Ash's Pikachu/Games/Event distributions/Pikachu in a cap/Alola Cap

This special Pikachu is based on Ash's Pikachu during the. In Japan, the level of Pikachu corresponds to both the debut of the Sun & Moon series being during the 20th year of the Pokémon anime and the first movie in the Sun & Moon series being the 20th Pokémon movie overall, whereas in Western games, the level of Pikachu corresponds to the debut of the Sun & Moon series being during the 19th year of the Pokémon anime in the United States. The Trainer ID number is based on the original air date of the first episode in the Sun & Moon series, November 17, 2016, whereas the Western number is based on the air date of the episode in the United States, December 5, 2016.

Due to an error, PAL region copies of Pokémon Moon set to Spanish could receive this gift early in place of the Unova Cap Pikachu. It was fixed after 11 hours on October 10, 2017, but the erroneous gift could still be received due to a caching issue until October 12, 2017.