Pichu

The Tiny Mouse Pokémon
#172 - Pichu
Evolve	Pikachu
Debut	Pokémon: Gold Version Pokémon: Silver Version
Species Info
Type	+
Height	0.3 m (1'00”)
Weight	2.0 kg (4.4 lbs.)
Color	Yellow
Gender Ratio	1♂ : 1♀
Ability	Static
Hidden Ability
Egg Group	Unbreedable
Icon		Sprite
		File:172sprite.png
Footprint
30px
Base Statistics
Hit Points	20	Speed	60
Attack	40	Sp. Attack	35
Defense	15	Sp. Defense	35
Training Info
Catch Rate	{{{cat}}}	Hatch Steps	{{{hat}}}
Base Exp.	{{{exp}}}	Effort Points	{{{e1}}}
Happiness	{{{hap}}}
To Lv.100	{{{100}}}

Kanto #	Johto #	Hoenn #	Sinnoh #
< 172 >	< 021 >	< 155 >	< 103 >
Unova #	Johto (IV) #

Pichu is the pre-evolved form of Pikachu. It's an electric Pokémon that only evolves when it achieves a certain amount of happiness.

Information

Pichu is smaller than Pikachu, has larger ears, and a shorter tail. Pichu is not yet skilled in storing electricity, so it discharges electricity when it's happy or shocked. When Pichu play together, they sometimes short each other out. A Pichu's shock is painful to adult humans, but when attacking it sometimes shocks itself.

Appearances

Mainstream Games

Usually, Pichu is only available by breeding with a Pikachu with another Pikachu, a Raichu, or a Ditto. One exception is a Pichu that knows Surf that can be obtained by adding 1499 Pokémon to Pokémon Box. Also, Pichu are found in the Trophy Garden of the Pokémon Mansion in Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl Versions.

Other Games

Pichu is an unlockable playable character in Super Smash Bros. Melee with three unlockable trophies. Pichu was not included in Super Smash Bros. Brawl; of the characters removed, Pichu is the only one that is not listed as a fighter in the text dump of the game. A trophy of Pichu does appear in Brawl.

Pichu in featured in Pokémon Stadium 2's minigame "Pichu's Powerplant". Pichu also appears as a ball saver in Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire.

Trivia

• The name Pichu is a combination of the Japanese words "pika", an onomatopoeia for electric sparking, and "pii", a prefix meaning small.