Pika Papow

Pika Papow

ピカピカサンダー Pikapika Thunder

Generation:	VII

Battle Data

Type:
Category
Power:	Varies
Accuracy:	N/A
PP:	20, max: ?
Affects:	Selected target
Secondary Effect:
Priority:	0
Contact:	No

Affected by

Magic Coat:	No
Magic Bounce:
Bright Powder:	No
Protect/Detect:	No
Snatch:	No
Mirror Move:
King's Rock:	Yes

Contest Data

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Pika Papow is a electric-type move introduced in Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu and Let's Go Eevee. It is one of the Signature Moves and the partner power for the partner Pikachu.

Description

Games	Description
PE	The more Pikachu loves its Trainer, the greater the move's power. It never misses.
SWSH	This move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered.

Effect

Artwork of Partner Pikachu using Pika Papow.

Generation VII

Pika Papow deals damage and bypasses accuracy checks to always hit. The base power of Pika Papow is dependent on the friendship of the user. The greater the user's friendship, the greater the base power.

${\text{Base Power}}={\dfrac {\text{Friendship}}{2.5}}$

The base power of Pika Papow varies between 1 (at the minimum friendship value of 0) and 102 (at the maximum friendship value of 255). The base power of Pika Papow is set to 1 if the formula outputs 0.

Generation VIII

Pika Papow cannot be selected in a battle.

Learnset

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Games
	Pikachu	Electric	Undiscovered	P
Bold indicates that this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates that an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Trivia

• Pika Papow and Veevee Volley are the only two signature moves in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! that requires Friendship as their base power in order to activate. They are also very similar to Z-Moves, due to them being powerful attacks and require a Base Power to be used.
• Pika Papow along with the other Signature Moves of the Partner Pokémon in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! are the only moves that can't be used in other games.
  • They are also the only moves introduced in Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! that haven't been used in the main series anime.

Variations of Pika Papow
Pika Papow	Veevee Volley