Competitive Information for Pichu [Ruby/Sapphire]
Electric
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Pichu? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Ruby/Sapphire 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 Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Pichu is a pretty decent Electric-typed Pokemon. Pichu is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Pichu can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Pichu's only type-related weakness is Ground.
Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: Static
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Seismic Toss / Counter
- Rollout
- Mud-Slap
Physical Sweeper Pichu (Static)
Pichu is a spectacular Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. In the old days before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Static, 1/3 chance a pokemon making contact with Pichu will be paralyzed.
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Seismic Toss is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (does damage equal to your Pichu's level).
♦ Counter is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (if hit by physical attack, returns double damage).
♦ Rollout is a physical 30-base power Rock-type move (power doubles with each hit. repeats for 5 turns).
♦ Mud-Slap is a physical 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
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Item: Magnet
Ability: Static
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Volt Tackle / Thunderbolt
- Surf
- Wish
- Defense Curl
Special Sweeper Pichu (Static)
Pichu is a marvelous Special Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. In the dark days prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Static, 1/3 chance a pokemon making contact with Pichu will be paralyzed.
♦ Thunderbolt is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Surf is a special 95-base power Water-type move (hits foes. power doubles against dive).
♦ Wish is a status move (next turn, heals 50% of the recipient's max hp).
♦ Defense Curl is a status move (raises your Pichu's defense by 1 stage).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Pichu? These builds have been optimized for Ruby/Sapphire Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: Static
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Seismic Toss / Counter
- Rollout
- Mud-Slap
Doubles Physical Sweeper Pichu (Static)
Pichu is a spectacular Physical Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. In the old days prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Static, 1/3 chance a pokemon making contact with Pichu will be paralyzed.
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Seismic Toss is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (does damage equal to your Pichu's level).
♦ Counter is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (if hit by physical attack, returns double damage).
♦ Rollout is a physical 30-base power Rock-type move (power doubles with each hit. repeats for 5 turns).
♦ Mud-Slap is a physical 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
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Item: Magnet
Ability: Static
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Volt Tackle / Thunderbolt
- Surf
- Wish
- Defense Curl
Doubles Special Sweeper Pichu (Static)
Pichu is an interesting Special Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. In the dark days prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Static, 1/3 chance a pokemon making contact with Pichu will be paralyzed.
♦ Thunderbolt is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Surf is a special 95-base power Water-type move (hits foes. power doubles against dive).
♦ Wish is a status move (next turn, heals 50% of the recipient's max hp).
♦ Defense Curl is a status move (raises your Pichu's defense by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Pichu 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.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Pichu can perform in Ruby/Sapphire. 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 RS Move and Ability Combos for Pichu
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Endure + Reversal
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Reversal
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Follow Me
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Pichu's stats
- Charge
- Defense Curl
Most notable and possible best moves for Pichu
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Pichu in Ruby and Sapphire
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