Q&A for How to Catch Pikachu in Pokémon GO

The blue and red pokeballs are called great balls, and are different from the standard pokeballs. They have higher odds of capturing a pokemon than the standard ones. They can be accessed at level 12.

Pikachu can theoretically be found in the wild, or in certain eggs at any GO level, but the most certain way to catch him is to walk away from the three typical starters when your game starts up about five times. Then, he should appear.

Unfortunately, there is no ultra-fast way to hatch eggs since Niantic can detect if you are attempting to hatch eggs in a car, train, or other fast vehicle. The fastest possible way so far is to use GO while on a bike, or try going out for a jog. A good idea when trying to hatch eggs is to plan your egg hatching route in a straight line, since GO counts how much you walk by calculating the distance between your last recorded position and your current position in kilometers, making just walking around in circles not very effective for hatching.

If you live near a museum or power plant, you may found Pikachu in your house.

You can spin the Photo Disc at your local Pokéstop or Gym or level up.

If you you just started the game, you are in luck. At the beginning of the game, walk away from the 3 starter Pokemon (Bulbasaur Charmander and Squirtle). If you do, you may find a Pikachu with the 3 starter Pokémon.

You can access Ultra and Great balls by leveling up to 12 (for great) and 20 (for ultras).

These are Pokéstops. Tap on them and spin their Photo Disc to earn items. Gyms also have a Photo Disc.

Getting Pikachu as your starter Pokemon isn't cheating, but to catch a Pikachu in the wild, try going to power plants and other locations associated with electricity.

Make it your buddy and walk. You can also collect Bulbasaur candy by catching or transferring a Bulbasaur.

You can’t hatch Pikachu from an egg.

The basics of catching Pikachu in the wild will work, but every Pokemon has a different area and time where they are more likely to be found.

Follow the instructions in Method 2 on how to catch Pikachu in the wild. You could also trade a Pikachu from a friend.

One way to get Pikachu is to play the game on a rainy day. Rain powers electric type Pokemon. However, you should stay inside, because you probably wouldn't want to go outside when it's rainy.

Of course! Pikachu isn't particularly hard to catch, so you can catch it with a normal pokeball.

Yes. If you don't think you will find Pikachu easily in the wild, make it your starter. Then the other three might appear in the wild.

Either use the nickname (Kira) or obtain 70 buddy hearts with your Eevee.Trading for one is also a good option if you don't want to switch your buddy.