What is a good competitive moveset for Pikachu? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Red/Blue 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 Red/Blue generation metagame.
Pikachu is a wonderful Electric-typed Pokemon. Pikachu is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. There were no known abilities or equippable items back in the Red/Blue Pokemon games. Pikachu's only type-related weakness is Ground.
Species: Pikachu Moveset: - Double-Edge / Body Slam - Seismic Toss - Fly - Thunder Wave
Physical Sweeper Pikachu (Retro)
Pikachu is an awesome Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. From the original 151, few Pokemon could compare to Pikachu at the start of the Pokemon metagame. Don't forget back before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 100-base power Normal-type move (has 1/4 recoil). ♦ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target). ♦ Seismic Toss is a physical 1-base power Fighting-type move (damage = Pikachu's level. can hit ghost types). ♦ Fly is a physical 70-base power Flying-type move (flies up on first turn, then strikes the next turn). ♦ Thunder Wave is a status move (paralyzes the target).
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Pikachu is a notable Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. The rules of gen-one were quite varied from today. Prior to 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 Shock is a special STAB-boosted 40-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target). ♦ Surf is a special 95-base power Water-type move that deals a nice amount of damage. ♦ Thunder Wave is a status move (paralyzes the target). ♦ Light Screen is a status move (while active, Pikachu's special is 2x when damaged).
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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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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 Red/Blue. 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 RB Move and Ability Combos for Pikachu
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