- Attack
- 77
- Defense
- 53
- HP
- 85
100% CP
- RaidsLv20
- 270
- min 240
- Weather boostLv25
- 338
- min 300
- MaxLv50
- 535
- Lv40 473
At a glance
Basics
Pichu is a Electric-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 270 at level 20 (raids, eggs and research), 338 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 535 at level 50. It is weak to Ground attacks (1.6×). It resists Electric/Flying/Steel attacks. In raids, Thunder Shock + Thunderbolt is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). It evolves into Pikachu with 25 Candy. As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 1 km you walk together.
- Category
- Tiny Mouse Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 1 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 10,000 Stardust · 25 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 535 / 542
Pichu charges itself with electricity more easily on days with thunderclouds or when the air is very dry. You can hear the crackling of static electricity coming off this Pokémon.
All values are for Pokémon GO; main-series values are not listed. The Pokédex entry is the game's own English text.
Related tips
- How to read IVs and appraisalsIVs run from 0 to 15 for each of Attack, Defense and HP, and appraisal stars are set by the sum of the three (0–45).
- What to power up first (power-up priorities for beginners)Stardust is limited, so first power up strong counters you'll use for a long time across many raids.
- Choosing IVs for PvP (low Attack wins in Great and Ultra League)In leagues with a CP cap, the lower the Attack IV, the higher you can level up within the same CP, which makes Defense and HP bigger.
Best movesetsLv40 · 15/15/15 IVs
- 1
Thunder ShockThunderboltBest100% efficiency6.1TDO 29 - 2Thunder ShockThunder Punch90% efficiency5.5TDO 26
- 3
Quick Attack*Thunderbolt88% efficiency5.4TDO 25 - 4Quick Attack*Thunder Punch81% efficiency5.0TDO 23
- 5Thunder Shock
Disarming Voice65% efficiency4.0TDO 19
Top 5 of 6 movesets.
Raid and Gym efficiency against an ordinary neutral 5-star boss. DPS is damage per second, TDO is total damage dealt before fainting, and efficiency compares (DPS³ × TDO)^¼ with the top moveset. Against a specific boss, moves of the types it's weak to do more. * Exclusive moves require an Elite TM.
Learnable moves
Fast Attack2
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunder ShockBestElectric · 0.5s · STAB | 4 | +7 | 9.6 | 14 |
| Quick Attack*Normal · 1s | 10 | +13 | 10 | 13 |
Charged Attack3
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ThunderboltBestElectric · 2.5s · STAB | 80 | 50 | 38.4 | 1.92 |
| Thunder PunchElectric · 2s · STAB | 50 | 33 | 30 | 1.82 |
| Disarming VoiceFairy · 4s | 70 | 33 | 17.5 | 2.12 |
- DPS is damage per second, EPS energy per second and DPE damage per energy. A Charged Attack costing 100 energy uses 1 bar, 50 uses 2 bars and 33 uses 3 bars.
- STAB (same-type attack bonus) applies to moves of the Pokémon's own type, which deal 1.2× damage (included in DPS, DPT and DPE).
- * Exclusive move: a move that was only available during events such as Community Day. It now requires an Elite TM.
Calculate with your Pokémon
Move the sliders or enter a CP and Pichu's stats, move performance and power-up cost update instantly.
Enter the CP shown in the game to find the closest level for these IVs.
- Actual Attack
- 55.0
- Actual Defense
- 40.6
- Actual HP
- 59
Actual stat = (base stat + IV) × level multiplier. Level 51 is the Best Buddy boost.
Move performance at these stats
Thunder ShockThunderboltBest100% efficiencyThis is the best moveset at these stats. That's 63% of the same moveset's DPS at Lv40 with 15/15/15.
Raid calculation against a neutral 5-star boss. * Exclusive moves need an Elite TM.
Power-up cost
- Stardust
- 225,000
- Candy
- 248
- Candy XL
- 0
Lv 20 → 40: 40 power-ups, CP 473 after
Based on the game's power-up cost table. Shadow costs 1.2× and purified 0.9× (rounded up per power-up); Lucky Pokémon pay half the Stardust. Event bonuses are not included.
IV rankings by leagueBy stat product
Pichu only reaches CP 535 at level 50 with 100% IVs, so it can't reach this league's cap. In that case, higher IVs are better.
| Rank | Attack | Defense | HP | Level | CP | vs. #1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 535 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 529 | 98.9% |
| 3 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 533 | 98.8% |
| 4 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 531 | 98.5% |
| 5 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 524 | 97.8% |
| 6 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 527 | 97.7% |
| 7 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 530 | 97.6% |
| 8 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 525 | 97.5% |
| 9 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 529 | 97.4% |
| 10 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 50 | 527 | 97.1% |
Stat product = Attack × Defense × HP (up to level 50, excluding Best Buddy). It shows how long a Pokémon lasts under the same CP cap and doesn't include move matchups.
EvolutionFrom game data
- Base
- PichuViewingBest movesThunder ShockThunderbolt
From Pichu to the final evolution75 Candy
- Mega Energy comes from Mega Raids and walking with your buddy. After the first Mega Evolution, it takes less energy next time.
- Best moves are the top raid moveset at level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs.
Damage takenGO multipliers
- ×1.6
Ground - ×0.625Electric
Flying
Steel
Show all 18 types
- Normal×1
Fire×1
Water×1- Electric×0.625
Grass×1
Ice×1
Fighting×1
Poison×1- Ground×1.6
- Flying×0.625
Psychic×1
Bug×1
Rock×1
Ghost×1
Dragon×1
Dark×1- Steel×0.625
- Fairy×1
Offensive matchupsBased on learnable moves