Thunder God Pikachu Pikachu - PokemonUnite.GG
Smite everyone with manual lightning moves.
Build Path
Thunder ShockFirst Pick
Thunder
Thunderbolt
ThunderstormUNITE
Shell Bell
Special attacks heal 45 HP, plus a percentage of your Sp. Atk.
Wise Glasses
Increases the damage of special attacks.
Buddy Barrier
When using a Unite Move, shield yourself and your nearby ally with the lowest HP.
X Attack
Temporarily increases your Attack, Sp. Attack, and Basic Attack Speed.
Stat Boosts
Special Move Vamp
Shield (Upon Unite)
Guide
I LOVE this build. You get to sit back from a safe distance, even behind walls and terrain, and snipe the enemy team with manually-placed lightning. You are essentially never on cooldown, and it's very difficult to approach you through all the targeted damage and stuns.
Things get even crazier when you team up with a Speedster. Gengar or Talonflame each have assassin-like moves they can use to clean up your trapped targets. You lock them down, your team mates swoop in for the takedown.
If there's any downside, it's that this build isn't the best for accruing or scoring Aeos points. Instead, throw lightning at the interior Pokémon for your team to claim, then manually place your lightning in front of goal defenders to buy time for your team to score.
It's worth taking the Buddy Shield here to keep you alive during your Unite Move, as a full-power Pikachu is rather squishy otherwise.
Works Well With
Machamp's moveset allows it to run down Pikachu's targets and do extra damage when they're stunned.
Can blip to Pikachu's targets and assassinate them.
Can build walls to trap Pikachu's targets, making them targets for additional lightning strikes.
This build was created in the game version of 1.1.1.2. It may contain inaccuracies in the data that is used compared to the current version of 1.12.1.5.
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