10 Popular Pokémon That Struggle Battling Online
2. Pikachu
The franchise mascot, Pikachu is the most recognisable Pokémon of all time with even people who aren’t fans of the games or TV series being able to name it. With Ash since the very beginning, players searched through every patch of grass in Viridian Forest to find one for their own team. Pikachu is even the star of its own game in the main series, Pokémon Yellow, and the main attraction of several spin-off titles.
A fondness for Pikachu can be any trainer’s downfall though. Pikachu struggles even when not being used online, due to it having very low stats. The anime would have you believe that Pikachu is as fast as lightning, and that a Thunderbolt from the electric mouse can cause complete devastation, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. Pikachu’s base Special Attack stat is incredibly low, even for a second stage evolution, and its Speed doesn’t measure up to the vast majority of other Pokémon.
Not even exclusive items help Pikachu. A Light Ball can boost its Special Attack, but it is still too frail and slow to last long in battle.