Pikachu's best moves in Pokémon GO

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Thunder Shock	Wild Charge	8.75	84.9	9.7
2.	Quick Attack	Wild Charge	8.38	81.3	9.3
3.	Thunder Shock	Thunderbolt	8.22	79.8	9.1
4.	Thunder Shock	Discharge	7.98	77.4	8.8
5.	Quick Attack	Thunderbolt	7.86	76.3	8.7
6.	Quick Attack	Discharge	7.72	74.9	8.5
7.	Thunder Shock	Surf *	7.51	72.9	8.3
8.	Present *	Wild Charge	7.43	72.1	8.2
9.	Thunder Shock	Thunder *	7.21	69.9	8.0
10.	Quick Attack	Surf *	7.12	69.1	7.9
11.	Present *	Discharge	6.94	67.4	7.7
12.	Present *	Thunderbolt	6.86	66.6	7.6

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Pikachu's Fast Attacks Guide

Moves

Pikachu has access to 3 Fast Attacks (Thunder Shock, Quick Attack, and Present), which cover Electric and Normal-type attacks. When using Thunder Shock you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Thunder Shock580.6s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Flying
- Water

62.5%
- Grass
- Electric
- Dragon

39.1%
- Ground

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	5
Energy	8
Weather boost	Rain
Duration	0.6s
Damage window	0.3s - 0.6s

Trainer Battles

Damage	3
Energy	9

Effects

Thunder Shock has no special effects.

See Thunder Shock details page ↗

Quick Attack8100.8s

Type effectiveness chart

62.5%
- Rock
- Steel

39.1%
- Ghost

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	8
Energy	10
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	0.8s
Damage window	0.3s - 0.6s

Trainer Battles

Damage	5
Energy	8

Effects

Quick Attack has no special effects.

See Quick Attack details page ↗

Present *5201.3s

Type effectiveness chart

62.5%
- Rock
- Steel

39.1%
- Ghost

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	5
Energy	20
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	1.3s
Damage window	1.1s - 1.3s

Trainer Battles

Damage	3
Energy	12

Effects

Present has no special effects.

See Present details page ↗

Tabular view

Fast Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	EPS	CD	PWR	ENG	DPT	EPT	CD
Present *	5	3.85	20	15.38	1.3s	3	12	-
Quick Attack	8	10.00	10	12.50	0.8s	5	8	-
Thunder Shock	5	8.33	8	13.33	0.6s	3	9	-

PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy generated per use, EPS for energy per second, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used. DPT and EPT stand for Damage and Energy per turn, and are only applicable in PvP.

Pikachu's Fast Attacks Type Coverage


Electric	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×0.4	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0
Normal	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×0.4	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0

Pikachu's Charge Attacks Guide

Moves

Pikachu has access to 5 Charge Attacks (Discharge, Thunder, Thunderbolt, Wild Charge, and Surf), which cover Electric and Water-type attacks. When using Discharge, Thunder, Thunderbolt, and Wild Charge you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Discharge65332.5s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Flying
- Water

62.5%
- Grass
- Electric
- Dragon

39.1%
- Ground

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	65
Energy	33
Weather boost	Rain
Duration	2.5s
Damage window	1.7s - 2.1s

Trainer Battles

Damage	65
Energy	45

Effects

Discharge has no special effects.

See Discharge details page ↗

Thunder *1001002.4s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Flying
- Water

62.5%
- Grass
- Electric
- Dragon

39.1%
- Ground

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	100
Energy	100
Weather boost	Rain
Duration	2.4s
Damage window	1.2s - 2.2s

Trainer Battles

Damage	100
Energy	60

Effects

Thunder has no special effects.

See Thunder details page ↗

Thunderbolt80502.5s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Flying
- Water

62.5%
- Grass
- Electric
- Dragon

39.1%
- Ground

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	80
Energy	50
Weather boost	Rain
Duration	2.5s
Damage window	1.8s - 2.3s

Trainer Battles

Damage	90
Energy	55

Effects

Thunderbolt has no special effects.

See Thunderbolt details page ↗

Wild Charge90502.6s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Flying
- Water

62.5%
- Grass
- Electric
- Dragon

39.1%
- Ground

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	90
Energy	50
Weather boost	Rain
Duration	2.6s
Damage window	1.7s - 2.1s

Trainer Battles

Damage	100
Energy	45

Effects

Special

Wild Charge has a 100.0% chance to:

Decrease User's Defense by 33.3%

See Wild Charge details page ↗

Surf *65501.7s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Ground
- Rock
- Fire

62.5%
- Water
- Grass
- Dragon

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	65
Energy	50
Weather boost	Rain
Duration	1.7s
Damage window	1.4s - 1.6s

Trainer Battles

Damage	65
Energy	40

Effects

Surf has no special effects.

See Surf details page ↗

Tabular view

Charge Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	DPE	CD	PWR	ENG	DPE
Discharge	65	26.00	33	-	2.5s	65	45	-
Surf *	65	38.24	50	-	1.7s	65	40	-
Thunder *	100	41.67	100	-	2.4s	100	60	-
Thunderbolt	80	32.00	50	-	2.5s	90	55	-
Wild Charge Special Wild Charge has a 100.0% chance to: Decrease User's Defense by 33.3%	90	34.62	50	-	2.6s	100	45	-

PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy required, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used. DPT and EPT stand for Damage and Energy per turn, and are only applicable in PvP.

Moves with Special Effects in PvP

Special

Wild Charge has a 100.0% chance to:

Decrease User's Defense by 33.3%

Pikachu's Charge Attacks Type Coverage


Electric	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×0.4	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0
Water	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0