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Cosplay Pikachu

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Cosplay Pikachu is a special variant of female Pikachu first appearing in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire that can be dressed in five distinct outfits. Each corresponding to one of the five Contest conditions: Coolness, Beauty, Cuteness, Cleverness, and Toughness. Each costume also grants access to an exclusive move tied to that outfit.

When not wearing a costume, Cosplay Pikachu looks like a standard female Pikachu, with the addition of a black heart at the tip of its tail, as all female Pikachu have a heart-shaped notch at the end of theirs.

Cosplay Pikachu
Origin
Origin Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Creator Satoshi Tajiri
First Appearance Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Actor Ikue Ōtani
Characteristics
Species Pikachu
Gender Female
Pronouns She/Her
Sexuality Heterosexual
Age Unknown
Birthday Unknown
Height 1'04"
Weight 13.2 lbs
Ethnicity Pikachu
Status Alive
Alignment True Neutral (Without a Trainer), Lawful Neutral (With a Trainer)
Archetype Elemental Animal, Cosplayer
Occupation Pokémon Contest Pokémon
Time Period Modern Day
Language Pokémon Language
Combat Style Elemental Combat
Homeworld Earth
Relationships
Affiliations May/Brendan
Enemies N/A

Background

This dropdown contains the synopsis of Cosplay Pikachu’s story. Read at your own risk as you may be spoiled otherwise!

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, after participating in a Pokémon Contest Spectacular for the first time, an NPC will give the player a Cosplay Pikachu, claiming it matches the player's outfit. The Pikachu comes dressed in the Rock Star costume for male players and the Pop Star costume for female players. When received, it has its Hidden Ability, and its Contest condition is evenly raised across all categories. Cosplay Pikachu cannot be Shiny.

Costumes can be changed at any time by visiting a Contest Hall in the Hoenn region and speaking to the Pokémon Breeder in the green room. This Breeder can also remove the costume entirely. When a costume is removed, Cosplay Pikachu forgets the special move tied to that outfit. When a new costume is equipped, it learns the move associated with that costume. If Cosplay Pikachu already knows four moves but not the special move of its previous costume, the player is prompted to replace one move with the new exclusive move before the costume can be worn. If its only known move is the special move and the costume is removed, it will learn Thunder Shock. Cosplay Pikachu can remain in a costume even after forgetting the associated move.

Unlike other Pikachu, Cosplay Pikachu belongs to the No Eggs Discovered Egg Group, preventing it from breeding. It also cannot evolve into Raichu and is unaffected by the Eviolite. However, like any Pikachu, it benefits from the Light Ball.

Cosplay Pikachu cannot be deposited into Pokémon Bank, nor can it be traded through Wonder Trade or the Global Trade System. If used in a link battle involving Pokémon X and Y, it appears as a regular Pikachu in the Kalos games.

Pokémon GO
Pikachu Libre appears in Pokémon GO, where it can only be obtained as a potential reward encounter for Trainers who have reached at least rank 10, or Legend rank since Season 6, in the GO Battle League.

Pikachu Pop Star and Pikachu Rock Star were both introduced during Pokémon GO Fest 2021. They can be acquired through Special Research available during the event and are mutually exclusive.

Pikachu, Ph.D. was added to the game on March 1, 2024, as a reward for earning the platinum Showcase Star medal.

Like their counterparts in the core series, these Cosplay Pikachu are always female.

Pokkén Tournament and Pokkén Tournament DX
Pikachu Libre was first revealed alongside the Wii U version of the game, where standard Pikachu also appears as a playable character. Pikachu Libre was later made available as an additional fighter in the original arcade release.

Appearance

General Description: Pikachu is a small, plump, mouse-like Pokémon almost completely covered in yellow fur. Despite being categorized as a quadruped, Pikachu often stands and moves upright on two legs. Pikachu turns yellow and sparks with electricity when it is about to use an Electric-type move, such as Thunderbolt.

Facial Features: Brown eyes. A small mouth. Circular red cheek pouches where it stores electricity. Long, pointed ears with black markings at the tips.

Physical Features: Short arms with five tiny fingers on each forepaw and three sharp toes on each hind foot. Two brown stripes on its back. A large tail shaped like a lightning bolt. A patch of brown fur at the base of its tail.

Gender Differences: A female Pikachu's tail is rounded at the end with an inward dent, giving it the appearance of a heart. In earlier episodes of the anime and in games prior to Generation IV, female and male Pikachu look identical, as gender differences had not yet been introduced.

Alternate Forms: Cosplay Pikachu can freely swap between different cosplay styles, these include:

  • Pikachu Rock Star: Pikachu dawns a rockstar outfit with a fur coat, large eyebrows colored both red and yellow, and black pants with chains and spikes around her jacket.
  • Pikachu Belle: Pikachu wears a victorian-esque dress, having blue, white and yellow colors around it with a puffy white hood. She also has a sapphire brooch in the middle and pokéball insignias in the middle of her blouse.
  • Pikachu Pop Star: Pikachu wears an idol outfit of a pink skirt and pink small sleeves shirt along with a pink ribbon on her right ear. She also wears pink shoes.
  • Pikachu, PH.D.: Pikachu wears a lab coat and a green shirt undernearth with black pants. She also has a mortarboard above her head, twintails with green ribbons on each end, and swirly glasses. She carries multiple materials in both of the pockets of her lab coat including pencils, candy, what seems to be small books, etcetera.
  • Pikachu Libre: Pikachu wears a luchador outfit famous in Mexican wrestling. She has an orange colored mask with an orange and black shirt and pants with the pokéball insignia on her shirt.

General Information

Name: Pikachu

Nicknames: Cosplay Pikachu[1]

Other Names

  • Cool: Pikachu Rock Star
  • Beautiful: Pikachu Belle
  • Cute: Pikachu Pop Star
  • Clever: Pikachu, PH.D.
  • Tough: Pikachu Libre

Origin: Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Overall Series: Pokémon

First Appearance: Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Latest Appearance: Pokkén Tournament and Pokkén Tournament DX (Latest canonical appearance), Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (As a costume for Pikachu)

Company: Gamefreak

Creator: Satoshi Tajiri

Actor: Ikue Ōtani

Gender: Female (Cosplay Pikachu is always a female Pikachu)

Sexuality: Heterosexual (Attract only works on Pokémon of the opposite gender[2])

Pronouns: She/Her

Handedness: Right-Handed

Age: Unknown

Birthday: Unknown

Time Period: Modern Day

Timeline: Main Timeline

Homeworld: Earth

Residence: With May/Brendan

Story Role: Recruitable Monster

Legacy: Local Legacy (Cosplay Pikachu is well known in the contest[1])

Influence: Event Influence

Language: Pokémon Language (Pokémon are seemingly able to communicate with each other and understand each other even if they're completely different species)

Ethnicity: Pikachu

Religion: N/A

Classification: Cosplay Pokémon, Contest Contestant, Mouse Pokémon[3]

Species: Pikachu

State of Being: Regular

Physiology: Pokémon Physiology

In-Universe Creator: Arceus

Occupation: Pokémon Contest Pokémon

Combat Style: Elemental Combat

Caught By: May/Brendan[1]

Affiliations: May/Brendan

Enemies: N/A

Height: 1'04"[3]

Weight: 13.2 lbs[3]

Status: Alive

Alignment

Threat Level: Street Threat (As she will shoot anything she sees with a jolt of electricity when it is something new to her[3])

Potential

Archetype: Elemental Animal/Cosplayer

Codex Statistics

Grade: A

Tier: At least 9-B, 8-C with pent up Energy. Up to 6-B with Bonds

Cardinality: Finite

Dimensionality: 3-D

Power Source: Electricity (Pikachu stores electricity in the pouches in its cheeks[8])

Attack Potency: At least Wall level (Potency) (Stronger than weak pokémons such as Magikarp who has one of the weakest attack stats and even with stats this low it can can break apart large boulders overtime[9], crater the ground with splash[10] break trees in half over time[10] and break frozen trees in half over time[10]), Building level (Potency) with pent up Energy (When Pikachu releases pent p energy in a burst, the electric power is equal to a lightning bolt[11]). Up to Country level (Potency) with Bonds (Bonds are the result of the connection between a Pokémon and their trainer[12]. It's noted by Cyrus that one can turn their bonds with their Pokémon into strength[13]. Cosplay Pikachu is given to May/Brendan[1], and can be used by them throughout the entire game[14], where May/Brendan can fight and defeat Rayquaza, who destroyed a meteor that was of this size[15] that Xatu described as something that messes with the very balance of the world and would cause great destruction if it hit[16]). Elemental Attacks allow her to affect characters that are Far Stronger (Even if a Pokémon is far higher leveled than another Pokémon, they can still exploit their weaknesses or use attacks that ignore stat differences altogether. Elemental Attacks also allow Pokémon to defeat Pokémon that have Mega Evolved[17] or Dynamaxed[18] which far outpace the showings of regular pokémon)

Durability: At least Wall level. Up to Country level with Bonds

Striking Strength: At least Wall Class (Potency). Up to Country Class (Potency) with Bonds

Lifting Strength: Likely Superhuman Lifting (Oak views wild Pokémon like Pikachu such a threat that he had to immediately throw a Pokéball[19], which should make them superior to Chuck who can lift and throw a large boulder[20])

Travel Speed: Superhuman Speed. Far Higher with Bonds

Attack Speed: At least Supersonic (Pokémon are able to dodge moves like sonic boom, screech metal sound, and supersonic). Up to Massively Hypersonic with Bonds (As Champion level Pokémon Trainer and Teams are considered capable of dealing with Legendaries, they should be comparable to Raikou, who is noted to embody lightning speed and came down with the lightning bolt)

Reaction Speed: At least Supersonic. Up to Massively Hypersonic with Bonds

Stamina: Superhuman (Pokémon are naturally hardwired for combat, being able to still battle at full capacity while badly poisoned)

Range: Standard Melee, Hundreds of Meters with Electricity (Several Pikachu getting together builds electricity that causes lightning storms[21])

Intelligence: Average intelligence (Pikachu is seen as a naturally intelligent species[22]. Pokémon are intelligent creatures capable of communicating with other member of their species[23], even being able to run TV Programs on their own[24]. Pokémon are capable of holding various kinds of jobs such as working at a café[25], construction work[26], customer service, cloth making, power line setting and various others)

Knowledge: Journeyman level (Pokémon are naturally hardwired for combat, whether for sport or survival, in which they are capable of using a wide range of moves)

Powers and Techniques




Cosplay Pikachu shares a strong bond with May/Brendan, giving them:




Pikachu can be taught the following techniques through a move tutor:

Equipment

Pikachu Rock Star

  • Description: Pikachu dawns a rockstar outfit with a fur coat, large eyebrows colored both red and yellow, and black pants with chains and spikes around her jacket.
  • Usage: Used as a costume.
  • Function: Wearing this outfit allows Cosplay Pikachu to use the steel-type move Meteor Mash.

Pikachu Belle

  • Description: Pikachu wears a victorian-esque dress, having blue, white and yellow colors around it with a puffy white hood. She also has a sapphire brooch in the middle and Pokéball insignias in the middle of her blouse.
  • Usage: Used as a costume.
  • Function: Wearing this outfit allows Cosplay Pikachu to use the ice-type move Icicle Crash.

Pikachu Pop Star

  • Description: Pikachu wears an idol outfit of a pink skirt and pink small sleeves shirt along with a pink ribbon on her right ear. She also wears pink shoes.
  • Usage: Used as a costume.
  • Function: Wearing this outfit allows Cosplay Pikachu to use the fairy-type move Draining Kiss.

Pikachu, PH.D.

  • Description: Pikachu wears a lab coat and a green shirt underneath with black pants. She also has a mortarboard above her head, twintails with green ribbons on each end, and swirly glasses. She carries multiple materials in both of the pockets of her lab coat including pencils, candy, what seems to be small books, etcetera.
  • Usage: Used as a costume.
  • Function: Wearing this outfit allows Cosplay Pikachu to use the electric-type move Electric Terrain.

Pikachu Libre

  • Description: Pikachu wears a luchador outfit famous in Mexican wrestling. She has an orange colored mask with an orange and black shirt and pants with the Pokéball insignia on her shirt.
  • Usage: Used as a costume.
  • Function: Wearing this outfit allows Pikachu to use the fighting/flying type move Flying Press.

Notable Techniques

PikachuLv. 20
Brendan

Pikachu♀

Type: Electric
Ability: Lightning Rod
Held item: None

Quick Attack
Normal Physical
Electro Ball
Electric Special
Thunder Wave
Electric Status
Meteor Mash
Steel Physical
PikachuLv. 20
May

Pikachu♀

Type: Electric
Ability: Lightning Rod
Held item: None

Quick Attack
Normal Physical
Electro Ball
Electric Special
Thunder Wave
Electric Status
Draining Kiss
Fairy Special
Pikachu — Cosplay Moves
Move Type Cat. Power Acc. Details
Draining Kiss Fairy Special 50 100 Cosplay Pikachu - Pop Star
Electric Terrain Electric Status — — Cosplay Pikachu - PhD
Flying Press Fighting Physical 80 95 Cosplay Pikachu - Libre
Icicle Crash Ice Physical 85 90 Cosplay Pikachu - Belle
Meteor Mash Steel Physical 90 90 Cosplay Pikachu - Rock Star

Pikachu — Moves
Lv. Move Type Cat. Power Acc. Effects
1 Tail Whip Normal Status — 100 Lowers the target's Defense by one stage. Stats can be lowered to a minimum of -6 stages.
1 Thunder Shock Electric Special 40 100 Deals damage and has a 10% chance of paralyzing the target.
5 Growl Normal Status — 100 Lowers the target's Attack by one stage. Stats can be lowered to a minimum of -6 stages.
7 Play Nice Normal Status — — Lowers the target's Attack by one stage. Never misses. Stats can be lowered to a minimum of -6 stages.
10 Quick Attack Normal Physical 40 100 Deals damage. Has +1 priority, so it strikes before most other moves.
13 Electro Ball Electric Special — 100 Deals damage. Base power increases the faster the user is relative to the target.
18 Thunder Wave Electric Status — 100 Paralyzes the target.
21 Feint Normal Physical 30 100 Deals damage. Ignores and removes the target's Protect or Detect.
23 Double Team Normal Status — — Raises the user's Evasion by one stage. Stats can be raised to a maximum of +6 stages.
26 Spark Electric Physical 65 100 Deals damage and has a 30% chance of paralyzing the target.
29 Nuzzle Electric Physical 20 100 Deals damage and paralyzes the target.
34 Discharge Electric Special 80 100 Deals damage and has a 30% chance of paralyzing the target.
37 Slam Normal Physical 80 75 Deals damage with no additional effects.
42 Thunderbolt Electric Special 90 100 Deals damage and has a 10% chance of paralyzing the target.
45 Agility Psychic Status — — Raises the user's Speed by two stages. Stats can be raised to a maximum of +6 stages.
50 Wild Charge Electric Physical 90 100 Deals damage, and the user takes recoil equal to 1/4 of the damage dealt.
53 Light Screen Psychic Status — — Halves Special damage taken by the user's side for 5 turns.
58 Thunder Electric Special 110 70 Deals damage and has a 30% chance of paralyzing the target. Accuracy is 100% in rain.

Pikachu — Moves
Move Type Cat. Power Acc. Effects
Covet Normal Physical 60 100 Deals damage and steals the target's held item if the user is not already holding one.
Electroweb Electric Special 55 95 Deals damage and lowers the target's Speed by one stage. Stats can be lowered to a minimum of -6 stages.
Focus Punch Fighting Physical 150 100 The user focuses on the first turn and strikes on the next. Fails if the user is hit before attacking.
Helping Hand Normal Status — — Boosts the power of an ally's move by 50% for this turn. Has +5 priority.
Iron Tail Steel Physical 100 75 Deals damage and has a 30% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage. Stats can be lowered to a minimum of -6 stages.
Knock Off Dark Physical 65 100 Deals damage and removes the target's held item. Base power is 50% higher if the target is holding an item.
Magnet Rise Electric Status — — The user becomes immune to Ground-type moves for 5 turns.
Shock Wave Electric Special 60 ∞ Deals damage and never misses.
Signal Beam Bug Special 75 100 Deals damage and has a 10% chance of confusing the target.
Snore Normal Special 50 100 Can only be used while asleep. Deals damage and has a 30% chance of making the target flinch.
Thunder Punch Electric Physical 75 100 Deals damage and has a 10% chance of paralyzing the target.
HM Moves
HM Move Type Cat. Power Acc.
04 Strength Normal Physical 80 100
06 Rock Smash Fighting Physical 40 100
TM Moves
TM Move Type Cat. Power Acc.
06 Toxic Poison Status — 90
10 Hidden Power Normal Special 60 100
16 Light Screen Psychic Status — —
17 Protect Normal Status — —
18 Rain Dance Water Status — —
21 Frustration Normal Physical — 100
24 Thunderbolt Electric Special 90 100
25 Thunder Electric Special 110 70
27 Return Normal Physical — 100
28 Dig Ground Physical 80 100
31 Brick Break Fighting Physical 75 100
32 Double Team Normal Status — —
42 Facade Normal Physical 70 100
44 Rest Psychic Status — —
45 Attract Normal Status — 100
48 Round Normal Special 60 100
49 Echoed Voice Normal Special 40 100
56 Fling Dark Physical — 100
57 Charge Beam Electric Special 50 90
70 Flash Normal Status — 100
72 Volt Switch Electric Special 70 100
73 Thunder Wave Electric Status — 100
86 Grass Knot Grass Special — 100
87 Swagger Normal Status — 90
88 Sleep Talk Normal Status — —
90 Substitute Normal Status — —
93 Wild Charge Electric Physical 90 100
94 Secret Power Normal Physical 70 100
100 Confide Normal Status — —

Other

Standard Tactics: If not being commanded by her trainer, the Pokédex notes that whenever Pikachu comes into contact with something new, she blasts it with a jolt of electricity[3]. When commanded by her trainer, it is whatever the trainer commands her to do.

Weaknesses

Explanations

Status Effects

The following is an explanation of the various status effects of Pokémon

Status Effects
Name Effect Apperances
Burned Reduces one's physical attack and takes damage overtime from the burns. Usually caused by Fire type moves and generally lasts indefinitely unless an external item, ability like shed skin, or move like rest is used. In Generation 1, a burned Pokémon takes damage equal to 1/16 of its maximum health. In Generation 2, a burned Pokémon takes damage equal to 1/8 of its maximum health. In Generation 8 onward, a burned Pokémon takes damage equal to 1/16 of its maximum health. Burn status can be caused by the following moves: Beak Blast (if a Pokémon makes contact with the user of the move during the move's charging phase), Blaze Kick, Blazing Torque, Blue Flare, Burning Bulwark (If contact is made with the user of the move), Burning Jealously (If the Pokémon has increased stats during that turn), Ember, Fire Blast, Fire Fang, Fire Punch, Flame Wheel, Flamethrower, Flare Blitz, Fling (if holding a Flame Orb), Heat Wave, Ice Burn, Infernal Parade, Inferno, Matcha Gotcha, Lava Plume, Psycho Shift (If the user of the move is already inflicted with the burn status), Pyro Ball, Sacred Fire, Sandsear Storm, Scald, Scorching Sands, Searing Shot, Secret Power (when used on a volcano), Shadow Fire, Sizzly Slide, Steam Eruption, Tri Attack, and Will-O-Wisp. Most Pokémon Games
Freeze Prevents any action in battle. Usually caused by Ice type moves and generally only lasts for multiple turns, they can be thawed out early if hit by a fire move. The thaw out chance ranges from generation, in Generation 2 the thaw out chance is a 25/256 chance. In Generation 3, the thaw out chance is 20% each turn. In Pokémon Champions, the thaw out chance is 25% each turn. In Generation 1, a frozen Pokémon cannot break out unless hit by a fire-type move that can inflict burn or if an opponent uses the move Haze. Frozen status can be caused by the moves: Blizzard, Freeze-Dry, Freezing Glare, Ice Beam, Ice Fang, Ice Punch, Powder Snow, Secret Power (when used in snow or ice weather), Shadow Chill, or Tri Attack. Most Pokémon Games
Frostbite In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, the freeze status conditions is replcaaed with frostbite. Frostbite has the Pokémon lose 1/16 of their maximum health every turn and reduces damage dealt by a frostbitten Pokémon's special moves. Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Paralysis Has a chance of preventing any action in battle and lowers speed stat. Usually caused by Electric type skills, it lasts indefinitely without external help, any ability like shed skin, or a move like rest. In later games, attacking a shocked enemy is guaranteed to cause a critical hit. Paralysis in general has a 25% chance of having a Pokémon be unable to attack asides from Pokémon Champions. In Generation 1, paralysis reduces a Pokemon's speed by 75% rounded down due to a stats modification glitch (along with this, using moves like agility would return the dropped speed to normal and double it and the speed drop would stay even after being cured of Paralysis using an item or through Rest). In Generation 2, the irregularities are fixed. In Generations 7 and 8 the paralysis reduces the Pokémon's speed by 50%. In Pokémon Legends: Z-A, the paralysis is changed to reduce the affected Pokémon's movement speed during battle. In Pokémon Champions, paralyzed Pokémon have a 12.5% chance to be fully paralyzed. The ability to paralyze can be done by the following moves: Body Slam, Bolt Strike, Bounce, Buzzy Buzz, Combat Torque, Dire Claw, Discharge, Dragon Breath, Fling (if holding a Light Ball), Force Palm, Freeze Shock, G-Max Befuddle, G-Max Stun Shock, G-Max Volt Crash, Glare, Lick, Nuzzle, Psycho Shift (if user of the attack is already paralyzed), Secret Power (When used on plain terrain, building floors, link battles, Sky Battles, Distortion World, or Electric Terrain is in effect), Shadow Bolt, Spark, Splishy Splash, Stoked Sparksurfer, Stun Spore, Thunder, Thunder Fang, Thunder Punch, Thunder Shock, Thunder Wave, Thunderbolt, Tri Attack, Volt Tackle, Wildbolt Storm, and Zap Cannon. Most Pokémon Games
Poison Depletes health at the end of each turn, often persisting on the field. In Generation 1 a poisoned Pokémon takes damage equal to 1/16 of their maximum health at the end of every turn. A badly poisoned Pokémon still takes 1/16 of their maximum health at first, however the damage increases by 1/16 each time it takes poison damage. In Generation 2, the damage is lowered to 1/8 of its maximum damage and poison damage taken by a badly poisoned Pokémon doesn't interact with other types of recurrent damage. From Generation 1 to 4 all poisoned Pokémon in a trainer's party loses 1 HP for every four steps taken (in FireRed and LeafGreen it's instead every five steps). In Generation 1 to 3, the poison Pokémon will take poison damage until they faint. In Generation 4, a poisoned Pokémon's HP will be brought to 1 and then they will cure themself of poison. In Generation 5 to 8 poisoned Pokémon no longer take poison damage outside of battle. In Legends: Z-A, poisoned Pokémon take damage whil it is outside its Poké Ball. The moves that inflict poison are as follows: Baneful Bunker (If Pokémon makes contact with the user of the move), Barb Barrage, Cross Poison, Dire Claw, Fling (if holding Poison Barb), G-Max Befuddle, G-Max Malodor, G-Max Stun Shock, Gunk Shot, Mortal Spin, Noxious Toruqe, Poison Gas, Poison Jab, Poison Powder, Poison Sting, Poison Tail, Psychco Shift (if the user of the move is poisoned), Secret Power (When used in tall grass), Shell Side Arm, Sludge, Sludge Bomb, Sludge Wave, Smog, Toxic Spikes, Toxic Thread, and twineedle. Most Pokémon Games
Confusion Confused Pokémon become indecisive and may either attack a random enemy or attack themself. In Generations 1-6 it was a 50% chance of the Pokémon hurting itself in confusion. In Generation 7 and onwards, it was a 33% chance of the Pokémon hurting itself in confusion. In Legends: Z-A, confusion causes the Pokémon to move sporadically. The following moves cause confusion: Axe Kick, Chatter, Confuse Ray, Confusion, Dizzy Punch, Dynamic Punch, Flatter, G-Max Gold Rush, G-Max Smite, Hurricane, Magical Torque, Psybeam, Rock Climb, Secret Power (only when used on a rocky surface), Shadow Panic, Signal Beam, Strange Steam, Supersonic, Swagger, Sweet Kiss, Teeter Dance, and Water Pulse. Most Pokémon Games
Infatuation Infatuated Pokémon have a chance of not attacking the Pokémon they're infatuated with. There is a 50% chance of the move failing due to infatuation. The following moves cause infatuation: Attract and G-Max Cuddle. Most Pokémon Games
Flinch The Pokémon flinches from an attack, costing them their turn. Only Pokémon with abilites like inner focus will prevent flinching. The following moves cause flinch: Air Slash, Astonish, Bite, Bone Club, Dark Pulse, Double Iron Bash, Dragon Rush, Extrasensory, Fake Out, Fiery Wrath, Fire Fang, Fling (only if King's Rock or or Razor Fang is held), Floaty Fall, Headbutt, Heart Stamp, Hyper Fang, Ice Fang, Icicle Crash, Iron Head, Low Kick, Mountain Gale, Needle Arm, Rock Slide, Rolling Kick, Secret Power (only in caves, rocky terrain, burial grounds, or in space), Sky Attack, Snore (Only if asleep), Steamroller, Stomp, Thunder Fang, Triple Arrows, Twister, Upper Hand, Waterfall, Zen Headbutt, and Zing Zap. Most Pokémon Games
Sleep Prevents any action in battle. The Pokémon is asleep and will normally take some turns to wake up. In Generation 1, sleep lasts for 1-7 turns, with a 1/4 chance to wake up turn 1 and a 1/8 chance to wake up in 2-6 turns. In Generation 2 sleep lasts 2-8 turns, the Pokémon has a 1/4 chance oto wake up in 2 turns or 5 turns and a 1/8 chanc eot wake up in 3 turns, 4 turns, 6 turns, or 7 turns. In Generation 3 sleep lasts 2-5 turns. In Generation 5, sleep now lasts 2-4 turns. In Pokémon Champions, sleep now lasts 2-3 turns. The following moves cause sleep: Dark Void, Dire Claw, G-Max Befuddle, G-Max Snooze, Grass Whistle, Hypnosis, Lovely Kiss, Psycho Shift (if user is asleep), Relic Song, Rest, Secret Power (only in long grass, tall grass, or grassy terrain being in affect), Sing, Sleep Powder, Spore, Wicked Torque, and Yawn. Most Pokémon Games
Drowsy The replacement for the sleep status in the Legends games. It has a chance of the afflicted Pokémon being unable to move along with taking increased damage from attacks. Pokémon Legends: Arceus and Pokémon Legends: Z-A
Fainted Can no longer participate in battle. In most games, if the all Pokémon faint, the trainer whites out and returns back to their last save with some of their money gone. Can only be recovered with revives, healing at a bed or Pokémon Center, or through specific moves. Most Pokémon Games
Wrap Prevents any action from a unit until the wrap ends. Pokémon Generation 1

Pokedéx Entries

 Pokémon Omega Ruby
Whenever Pikachu comes across something new, it blasts it with a jolt of electricity. If you come across a blackened berry, it’s evidence that this Pokémon mistook the intensity of its charge.

Pokémon Alpha Sapphire
This Pokémon has electricity-storing pouches on its cheeks. These appear to become electrically charged during the night while Pikachu sleeps. It occasionally discharges electricity when it is dozy after waking up.

Trivia

  • Cosplay Pikachu shares several similarities with Spiky-eared Pichu:
    • Both are variants of the Pikachu evolutionary line that are canonically female and only legitimately obtainable as such, yet are technically programmed with an equal chance of being male or female in the core series games.
    • Both were introduced in remakes.
    • Both are incapable of evolving, breeding, or being transferred to later games.
    • Both appear as their regular forms if used in a link battle with an earlier game.
    • Neither can be obtained as Shiny, though Shiny variants exist in the game code for both.
    • Both appear as alternate costumes in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
  • As of Generation VIII, two of Cosplay Pikachu's special moves, Draining Kiss and Electric Terrain, can be learned by any Pikachu via TM.
  • Despite no longer being present in the game data of the Generation VII games, a poster featuring Pikachu Pop Star can be seen on the wall in Totem Mimikyu's room in the Thrifty Megamart.
  • In most official books, these costumes are stated to have originated from Kanto.
  • Cosplay Pikachu's costumes are often not considered distinct forms of Pikachu:
    • In Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Cosplay Pikachu is registered as a single form, in its uncostumed appearance.
    • In Pokémon Bank, Cosplay Pikachu is not registered as a form at all.
  • Unlike other single-gender forms, which represent a unique individual, multiple Cosplay Pikachu are shown to exist across various media.

Codex Statistics Questions

Q: Shouldn't end game Pokémon scale to Groudon raising the continents?

A: This is further elaborated on in more modern Pokedex entries that it used magma to do so and by evaporating the water, if you want to argue the Pokedex entires contradict each other, we have Team Rainbow Rocket, a segment based off what if timelines where the villains won, Maxie directly notes that he will use Groudon to do this exact thing of shrinking the oceans to raise the lands[54]. So this would be through abilities and not Attack Potency.

Q: Shouldn't at least late game Pokémon get Faster Than Light due to being able to dodge solar beam?

A: Solar beam is absorbing light and then shooting out a blast, it is not a light speed attack but an energy blast that absorbs light energy. On top of this, Pokémon cannot dodge this move without lowering the opponents accuracy or raising their own speed. Dazzling Gleam is a flash of light that is also 100% accuracy. Flash which is a literal flash of light is 100% accuracy. So it's clear light speed attacks are generally unmissable unless their accuracy drop or a character ups their speed to make it harder to tag them. Further examples of them not being this speed, Dragonite is pretty consistently stated in its pokedex as an impressive speed feat for it to circle the globe in 16 hours, and Garchomp is treated as impressive for being able to keep up with planes and fly at sonic speeds.

Battle Records

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
  2. ↑ Pokémon Move Attract
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Cosplay Pikachu Pokédex Entry
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Pokémon Fire Red
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Pokémon Legends: Z-A
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Pokémon Emerald
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Pokémon Crystal
  8. ↑ Pokémon Crystal Pikachu Pokédex Entry "When it is angered, it immediately discharges the energy stored in the pouches in its cheeks."
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Pokémon Legends Arceus
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Pokémon: Magikarp Jump
  11. ↑ Pokémon Emerald Pikachu Pokédex Entry " It stores electricity in the electric sacs on its cheeks. When it releases pent-up energy in a burst, the electric power is equal to a lightning bolt."
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Pokémon Red/Blue/Green Champion Battle
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Pokémon Ultra Moon: Team Rainbow Rocket Cyrus Boss Fight
  14. ↑ Can you Beat Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire with Just a Pikachu?
  15. ↑ Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX - Rayquaza Destroys Falling Star
  16. ↑ Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX Xatu's Warning
  17. ↑ Pokémon Legends: Z-A Rogue Mega Evolution Battle
  18. ↑ Pokémon Sword & Shield Max Raid Battle
  19. ↑ Pokémon Yellow Intro
  20. ↑ Pokémon Gold Chuck Battle
  21. ↑ Pokémon LeafGreen Pikachu Pokédex Entry "When several of these POKéMON gather, their electricity can build and cause lightning storms."
  22. ↑ Pokémon Gold Pikachu Pokédex Entry "This intelligent POKéMON roasts hard BERRIES with electricity to make them tender enough to eat."
  23. ↑ Hey You, Pikachu!
  24. ↑ Pokémon Channel
  25. ↑ Pokémon Café ReMix
  26. ↑ Timburr Pokédex Entry Pokémon White
  27. ↑ Pokémon Sun & Moon SOS Encounters
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 Pokémon Move: Struggle
  29. ↑ Pokémon Legends Z-A
  30. ↑ Pokémon Masters Sabrina and Olympia Conversations
  31. ↑ Pokémon Legends Arceus Pokedex Entry "It is the heavenly fount from which pours the light that shines across Hisui. Its luminance guides and protects all Pokémon. Hisuian mythology states that Arceus is the creator of all things."
  32. ↑ Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Naranja Academy Types and Moves I "You may be familiar with Pokémon that are Grass, Fire, or Water type. There are eighteen such types in all, and every Pokémon species has at least one type-some have two. When Pokémon use a move that is the same type as they are, that move's power is increased by 50 percent. For Pokémon that have two types, moves of either type will receive this increase."
  33. ↑ Pokémon Lets Go Pikachu Lets go Eevee
  34. ↑ Pokémon Go Look forward to autumn-themed Pokémon, Berry bonuses, and Deerling coming as the seasons change! "Pokémon can sense when the seasons change! You can expect to see the following Pokémon appearing more often in the wild: Oddish, Vulpix, Bayleef, Hoothoot, Sudowoodo, Yanma, Pineco, Zigzagoon, Seedot, Shroomish, Plant Cloak Burmy, and Foongus."
  35. ↑ Pokémon Move: Swagger
  36. ↑ Pokémon Legends Arceus Intro Segment
  37. ↑ Pokémon Move: Sheer Cold
  38. ↑ Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Naranja Academy Status Conditions and Catching Pokémon "Dealing damage to a wild Pokémon makes it easier to catch in a Poké Ball, and inflicting status conditions on the Pokémon can make it easier still."
  39. ↑ Pokémon X & Y Snowbelle City Top-Left Most House
  40. ↑ Pokémon Move: Gastro Acid
  41. ↑ 41.0 41.1 Pokémon ORAS - Max Affection
  42. ↑ Pokémon X & Y Max Affection
  43. ↑ Pokémon Ultra Moon: Team Rainbow Rocket Leader Giovanni Boss Fight
  44. ↑ 44.0 44.1 Pikachu Pokémon X Pokédex Entry
  45. ↑ Pikachu Sapphire Pokédex Entry
  46. ↑ Pikachu Emerald Pokédex Entry
  47. ↑ 47.0 47.1 Pikachu Platinum Pokédex Entry
  48. ↑ Pikachu HeartGold Pokédex Entry
  49. ↑ Pikachu LeafGreen Pokédex Entry
  50. ↑ Pokémon Move: Swagger
  51. ↑ 51.0 51.1 Pokémon Yellow Pokémon Tower Without Silph Scope
  52. ↑ Pokémon Ruby Route 116 Trainer Tip Sign
  53. ↑ Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Cosplay Pikachu Changing Costumes
  54. ↑ Pokémon UltraSun & UltraMoon - Vs Magma Leader Maxie

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