From Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokémon encyclopedia.
Raging Bolt (Japanese: タケルライコ Takeruraiko) is a dual-type Electric/Dragon Paradox Pokémon introduced in Generation IX, with The Indigo Disk.
It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon, but it appears to be an ancient relative of Raikou.
Biology
Raging Bolt's mane unfolding
Raging Bolt is a quadrupedal, yellow, sauropod-like Pokémon with black stripes and a white underside with red lines surrounding it. Raging Bolt's head is connected to a long neck with black stripes and a white bottom with red lines. It has a thin, light blue tail with sharp angles and a spark-shaped spiky ball at the end. It has three blue triangle spikes on the back. Most of its face consists of thick, white fur and shorter red fur around its blue eyes. The top of its head has seven tufts of hair shaped like a crown. Raging Bolt's muzzle is a light blue "X", the top part is shaped like lightning bolts. Its head has a black faceplate with two black spikes that cover its forehead, nose, and ears. The mouth has muzzle has two long fangs similar to saber-toothed cats. Its large claws converge to form a single point and never retract. The front feet have three red feathers connected to the red lines. The back feet have a red line surrounding the claws and feet. Raging Bolt's face is covered by a circle mane across its back that resembles dull purple rain clouds. The mane can extend to form a normal-looking mane.
It is said that this Pokémon once annihilated everything around it by launching lighting from its distinctive mane fur, but little else is known about it.[1] Raging Bolt resembles a sketch made by a member of the Area Zero Expedition in the Scarlet Book. Raging Bolt was first discovered in Area Zero.
Raging Bolt is the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move Thunderclap. In Generation IX, Rising Voltage is also one of its signature moves.
Game data
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.
|
Generation IX
|
|
Paldea #—
|
|
Kitakami #—
|
|
Blueberry #237
|
Scarlet
|
It’s said to incinerate everything around it with lightning launched from its fur. Very little is known about this creature.
|
Violet
|
It bears resemblance to a Pokémon that became a hot topic for a short while after a paranormal magazine touted it as Raikou’s ancestor.
|
|
|
Game locations
In side games
Held items
Stats
Base stats
Stat
|
Range
|
At Lv. 50
|
At Lv. 100
|
125
|
|
185 - 232
|
360 - 454
|
73
|
|
70 - 137
|
135 - 269
|
91
|
|
86 - 157
|
168 - 309
|
137
|
|
127 - 207
|
251 - 410
|
89
|
|
84 - 155
|
164 - 304
|
75
|
|
72 - 139
|
139 - 273
|
Total: 590
|
Other Pokémon with this total
|
- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
|
Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Learnset
|
|
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Raging Bolt
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Raging Bolt
|
|
|
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Raging Bolt
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution or an alternate form of Raging Bolt
|
|
|
- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Raging Bolt
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Raging Bolt
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Raging Bolt
|
Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
- Before the official reveal of Raging Bolt, a sketch of an imaginary Pokémon similar to it appeared in the Scarlet Book in Pokémon Scarlet as an amalgam of the Legendary beasts (Raikou, Entei, and Suicune).
- Raging Bolt is the only ancient Paradox Pokémon to not have yellow eyes, with it having blue eyes instead.
Origin
Raging Bolt is based on Raikou. It also resembles sauropods, such as the Brontosaurus (whose name literally means "thunder lizard"), and storm clouds.
It may also be based on mythical creatures such as the Qilin, who shares the Japanese-to-English translation with giraffes, further explaining its long neck; and the serpopard, a mythical animal resembling a leopard with a long, serpent-like neck. Raging Bolt may also take its inspiration from an archaic word for giraffe, camelopard, which is derived from "camel" and "leopard".
Name origin
Raging Bolt is literally raging bolt.
Takeruraiko can be taken as 猛る雷鼓 takeru raiko (furious thunderclap). It may also come from Raikou.
In other languages
Language
|
Title
|
Meaning
|
Japanese
|
タケルライコ Takeruraiko
|
From 猛る雷鼓 takeru raiko and Raikou
|
French
|
Ire-Foudre
|
From ire and foudre
|
Spanish
|
Electrofuria
|
From electro- and furia
|
German
|
Furienblitz
|
From Furien and Blitz
|
Italian
|
Furiatonante
|
From furia and tonante
|
Korean
|
날뛰는우레 Nalttwineun-ure
|
From 날뛰는 우레 nalttwineun ure
|
Mandarin Chinese
|
猛雷鼓 Měngléigǔ
|
From 猛 měng and 雷鼓 léigǔ
|
Cantonese Chinese
|
猛雷鼓 Máahnglèuihgú
|
From 猛 máahng and 雷鼓 lèuihgú
|
|
|
|
|
Related articles
References
External links