The pikachu colored pichu

Nintendo has announced that the Pikachu Coloured Pichu, given in America's GameStop store last month, is now available to be given over the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection for all US and EU games. This event is now running and is scheduled to last until March 25th 2010. This Pichu can be downloaded to Diamond, Pearl and Platinum. Just connect via Mystery Gift and you can download it. If you already got the Pichu at Gamestop, you cannot get this event again. As mentioned before, this Pichu is a Shiny Pichu and gives you access to the Spiky-eared Pichu in HeartGold/SoulSilver.

Does the spiky-eared Pichu do anything except have spiky ears?

The Spiky Eared Pichu is always female and appears to be given to you at level 30. It has many attacks that Pichu would not normally know. The details are as follows Pichu ♀

Level 30 OT: Yours Trainer Memo:
??? Nature.
Date of Obtaining
Caught at Ilex Forest. Met at Lv. 30 Attacks:
Helping Hand
Volt Tackle
Swagger
Paint Split
ID No: Yours
Hold Item:
Zap Plate


However, there is a draw back to the Spiky-eared Pichu. First, the Pichu is unable to evolve into Pikachu and as such not into Raichu. In addition to this, it is unable to be traded to other games.

PD: It has unique attacks for a pichu and it can not be evolved or traded to other games

That sounds utterly terrible.

So I just got Pokemon Platinum, so I go to the place in the Pokemon Center basement right?

You should first unlock the mistery gift option and once unlocked you go there and select the option receive from Wi-Fi and once done you should go to any pokemon shop with an empty place in your party and you receive this pichu.

Alright thanks.

I'll agree. Horrid move set there. Still, if it's an effortless mystery gift thing, i may gun for it just for collection's sake.