In Triple Leaders, Team Threats!, Ash used Pikachu in his second battle at the Striaton Gym. He faced Cress and his Panpour, and despite having the type advantage, Pikachu was overwhelmed by their water-based strategies and eventually defeated without launching a single hit. In some games, a Ball Capsule can be used in combination with Seals to create special effects when the Pokémon is sent out. Pikachu in a cap is not present in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, despite being based on a Generation I Pokémon, but has Pokédex entries in Pokémon Sword and Shield, and can be imported to the games via Pokémon HOME. An eighth Cap Pikachu, World Cap Pikachu, has since been added in Version 1.2.0 of Sword and Shield. This Pikachu wears Ash's hat from Pokémon Journeys: The Series, and was officially revealed September 29, 2020, along with a new set of distributions for the Generation VIII games. The Professor Oak's Big Pokémon Encyclopedia featured at the end of DP013 is about Ash's Pikachu. He writes this Pokémon senryū about him: 「パートナー　サトシとピカチュウ　いいかんじ」 " Partners Satoshi and Pikachu: always feeling good."

Releasing a Pokémon from a Trainer's ownership, unlike normally sending the Pokémon out, will bathe the Pokémon in a blue glow, and the Poké Ball will no longer mark it, making it able to be caught by another Trainer's Poké Ball. Starting in Generation V, in Double and Triple Battles, it is not possible to issue a command to one Pokémon and then throw a Poké Ball as the second Pokémon's turn. However, it is still possible to throw a Poké Ball if one Pokémon is in the middle of a two-turn move. A Poké Ball (Japanese: モンスターボール Monster Ball) is a type of item that is critical to a Trainer's quest, used for catching and storing Pokémon. Both a general term used to describe the various kinds as well as a specific term to refer to the most basic among these variations, Poké Balls are ubiquitous in the modern Pokémon world. In the Generation I games, it was possible for a ball to miss the Pokémon when the likelihood of catching the Pokémon in question was particularly low—rather than the ball throwing animation playing and the ball wiggling zero times, a message would come up stating "You missed the Pokémon!".Description: "Super Pokémon Fireworks" (Japanese: 超特大ポケモン花火 Super Special Pokémon Fireworks) is a combination move used by the Ultra Guardians' partner Pokémon and their Ride Pokémon. Pikachu launches Electroweb into the air, followed by Togedemaru and Charjabug adding to it by creating a makeshift Electroweb with Zing Zap and Discharge, respectively. Popplio, Steenee, Turtonator, and Charizard add to the combination with Bubble Beam, Magical Leaf, and a double Flamethrower, respectively. Flygon, Garchomp, and Altaria then use a triple Fire Blast, followed by Snowy's Powder Snow and Poipole's poison. Together, the moves make a giant, spinning, ferris wheel-shaped construction. In Showdown at the Shalour Gym!, Pikachu was the last Pokémon Ash used during his Shalour Gym battle with Korrina, sending him out to face Korrina's Mega Lucario. Pikachu was ultimately able to defeat Lucario with Thunderbolt, thus earning Ash the Rumble Badge. In Playing The Leveling Field!, Pikachu was used in an unofficial battle against the Hearthome City Gym Leader Fantina. Pikachu faced her Drifloon, who had already defeated Buizel and put Chimchar to sleep. Eventually, Drifloon evolved into Drifblim and put Pikachu to sleep with Hypnosis. With two of his Pokémon sleeping, Ash decided to forfeit the match. Upgraded version of the Leaden Ball. Doesn't fly far, but is more effective if the Pokémon hasn't noticed the player. In When Regions Collide!, Ash used Pikachu in his battle against Misty, where he battled her Gyarados. At one point, Misty revealed her Key Stone and Mega Evolved her Gyarados. Despite this, Ash and Pikachu performed Gigavolt Havoc, which defeated Gyarados and gave Ash the win.

As Let's Go Pikachu is essentially a modernized version of Pokémon Yellow, it's understandable that people would want to obtain the three original starters: Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle. All three of the Generation One starters are in the game, but there are some specific milestones that need to be reached before anyone can earn them at the three set locations. Pokémon caught in its evolved form, although its pre-evolved form did not yet exist at the time of his debut. Starting in Generation III, all Poké Ball types have a special effect that appears whenever the ball is opened. These special effects also can be seen in Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness. In Generation IV, customizable special effects are available through Seals. Just like the original games, the first 150 Pokémon available to capture did not include the mythical creature called Mew. The games had the larger, arguably more powerful clone of the original, however, with trainers able to capture it in Cerulean Cave after winning the Pokémon League. Original games had glitches that allowed people to capture Mew in the wild after going through a number of steps, but an easier way (at the time) was for players to attend conventions and be given a Mew for free or for a certain price. Unobtainable by the player. Pokémon in Pokémon Legends: Arceus that were transferred from other games via Pokémon HOME, as well as Pokémon from Legends: Arceus in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl or Pokémon Scarlet and Violet will be displayed in this ball.

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Pikachu is Ash's only Electric-type Pokémon and was the only Electric type owned by a main character in the anime prior to Dawn catching Pachirisu. In an event based on Pokémon Journeys: The Series that ran in 2020 from November 6 to November 12, several Pokémon based on Ash's catches appeared in the wild, including World Cap Pikachu. [4] Pokémon Masters Arena Prior to Generation VIII, it could not be obtained in normal gameplay, and was only usable within Safari Zones. In An Amazing Aerial Battle!, Ash used Pikachu against Skyla's Unfezant in his Mistralton Gym battle. After defeating Unfezant, Pikachu fought Skyla's last Pokémon, Swanna. Despite having a type advantage, Pikachu's Electric moves proved to be useless when Swanna used Aqua Ring to protect itself against them. Pikachu was ultimately defeated by a powerful combination of Hurricane and Brave Bird. In The Semi-Final Frontier!, Pikachu was the last Pokémon chosen by Ash to battle Tobias in the semifinals of the Lily of the Valley Conference. Despite Ash losing five of his Pokémon, Pikachu tried his best to defeat Tobias's Latios. In the end, however, both he and Latios fainted. Since Pikachu was Ash's last Pokémon, Tobias was crowned the winner of their battle, placing Ash in the Top 4 of the Lily of the Valley Conference.

Description: A move combination that Pikachu used to defeat Trip's Serperior. First, Pikachu forms an Electro Ball on his tail, and then uses Iron Tail, slamming both the Electro Ball and Iron Tail into the opponent at the same time, dealing a notable amount of damage. Prior to Generation VI, all hatched Pokémon are in a standard Poké Ball. In Generation VI, a bred Pokémon will be in the same Poké Ball as its mother, unless its mother was in a Cherish Ball or Master Ball, in which case the Pokémon will be in a standard Poké Ball; Pokémon bred from a male or gender-unknown Pokémon and Ditto will hatch in a standard Poké Ball. Since Generation VII, Pokémon bred from a male and a Ditto inherit the father's ball as well, and if two Pokémon of the same species in different balls are bred, the resulting offspring will be in either the mother's or father's ball. This also applies if the parents are different regional forms. Much like the Cherish Ball or Master Ball, the Strange Ball introduced in Generation VIII cannot be inherited and resulting offspring will be in standard Poké Balls. A few sprites in the Generation III core series games have off-color Poké Balls due to sprite palette limitations. While they are most likely intended to be standard Poké Balls, their color scheme is sometimes distinct from the usual color scheme. A Japanese event distributed an in-game representation of Ash's Pikachu via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection and at participating Japanese McDonald's locations which was held from July 15 through August 10, 2010. This Pikachu was distributed at participating American Toys 'R' Us locations from January 30 to February 13, 2011, and Canadian Toys 'R' Us locations from February 9 to February 20, 2011. This Pikachu's moveset was based on that of Ash's Pikachu during Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl. Automatically catches Origin Forme Dialga or Palkia at the end of the main story in Pokémon Legends: Arceus.In Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, the player cannot catch the Origin Forme Giratina encountered inside the Distortion Room in Ramanas Park. In Tag Team Battle Inspiration!, Pikachu was used in a Tag Battle against Serena's Eevee and Shauna's Ivysaur with Tierno's Blastoise as his partner. When Serena called off the battle, Ash and Tierno decided to battle each other and Pikachu faced Blastoise, but the outcome of the battle was left unknown. In Pokémon Sword and Shield, the player cannot catch a Pokémon whose level is above the limit the player's current Badges can allow. Such Pokémon is described as "very strong-looking". Unlike in the core series, this special form is obtainable in both genders and can be evolved, with the cap being retained upon evolution. Additionally, in Pokémon Origins, the sound effects and bright light used when a Trainer is catching, sending out, or recalling a Pokémon differ in comparison to the sound effects and lights that are used in the main Pokémon anime, more resembling the effects seen in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen.

if used on a Pokémon that belongs to an evolutionary family which includes a Pokémon that evolves by using a Moon Stone Pikachu appears in Pokémon: Crayon Kids, Pokémon: Battle Nine, Pokémon Medal World, Pokémon Tug of War Tournament: Absolutely Get Medal!, and Pokémon: Wobbuffet Fell Down!. In Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All, Poké Balls are depicted as solid, with no visual identification as to which Poké Ball is which. In Special Chapter - Get Pikachu!, it is revealed that when Shu met Pikachu, Pikachu's Poké Ball had been abandoned in a forest because it was defective and it was causing Pikachu's electricity to be released throughout the surrounding area.If any other Poké Ball (except the Master Ball) is used on an Ultra Beast, it has a 0.1× catch modifier. It is possible to snag a Shadow Pokémon even if there are two on the opposing side of the field, unlike catching Pokémon in the core series games. Pikachu is the second Pokémon in the anime to have defeated a Legendary Pokémon, as he defeated Brandon's Regice in Pace - The Final Frontier!.