 (21.1%)
Nuzzle
16 (21.1%)
Feint
10 (13.2%)
Encore
9 (11.8%)

Most Common Items

Light Ball Light Ball
67 (88.2%)
Focus Sash Focus Sash
7 (9.2%)
Bright Powder Bright Powder
1 (1.3%)
Lum Berry Lum Berry
1 (1.3%)

Most Common Abilities

Lightning Rod
67 (90.5%)
Static
7 (9.5%)

Learnable Moves

Move Type Cat. Pow Acc PP
Agility Psychic Status - 101 20
Alluring Voice Fairy Special 80 100 12
Body Slam Normal Physical 85 100 16
Brick Break Fighting Physical 75 100 16
Charge Electric Status - 101 20
Charge Beam Electric Special 50 90 12
Charm Fairy Status - 100 20
Dig Ground Physical 80 100 12
Discharge Electric Special 80 100 16
Double Team Normal Status - 101 16
Draining Kiss Fairy Special 50 100 12
Eerie Impulse Electric Status - 100 16
Electric Terrain Electric Status - 101 12
Electro Ball Electric Special 1 100 12
Electroweb Electric Special 55 95 16
Encore Normal Status - 100 8
Endeavor Normal Physical 1 100 8
Endure Normal Status - 101 12
Facade Normal Physical 70 100 20
Fake Out Normal Physical 40 100 12
Fake Tears Dark Status - 100 20
Feint Normal Physical 30 100 12
Flail Normal Physical 1 100 16
Fling Dark Physical 1 100 12
Focus Punch Fighting Physical 150 100 20
Grass Knot Grass Special 1 100 20
Helping Hand Normal Status - 101 20
Iron Tail Steel Physical 100 75 16
Knock Off Dark Physical 65 100 20
Light Screen Psychic Status - 101 20
Move Type Cat. Pow Acc PP
Mega Kick Normal Physical 120 75 8
Nasty Plot Dark Status - 101 20
Nuzzle Electric Physical 20 100 20
Play Rough Fairy Physical 90 90 12
Protect Normal Status - 101 8
Quick Attack Normal Physical 40 100 20
Rain Dance Water Status - 101 8
Reflect Psychic Status - 101 20
Rest Psychic Status - 101 8
Reversal Fighting Physical 1 100 16
Rising Voltage Electric Special 70 100 20
Round Normal Special 60 100 16
Sleep Talk Normal Status - 101 12
Snore Normal Special 50 100 16
Substitute Normal Status - 101 12
Surf Water Special 90 100 16
Sweet Kiss Fairy Status - 75 12
Thief Dark Physical 60 100 20
Thunder Electric Special 110 70 12
Thunder Punch Electric Physical 75 100 16
Thunder Wave Electric Status - 90 20
Thunderbolt Electric Special 90 100 16
Tickle Normal Status - 100 20
Trailblaze Grass Physical 50 100 20
Upper Hand Fighting Physical 65 100 16
Volt Switch Electric Special 70 100 20
Volt Tackle Electric Physical 120 100 16
Wild Charge Electric Physical 90 100 16
Wish Normal Status - 101 12
Zap Cannon Electric Special 120 50 8

Notable Placements

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