Pikachu Weaknesses and Strengths

Pikachu is a Electric type Pokemon. When dealing damage with Electric Type Moves, they will deal an additional 20% damage.

Weak Against
Types	Damage
Ground	160%

Resistant Against
Types	Damage
Flying	62.5%
Steel	62.5%
Electric	62.5%

Best Moves for Pikachu in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Pikachu.

We simulate the damage (DPS) of two moves combined and then rank them based on how much damage they deal over a period of time (CDPS).

Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	CDPS
Thunder Shock	Wild Charge	51.54	254.92
Quick Attack	Wild Charge	51.54	250.17
Thunder Shock	Thunderbolt	48.40	239.80
Quick Attack	Thunderbolt	48.40	236.73
Thunder Shock	Discharge	41.20	231.04
Present	Wild Charge	45.39	229.83
Quick Attack	Discharge	41.20	228.31
Thunder Shock	Thunder	60.00	220.02
Quick Attack	Thunder	60.00	214.81
Present	Thunderbolt	42.25	212.92

All Moves for Pikachu

Below are all the moves that Pikachu can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.

Move	Type	Power	DPS	Duration	Energy
Discharge	Charged	65	31.2	2500ms	-33
Thunderbolt	Charged	80	38.4	2500ms	-50
Wild Charge	Charged	90	41.54	2600ms	-50
Surf EliteTM	Charged	65	38.24	1700ms	-50
Thunder EliteTM	Charged	100	50	2400ms	-100
Quick Attack	Quick	8	10	800ms	10
Present EliteTM	Quick	5	3.85	1300ms	20
Thunder Shock	Quick	5	10	600ms	8

Pikachu Evolution

Pikachu	Requires 50x Candy	Raichu
Pichu	Requires 25x Candy	Pikachu

Best Pikachu Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Pikachu Raids and the best movesets to use. We run a simulation with every Pokemon GO in our database to figure out the quickest time to defeat (TTK) Pikachu in a raid.

Other Pikachu Forms