Raichu (Pokémon)
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| Raichu ライチュウ Raichu | |
 Artwork from FR/LG | |
| Pronunciation | rye-chew [1] |
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| Type | Electric |
| Species | Mouse Pokémon |
| Kanto Dex National Dex | #026 |
| Johto Dex | #023 |
| Hoenn Dex | #157 |
| Sinnoh Dex | #105 |
| Fiore Browser | R-024 |
| Almia Browser | R-003 |
| Height | 2′07″ (0.8m) |
| Weight | 66.1 lbs. (30.0kg) |
| Ability | Static |
| Egg groups | Ground/Fairy |
| Time to hatch | 2,560 steps |
| Effort yield | 3 Spd |
| Exp. yield | 122 base exp. |
| Lv. 100 at | 1,000,000 exp. |
| Gender | 50% ♀/50% ♂ |
| Pokédex color | Yellow |
| Catch rate | 75 |
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Raichu (Japanese: ライチュウ Raichu) is an Electric-type Pokémon.
It evolves from Pikachu by Thunderstone. It is the final form of Pichu.
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Biology
Physiology
Raichu is a rather small bipedal rodent. It's able to run faster on all fours. Like Pikachu, from which it evolves, Raichu has long ears and feet, and stubby arms. Also like Pikachu, Raichu has two horizontal brown stripes on its back. Its long, thin tail has a broad, lightning bolt-shaped end.
Raichu is yellow-brownish in color, with a white belly. Its arms are halfway brown, as well as its feet. The soles of its feet are tan colored. Its bifurcated ears are brown on the outsides and yellow on the insides, and end in a distinctive curl at their bottom-most point. Its cheek sacs are yellow.
Gender differences
A female Raichu has a smaller, blunted lightning bolt at the end of its tail.
Special abilities
Although small, Raichu is capable of storing over 100,000 volts of electricity on its body.
Raichu, and its evolution family, Pichu and Pikachu, are the only known Pokémon that can learn Volt Tackle.
Behavior
Raichu is much more aggressive than Pikachu, especially if it has stored too much electricity in its body. It needs to discharge this electricity through its tail into the ground.
It will constantly electrocute objects, people, and Pokémon until its electricity level is back to normal.
Habitat
Raichu are found in forests and vibrant woodlands.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
In the anime
Lt. Surge, the Gym Leader of Vermilion City, has a Raichu that was defeated when it could not keep up with the speed of Ash's Pikachu in Electric Shock Showdown.
Raichu was one of the four Pokémon causing trouble for Pikachu and co. in Pikachu's Vacation, along with Marill, Snubbull and Cubone.
In Lights, Camera, Quacktion!, a girl named Katrina decided to use her Raichu in the film "Pokémon in Love."
Stage Fight was about a stage show that featured "talking" Pokémon. Kay's Raichu was supposed be a part of these shows, but it had stage fright.
A Raichu was seen herding Mareep in Mild'n Wooley.
Raichu is one of the Pokémon that were affected by the crystal in As Clear As Crystal.
Raichu also made a cameo in The Legend of Thunder!. It was one of the Electric Pokémon that were lured by the "Miracle Crystal" that Attila and Hun were using. Raichu tried to be the hero by zapping the crystal, but the attack bounced back to itself.
A Raichu named Sugar appeared in Cooking Up a Sweet Story, having evolved from the restaurant owners' missing Pikachu.
Another Raichu appeared in Pika and Goliath!, owned by Sho, and launched an attack so powerful, Ash's Pikachu could barely breathe.
The Pokémon summer school has a Raichu for its students. It appeared in DP088. Ironically, it was trained by Ash.
In the manga
Lt. Surge has a Raichu in Pokémon Special.
Satoshi had a Pikachu that chose to evolve into a Raichu to help him defeat the Elite Four in Pokémon Zensho.
A Raichu is a character in Pokémon PiPiPi Adventure.
In the TCG
- Main article: Raichu (TCG)
In the TFG
One Raichu figure has been released.
Game data
Pokédex entries
| Gen | Game | Pokédex entry |
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| I | Red | Its long tail serves as a ground to protect itself from its own high voltage power. |
| Blue | ||
| Yellow | When electricity builds up inside its body, it becomes feisty. It also glows in the dark. | |
| Stadium | Its electrical attacks may reach 10,000 volts. It discharges electricity from its tail, so it is not harmed by its own power. | |
| II | Gold | When its electricity builds, its muscles are stimulated, and it becomes more aggressive than usual. |
| Silver | If the electric pouches in its cheeks become fully charged, both ears will stand straight up. | |
| Crystal | If its electric pouches run empty, it raises its tail to gather electricity from the atmosphere. | |
| Stadium 2 | When its electricity builds, its muscles are stimulated, and it becomes more aggressive than usual. | |
| III | Ruby | If the electrical sacks become excessively charged, Raichu plants its tail in the ground and discharges. Scorched patches of ground will be found near this Pokémon's nest. |
| Sapphire | This Pokémon exudes a weak electrical charge from all over its body that makes it take on a slight glow in darkness. Raichu searches for electricity by planting its tail in the ground. | |
| Emerald | If it stores too much electricity, its behavior turns aggressive. To avoid this, it occasionally discharges excess energy and calms itself down. | |
| FireRed | Its electric charges can reach even 100,000 volts. Careless contact can cause even an Indian elephant to faint. | |
| LeafGreen | Its long tail serves as ground to protect itself from its own high-voltage power. | |
| IV | Diamond | It turns agressive if it has too much electricity in its body. It discharges power through its tail. |
| Pearl | It can loose 100,000-volt bursts of electricity, instantly downing foes several times its size. | |
| Platinum | Currently unknown |
Game locations
| Gen | Game | Rarity | Location | |
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| I | Red | Blue | Few | Power Plant, Cerulean Cave |
| Yellow | None | Trade | ||
| II | Gold | Silver | None | Evolve Pikachu |
| Crystal | None | Evolve Pikachu | ||
| III | Ruby | Sapphire | None | Evolve Pikachu |
| Emerald | None | Evolve Pikachu | ||
| FireRed | LeafGreen | None | Evolve Pikachu | |
| Colosseum | None | Trade | ||
| XD | None | Trade | ||
| IV | Diamond | Pearl | None | Evolve Pikachu |
| Platinum | None | Evolve Pikachu | ||
| Pal Park | Forest | |||
In side games
| Game | Location |
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| Pokémon Channel | Viridian Forest |
| Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire | Evolve from Pikachu |
| Pokémon Trozei! | Secret Storage 8 Mr. Who's Den |
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (Red and Blue) | Evolve from Pikachu |
| Pokémon Ranger | Sekra Mountain Range Fiore Temple |
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (Time and Darkness) | Sky Stairway |
| Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia | The Ice Lake Almia Castle Volcano Cave |
Base stats
| HP: | 60 | |
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| Attack: | 90 | |
| Defense: | 55 | |
| Special: | 90 | |
| SpAtk: | 90 | |
| SpDef: | 80 | |
| Speed: | 100 |
The Special stat was used only in Generation I; it was later split into Special Attack and Special Defense.
Type effectiveness
| Weak to | Resistant to | Immune to | Normal effectiveness |
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Learnset
Raichu is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.
By leveling up
| Generation IV Other generation learnsets: I - II - III | ||||||||
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| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Contest | Appeal |
| Start | ThunderShock | Electric | Special | 40 | 100% | 30 | Cool | 3 ♥♥♥
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| Start | Tail Whip | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 30 | Cute | 2 ♥♥
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| Start | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100% | 30 | Cool | 2 ♥♥
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| Start | Thunderbolt | Electric | Special | 95 | 100% | 15 | Cool | 2 ♥♥
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| Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon | ||||||||
By TM/HM
By breeding
By tutoring
| Generation III and IV Other generation learnsets: II - III | ||||||||||||||
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| Game | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Contest | Appeal | ||||||
| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100% | 15 | Tough | 3 ♥♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Counter | Fighting | Physical | — | 100% | 20 | Tough | 2 ♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Defense Curl | Normal | Status | — | —% | 40 | Cute | 2 ♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100% | 15 | Tough | 0 |
| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | DynamicPunch | Fighting | Physical | 100 | 50% | 5 | Cool | 2 ♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Endure | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | Tough | 2 ♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — | —% | 20 | Smart | 1 ♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Knock Off | Dark | Physical | 20 | 100% | 20 | Smart | 3 ♥♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Magnet Rise | Electric | Status | — | —% | 10 | Cute | 2 ♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Mega Kick | Normal | Physical | 120 | 75% | 5 | Cool | 2 ♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Mega Punch | Normal | Physical | 80 | 85% | 20 | Tough | 2 ♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Mimic | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | Cute | 0 |
| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Mud-Slap | Ground | Special | 20 | 100% | 10 | Cute | 3 ♥♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Rollout | Rock | Physical | 30 | 100% | 20 | Tough | 2 ♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Seismic Toss | Fighting | Physical | — | 100% | 20 | Tough | 3 ♥♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Signal Beam | Bug | Special | 75 | 100% | 15 | Beauty | 0 |
| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | Cute | 3 ♥♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Snore | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100% | 15 | Cute | 3 ♥♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | Smart | 1 ♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 90% | 15 | Cute | 2 ♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Swift | Normal | Special | 60 | —% | 20 | Cool | 2 ♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Thunder Wave | Electric | Status | — | 100% | 20 | Cool | 2 ♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | ThunderPunch | Electric | Physical | 75 | 100% | 15 | Cool | 2 ♥♥
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| Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon A colored initial indicates that the move is not available to be tutored in this game, while a colored background indicates that the move is available. | ||||||||||||||
Side game data
| Pokémon Pinball | ||
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| Acquisition: Evolve | |
| Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire | ||
| Acquisition: Evolve | |
| Pokémon Trozei! | ||
| Rarity: Rare |
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| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team | ||
| Body size: 1 | Recruit Rate: Evolve | Friend Area: Energetic Forest |
| Phrases | ||
| 51%-100% HP | I'll send foes flying with my Thunderbolt! | |
| 26%-50% HP | Urf... My health is down to half. | |
| 1%-25% HP | I'm staggering... If I don't recharge somewhere, I'll drop... | |
| Level Up | Leveled up! Electric power is overflowing! | |
| Pokémon Ranger | ||
Group: 
| Loops: 3 | Minimum Experience: 15 |
| Poké Assist:
| Field Move: Recharge x3 | Maximum Experience: 15 |
| Raichu discharges energy to greatly recharge the Styler's energy. | ||