Pichu — Roles and where to hunt

Pichu is a berries specialist with Charge Strength S. Grepa is a favorite berry at Old Gold Power Plant. Here's how Pichu fits into teams and where to find them.

Roles Pichu can fill

SpecialtyBerries
BerryGrepa
Main skillCharge Strength S
IngredientsFancy Apple, Warming Ginger, Fancy Egg

Old Gold Power Plant berry specialist

Grepa is a favorite berry at Old Gold Power Plant. Pichu finds Grepa on every berry help for consistent 2× strength when Snorlax favors it. See berry specialists for Old Gold Power Plant.

Where to hunt

Pichu can be found at: Greengrass Isle, Lapis Lakeside, Old Gold Power Plant, Greengrass Isle (Expert)

Similar Pokémon

Others that fill similar roles: Abomasnow | Absol | Banette | Bewear | Ampharos

Best possible at each breakpoint

Below: the theoretical best build at each level (optimal subskill combo + best nature). Baseline = neutral nature, no subskills.

LevelBaselineBest totalBest subskillsBest naturevs baseline
14,8655,405Lonely+11.1%
105,5077,300Berry Finding SAdamant+32.6%
256,63010,696Berry Finding S, Helping Speed MAdamant+61.3%
509,90718,128Berry Finding S, Helping Speed S, Helping Speed MAdamant+83%
10014,94431,367Berry Finding S, Helping Speed S, Helping Speed M, Helping Bonus, Skill Trigger MAdamant+109.9%

Top subskills

How much each subskill improves production at level 50 (berry + ingredient output):

ModifierTypeImpact
Berry Finding SSubskill+28.3%
Helping Speed MSubskill+16.3%
Skill Trigger MSubskill+10.6%
Helping Speed SSubskill+7.5%
Helping BonusSubskill+5.3%
Skill Trigger SSubskill+5.3%

Try the tools

Use NewRolly's Unlimited Biscuits to grade a Pichu you caught. Run our production simulator or production calculator to see how subskills and nature change output.

Related: Old Gold Power Plant berry specialists | Main skills | Best subskill combos