Pikachu uses CastroPika, and makes this huge lightning bolt rise up from the ground.
At 26.633 seconds, this is the point where Pikachu hits Granbull.
At 26.666 seconds, the lightning bolt went past up the screen, meaning the lightning bolt went up at least the height shown per frame.
- Granbull height = 74px = 1.4m
Distance Lightning Traveled Upwards[]
A reminder that Pikachu's lightning bolt covered this distance in one single frame. Pikachu's attack lasted about 53.52 frames, and then it starts to fade away.
EDIT: I forgot to add in something. Considering that this game takes place in real time, it could be that in one frame (0.033 seconds), the lightning bolt moves 14520 meters upwards. We just do not see it in the scene.
- As for what this means, Pikachu's lightning went upwards 14520 m in 1 frame.
- 1 frame = 0.033 seconds
- It took 54 frames for the feat to complete. That would be about 1.782 seconds
This means that, in 54 frames, the lightning would have gone up about 784,080 m. Said lightning bolt seems to fade at that point. This is "Length".
Width of Lightning Bolt[]
Now, for the width of lightning bolt, the width will be compared to Granbull's height. So...
- Granbull's height = 74px = 1.4m
- Lightning bolt "Width" = 109px = 2.062m
Volume of Lightning Bolt[]
We have...
- Length = 784400m
- Width = 2.062m (radius = 1.031m)
- Volume (using cylinder) = 2.62e6 m^3
- Density of air = 1.225 kg/m^3
- Mass = 3,209,500 kg
Might as well use LordX's method of using E=m*c*ΔT to check. Room Temperature = 294.261 K
- Lightning Temperature = 30000 K
- Temp. Difference = 29705.74 K
- Specific Heat Capacity of Air = 1.005 kJ/kg
- E = (Mass)*(Specific Heat)*(Temp difference)
- E = (3,209,500 kg)*(1.005 kJ/kg)*(29705.74 K)
- E = 9.58173e13 Joules; 22900.9 Tons of TNT; Town level
This only applies to Pikachu only when he is using the Z-move. This is not his base AP.