All Pikachu forms and variants in the Pokémon series
Pikachu is a global star. Being the mascot of Pokémon has given this electric mouse the spotlight for decades and that is not being given up anytime soon. Since the beginning, we have seen Pikachu be represented in many different ways, getting special variants that sometimes give special abilities and there is even a subset of Pokémon that clone the creature. Here are all of the various forms of Pikachu in the Pokémon series.
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All Pikachu evolutions in the Pokémon seriesPikachu has three stages in its evolution line throughout the Pokémon series. When hatched from an egg, it starts out as the adorable Pichu. When its friendship is raised high enough, it will evolve into Pikachu. At this point, you can tell when a Pikachu is male or female by its tail. If shaped like a lightning bolt, it is male. A heart end is female. Pikachu can then evolve into Raichu when a Thunder Stone is used on it. In the Alolan region, Raichu has a specific form where it surfs around on its tail and is a Psychic-type.
These are the current evolution forms of Pikachu, but there almost was an additional one beyond Raichu. During the development of Pokémon Red and Green, Raichu had an evolution called Gorochu that was cut from the game. By this point, it is unlikely to ever be an official evolution.
All Pikachu clones in the Pokémon seriesEvery generation of Pokémon games adds in a new Pokémon that shares a lot of the same characteristics of Pikachu. Here is the full list of Pikachu clones:
Dedenne Emolga Minun Morpeko Pachirisu Pawmi Plusle TogedemaruWhile not an Electric Pokémon, some people also consider Mimikyu to be a Pikachu clone, although that Pokémon is trying to emulate the
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