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How to Make Shiny Pikachu in Infinite Craft

Shiny Pikachu is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 20 combinations to get there, and the final one is Four Leaf Clover plus Surfing Pikachu. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Four Leaf CloverSurfing PikachuShiny Pikachu

Long20 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 2411 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 20 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthFireLava
  2. 2LavaWaterStone
  3. 3LavaStoneObsidian
  4. 4EarthObsidianDiamond
  5. 5EarthWaterPlant
  6. 6DiamondPlantEmerald
  7. 7EarthPlantTree
  8. 8TreeWindLeaf
  9. 9EmeraldLeafFour Leaf Clover
  10. 10EarthWindDust
  11. 11DustFireAsh
  12. 12FireWaterSteam
  13. 13FireSteamEngine
  14. 14EngineSteamTrain
  15. 15TrainTrainTrain Station
  16. 16AshTrain StationAsh Ketchum
  17. 17WaterWindWave
  18. 18SteamWaveSurf
  19. 19Ash KetchumSurfSurfing Pikachu
  20. 20Four Leaf CloverSurfing PikachuShiny Pikachu
Crafting tree
1Earth + Fire→ Lava2Lava + Water→ Stone3Lava + Stone→ Obsidian4Earth + Obsidian→ Diamond5Earth + Water→ Plant6Diamond + Plant→ Emerald7Earth + Plant→ Tree8Tree + Wind→ Leaf9Emerald + Leaf→ Four Leaf Clover10Earth + Wind→ Dust11Dust + Fire→ Ash12Fire + Water→ Steam13Fire + Steam→ Engine14Engine + Steam→ Train15Train + Train→ Train Station16Ash + Train Station→ Ash Ketchum17Water + Wind→ Wave18Steam + Wave→ Surf19Ash Ketchum + Surf→ Surfing Pikachu20Four Leaf Clover + Surfing Pikachu→ Shiny Pikachu

Other ways to make Shiny Pikachu

11 combinations are known to produce Shiny Pikachu. Here are 11 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Shiny Pikachu
FirstSecondResult
Four Leaf CloverSurfing PikachuShiny Pikachu
PikachuShiny PokemonShiny Pikachu
PikachuShiny EggShiny Pikachu
HyphenShiny PichuShiny Pikachu
Shiny EarsShiny PichuShiny Pikachu
Shiny PokemonShiny RaichuShiny Pikachu
Shiny PichuShiny PichuShiny Pikachu
Shiny PichuShiny RaichuShiny Pikachu
Shiny EarsShiny PokedexShiny Pikachu
PikachuShiny SinnohShiny Pikachu
Shiny PichuShiny PokedexShiny Pikachu

What you can make with Shiny Pikachu

Shiny Pikachu at a glance

Steps to craft
20
Long
Crafting depth
24
longer than 85% of solved elements
Known recipes
11
ways to make it
Used in
21
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Shiny Pikachu in Infinite Craft?

Combine Four Leaf Clover with Surfing Pikachu. The full path from the base elements takes 20 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Shiny Pikachu?

20 steps on the shortest known path from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.

Is Shiny Pikachu hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 20 steps it is longer than 85% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Shiny Pikachu?

Yes. 11 combinations are known to produce Shiny Pikachu, and the shortest route is shown above.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.