Competitive Information for Pikachu [Red/Blue]
Bug
Dragon
Electric
Fighting
Fire
Flying
Ghost
Grass
0.5x
0.5x
Ground
Ice
Normal
Poison
Psychic
Rock
Water
2x
¼x
½x
2x
4x
Movesets for Singles
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 marvelous 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
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Body Slam
- Seismic Toss
- Fly
- Thunder Wave
Physical Sweeper Pikachu (Retro)
Pikachu is a notable Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Generation one was a completely different game from what it is now. Years 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).
♦ 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).
Species: Pikachu
Moveset:
- Thunderbolt / Thunder Shock
- Surf
- Thunder Wave
- Light Screen
Moveset:
- Thunderbolt / Thunder Shock
- Surf
- Thunder Wave
- Light Screen
Special Sweeper Pikachu (Retro)
Pikachu is a stupendous Special Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Generation one was a completely different game from what it is now. In the dark days 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 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 large 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).
♦ 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 large 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).
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.
Cat
Type
Movename
Damage
Accuracy
PP
Effect
Surf
95
100%
15
No additional effect.
Thunder
120
70%
10
10% chance to paralyze the target.
Thunder Shock
40
100%
30
10% chance to paralyze the target.
Thunderbolt
95
100%
15
10% chance to paralyze the target.
Bide
--
--
10
Waits 2-3 turns; deals double the damage taken.
Body Slam
85
100%
15
30% chance to paralyze the target.
Double-Edge
100
100%
15
Has 1/4 recoil.
Fly
70
95%
15
Flies up on first turn, then strikes the next turn.
Mega Kick
120
75%
5
No additional effect.
Mega Punch
80
85%
20
No additional effect.
Pay Day
40
100%
20
Scatters coins.
Quick Attack
40
100%
30
Usually goes first.
Rage
20
100%
20
Lasts forever. Raises user's Attack by 1 when hit.
Seismic Toss
??
100%
20
Damage = user's level. Can hit Ghost types.
Skull Bash
100
100%
15
Charges turn 1. Hits turn 2.
Slam
80
75%
20
No additional effect.
Submission
80
80%
25
Has 1/4 recoil.
Swift
60
--
20
Never misses, even against Dig and Fly.
Take Down
90
85%
20
Has 1/4 recoil.
Agility
--
--
30
Raises the user's Speed by 2.
Double Team
--
--
15
Raises the user's evasiveness by 1.
Flash
--
70%
20
Lowers the target's accuracy by 1.
Growl
--
100%
40
Lowers the target's Attack by 1.
Light Screen
--
--
30
While active, user's Special is 2x when damaged.
Mimic
--
--
10
Random move known by the target replaces this.
Reflect
--
--
20
While active, the user's Defense is doubled.
Rest
--
--
10
User sleeps 2 turns and restores HP and status.
Substitute
--
--
10
User takes 1/4 its max HP to put in a Substitute.
Tail Whip
--
100%
30
Lowers the target's Defense by 1.
Thunder Wave
--
100%
20
Paralyzes the target.
Toxic
--
85%
10
Badly poisons the target.
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
- Moves with Priority: Quick Attack
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