Best Team for Pikachu Starter

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

Pikachu Starter Overview

#025 Pikachu Starter

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 Starter's weaknesses and adds offensive coverage.

Slot 2 — Pick one of these teammates:
Aegislash BladeSteelGhostRecommended
hits ice, psychic super-effectively
+15% coverage gain
ForretressBugSteel
hits grass, ice super-effectively
+14% coverage gain
Scizor MegaBugSteel
hits grass, ice super-effectively
+14% coverage gain
Slot 3 — Pick one of these teammates:
Gyarados MegaWaterDarkRecommended
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
Lopunny MegaNormalFighting
Adds normal coverage