Creature · #25

Pikachu

Electric

Your partner. Yellow gives you Pikachu at level 5 instead of a starter choice, it walks behind you on the overworld, and it is the only Pokemon in Generation I with a real recorded voice (Ikue Otani, the anime voice actor). Turn around and talk to it to read its mood - Yellow is the only Gen 1 game with a happiness system, and it exists purely for this Pikachu. It refuses the Thunder Stone and can never become Raichu, and it cannot be released.

Generation I base stats: HP 35, Attack 55, Defense 30, Special 50, Speed 90. Generation I has a single Special stat, used for both special attack and special defense.

Evolution: Evolves into Raichu (Thunder Stone; starter refuses)

How to get in Yellow: Starter only (L5, Pallet Town) — no wild Pikachu in Yellow

Base stats

HP 35

Attack 55

Defense 30

Special 50

Speed 90

Total 260

Profile

Line: Pikachu → Raichu

Evolution line

Learned by leveling up

Level	Move	Type	Cat	Power	Acc	PP
Start	Growl	Normal	status	—	100	40
Start	ThunderShock	Electric	special	40	100	30
Lv.6	Tail Whip	Normal	status	—	100	30
Lv.8	Thunder Wave	Electric	status	—	100	20
Lv.11	Quick Attack	Normal	physical	40	100	30
Lv.15	Double Team	Normal	status	—	—	15
Lv.20	Slam	Normal	physical	80	75	20
Lv.26	Thunderbolt	Electric	special	95	100	15
Lv.33	Agility	Psychic	status	—	—	30
Lv.41	Thunder	Electric	special	120	70	10
Lv.50	Light Screen	Psychic	status	—	—	30

TM / HM compatibility

Machine	Move	Type	Cat	Power	Acc	PP
HM05	Flash	Normal	status	—	70	20
TM01	Mega Punch	Normal	physical	80	85	20
TM05	Mega Kick	Normal	physical	120	75	5
TM06	Toxic	Poison	status	—	85	10
TM08	Body Slam	Normal	physical	85	100	15
TM09	Take Down	Normal	physical	90	85	20
TM10	Double-Edge	Normal	physical	100	100	15
TM16	Pay Day	Normal	physical	40	100	20
TM17	Submission	Fighting	physical	80	80	25
TM19	Seismic Toss	Fighting	physical	—	100	20
TM20	Rage	Normal	physical	20	100	20
TM24	Thunderbolt	Electric	special	95	100	15
TM25	Thunder	Electric	special	120	70	10
TM31	Mimic	Normal	status	—	—	10
TM32	Double Team	Normal	status	—	—	15
TM33	Reflect	Psychic	status	—	—	20
TM34	Bide	Normal	physical	—	—	10
TM39	Swift	Normal	physical	60	—	20
TM40	Skull Bash	Normal	physical	100	100	15
TM44	Rest	Psychic	status	—	—	5
TM45	Thunder Wave	Electric	status	—	100	20
TM50	Substitute	Normal	status	—	—	10

Where to find it

Location	Method	Levels	Rate	Time
Pallet Town	Gift	5–5	100%	any