Best Team for Pikachu

A step-by-step guide to building the perfect team around Pikachu. Discover the best teammates, understand why they work, and load the full team into the builder with one click.

Pikachu Overview

#025 Pikachu

Electric

Strengths

Hits Water SE Hits Flying SE

Resists: Electric, Flying, Steel

Weaknesses to Cover

Ground

Step-by-Step Teammate Guide

Fill each slot with a teammate that patches Pikachu's weaknesses and adds offensive coverage.

Slot 2 — Pick one of these teammates:
Aegislash ShieldSteelGhostRecommended
hits ice, psychic super-effectively
+15% coverage gain
ForretressBugSteel
hits grass, ice super-effectively
+14% coverage gain
ScizorBugSteel
hits grass, ice super-effectively
+14% coverage gain
Slot 3 — Pick one of these teammates:
GyaradosWaterFlyingRecommended
Resists ground, fire; hits fire, grass super-effectively
+8% coverage gain
GliscorGroundFlying
Resists ground; hits fire, electric super-effectively
+8% coverage gain
PrimarinaWaterFairy
Resists fire, dark; hits fire, fighting super-effectively
+8% coverage gain
Slot 4 — Pick one of these teammates:
Great TuskGroundFightingRecommended
Resists dark; hits normal, electric super-effectively
+6% coverage gain
KrookodileGroundDark
Resists ghost, dark; hits electric, poison super-effectively
+5% coverage gain
Kommo ODragonFighting
Resists dark; hits normal, dragon super-effectively
+5% coverage gain
Slot 5 — Pick one of these teammates:
GrimmsnarlDarkFairyRecommended
Resists ghost; hits dragon super-effectively
+2% coverage gain
SnorlaxNormal
Resists ghost
+1% coverage gain
MiltankNormal
Resists ghost
+1% coverage gain
Slot 6 — Pick one of these teammates:
SnorlaxNormalRecommended
Adds normal coverage
MiltankNormal
Adds normal coverage
LopunnyNormal
Adds normal coverage