Pikachu
Electric
In HPL - Battle Connoisseur
Base stats
HP35
Atk55
Def40
SpA50
SpD50
Spe90
BST320
Abilities
- Primary
- Static
- Secondary
- —
- Hidden
- Lightning Rod
Singles analysis
What this movepool and ability set qualify for under the Singles on Champions role checks used by league synergy and the roster builder.
Base 90 Speed sits in the middle tier: neither a natural revenge killer nor a slow pivot.
Pivoting
- Pivot (U-turn / Volt Switch / Flip Turn / Parting Shot / Chilly Reception)
- Volt Switch
Recovery
- Reliable recovery
- Wish
- Rest (near-universal; pairs with Sleep Talk)
- Rest
Setup
- Offensive setup
- Nasty Plot
- Speed setup (Agility / Rock Polish / Autotomize)
- Agility
Priority
- Priority
- Quick Attack
- Fake Out (low value in singles)
- Fake Out
Status
- Paralysis (Thunder Wave / Glare / Nuzzle)
- Thunder Wave, Nuzzle
- Status chance riders (minor)
- Discharge
Anti-setup
- Encore
Stallbreak / utility
- Knock Off
- Substitute (near-universal)
- Substitute
Screens
- Screens (near-universal movepool)
- Reflect, Light Screen
Defense abilities
- Defensive ability
- Lightning Rod
Draft record (Champions): Avg finish: 9th of 10 · n=1 season
Moves — Champions
60 of 60 moves
| Details | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agility | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 | Raises the user's Speed by 2. | |
| Alluring Voice | Fairy | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 | 100% confuse target that had a stat rise this turn. | |
| Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 | 30% chance to paralyze the target. | |
| Brick Break | Fighting | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 | Destroys screens, unless the target is immune. | |
| Charge | Electric | Status | — | — | 20 | +1 SpD, user's next Electric move 2x power. | |
| Charge Beam | Electric | Special | 50 | 90 | 10 | 70% chance to raise the user's Sp. Atk by 1. | |
| Charm | Fairy | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Lowers the target's Attack by 2. | |
| Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 | Digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2. | |
| Discharge | Electric | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 | 30% chance to paralyze adjacent Pokemon. | |
| Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 | Raises the user's evasiveness by 1. | |
| Draining Kiss | Fairy | Special | 50 | 100 | 10 | User recovers 75% of the damage dealt. | |
| Eerie Impulse | Electric | Status | — | 100 | 15 | Lowers the target's Sp. Atk by 2. | |
| Electric Terrain | Electric | Status | — | — | 10 | 5 turns. Grounded: +Electric power, can't sleep. | |
| Electro Ball | Electric | Special | — | 100 | 10 | More power the faster the user is than the target. | |
| Electroweb | Electric | Special | 55 | 95 | 15 | 100% chance to lower the foe(s) Speed by 1. | |
| Encore | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 5 | Target repeats its last move for its next 3 turns. | |
| Endeavor | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 5 | Lowers the target's HP to the user's HP. | |
| Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | User survives attacks this turn with at least 1 HP. | |
| Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | Power doubles if user is burn/poison/paralyzed. | |
| Fake Out | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 10 | Hits first. First turn out only. 100% flinch chance. | |
| Fake Tears | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Lowers the target's Sp. Def by 2. | |
| Feint | Normal | Physical | 30 | 100 | 10 | Nullifies Detect, Protect, and Quick/Wide Guard. | |
| Flail | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 15 | More power the less HP the user has left. | |
| Fling | Dark | Physical | — | 100 | 10 | Flings the user's item at the target. Power varies. | |
| Focus Punch | Fighting | Physical | 150 | 100 | 20 | Fails if the user takes damage before it hits. |