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How to evolve Pikachu in Cobblemon.

Pikachu

Pikachu evolves into Raichu when you use a Thunder Stone on it outside beach biomes.

Pikachu evolves into Alolan Raichu when you use a Thunder Stone on it in beach biomes but not in cherry grove and forest biomes.

Evolution line

PichuPichu
PikachuPikachu
RaichuRaichu
Alolan RaichuAlolan Raichu

What Pikachu needs

2 paths
Raichu
RaichuEvolution item · Thunder Stone
Biome specific
Alolan Raichu
Alolan RaichuEvolution item · Thunder Stone
Biome specific

Where to get the item

Thunder Stone. Thunder Stone ore generates in highlands and hills biomes at 16 veins per chunk, anywhere from Y -64 to Y 320, and more thinly in jungle and plains biomes (8 veins). Mine it like any other ore.

Moves it learns on evolving

Thunder PunchPsychic

These are offered the moment the evolution completes. Decline them and you have to relearn them later.

Is it worth it

Pikachu nowelectric320
Raichuelectric485
Alolan Raichuelectricpsychic485

Base stat totals, from the Cobblemon 1.7.3 species files.

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