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. It can more easily charge itself with electricity on days with thunderclouds or very dry air, and the static energy it emits can be heard from those nearby.

Variations

A Shiny variation of Pichu called the Pikachu-colored Pichu was introduced in the fourth generation games, as a Pokémon obtainable only in events. This Pichu than can could be used to unlock another Pichu variation in HeartGold and SoulSilver; the Spiky-Eared Pichu appears at the Ilex Shrine if the player has a Pikachu-colored Pichu in front and will join.

According to Professor Elm, the Spiky-Eared Pichu is a special female Pichu that has traveled through time with Celebi, and due to all the time traveling has become incapable of evolution. It cannot evolve, nor can it be traded to other games.

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, Pearl and Platinum.

Other Games

Pichu appears in Pokémon Stadium 2, where it is featured in the minigame "Pichu's Powerplant". In Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire, Pichu can be obtained by hatching it from an egg and also appears as the ball server within the game. In Pokémon Channel, Pichu can be found in Camp Starlight on clear or cloudy Saturday nights. Pichu also appears in Pokémon Puzzle Challenge.

In Pokémon Trozei!, Pichu can be obtained at Huge Storage 1, Trozei Battle or Mr. Who's Den. In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon, Pichu is found on the third through sixth floors of the Joyous Tower. In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Darkness, Pichu are found in the ninth and tenth levels of the Amp Plains as well as the first four floors of the Far Amp Plains. In Pokémon Ranger, Pichu are found in Lyra Forest and Fall City. Pichu can alternately be found in Ranger School, Vientown, Vien Forest, Marine Cave and Pueltown in Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia.

The player in Pokémon Ranger: Locus of Light also has a ukulele-playing Pichu as their partner.

Other Appearances

Video Games

• Pichu is an unlockable playable character in Super Smash Bros. Melee. Pichu is unlocked by playing 200 Vs. Mode matches or by completing Event Match 37: Legendary Pokémon. Pichu has three unlockable trophies in the game.
• 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. Pichu still appears in the game as a trophy.

Other Media

• Several Pichu have appeared in the Pokémon anime series, although the most prominent may be the "Pichu Brothers", a pair of mischievous Pichu who are featured in several Pokémon shorts. The Spiky-Eared Pichu was also featured in the ninth Pokémon movie, where she helped to find a key for the others in the past.
• In the Pokémon Adventures manga, Red and Yellow's Pikachu have an egg together near the end of the Gold/Silver/Crsytal arc. Gold takes care of it until it hatches, at which point it plays a vital role in defeating Pryce as well as helping Gold realize his talents as a Pokémon breeder. The Pichu has remained part of Gold's party since.

Trivia

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