How to Crochet No-Sew Tiny Pikachu Plush Doll for Your Pokémon Love

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Here is another pattern from the “iconic crochet characters made low-sew & quick” series! Today, you will learn how to crochet this miniature & no-sew, 10cm tall Pikachu plushie with a free written pattern. This is a small yellow table buddy & toy for the busy Pokémon-loving makers. You can easily crochet this kawaii Pikachu within 35 minutes. Remake this Pikachu buddy as a bag charm, desk friend, or back-to-school present.

This Pikachu amigurumi is crocheted from the familiar “bobble stitch sitting animal doll” base. We shall focus on recreating Pikachu’s iconic face in the CUTEST way. Just look at its embroidered red spots and the eyebrows on the eyes!

The most special part of this crochet Pikachu plush is its stuffed tail that is intentionally crocheted bigger than usual. This tail gives the Pikachu plush its complete character; we all LOVE it. And all this will take less than an hour of your time. So, be sure to crochet this Pikachu with the pattern below.

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Pattern to Crochet the No-Sew Pikachu Doll

This continuous, seamless plush Pikachu features built-in bobble-stitch arms and legs to minimize sewing. The long ears and iconic lightning-bolt tail are crocheted separately and stitched on at the end. The final Pikachu plush measures approximately 10 cm tall.

Materials Needed

Plush Chenille Yarn: Main Yellow, Black (for ear tips), Brown (for base of tail), and a tiny bit of Red (for cheeks).
Hook: 4.0 mm crochet hook.
Safety Eyes: 10 mm plastic eyes.
Other: Fiberfill stuffing, a yarn needle, and thin black embroidery or cotton thread (for eyelashes, nose, and mouth).

Abbreviations (US Terms)

MR: Magic Ring
ch: Chain
sc: Single crochet
inc: Increase (2 sc in one stitch)
dec: Decrease (invisible single crochet decrease)
bo3: Bobble stitch using 3 partially finished double crochets closed together with a single top loop.

Step-by-Step Pattern

1. Main Body & Head

Start with Yellow yarn. Worked from bottom to top.

Round 1: 8 sc into a MR. (8)
Round 2: 1 inc in each stitch around. (16)
Round 3 (Legs): 5 sc, 1 bo3 (First Leg), 4 sc, 1 bo3 (Second Leg), 5 sc. (16)

Round 4: 16 sc around. (16)
Round 5 (Arms): 6 sc, 1 bo3 (First Arm), 2 sc, 1 bo3 (Second Arm), 6 sc. (16)

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Round 6: (2 sc, 1 dec) x 4. (12)
Round 7 (Head Base): 1 inc in each of the 12 stitches around. (24)

Rounds 8–10: 24 sc around. (24 for 3 rounds)
Round 11: (2 sc, 1 dec) x 6. (18)

Placement Stop: Insert the 10 mm safety eyes between Rounds 10 and 11. Firmly fill the body and head with fiberfill.

Round 12: (1 sc, 1 dec) x 6. (12)

Round 13: 6 dec. (6)
Fasten off, weave the tail through the front loops of the remaining 6 stitches, pull tightly to seal, and bury the thread inside.

2. Ears (Make 2)

Start with Black yarn. Do not stuff.

Round 1: 5 sc into a MR. (5)
Round 2: 5 sc around. On the 5th stitch, change color to Yellow yarn. Cut black yarn and tie securely to the yellow tail.
Rounds 3–5: 5 sc around. (5 for 3 rounds)
Fasten off, leaving a long yellow thread for sewing them to the top of the head.

3. Lightning Bolt Tail

Start with Brown yarn. Do not stuff. The jagged edge is formed by stepping out using chains.

Row 1: Ch 4. Starting in the 2nd ch from hook, work 1 sc, 1 sc, then 1 inc in the last chain. Turn and work along the opposite side of the chain foundation: 2 sc. (6)
Row 2: 6 sc around. (6)

Row 3: Flatten the piece and sc across both thicknesses to join it closed. On the final pull-through, change to Yellow yarn. Cut the brown yarn.
Row 4 (Step 1): Working on one side of the piece, work 2 sc, ch 1, turn. Work 2 sc back across. (4 stitches total across the step).
Row 5: 4 sc around the edge of this new step.
Row 6: Fold and sc across both thicknesses for 2 stitches, ch 2, turn. Work 2 sc back across the chains.

Row 7: Work 2 sc, and then under the previous chain spaces, expand by working 6 sc, then 2 sc on the reverse side. (10)
Rounds 8–9: 10 sc around. (10 for 2 rounds)
Row 10: Flatten the open top edge completely and work 5 sc through both sides to seal it closed. Fasten off, leaving a long yellow tail for attachment.

4. Face Details & Assembly

Facial Sculpting: Thread a needle with yellow yarn. Insert at the bottom of the neck up to the inner corner of one eye, pull horizontally across to the outer corner, and drop back down to the neck base. Repeat for the second eye. Pull gently on both tail ends to settle the eyes into the face, tie off, and bury the knots.

Cheeks: Take a needle with red plush yarn and make a simple, thick single stitch directly underneath and slightly to the outside of each eye to form the rosy cheeks.
Embroidery: Use thin black cotton thread to stitch tiny eyebrows, a small inverted triangle nose right between the eyes, a line down from the nose, and a wide “W” shaped smile caught down in the middle.

Assembly: Sew the two ears symmetrically to the top of the head. Sew the base of the lightning tail to the middle of Pikachu’s back, anchoring it securely so it stands up nicely.