#0417 · Sinnoh · Generation 4

Pachirisu

EleSquirrel Pokémon · Electric-type

Pachirisu is a Electric-type Pokémon, the EleSquirrel Pokémon, number 417 (#0417) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 4 and comes from the Sinnoh region. It is 0.4 m tall and weighs 3.9 kg.

Pachirisu is the EleSquirrel Pokémon, a calm little Electric type with electric cheek pouches and a tail that shoots charges. The Pokédex calls it a relative of the Pikachu line.

How to pronounce Pachirisu

Pachirisu is pronounced pach-ih-REE-soo. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Pachirisu said out loud:

In Japanese it is パチリス.

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Pachirisu is a small white squirrel with a pale blue stripe from its forehead to the tip of its tail, yellow circles on its cheeks and a large white tooth. It is 0.4 m tall and weighs 3.9 kg. Bulbapedia says its tail is nearly double the size of its body and the female's stripe is shorter than the male's.

Behaviour

The Legends: Arceus entry warns that although Pachirisu is calm, touching its electrified tail or cheeks is dangerous. A pair may rub their cheek pouches together to share stored electricity. When it sleeps, Bulbapedia says, it curls its fluffy tail round to the front and uses it as a pillow.

Habitat

Bulbapedia says it is generally found in treetops, on forest outskirts and near power plants. In Scarlet and Violet it lives in Paldea's South Province and parts of the East and West Provinces, and across Kitakami in The Teal Mask.

Diet

Berries are its favourite food. The Pokédex says it makes crackling fur balls full of static and tucks them, berries inside, into tree holes, and Bulbapedia says the shock stops anyone stealing the food.

Powers

Its Abilities are Run Away and Pickup, with Volt Absorb hidden. It learns Spark at level 13, Nuzzle at 19, Electro Ball at 25, Discharge at 41 and Thunder at 49. With base Speed 95 and Special Defense 90 but only 45 Attack and Special Attack, it fits support better than offence.

Name origin

Pachirisu may combine パチパチ pachipachi, an onomatopoeia for electric crackling, and 栗鼠 risu, 'squirrel'. The Japanese name is also Pachirisu (パチリス).

Design inspiration

A squirrel may have inspired Pachirisu, possibly the red squirrel of Hokkaido, the island that inspired Sinnoh. Bulbapedia suggests the yellow cheeks echo Pikachu's and the tail spikes may nod to static making hair stand up.

In the games

In Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia you can begin with Pachirisu, Starly or Munchlax as your Partner Pokémon. It first appeared in Diamond and Pearl and is not available in Legends: Z-A.

In the anime

Dawn caught a Pachirisu in 'Twice Smitten, Once Shy!', which was also the species' debut. It was playful and hyperactive, and often seen running around wildly.

Fun facts

• Bulbapedia says no Pokémon on a Pokémon World Championships winning team has had a lower base stat total than Pachirisu.
• Bulbapedia says that of the Pokémon let into Amity Square in the Sinnoh games, Pachirisu alone has no evolutionary line.
• In Pokémon Battle Revolution, the Trainer Taylor wears a Pachirisu costume.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Pachirisu (Pokémon) · Serebii: Pachirisu (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 60
• Attack: 45
• Defense: 70
• Sp. Atk: 45
• Sp. Def: 90
• Speed: 95

Pachirisu’s base stat total is 405. Its highest stat is Speed.

Type matchups

What is Pachirisu weak to?

Pachirisu takes extra damage from Ground (2×) moves.

It resists Electric (½×), Flying (½×), Steel (½×).

Evolution

Pachirisu does not evolve, and it does not evolve from any other Pokémon.

Abilities

• Run Away: Ensures success fleeing from wild battles.
• Pickup: Picks up other Pokémon's used and Flung held items. May also pick up an item after battle.
• Volt Absorb (hidden ability): Absorbs Electric moves, healing for 1/4 max HP.

Moves

Moves Pachirisu learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

TM moves (48)

Pachirisu can learn 48 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Charm, Fake Tears, Agility, Mud-Slap, Protect, Thunder Fang, Thief, Trailblaze, Charge Beam, Facade, Aerial Ace, Swift, Mud Shot, Fling, Endure, Volt Switch, Sunny Day, Rain Dance, Dig, U-turn, Thunder Punch, Sleep Talk, Seed Bomb, Electro Ball, Light Screen, Grass Knot, Thunder Wave, Rest, Eerie Impulse, Gunk Shot, Substitute, Encore, Thunderbolt, Play Rough, Helping Hand, Electric Terrain, Wild Charge, Giga Impact, Hyper Beam, Thunder, Tera Blast, Charge, Super Fang, Uproar, Endeavor, Electroweb, Alluring Voice.

Egg moves (11):Baby-Doll Eyes, Bite, Charge, Covet, Defense Curl, Fake Tears, Flail, Flatter, Follow Me, Rollout, Tail Whip.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
• Egg groups: Field, Fairy.
• Egg cycles: 10 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 1,280).
• Catch rate: 200 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 100.
• Growth rate: Medium (1,000,000 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 1 Speed effort value.
• Base experience yield: 142.

Pokédex entries

A species related to the Pikachu line. Though Pachirisu is a calm Pokémon, it still presents a danger should one touch its electrified tail or cheeks. (Legends: Arceus)

A pair may be seen rubbing their cheek pouches together in an effort to share stored electricity. (Platinum, Black, White, Black 2, White 2, Y, Alpha Sapphire)

It makes fur balls that crackle with static electricity. It stores them with berries in tree holes. (Diamond, X, Omega Ruby)

It's one of the kinds of Pokémon with electric cheek pouches. It shoots charges from its tail. (HeartGold, SoulSilver)

It makes electricity with pouches in its cheeks and shoots charges from its tail. It lives atop trees. (Pearl)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Fastest Electric type in Gen 4: 95 Speed, shared with 1 other.
• Highest Sp. Def among Electric types in Gen 4: 90, shared with 1 other.
• Taller than 11% of all Pokémon (0.4 m).
• Heavier than 12% of all Pokémon (3.9 kg).
• Base stat total 405, ranked #605 of 1,025.
• One of 69 Electric-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
• One of 88 white Pokémon.
• Number 31 of 107 Pokémon introduced in Generation 4 (Sinnoh).
• Can learn 65 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
• Catch rate 200: about 26.1% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Appears in 5 distinct Pokédex entries.

Sources and fact-checking

• Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
• Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Pachirisu (Pokémon), Serebii: Pachirisu (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (pach-ih-REE-soo): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

Last checked: 20 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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