Pikachu Pokémon GO: Max CP, Best Moveset, Evolution

Type	Electric
Pokédex number	#25
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina	112 / 96 / 111
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 51	938 / 1,060 / 1,073
Max HP, level 50	105
Buddy distance	1 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack	10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy
Height / weight	0.4 m / 6 kg

Pikachu evolution

Pokémon GO has no evolution levels: a Pokémon evolves when you spend Candy on it (sometimes with an item or a task), at any level.

Pikachu evolves from Pichu for 25 Pikachu Candy.

Pikachu evolves into Raichu for 50 Pikachu Candy.

Family: Pikachu · Raichu · Pichu

Pikachu CP by level

Combat Power with perfect stats (15/15/15) and with 10/10/10. Players find that raid, egg and research catches never have a stat below 10; that floor is their measurement, not a number in the game data.

Level	CP 15/15/15	CP 10/10/10	HP 15/15/15	Note
15	402	369	65	research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
20	536	493	75	eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
25	670	616	84	raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
30	804	739	92	wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
35	871	801	95
40	938	862	99
45	998	918	102
50	1,060	975	105
51	1,073	987	106	best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Pikachu best moveset

Ranked by damage per second over one cycle of fast attacks and one charged attack. Assumptions: Pikachu at level 40 with 15/15/15, a target with 180 Defense taking neutral damage, no weather boost, and the energy Pikachu gains from being hit left out.

Fast attack	Charged attack	Damage per second
Thunder Shock	Wild Charge	7.2
Thunder Shock	Thunderbolt	6.6
Quick Attack	Wild Charge	6.6
Thunder Shock	Discharge	6.4
Thunder Shock	Thunder	6.4	Elite TM

Fast attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy	Time	Power / s
Present	Normal	6	23	1.5 s	4.0	Elite TM
Quick Attack	Normal	10	13	1 s	10.0
Thunder Shock	Electric	4	7	0.5 s	8.0	same type, ×1.2

Charged attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy cost	Time	Power / s
Discharge	Electric	65	33	2.5 s	26.0	same type, ×1.2
Surf	Water	60	50	1.5 s	40.0	Elite TM
Thunder	Electric	100	100	2.5 s	40.0	same type, ×1.2, Elite TM
Thunderbolt	Electric	80	50	2.5 s	32.0	same type, ×1.2
Wild Charge	Electric	90	50	2.5 s	36.0	same type, ×1.2

Pikachu weaknesses and resistances

Damage multipliers for each attack type against Electric. Pokémon GO uses ×1.6 for super effective and ×0.625 for not very effective, multiplied for two types.

Attack type	Damage
Ground	×1.6
Electric	×0.625
Flying	×0.625
Steel	×0.625

Pikachu CP calculator

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Sources: stats, moves, evolution costs and the CP multiplier for each level are from the Pokémon GO game master as published by PokeMiners (commit 8e227be, data of 28 August 2026). Which Pokémon are in the game: pogoapi.net (list of 31 January 2026). CP = ⌊(Attack+IV) × √(Defense+IV) × √(Stamina+IV) × CPM² / 10⌋, checked against pogoapi.net’s max CP table for 888 Pokémon. Raid catch levels and the 10/10/10 floor are players’ measurements; they are not in the game data. Pokémon and Pokémon GO are trademarks of their owners; this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by Niantic, Scopely, Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK or The Pokémon Company.