how do i get this light ball or light bulb or what ever it is that gets me a special attack with pichu?

Pikachu is the only one in the -chu family that can make use of the light ball. You can find light balls on wild Pikachu, but it's a very, very slim chance that you'll find one. But even with a light ball, it's not very strong. I recommend getting a whole new electric type rather than light balling a Pikachu.

Or maybe just evolve the thing. I think, BUT AM NOT SURE, that Raichu's special attack is better on it's own than Pikachu's is when it has a light ball. Maybe someone can help me out on that one.

i think he wants to know about the breeding with it, breeding a pikachu holding a light ball makes pichu know volt tackle, 120 power, 100 acc, 15 pp, electric attack, you get back 1/3 the recoil, it's like flare blitz but without a status effect, so its not the best, you'd be better off with thunderbolt IMO

Yes but keep in mind it can paraliz the foe.

really? from what i saw it can't

Thunderbolt can paralyze the foe too.

thanks where can i find the pikachu's and on witch version are they on?

Look in the trophy garden (on the route south of hearthome) you can encounter pichus or pikachus though they are quite rare

My mistake! I just looked again and it can't! opps!
Actually, their quite common, VERY COMMON.

If you're doing volt tackle I can see this being ok, but use the MAGNET if you just want an Elec. power booster.

thanks

wow first pikashu i found had a light ball on it

just to let you know, you're not supposed to double post. use the EDIT command in the corner.

when i was trying to get volt tackle in emerald i ended up having to catch 40 sum pikachu's, took a long time lol

I cought over 23 pikachus and no light ball which region is the best to find a lightball Hoenn or Sinnoh?

i dont think you can catch a pikachu with a light ball in sinnoh...

If I recall..I think that's the ONLY place you can catch them. Perhaps you meant to say hoenn?

I taught my murkrow thief and the first pikachu it stole from had light ball, same with a chancey and lucky egg, some how i dont think im that lucky, i think someone else who doesnt have light ball or lucky egg use thief on a pikachu and chancey and see if you get the same results i got

You can get Light Ball in Hoenn by catching Pikachu at the Safari Zone.

there is a 5% chance of pikachu holding a light ball, put a pokemon with compound eyes or static in the lead of your party and you have a higher chance of finding a pikachu with a light ball
and you don't have to catch them, just use thief

Does thief still work if you're fighting a friend, and you keep the item stolen?

In RSE it would work with secret bases and reset.

Well i did find a light ball in sinnoh but it took me very long.

I was lucky because the first picachu I caught had a lightball.