Pokken Tournament DX/Pikachu

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Introduction

Pikachu is a great beginner character with a straightforward gameplan that hides a surprising amount of depth under the hood. His combos range from simple BnB's that will get the job done to more difficult ones that involve his unique just frame mechanics and look very stylish. As a great all-arounder, Pikachu has the ability to excel in all aspects of the game. He has great projectiles to keep out rushdown characters, as well as incredible speed to make zoners pay. Perhaps one of Pikachu's strongest attributes is his small burst meter, which allows him reliable access to multiple burst modes every single round. If you are looking for a character with solid fundamentals, good all-around abilities, and few weaknesses, Pikachu is a no-brainer.

Pikachu is slightly held back by stubby range on his fastest normals, as well as having trouble dealing with advanced defensive options, such as Perfect Block. His walk in Duel Phase is also slower than average, making it all the more difficult to non-committally close distance, even given his speed. Despite these flaws, Pikachu is still an incredibly solid character, and a perfect choice for anyone who wants to rely on their main.

Pikachu #PTDX_PIK
Vitals
HP	570 HP
Shield Health	600 SH (Normal)
Synergy Gauge	100 CC
Burst Mode Duration	840F (14 sec)
Movement
Back Dash	33F (1-8F Strike and Throw invuln, Cancelable on Frame 25)
Side Dash	41F (5-14F Projectile invuln, Cancelable on Frame 25)
Forward Dash	21F (Cancelable on Frame 13)
Unique Movement Options	Short-hop from 8X and j.A
Stances
High Stance	Charges Synergy Gauge (1.25CC/tick)
Low Stance	High invuln on Frame 1, regenerates shield health.

General Moves

Burst Mode
Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Total Frames	Hit Adv.	Block	Properties
Strike (projectile)	0	-12	Mid	BA (projectile)	i18	48	+8	0	1-48F Total invuln, Pierce

Automatically performs the Just version of 5YX and 6Y, gives j.A an additional hit, and gives 8A a followup.

Y+B Grab Attack
Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block
Grab	FP 80 / DP 120	12	Ground only	1	i11	49	FP Shift (+8) / DP Shift	Grab

X+A Counter Attack
Version	Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
X+A Counter Attack	Counter (strike)	60	3	Mid Low	4	i35	63	+8	-4	1-28F Counter Armor, Destroys Projectiles while active, Crumple on Crit, Forward and Side Dash Cancelable on Frame 9, Back Dash Cancelable on Frame 17
[X+A] Counter Attack	Counter (strike)	80	3	Mid Low	6	i55	83	Crumple	+4	1-48F Counter Armor, Pierce, Destroys Projectiles while active, Forward and Side Dash Cancelable on Frame 9, Back Dash Cancelable on Frame 17

]Y[ Release Y
Version	Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
Level 1	Normal (strike)	80	5	Mid	5	i19	1	59	Launch	-16	Charge Time: 60F, 1-18F High and Mid High invuln, Airborne on Frame 19
Level 2	Normal (strike)	120	8	Mid	6	i19	1	59	Launch	-12	Charge Time: 120F, 1-18F High and Mid High invuln, Airborne on Frame 17, Low invuln on Frame 19

After charging for a certain amount of time, Pikachu release an uppercut attack. Throw Blast.

Burst Attack: Volt Shock Fist
Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
Normal	180 (60)	12	Mid Low	BA (strike)	i15	47	Knockdown	+4	6-37F Total invuln, Pierce

Pikachu charges forward with huge distance.

Field Phase Attacks

nY
Attack Type	Damage	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
Normal (projectile)	10 each*	Special Mid	6	i15 / i32 / i49*	5	51 / 68 / 90*	-16 / -16 / -21*	-21 / -21 / -26*	Special Cancelable on Frame 17, 34, 65, and 91, fY cancellable on Frame 91

A small bolt of electricity that travels ahead. *Can shoot up to three electricity bolts in a row.

sY
Attack Type	Damage	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
Normal (projectile)	10 each hit	Special Mid	6	i19	9	71	-12	-16	Airborne on Frame 14, fY Cancelable on Frame 61

Pikachu jumps to the side, throwing out three arc-shaped projectiles.

fY / nYY / sYY
Attack Type	Damage	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
Normal (projectile)	40 each	Mid Low	6	i21	9	87	Shift	-8	Airborne on Frame 4, Special Cancelable on Frame 26

Pikachu dodges to the right, and throws an electric ball. Afterwards, Pikachu dodges to the left and throws another electric ball.

bY
Attack Type	Damage	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
Normal (strike)	60	Mid	4	i23	9	79	Shift (+4)	-24	Airborne on Frame 5

j.Y
Version	Attack Type	Damage	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block
j.Y	Normal (projectile)	20	Mid	6	i15	5	Until landing +27	-8	-12
j.[Y]	Normal (projectile)	54	Mid	8	i35	5	Until landing +27	-8	-8

Pikachu sends out an electric bolt that chases down the opponent. Charging this move gives it two extra hits.

Homing Attack
Version	Attack Type	Damage	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
X Homing Attack 1	Normal (strike)	30	Mid Low	3	i21	1	47	+8	0	Block or Jump Cancelable on Frame 1
XX Homing Attack 2	Normal (strike)	30	Mid	4	i47	N/A	99	+4	-3	Airborne on Frame 43
XXX Homing Attack 3	Normal (strike)	60	Mid	6	i98	N/A	138	Shift (+8)	-8	Airborne
XX[X] Homing Attack 3	Normal (strike)	90	Mid	BA (strike)	i122	N/A	162	Shift (+8)	+20	Airborne, Pierce, Guard Break

Pikachu homes in on the opponent, attacking with Its tail and finishing with a ball of electricity to shift into Duel Phase. Homing Attack 1 Throw Blasts. If Homing Attack 2 was blocked, there is a 28 frame window to punish a charged Homing Attack 3.

j.X
Attack Type	Damage	Height	Priority	Impact	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
Counter (strike)	90	Mid High	4	i20	Until landing +27	Shift	-5	1-16F Counter Armor

Pikachu divekicks to the ground.

Duel Phase Weak Attacks

5Y
Version	Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
5Y	Normal (strike)	20	0	Mid Low	3	i15	5	37	0	-4	Special / 5YX Cancelable on Frame 17
5YY	Normal (strike)	24	0	Mid Low	3	i26	N/A	52	+4	-4	Special / 5YYX Cancelable on Frame 28
5YYY	Normal (strike)	18	4	Mid Low	3	i38	N/A	64	+4	-4	Special / 5YYYX Cancelable on Frame 40

Pikachu spins around, attacking with its tail.

5YX
Version	Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
5YX	Normal (strike)	60	3	Mid	5	i38 / i50 / i62	72 / 84 / 96	Launch	+4	Airborne on Frame 38 / 50 / 62
5Y:X	Normal (strike)	70	3	Mid	6	i38 / i50 / i62	72 / 84 / 96	Launch	+4	Airborne on Frame 38 / 50 / 62

Pressing X during 5Y / 5YY / 5YYY will give an uppercut attack. Pressing X with precise timing grants a Just Frame version. The Just Frame gives more opportunities to combo off of. In Burst Mode, 5YX always does the Just Frame variant.

6Y / 6:Y
Version	Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
6Y	Normal (strike)	60	4	Mid	4	i15	5	42	Launch	-8	5-15F High invuln.
6:Y	Normal (strike)	65	3	Mid	5	i15	5	42	Launch	+4	5-15F High invuln.

A very familiar looking uppercut... The Just Frame version can be done by pressing forward and Y on the exact same frame. In Burst Mode, 6Y always does the Just Frame variant.

8Y
Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block
Normal (strike)	64	3	Mid High	3 / 5*	i19	9	77	Knockdown	-20	5-18F High and Mid High invuln, Airborne on Frame 19, Air Actionable on Frame 50

Pikachu propels upwards with its tail. Can angle the move forward by inputting 9Y. Universal Anti-air. *Has a priority of 5 during Burst Mode.

2Y
Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
Normal (strike)	10	0	Low	3 / 5*	i11	1	35	+4	-4	High invuln on Frame 1, Special Cancelable on Frame 13

Pikachu kicks the ground, throwing out a wave of dirt. Throw Blast. *In Burst Mode, 2Y's range increases and it has a priority of 5.

j.Y
Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block
Normal (strike)	30	0	Mid High	3	i9	1	Until landing +13	+30	+8

A quick jolt attack from Pikachu's tail. Throw Blast.

Duel Phase Strong Attacks

5X
Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
Normal (strike)	80	4	Mid Low	4	i19	9	45	Launch	-8	Special Cancelable on Frame 22

A long horizontal bolt of electricity. Special cancelable.

8X
Version	Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
8X	Normal (strike)	60	3	Mid High	4(5)*	i23	1	63	+8	+4(+8)*	Low invuln. on Frame 5, Airborne on Frame 9, Launch on Crit, Short-hop Cancelable on Frame 46(44)*
8XR	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	80(78)*	-9(-7)*	-13(-7)*	Airborne, Air Actionable on Frame 50
8X 4/6R	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	82	-11	-15(-11)*	Airborne, Air Actionable on Frame 64

Pikachu jumps in the air and advances forward with two aerial kicks. Throw Blast. Can short hop after the attack by pressing a direction and R. *In Burst Mode, 8X gains a priority of 5, and the neutral Short-hop can be performed 2 frames earlier. In addition, the attack has 4 extra frames of blockstun.

2X
Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
Normal (strike)	90	3	Low	4 / 5*	i19	9	75	Launch	-8	High invuln. on Frame 1

Pikachu kicks the ground twice, each throwing out a wave of dirt. *Has a priority of 5 during Burst Mode.

j.X
Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block
Normal	76	0	Mid High	4	i24	9	Until landing +17	+27	+5

Pikachu spirals downwards to the ground with Its tail.

Pokemon Moves

5A Thunderbolt
Version	Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
5A Thunderbolt	Normal (projectile)	50 (13)	3	Low	8	i19	9	FP 63 / DP 61	FP Shift (-4) / DP 0	FP -10 / DP -8	Airborne on Frame 5
5[A] Thunderbolt	Normal (projectile)	FP 80 (20) / DP 90(26)	2 / 2	Low	8	i36	9	FP 80 / DP 105	FP +36 / DP +8	FP -8 / DP +4	Airborne on Frame 5

A projectile that travels along the ground. Can charge to throw out Thunderbolts in each direction in Field Phase, or two successive Thunderbolts in Duel Phase

6A Nuzzle
Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
Grab	80	3	High/Ground only	1	i19	57	FP Shift / DP Launch	Grab	Airborne on Frame 5

Pikachu jumps forward, grabbing the opponent and launching them. Since this Grab is considered a High, it can be avoided by crouching OR jumping.

4A Electro Ball
Version	Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
4A Electro Ball	Normal (strike)	30 (8)	3	High	5	i27	1	65	+4	-8	Airborne on Frame 5, R Cancelable on Frame 32, leaving Pikachu Air Actionable on Frame 36
4A Electro Ball (projectile)	Normal (projectile)	70	3	Mid	8	i28	N/A	65	Launch	-8	N/A

Pikachu hops in the air and fires a ball of lightning. Throw Blast.

8A Volt Tackle
Version	Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
8A Volt Tackle	Counter (strike)	66 (8)	5	Mid High	5	i11	79	Launch	-48	1-11F Counter Armor, Airborne on Frame 12
Burst 8AA Volt Tackle: Followup	Counter (strike)	54 (16)	12	Mid	6	i49	97	Shift	-28	Airborne on Frame 1

A reversal attack where Pikachu zig-zags into the air. In Burst Mode, Volt Tackle is given a followup attack.

2A Iron Tail
Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Total Frames	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
Normal (strike)	90 (13)	5	Mid	5(6)*	i23	9	61	Knockdown	-16	5-22F Mid Low invuln, Airborne on Frame 5, Launch on Crit

Pikachu jumps in the air and slams onto the ground tail-first.

j.A Thunder
Version	Attack Type	Damage	PSP	Height	Priority	Impact	Throw Crush Frame	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block	Properties
j.A Thunder	Normal (strike)	20 (5)	1	Mid	4	i11	9	FP Until landing +27 / DP Until landing +13	N/A	N/A	Short-hop Cancelable
j.A Thunder (projectile)	Normal (projectile)	100 (25)	4	Mid	S+	i60	N/A	FP Until landing +27 / DP Until landing +13	FP +58 / DP +72	+10	N/A
Burst j.A Thunder (second hit)	Normal (projectile)	20 (11)	0	Ground only	S	i96	N/A	FP Until landing +27 / DP Until landing +13	Crumple	FP +14 / DP +28	N/A
j.AR	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	FP Until landing +27 / DP Until landing +13	FP -27 / DP -13	FP -41 / DP -27	Air Actionable on Frame 41

Pikachu surrounds itself with electricity and hops forward. Can change the trajectory to go either forwards or backwards. Pressing R allows Pikachu to cancel into aerials instead of doing Thunder. After a short amount of time, a thunder strike is called from above that stuns the opponent.

Notable Players

• Coach Steve (NA): Twitch, Twitter

• Cooljake (NA): Twitter

• ENGINE (JP): Twitter

• jda7 (NA): Twitter

• KandiSAI (NA): Twitch, Twitter

• Kino (NA): Twitter

• Mega Chitanda (JP): Twitter

• MillerTime (EU): Twitter

• NIKO (JP): Twitter

• Paras (JP): Twitter, Vods

External Resources

Pokken Arena: Pikachu

Frame Data: Pikachu