Jack Shepherd of The Independent gives the episode a highly positive review, calling it an "excellent, non-stop, blood-soaked adventure". Shepherd calls the choice of a pickle "both hilarious and very, very Rick" and notes Jaguar's line "This ends when one of us dies, and I've never died before" as a highlight for the episode.[2] Jenny Jaffe of Vulture also gives a complimentary review, summarising it as a "Freudian acid trip" and "surreal and self-aware", comparing it to the BoJack Horseman episode "Fish Out of Water".[3] Joe Matar of Den of Geek! said "Pickle Rick" was a "super-engaging episode with a charmingly stupid concept" and "a killer action episode", complimenting the animation, particularly the "slice-and-dice goriness" of the rat scenes.