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Depends what for, Pikachu and Raichu get the same moves so basically any Raichu set but with a Light Ball. I only play VGC but Fake Out and Nuzzle are good, Thunderbolt or Thunder if on rain teams. Volt Switch is on my Raichu-A for VGC17. The only moves Pikachu can't learn is the Psychic coverage moves from Raichu-A.
Again, this is mostly doubles stuff but I'm assuming a lot of it transfers over to singles as well.
Thank you ,I'm looking for a Pikachu set that is more offensive physically and can outspeed many Pokemon,I'm not that much of a professional when it comes to competitive battling so thank you again.
I was actually playing on my X game yesterday, where I modeled my character and profile after the NPC/player character from Kanto, Red. My Pikachu on there has a Focus Sash, a Jolly Nature, and the following moveset:
-Volt Tackle
-Fake Out
-Nuzzle
-Knock Off
It can accomplish quite a bit despite it's relatively short "life expectancy" in battle, usually leading a Fake Out and then if I get hit to 1HP by then I might just suicide bomb with Volt Tackle, but if Pikachu didn't take much damage, Knock Off or Nuzzle can deal with potential problems in different ways. You might want to run a Light Ball if you're truly trying to use Pikachu as an offensive Pokemon, mine is more of a support set to get rid of annoying items, flinch potential threats, and paralyze others.
Well I've been using this Offensive Pikachu moveset lately and it somehow pulls my Pikachu into sweeping sometimes:
-Thunder Punch
-Nuzzle
-Brick Break
-Grass Knot
Thunder Punch is Pikachu's main stab attack move,great for dealing with most legendaries,a lot of them are flying types, as well as for Topapex,it's also my main stab move for those Pokemon who are neutrally affected by it.Nuzzle is to give Pikachu the edge in speed,since it gives paralysis to non-ground type Pokes which reduces their speed, and get a possible extra chance to attack,plus it also gives a tiny bit of damage which could help in fainting the Nuzzled Poke faster.Brick Break is Pikachu's counter to rock or ground types and has great coverage as well.Grass Knot is Pikachu's alternative to Thunder Punch,for Water types, and can also counter Rock and Ground types.I've noticed that this moveset isn't very effective to Dragon types as well and I wanna see if I can improve it.
If you're trying to use Pikachu as an offensive Pokemon, you really should be using a special set with Thunderbolt, way more power than Thunder Punch, and then a Hidden Power Ice would work in tandem with Grass Knot to cover Ground-types.
I'd probably go with
-Thunderbolt
-Grass Knot
-Hidden Power (Ice or Fire)
-Nuzzle
Golly, the irony,thought physical attacks would be better,anyhow thanks again.