Pichu

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**Pichu** (Japanese: **ピチュー** *Pichu*) is an Electric baby Pokémon introduced in Generation II.

It evolves into Pikachu when leveled up with high friendship, which evolves into Raichu when exposed to a Thunder Stone.

## Biology

Pichu is a small, ground-dwelling rodent Pokémon with pale yellow fur. Its eartips, collar, and tail are black and angular. Pichu's pink cheek pouches can store small amounts of electricity, and its tiny nose looks like a dot. Pichu is classified as a quadruped, but it can walk easily on its hind legs.

Pichu is a social Pokémon known for its playful and mischievous demeanor. It is usually found in groups and often touch tails with other Pichu as a show of courage, creating a shower of sparks that can make them cry. It is inept at storing electricity, and may discharge if amused, startled, or subjected to shock. However, it cannot discharge without being shocked itself. Charging up is more easily done on days of dryness or with thunderclouds. The crackling of static electricity generated by Pichu is audible. It can zap an adult human, but will surprise itself if it does. Pichu primarily lives in the forest, though it has also been depicted to thrive in urban areas.

Pichu has an alternate form called Spiky-eared Pichu that appeared in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, as well as the anime and the manga. This form is female-only and has three spikes on the tip of its ear, but otherwise looks the same as any other Pichu.

## In the anime

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### Major appearances

#### Pichu Brothers

The Pichu Brothers are a pair of Pichu who have appeared in several episodes, including *Pikachu & Pichu*, *Camp Pikachu*, several episodes of Pokémon Chronicles, and *Pichu Bros. in Party Panic*. Their design is similar to that of Ash's Pikachu and Sparky, in that one has a scruff of fur while the other does not.

#### Spiky-eared Pichu

A Pichu with a spiked ear, known as Spiky-eared Pichu, appeared in *Arceus and the Jewel of Life*. She helped Pikachu and Template:TP find the keys for the jail cell that held Template:Ash, Template:An, Template:An, and Damos. The Spiky-eared Pichu made a few further appearances during the Template:Series.

#### Ukulele Pichu

Ukulele Pichu appeared in the Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs anime special, and was captured by Template:Ra in the concluding part.

#### Pichu (anime)

Template:Ash's Pikachu appeared as a Pichu in flashbacks of its past in SS001.

#### Other

Multiple Pichu made its main series debut in *The Apple Corp*, where they were stealing apples from Charmaine's apple orchard. In the end, Charmaine decided to keep them so they could help around the orchard.

A Pichu had a role in *Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out of the Gate!*. Pichu's big brother, Pikachu, was lost and he was so worried, the Baby Electric Mouse went out to find him. Pichu came across Team Meanies, but they played a horrible trick on Pichu when asked to join them. Pichu found Team Go-Getters, who gladly let him come along with them. Pichu was eventually kidnapped by the Skarmory that had kidnapped Pikachu.

Two Pichu appeared in *Pikachu's Island Adventure*, where they, along with six Wynaut and a Buizel, were forced off their island by Template:MTR and his cronies, who claimed the island for themselves. As a result, Pikachu and his friends agreed to help them reclaim the island.

A Pichu appeared in *Pika and Goliath!*, under the ownership of Sho, a Trainer who sought to have possession of one Pokémon each from the Pikachu evolutionary line. Arrogant like its Trainer, it would watch both of Sho's battles with Ash while using a Raichu.

A Pichu appeared in *The Brockster Is In!* with several other baby Pokémon. It was badly poisoned by a Tentacruel, but was healed by a Softboiled from Brock's Chansey.

A Pichu appeared in *A Jolting Switcheroo!*, under the ownership of Lena, although it was cared for by Lyn. Lyn's bag was accidentally taken by Template:An, who had a similar bag with her Template:TP inside; they eventually got their bags and Pokémon back.

### Minor appearances

A Pichu appeared on a girl's shoulder briefly in *Celebi: The Voice of the Forest*. They were seen in a window during Ash's battle at the beginning of the movie.

A Pichu appeared in *Lights, Camerupt, Action!* as an actor in one of Elijah's movies.

A Pichu appeared in *Lucario and the Mystery of Mew* as one of Mew's transformations.

A Coordinator's Pichu appeared in *May, We Harley Drew'd Ya!*, where it was used in the Appeals Round of the Kanto Grand Festival.

Three Pichu appeared in *Hungry For the Good Life!* as some of the Pokémon being cared for by Mr. Backlot.

A Pichu appeared in *Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade* as one of the Pokémon watching Template:An's concert.

Two Pichu appeared in *Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!*. They were among the Pokémon residing in a forest.

A Pichu appeared in *To Find a Fairy Flower!*.

A Pichu appeared in *Pikachu and the Pokémon Music Squad*.

A Trainer's Pichu appeared in *Alola to New Adventure!*.

Three Trainers' Pichu appeared in *A Shocking Grocery Run!*.

Two Pichu appeared in *The Sun, the Scare, the Secret Lair!*, when Template:An went to study them as part of a class assignment.

A Trainer's Pichu appeared in *Crystal-Clear Sleuthing!*.

A student's Pichu appeared in *A Guardian Rematch!*.

A student's Pichu appeared in *So Long, Sophocles!*.

A Pichu appeared in *I Choose You!*, where it was playfully chasing a Chikorita.

Three Trainers' Pichu appeared in *Balloons, Brionne, and Belligerence!*.

A Pichu appeared in a fantasy in *Now You See Them, Now You Don't!*.

A Trainer's Pichu appeared in *Getting a Jump on the Competition!*.

A Trainer's Pichu appeared in the banned episode SM064.

Six Trainers' Pichu appeared in *A Young Royal Flame Ignites!*.

Multiple Trainers' Pichu appeared in *The Power of Us*.

A Trainer's Pichu appeared in *All They Want to Do is Dance Dance!*.

A Trainer's Pichu appeared in *I Choose Paradise!*, where it was among the Pokémon seen at the Pokémon Paradise Resort.

Multiple Pichu appeared in *Securing the Future!*, with one being wild and the rest under the ownership of different Trainers. They joined the rest of Alola in showering Necrozma with light so it could return to its true form.

A Trainer's Pichu appeared in *Turning the Other Mask!*.

Two Trainers' Pichu appeared in *Heart of Fire! Heart of Stone!*.

Two Trainers' Pichu appeared in *The Dealer of Destruction!*.

A Trainer's Pichu appeared in *A High-Speed Awakening!*.

Three Trainers' Pichu appeared in *League Offenders and Defenders!*.

A Trainer's Pichu appeared in *The Road to The Semifinals!*.

A Trainer's Pichu appeared in *The Final Four!*, where it was seen near Template:TRT's food truck.

A Trainer's Pichu appeared in SM140.

Two Trainers' Pichu appeared in SM141.

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## In the manga

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### In the Magical Pokémon Journey manga

In Magical Pokémon Journey, it is revealed in *The Accidental Treasure* that Template:MPJ and Template:MPJ had already met as baby Pokémon, Pichu and Cleffa.

Also, in *The Miraculous Color of the Sky ~Best Friends~*, Template:MPJ and her Raichu are reincarnated as a little girl and a Pichu.

### In the Pokémon Adventures manga

*Main article: Pibu*
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Pichu made a cameo in *Teddiursa's Picnic* in a fantasy of Professor Elm's explanation about Pokémon Eggs to Gold.

Gold, in his desperation, protected an Egg containing the offspring of Red's Pika and Yellow's Chuchu from the Masked Man. Soon thereafter, Gold's own talent as the "hatcher" allowed a powerful Pichu to hatch, with which he was able to defeat the villain and free Celebi from the GS Ball using Raikou's massive electrical power. He also returned with his parents to help destroy Guile Hideout's giant Kyogre monster with a Volt Tackle.

Multiple Pichu appeared in *Suffering Psyduck*.

A Trainer's Pichu appeared in *Deprogramming Porygon-Z*.

A Pichu appeared in *Out-Odding Oddish*, under the ownership of a Pokéathlon participant.

In *All About Arceus IX*, a Spiky-eared Pichu accompanied Pibu on gathering herbs for Celebi to cure Giovanni's disease. After she and Pibu met up with Gold, Gold saw her and teased him about finding a date.

In *Pangoro Poses a Problem*, multiple Pichu were among the Electric Pokémon that charges the Prism Tower during a blackout.

A Trainer's Pichu appeared in *The Decision and the Tournament of Six*.

A Pichu appeared in *The Final Match and a Surprising Finale!* under the ownership of Hau. It battled in the Iki Town festival tournament and lost against Gladion's Porygon.

### In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga

Template:GnB receives an Egg from the Day-Care Couple in *A Huge Mysterious Tree!!*. It hatches into Pichu in *The New Pokémon Is Hatched!!*, becoming one of Gold's party members.

### In the Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition ~ Ranse's Color Picture Scroll ~ manga

Multiple Pichu appeared in *The Yellow Scroll: Hanbei vs Kanbei*.

## Other appearances

### Super Smash Bros.

*Main article: Pichu (Super Smash Bros.)*
## Game data

### NPC appearances

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* Pokémon Stadium 2: Pichu stars in the mini-game "Pichu's Powerplant." Similar to Pikachu's and Voltorb's mini-game, "Thundering Dynamo", in Template:Eng. The player has to be the first to charge up the most electrical power in order to win.
* Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire: Pichu will assist Pikachu on Ball-Saver duty for 50 coins or as a prize in the slot machine.
* Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver: The Spiky-eared Pichu will appear at the Ilex Forest shrine if the player approaches it with the Pikachu-colored Pichu first in the party. (The event will still activate if the Pikachu-colored Pichu evolves.) She will be automatically caught, and cannot be traded outside of Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver or evolve.
* Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs: A Pichu is the player's Template:Ra. This Pichu plays the ukulele and has a special musical Poké Assist.

### Stats

#### Base stats

* Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

### Learnset

#### By tutoring

 * **Bold** indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Pichu
* *Italic* indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Pichu
* Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations

### Side game data

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## Trivia

* Pichu has the lowest base stat total of all Electric Pokémon.
	+ Pichu also has the lowest base HP and Defense stats of all Electric-type Pokémon.
* Template:SSB is the only Generation II Pokémon to be playable in the Super Smash Bros. series, though many others appear from Template:Is.
* The Pikachu-colored Pichu (a Template:Shiny Pichu) was the first Pokémon to be given out over Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection outside of Japan.
* Pichu used to be game director Junichi Masuda's favorite Pokémon. His new favorite is Victini.
	+ Pichu is still Masuda's favorite Pokémon from Generation II.

### Origin

Pichu draws inspiration from squirrels and various other rodents.

#### Name origin

Pichu is a combination of ピカピカ *pikapika* (onomatopoeia for *sparkle*) and チューチュー *chūchū* (the sound of squeaking). It may also be a play on プチ *puchi* (petit). Pichu is ultimately a diminutive of *Pikachu*.

## Related articles

* Pichu Brothers
* Spiky-eared Pichu
* Ukulele Pichu
* Pibu
* Sandy's Pichu
* Pichu (Super Smash Bros.)
* Partner Pokémon (Mystery Dungeon)

## Notes

1. ↑ http://www.gamepro.com/article/previews/209340/pokemon-platinum-developer-interview-pt-2/
2. ↑ http://ds.ign.com/articles/115/1150433p1.html

## External links

* Article on Wikipedia

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