If you’ve watched the Pokémon animated series, you may have a soft spot for Pikachu, the favorite Pokémon of protagonist Ash Ketchum. There are a lot of Pikachu fans who haven’t been able to find it in Pokemon Go. It’s a rare Pokémon in the game, and this guide provides the only reliable way to catch it.
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The bad news is that it only works for new accounts. If you’ve already played the game, you’ll have to start over with a new Google account or create a new Pokemon Trainer Club account. If you don’t mind starting over, follow these steps.
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- Download Pokemon Go on Android or install Pokemon Go for iOS
- Register a new Google or Pokemon Trainer Club account.
- Professor Willow will give you a choice of three Pokémon: Squirtle, Charmander, and Bulbasaur. Ignore these three people and walk away.
- The same three Pokémon will spawn again near you when you get far enough away from them. Again ignore them and walk away.
- Repeat this step at least twice and you will notice that Pikachu has appeared along with the three Pokémon mentioned above.
- Click on Pikachu to throw the Poké Ball and catch it.
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The number of times you need to walk away before Pikachu spawns varies. We tried this with two new accounts, and one time it appeared after we ignored the original three Pokémon four times, and another time it appeared after we ignored them five times. Just be patient and make sure you ignore the original Pokemon, no matter how tempting it is to start catching them.
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The chances of you finding Pikachu in the wild are slim, but it’s definitely not common. If you really like it, then this method may be your best bet for catching it.
Have you ever caught a Pikachu, Charmander, Squirtle or Bulbasaur in the wild? Let us know where you found it on our forum via a comment or post. For more tutorials, visit our how-to section.
