Raichu

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Raichu Mouse Pokémon #121
Type Electric Unknown Unknown
Ability Static		Hidden Ability Lightning Rod
Mega Ability
Gender ratio 50% male, 50% female		Catch rate 75 (9.8%)
Breeding Egg groups Field and Fairy Hatch time 2805 steps*
Height 0.8 m 2'07" m m m		Weight 30.0 kg 66.1 lbs {{{weight2-kg}}} kg {{{weight2-lbs}}} lbs {{{weight3-kg}}} kg {{{weight3-lbs}}} lbs {{{weight4-kg}}} kg {{{weight4-lbs}}} lbs
Base experience yield 218		Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 3 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 3 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Body style		Footprint
Pokédex color   Yellow		Base friendship 70
Cry

Raichu is a Electric-type Pokémon.

It evolves from Pikachu when exposed to a Thunder Stone and is the final form of Pichu.

Pokédex entry

Pokédex entry If it stores too much electricity, its behavior turns aggressive. To avoid this, it occasionally discharges excess energy and calms itself down.

Biology

(from Bulbapedia) Raichu is a bipedal, rodent-like Pokémon. Raichu is covered in dark orange fur with a white belly. Its bifurcated ears are brown on the outside, yellow on the insides, and end in a distinctive curl. There are circular yellow markings on its cheek where its electric sacs are, and it has a triangular, dark brown nose. Its arms and feet have patches of brown fur at the end, and the soles of its big feet are tan with a circular orange pad. On its back are two horizontal brown stripes. Its long, thin tail has a lightning bolt-shaped end. This lightning bolt is smaller on females. The tail is used to gather electricity from the atmosphere, or it can be planted in the ground to search for electricity. Its tail also serves to protect itself from its own power.
Raichu exudes a weak electrical charge from all its body and slightly glows in the dark, and is capable of storing over 100,000 volts of electricity. However, it will become aggressive if it has stored too much electricity. To keep from reaching this state, it discharges electricity through its tail into the ground. This leads to scorched patches near its nest. If Raichu's sacs are fully charged, its ears will stand straight up and its muscles become stimulated. Raichu is found in forests and woodlands. Like the two others in its evolutionary family, Raichu is able to learn Volt Tackle as a signature move.

Game locations

Availability None evolve Pikachu Common Uncommon Fossil Rare One

Held items

Held item(s) None This Pokémon cannot be found holding an item. Common Uncommon Rare Always

Base stats

Stat	Range
	At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 60	120 - 167	230 - 324
Attack: 90	85 - 156	166 - 306
Defense: 55	54 - 117	103 - 229
Sp.Atk: 90	85 - 156	166 - 306
Sp.Def: 80	76 - 145	148 - 284
Speed: 100	94 - 167	184 - 328
Total: 475   Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and a hindering nature, if applicable. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and a helpful nature, if applicable.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions, this Pokémon is:

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying ½× Poison 1× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric ½× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Doubly resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying ½× Poison 1× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric ½× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying ½× Poison 1× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric ½× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying ½× Poison 1× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric ½× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying ½× Poison 1× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric ½× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Doubly weak to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying ½× Poison 1× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric ½× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Notes: If this Pokémon has Lightningrod, the effectiveness of  Electric-type  moves is 0×.

Moves

By leveling up

By leveling up

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  1 Thunder Shock Electric Special 40 100% 30 1 Quick Attack Normal Physical 40 100% 30 1 Tail Whip Normal Status — 100% 30 1 Thunderbolt Electric Special 90 100% 15

A level of "Start" indicates a move that will be known by a Raichu obtained at level 1 Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Raichu Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Raichu

By TM/HM

By TM/HM

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM45 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM31 Brick Break Fighting Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM57 Charge Beam Electric Special 05050 090}}90% 10 TM100 Confide Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 Covet Normal Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM32 Double Team Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15 TM49 Echoed Voice Normal Special 04040 100}}100% 15 Electroweb Electric Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM42 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 Flash Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM56 Fling Dark Physical 0000Varies 100}}100% 10 TM52 Focus Blast Fighting Special 120120 070}}70% 5 Focus Punch Fighting Physical 150150 100}}100% 20 TM21 Frustration Normal Physical 0000Varies 100}}100% 20 TM68 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM86 Grass Knot Grass Special 0000Varies 100}}100% 20 Helping Hand Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM15 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 Iron Tail Steel Physical 100100 075}}75% 15 Knock Off Dark Physical 06565 100}}100% 25 TM16 Light Screen Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 Magnet Rise Electric Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM17 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM18 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM44 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM27 Return Normal Physical 0000Varies 100}}100% 20 Rock Smash Fighting Physical 04040 100}}100% 15 TM48 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 Secret Power Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 Shock Wave Electric Special 06060 00—}}—% 20 Signal Beam Bug Special 07575 100}}100% 15 TM88 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 Snore Normal Special 05050 100}}100% 15 Strength Normal Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM90 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM87 Swagger Normal Status 0000— 090}}90% 15 TM46 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 TM25 Thunder Electric Special 110110 070}}70% 10 TM73 Thunder Wave Electric Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM24 Thunderbolt Electric Special 09090 100}}100% 15 Thunder Punch Electric Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM06 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 090}}90% 10 Volt Switch Electric Special 07070 100}}100% 20 TM93 Wild Charge Electric Physical 09090 100}}100% 15

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Raichu Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Raichu

By breeding

By breeding

Father   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  This Pokémon learns no moves by breeding.

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Raichu Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Raichu Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Raichu

Evolution

Unevolved Pichu  Electric

Friendship →

First evolution Pikachu  Electric

Thunder Stone →

Second evolution Raichu  Electric

Sprites

Front		Back
Front shiny		Back shiny

Egg Sprite

Egg Sprite

Trivia

Design Origin

(from Bulbapedia) Raichu's legs and long tail are like those of a kangaroo rat.

Name origin

(from Bulbapedia) Raichu is a combination of 雷 rai (thunder) and チューチュー chūchū (the sound of squeaking).

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