Competitive Information for Pikachu [Gold/Silver]
Bug
Dark
Dragon
Electric
Fighting
Fire
Flying
Ghost
Grass
0.5x
0.5x
Ground
Ice
Normal
Poison
Psychic
Rock
Steel
Water
2x
0.5x
¼x
½x
2x
4x
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Pikachu? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Gold/Silver Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Gold/Silver generation metagame.
Pikachu is a notable Electric-typed Pokemon. Pikachu is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. There were no known abilities back in the Gold/Silver Pokemon games. Pikachu's only type-related weakness is Ground.
Species: Pikachu
Item: Light Ball
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Seismic Toss / Reversal
- Fly
- Rollout
Item: Light Ball
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Seismic Toss / Reversal
- Fly
- Rollout
Physical Sweeper Pikachu (Retro)
Pikachu is an outstanding Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Keep in mind back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/4 recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Seismic Toss is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (does damage equal to your Pikachu's level).
♦ Reversal is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (more power the less hp your Pikachu has left).
♦ Fly is a physical 70-base power Flying-type move (flies up on first turn, then strikes the next turn).
♦ Rollout is a physical 30-base power Rock-type move (power doubles with each hit. repeats for 5 turns).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Seismic Toss is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (does damage equal to your Pikachu's level).
♦ Reversal is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (more power the less hp your Pikachu has left).
♦ Fly is a physical 70-base power Flying-type move (flies up on first turn, then strikes the next turn).
♦ Rollout is a physical 30-base power Rock-type move (power doubles with each hit. repeats for 5 turns).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Species: Pikachu
Item: Light Ball / Magnet
Moveset:
- Thunderbolt / Thunder Punch
- Surf
- Petal Dance
- Defense Curl
Item: Light Ball / Magnet
Moveset:
- Thunderbolt / Thunder Punch
- Surf
- Petal Dance
- Defense Curl
Special Sweeper Pikachu (Retro)
Pikachu is a phenomenal Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Don't forget back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type.
♦ Thunderbolt is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Thunder Punch is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Surf is a special 95-base power Water-type move that deals a substantial amount of damage.
♦ Petal Dance is a special 70-base power Grass-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Pikachu afterwards).
♦ Defense Curl is a status move (raises your Pikachu's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Thunder Punch is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Surf is a special 95-base power Water-type move that deals a substantial amount of damage.
♦ Petal Dance is a special 70-base power Grass-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Pikachu afterwards).
♦ Defense Curl is a status move (raises your Pikachu's defense by 1 stage).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Pikachu learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
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Extended Move Details:Additional move information such as Risk versus Reward Statistics or Move power versus specific type-matchups
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Pikachu can perform in Gold/Silver. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive GS Move and Ability Combos for Pikachu
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Endure + Reversal
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Zap Cannon
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Quick Attack, Detect, Endure, Protect
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