Pikachu variants
There are many Pikachu variants found in the games, anime, and manga. The following are the main variants.
Surfing Pikachu
Surfing Pikachu is a Pikachu with a pink surfboard. With this, they are able to yield the move Surf.
In the anime
Puka is a Pikachu that seems to be based off of this.
In the games
The Surfing Pikachu was featured in a minigame exclusive to Pokémon Yellow, called Pikachu's Beach. This can only be activated by transferring a Surfing Pikachu from other games.
This Pikachu variant was later given out through Nintendo events as well as in Pokéwalker's Yellow Forest. Other places where non-Nintendo events unlock this are in Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Battle Revolution.
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
In the Yellow arc, Yellow was able to teach Pika the move Surf through the use of Substitute to create a surfboard.
In the TCG
Surfing Pikachu has been featured in the TCG. The following are cards named Surfing Pikachu:
| Name | Type | Level | Rarity | Set | Set no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surfing Pikachu |  |
13 | - | Wizards Black Star Promos | 28 |
Flying Pikachu
Flying Pikachu is a Pikachu with balloons. With this, they are able to yield the move Fly.
In the games
This Pikachu variant was given out through Nintendo events as well as in Pokéwalker's Yellow Forest.
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Yellow has a Pikachu that can use Fly.
In the TCG
Flying Pikachu has been featured in the TCG. The following are cards named Flying Pikachu:
| Name | Type | Level | Rarity | Set | Set no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flying Pikachu | |
12 | - | Wizards Black Star Promos | 25 |
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Rising Rivals | 113/111 | |||
| Flying Pikachu | |
11 | - | Unnumbered Promotional cards (no English release) | - |
Related articles
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Pikachu.