Monster Ball Go! Pichu-Pikachu-Raichu

It was well overdue to post another post based on the Pokemon information series. There is no need for introduction when you are referring to this Pokemon as it's probably the most popular of them all. In the first game, Pikachu was the wild Pokemon you would catch as the game hadn't introduced the baby form of Pikachu. This does give me lots of questions as with the anime, there was an episode with a smaller Pikachu which made us believe it was the baby form of it. It was the first generation of Pokemon so I will let it slide. Pikachu is not the most powerful monster as it lacks a lot of defense. It could be the reason why Ash keeps losing everywhere he goes but that's another story so we'll just leave it at that. Lets go through the different forms of the Pika-cycle.

Starting with Pichu, you will get one of the new breed of baby Pokemon introduced in the later games in the Pokemon universe. The way to get the baby Pokemon was to breed two Pikachus and then carry the egg to the ends of the universe! Not really, just carry it until it would hatch. Pichu is not that strong but can carry the egg moves you wanted to pass on. Furthermore, Pichu will only evolve if you love it to death! That's right, you can have a Pichu level one only to love and cherish it and then once it levels up, it might evolve to Pikachu. The happiness factor needs to be at least 220 for a successful evolution so be aware of that.
Moving on to Pikachu, this Pokemon is mostly known for its speed. If you want a fast Pokemon with powerful electric moves then Pikachu is your pick. Be aware that this Pokemon doesn't have the best defense, in fact it's pretty horrible but the speed makes up for it. You can level this Pokemon with no interruption as the only way to evolve it to the final form is to use a Thunder Stone. Pikachu's different evolutions sure make it unique. As a baby form, you need to love it a lot for it to evolve and as a Pikachu, all you need is the Thunder Stone. This does give you control whether you want to evolve your Pokemon or not. By the way, for those of you still wondering the Pikachu from the animated series is a girl. The proof is the first couple of episodes of the first season of Pokemon. I'm not sure which one it is but Ash clearly says it's a her.

Finally, you have the all powerful Raichu. Think what you want but this Pokemon is stronger than Pikachu. It wouldn't make any sense it not being stronger as it's an evolved form and therefore the most powerful form of a Pokemon. The same faultiness falls for Raichu as its defense is still not much improved but its attack is greatly improved. I would suggest you to level up Pikachu to your liking then evolve it to help it get even more stronger.


You can't go wrong with creating your ultimate Pokemon team but you sure can have fun making it. In the end, it's about all your favorite Pokemon put into one awesome team. There are lots of trainers out there only willing to use the legendary Pokemon which in the end doesn't make the game much fun at all. Be sure to keep all these tips in mind and until then, catch y'all later!