PIKACHU
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When several of these POKéMON gather, their electricity could build and cause lightning storms.
When several of these POKéMON gather, their electricity could build and cause lightning storms.
It keeps its tail raised to monitor its surroundings. If you yank its tail, it will try to bite you.
This intelligent POKéMON roasts hard BERRIES with electricity to make them tender enough to eat.
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This Pokémon has a Quadruped body shape.
It is classified as Yellow colored.
Natural habitat: Forest.
Its base happiness is 70.
Its capture rate is 190/255, roughly 75%.
It follows a Medium growth curve.
It belongs to the Ground, Fairy egg group.
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| LVL | NAME | TYPE | CAT. | PWR | ACC | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tail Whip | Normal | STA | — | 100% | 30 |
| 1 | Growl | Normal | STA | — | 100% | 40 |
| 1 | Thunder Shock | Electric | SPE | 40 | 100% | 30 |
| 1 | Quick Attack | Normal | PHY | 40 | 100% | 30 |
| 1 | Sweet Kiss | Fairy | STA | — | 75% | 10 |
| 1 | Charm | Fairy | STA | — | 100% | 20 |
| 1 | Nasty Plot | Dark | STA | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Play Nice | Normal | STA | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Nuzzle | Electric | PHY | 20 | 100% | 20 |
| 4 | Thunder Wave | Electric | STA | — | 90% | 20 |
| 8 | Double Team | Normal | STA | — | — | 15 |
| 12 | Electro Ball | Electric | SPE | — | 100% | 10 |
| 16 | Feint | Normal | PHY | 30 | 100% | 10 |
| 20 | Spark | Electric | PHY | 65 | 100% | 20 |
| 24 | Agility | Psychic | STA | — | — | 30 |
| 28 | Iron Tail | Steel | PHY | 100 | 75% | 15 |
| 32 | Discharge | Electric | SPE | 80 | 100% | 15 |
| 36 | Thunderbolt | Electric | SPE | 90 | 100% | 15 |
| 40 | Light Screen | Psychic | STA | — | — | 30 |
| 44 | Thunder | Electric | SPE | 110 | 70% | 10 |
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