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Gigantamax Pikachu

Mouse Pokémon

BasePartnerGigantamax
Gigantamax Pikachu official artwork
Official art
Electric
Height
21 m 68′11″
Weight
Not given
Base stat total
320 Higher than 23% of Pokémon
Introduced
Gen VIII Sword & Shield
Abilities
Static
Pikachu’s Pokédex entryLegends: Arceus
Possesses cheek sacs in which it stores electricity. This clever forest-dweller roasts tough berries with an electric shock before consuming them.
See Pikachu’s entries

Gigantamax

A Sword & Shield form · not in Pokémon Champions
G-Max Move
G-Max Volt CrashG-Max Move

Foes: paralyzed.

Replaces Max Lightning on its Electric-type attacks.

Same as Pikachu
Types, base stats and abilities
Height
21 mPikachu: 0.4 m
Game
Sword & ShieldGen VIII
In Pokémon Champions
NoIts only gimmick is Mega Evolution

A Pikachu with the Gigantamax Factor takes this form when it Dynamaxes: a new look, and a G-Max Move in place of one type’s Max Move. Gigantamax is in Sword & Shield, not in Pokémon Champions.

For Champions sets, usage and movesPikachuHow Dynamax works →

Base stats

Total 320 · Higher than 23% of Pokémon
HP35110–142180–274
Atk5567–117103–229
Def4054–10176–196
SpA5063–11294–218
SpD5063–11294–218
Spe9099–156166–306
Total320Higher than 23% of Pokémon
HP35Atk55Def40Spe90SpD50SpA50

Ranges in Pokémon Champions at Lv 50: 0 Stat Points with a −10% Stat Alignment to 32 Stat Points with a +10% one (HP has no alignment).Ranges in the main games at Lv 100: 0 IV/EV with a hindering nature to 31 IV/252 EV with a helpful nature. EV yield: 2 Spe.

Stat calculatorChampions Stat Points & Stat Alignment, or EVs, IVs & nature
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Type matchups

Weak to 1 type, resists 3

Colors show what this Pokémon takes

Weak to

2×
Ground

Resists

½×
ElectricFlyingSteel
Takes normal damage from 14 types
NormalFightingPoisonRockBugGhostFireWaterGrassPsychicIceDragonDarkFairy

With : Electric becomes 0×

Abilities

2 abilities

Evolution

  1. #0172PichuElectric
    1. Level up with high friendship
      #0025PikachuElectric
      1. Use Thunder Stone
        #0026RaichuElectric
        1. Mega Evolution, in battleholding Raichunite X
          #0026Mega Raichu XElectric
        2. Mega Evolution, in battleholding Raichunite Y
          #0026Mega Raichu YElectric
      2. Use Thunder Stone in Alola
        #0026Alolan RaichuElectricPsychic

Where to find

Not found in the wild in our data

Not found in the wild in the games we have location data for.

Locations cover Red & Blue to Sword & Shield (with its DLC) and Let’s Go. We don’t have them yet for Legends: Arceus, Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Scarlet & Violet and Legends: Z-A.

Training

Catch rate 190 · medium growth
Catch rate
190 ≈24.8% with a Poké Ball at full HP

Breeding

2 egg groups · 10 egg cycles
Egg groups
FieldFairy
Gender
♂ 50%♀ 50%
Hatch time
10 egg cycles ≈2,805 steps (Gen IV–VII)

Males and females look different

Male Pikachu
♂ Male
Female Pikachu
♀ Female
HOME 3D model

Pokédex entries

Category
Mouse Pokémon
Debut
Galar · Sword & Shield
Color
Yellow
Shape
Habitat
Forest
Pal Park area
Forest
Kanto#025Original Johto#022Original Hoenn#156Original Sinnoh#104Extended Sinnoh#104Updated Johto#022Central Kalos#036New Hoenn#163Original Alola#025Original Melemele#025Updated Alola#032Updated Melemele#032Let’s Go Kanto#025Galar#194Isle of Armor#085Hisui#056Paldea#074Kitakami#021Lumiose#053

No Pokédex entries for Gigantamax Pikachu in our data. Pikachu’s entries are on its page.

Names around the world

English
Pikachu
Japanese
ピカチュウ
Japanese (romaji)
Pikachu
Korean
피카츄
Chinese (Traditional)
皮卡丘
Chinese (Simplified)
皮卡丘
French
Pikachu
German
Pikachu
Spanish
Pikachu
Italian
Pikachu

Biology

Biology · design and origin · 1 form

Standing 0.4 metres (1 ft 4 in) tall, Pikachu is a bipedal rodent with long ears and feet but short arms. It has yellow fur, long pointed ears that end in black tips, a striped pattern on its back, red cheek sacs which can generate large amounts of electricity, and a tail shaped after a lightning bolt.

It raises its tail to check its surroundings, but may be struck by a lightning bolt in this position. It gathers electricity from the atmosphere, and uses it to roast berries, communicate with other Electric-type Pokémon, and attack its opponents. Groups of Pikachu having their tails raised can inadvertently cause lightning storms.

Cramorant often swallow Pikachu by accident. It evolves into Raichu after it is exposed to a Thunder Stone, and its pre-evolution is Pichu.

Design & origin

Created by Atsuko Nishida, Pikachu was modeled after squirrels rather than mice or rabbits, with electricity stored in its cheeks similar to how squirrels store food, before it was changed to be a type of mouse. Its initially pudgier design was changed over time to have a slimmer waist, straighter spine, and more defined face and neck.

Its name combines two Japanese onomatopoeia: pika, a sparkling sound, and chū, a sound a mouse makes.

Forms

Gigantamax Pikachu

ElectricStatic
BST 320

Upon Gigantamaxing, Pikachu becomes much more pudgy (similar to its initial appearance during the early days of Generation I), and its tail grows longer to the point that it can use its tail like a lasso. It still retains the signature thunderbolt shape. Its signature G-Max Move is G-Max Volt Crash.

Adapted from Wikipedia: List of generation I Pokémon, List of generation VIII Pokémon, Pikachu · CC BY-SA 4.0 · edited.

Sprites

1 generation, animated from Gen VIII

Artwork and 3D models

Generation VIII · animated models

Polls & views

2 polls · Wikipedia views

Each line is one source, as it published it. Polls counted every form under its species.