Pikachu - Generation 9 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Pikachu can learn in Generation 9, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Scarlet
Pokémon Violet

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Pikachu artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Scarlet/Violet

Moves learnt by level up

Pikachu learns the following moves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Charm	Fairy	—	100
1	Growl	Normal	—	100
1	Nasty Plot	Dark	—	—
1	Nuzzle	Electric	20	100
1	Play Nice	Normal	—	—
1	Quick Attack	Normal	40	100
1	Sweet Kiss	Fairy	—	75
1	Tail Whip	Normal	—	100
1	Thunder Shock	Electric	40	100
4	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	90
8	Double Team	Normal	—	—
12	Electro Ball	Electric	—	100
16	Feint	Normal	30	100
20	Spark	Electric	65	100
24	Agility	Psychic	—	—
28	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
32	Discharge	Electric	80	100
36	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
40	Light Screen	Psychic	—	—
44	Thunder	Electric	110	70

Egg moves

Pikachu learns the following moves via breeding or picnics in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Charge	Electric	—	—
Disarming Voice	Fairy	40	∞
Fake Out	Normal	40	100
Flail	Normal	—	100
Present	Normal	—	90
Tickle	Normal	—	100
Wish	Normal	—	—

Moves learnt by TM

Pikachu is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Take Down	Normal	90	85
02	Charm	Fairy	—	100
03	Fake Tears	Dark	—	100
04	Agility	Psychic	—	—
07	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Thief	Dark	60	100
19	Disarming Voice	Fairy	40	∞
20	Trailblaze	Grass	50	100
23	Charge Beam	Electric	50	90
25	Facade	Normal	70	100
32	Swift	Normal	60	∞
37	Draining Kiss	Fairy	50	100
43	Fling	Dark	—	100
47	Endure	Normal	—	—
48	Volt Switch	Electric	70	100
50	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
55	Dig	Ground	80	100
58	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
66	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
68	Thunder Punch	Electric	75	100
70	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
72	Electro Ball	Electric	—	100
74	Reflect	Psychic	—	—
75	Light Screen	Psychic	—	—
81	Grass Knot	Grass	—	100
82	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	90
85	Rest	Psychic	—	—
96	Eerie Impulse	Electric	—	100
103	Substitute	Normal	—	—
122	Encore	Normal	—	100
123	Surf	Water	90	100
126	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
127	Play Rough	Fairy	90	90
130	Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
134	Reversal	Fighting	—	100
136	Electric Terrain	Electric	—	—
140	Nasty Plot	Dark	—	—
147	Wild Charge	Electric	90	100
166	Thunder	Electric	110	70
171	Tera Blast	Normal	80	100

Pikachu egg move parents

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Pikachu Partner Pikachu

Pikachu's egg groups: Fairy, Field

The egg moves for Pikachu are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Pikachu with a compatible male Pokémon, with either parent (from Gen 6+) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Pikachu with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Charge

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Mareep Flaaffy Ampharos Plusle Minun Shinx Luxio Luxray Blitzle Zebstrika Dedenne Pawmi Pawmo Pawmot
TM	Plusle Minun Blitzle Zebstrika Morpeko (Full Belly Mode)
Breeding	Pikachu Raichu Alolan Raichu Pachirisu Morpeko (Full Belly Mode)
Sketch	Smeargle
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Charge

Disarming Voice

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Clefairy Jigglypuff Wigglytuff Espurr Meowstic (Male) Popplio Brionne Primarina Indeedee (Male) Lechonk Oinkologne (Male)
TM	Pikachu Raichu Clefairy Clefable Alolan Vulpix Alolan Ninetales Jigglypuff Wigglytuff Marill Azumarill Piplup Prinplup Empoleon Espurr Meowstic (Male) Sylveon Popplio Brionne Primarina Indeedee (Male) Sprigatito Floragato Meowscarada Fuecoco Crocalor Skeledirge Lechonk Oinkologne (Male) Finizen Palafin (Zero Form)
Breeding	Pikachu Raichu Alolan Raichu
Evolution	Sylveon
Reminder	Clefable
Sketch	Smeargle
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Disarming Voice

Fake Out

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Meowth Alolan Meowth Galarian Meowth Persian Alolan Persian Nuzleaf Mienfoo Mienshao Espurr Meowstic (Male) Impidimp Morgrem Grimmsnarl Perrserker
Breeding	Pikachu Raichu Alolan Raichu Seel Aipom Sneasel Hisuian Sneasel Delibird Chimchar Weavile Scraggy Litten Grookey Thwackey Rillaboom Indeedee (Male) Morpeko (Full Belly Mode) Sneasler Pawmi Pawmo Pawmot
Reminder	Shiftry
Sketch	Smeargle
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Fake Out

Flail

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Dunsparce Swinub Piloswine Phanpy Slakoth Slaking Mamoswine Cubchoo Beartic Komala Cetoddle Cetitan Dudunsparce (Two-Segment Form)
Breeding	Pikachu Raichu Alolan Raichu Sandshrew Alolan Sandshrew Vulpix Alolan Vulpix Meowth Alolan Meowth Galarian Meowth Persian Alolan Persian Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Espeon Umbreon Torkoal Pachirisu Leafeon Glaceon Minccino Sylveon Perrserker
Reminder	Zangoose
Sketch	Smeargle
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Flail

Present

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Delibird
Breeding	Pikachu Raichu Alolan Raichu Jigglypuff Wigglytuff Marill Azumarill Snubbull
Sketch	Smeargle
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Present

Tickle

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Aipom Ambipom Minccino
Breeding	Pikachu Raichu Alolan Raichu Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Marill Azumarill Espeon Umbreon Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Leafeon Glaceon Cottonee Espurr Sylveon Morpeko (Full Belly Mode) Finizen Palafin (Zero Form)
Reminder	Cinccino
Sketch	Smeargle
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Tickle

Wish

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Pikachu Raichu Alolan Raichu Jigglypuff Wigglytuff Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Espeon Umbreon Girafarig Plusle Minun Leafeon Glaceon Fennekin Braixen Delphox Sylveon Komala Pawmi Pawmo Pawmot Fidough Dachsbun Farigiraf
Sketch	Smeargle
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Wish